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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
7
An early 20th century ad touts Frontecters Stomach Bitters as a reviving tonic to aid muscular exertion and open-air activity. It claims to relieve dyspepsia, kidney and rheumatic ailments, providing energy after work and a needful aid to refreshment.
The Mohammedan population forms a vast military guild under the Sheik-ul-Islam and the Sultan. Turks, in effect, are priests and warriors, with fanaticism easily stirred in regions where they are majority. Religious intoxication drives a once docile people to ferocious acts under the empire’s authority.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tired feet, reduce swelling and sweating, relieve corns and bunions, cool and comfort walking, with a 25 cent price and free offer, available at druggists and shoe stores.
A Georgia inventor offered two Negro workers a trig trip in a homemade flying contraption. The device slanted toward the earth and plunged into a mill pond, sinking one man who later surfaced sputtering questions about where to light. The inventor screamed for help as the incident unfolded.
A remark attributed to King Louis XI praising Jean Baptiste Mastion bishop of Clermont for his preaching. The king said he had heard many great preachers and felt unsettled after each sermon, leaving him dissatisfied with his own ecclessial state.
Miss Mary BE writes from gratitude for Lydia E Pinkham's Compound claiming dramatic relief from nervous prostration and general debility after long illness. She describes severe back pain insomnia dull headaches and fatigue then credits five bottles with her cure and urges others to try the remedy.
The remains of Christopher Schrage, a Chicago miser robbed of 45,000 in bonds and cash, were interred in Whiting Indiana near his son Fred. After two robberies the elderly man starved, kept vigil over a iron box, and died amid his treasure as neighbors and friends recalled his penurious life.
Historians note reports of a man blinded in one eye later perceiving the sky through a nasal cavity after a cherry tree accident. E Doullot’s research suggests the right eye was lost early, the left severely damaged, yet the survivor claimed to see via the nose root. The tale, once doubted, hinges on medical interpretation and rare sensory function debates.
Head Keeper Manley at the Zoological Gardens used a South American ant eater to combat a caterpillar infestation on Linden trees. The animal, tethered to a tree, fed on the pests with its long tongue, rapidly reducing numbers. After several sessions, the caterpillars were nearly eradicated, and the ant eater was kept available thrice daily.
The Empress Dowager of China presented a jubilee gift to Queen Victoria, a hand painted roll twelve feet long and five feet broad. The scene depicts rocks and trees with storks bearing red crests, symbolizing longevity.
The best paid official in the British service is the Lord Lieutenant of Tre land, earning £20,000 annually. As the season nears, locals prepare for a bustle of activity with men perched on dry goods boxes, criticizing others for not doing more for the town.
In August lesson, the Acts narrative follows Paul’s Ephesian career from Corinth to Jerusalem and Antioch, detailing the riot over Artemis, the Asiarchs, and the crowd’s fury. The study notes Paul’s methods, the crowd’s passions, the proconsul Gallio’s stance, and the spread of the gospel in Asia Minor. A separate item describes an elephant rescuing a child during a Middletown circus parade, lifting the toddler clear of traffic with its trunk.
A jumble of old testimonials touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and other patent medicines such as Hall's Vegetable Pic, Winslow's Soorniva for Children, Grain-O coffee substitute, Piso's Cure for lung and chest diseases, and Gienos pills. The ad text mocks spiritual advice and hints at jewelry value, ending with a reference to a trial bottle offer and medical suppliers.
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