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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1883
Page
3
A Peck's Sun excerpt lampoons the man who knows it all as a noisy nuisance. He interrupts conversations with contrived certainty and invades rooms in grocery stores and hotel lobbies. The piece notes such characters are unwelcome and destructive to true knowledge.
An American describes a train encounter with a vulgar young woman claimed to be the daughter of a well known earl and soon to inherit wealth. The tale ends with warnings about arsenic in wall papers, noting emerald green is harmless when properly fixed but risks arise in cheap papers.
A narrator recounts near-misses while birdwatching in May as a partridge on a nest remains unseen until the bird winks at him. He describes repeated passes along a cow path and a pine tree, finally noticing the eyelid movement that reveals the hidden bird. He offers no explanation beyond wonder.
A reminiscence recounts Carlyle waking to noise in his London home and his wife’s early-morning efforts to quiet it She prepares the cottage for his arrival and he finally checks the window wedge claiming it would cause rattling The anecdote is shared with gentle humor from Temple Bar.
The piece recalls Ohio Senator Benjamin Tappan known as Old Ben Tappan. It recounts a scene where an intoxicated spectator mocked the judge who then ordered the horse to the stable without hay or drink for twenty four hours. The text also weighs in on views of business and amusement and notes a statistic about French mineral waters.
Mr J G Tyler chief clerk at the Union Depot Hotel Ogden suffered rheumatism in chest and left shoulder. After applying the Great German Remedy for three days he felt complete restoration and believes St Jacobs Oil has no equal for pain. The remedy also aids burns and sprains.
A rough Colorado town debates a new preacher's fit for their climate. A trustee questions his grasp of local needs while he can recite hymns, but struggles to connect with the town, prompting talk of finding someone better suited to lead the meeting.
A Dutch paper notes kapoe from Java shown at Amsterdam exhibition, with seed coverings and light mattress wool valued at 83d per pound, though fiber length hampers spinning. The page also advertises Baxter Portable engines, Ely's Cream Balm, Mensman’s Peptonized Beef Tonic, Brown’s Bronchial Troches, Cymboline, White Wine of Tar Syrup, and Piso's Cure for Consumption among other medical and household products with brief testimonials.
Rev L H Caultan of Circleville Kansas endorses Warner White Wine of Tar Syrup as a speedy cure for throat and lung diseases and offers a Christmas gift book for 10 cents plus stamps from Bascoog & Co Chicago.
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