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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1899
Page
7
A humorous Cleveland Leader piece mocks courtroom questioning with a woman witness and a counting tally of numbers. It contrasts a judge’s demand for answers with a lawyer’s impatience and notes on Nicaragua Canal estimates and Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters.
A new Paris sensation is Constantin a Swiss giant over eight feet tall who amuses audiences at the Follies Bergere though he walks with shaky knees and struggles to stand.
Former Casola County Idaho resident T A Tolman writes from Lacombe Alberta about homesteading in July 1894. He details assets including 34 head of cattle 15 horses two wagons two sets of harness and 150 dollars cash. Tolman quotes yields wheat 37 74 bushels per acre and farm profits while praising cheap rainfall and schooling.
A short, quirky note on horses with broad foreheads in a British household study learning drills quickly. Also mentions the Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway 109 miles as the shortest line to Florida and the West Indies. A quotation about ignorance closes the snippet.
A letter from Mrs Evizaneth Waxser of Mapno Ua Iowa reports relief from a long tumor after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Lozenges. She describes prior bloating smothering spells and heart palpitations and states she can walk again and feels healthier.
The article notes wide contrasts in presidential pay from the United States at $50,000 to smaller costs in other countries. It highlights Andorra at $15,000 and Switzerland at $3,000, using foreign perceptions of high salaries versus actual figures.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers winter travel to southern resorts including Florida the Gulf Coast and California with agents in Atmore Kentucky providing folders describing Florida and the gulf coast.
The article notes Mudaon Bay vanishing as Hudson Bay gradually dries over centuries. Land uplift raises the surface, with beaches and driftwood up twenty to seventy feet above the bay and old harbors becoming shallow.
Detroit Free Press notes Queen and Crescent Limited trains from Cincinnati toward New Orleans and Jacksonville with through service to Florida. Mentions health tonics, cereal ads, an ancient Cairo university claim, and early artificial limbs. Includes snippets on Grain-O coffee substitute, Lane's Medicine, and Japanese shipyard history.
An article extols a penetreation method for sciatic nerve relief in sciatica cases and describes various discarded items and oddities on a street scene. It also mentions a legal oath by Frank J. Gimey and a British bridge construction anecdote.
In winter use Allen's Foot Enac a powder shaken into shoes to relieve cold feet. It soothes numb and sore feet aids walking and fits tight or sore shoes. It relieves corns bunions and frost bites for children and adults. Try it today at druggists and shoe stores. Trial pamphage mailed free. Address Allen Co Le Ros Le.
A playful remark contests rumors about the Wisgyleiams. The reply declares no closet large enough to fit a skeleton, dismissing the gossip as nonsense.
An old advertisement touts Grain-O as a grain based beverage replacing coffee for all ages. It emphasizes rich mocha java color and stomach safety, noting prices of 15 cents and 25 cents per package and urging purchase from grocers.
A Chicago Record item notes Mrs Tuauophins shows steady devotion to her husband with a light exchange about Christmas gifts as Lim selects the present. The column captures a humorous, domestic moment reflecting social mores of the era.
Old style ad promotes Thar Delicious Coffee and Salzer seeds with affordable prices. It advertises a free catalogue by mail from Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wisconsin, urging readers to send for all four packages.
A New York Journal item questions whether Bella’s beauty comes from father or mother as Ela-VW notes heredity. The brief mentions a drug store and hints at cosmetic secrets behind the striking appearance.
An OCR fragment shows old time medical ad copy for St Jacobs Oil Kemp's Balsam and Piso's Cure for Consumption with prices and dosages. Mentions of cures for cold and cough, references to消 aging, and general health claims intermingle with railway travel notes and a quote about human nature.
A fragmented note describes a host sending three invitations for a grand party. One to a guest two days before, one on the day itself, and a final one just before the hour strikes signaling impatience for the visitors arrival.
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