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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1883
Page
8
A fable from Harpers Young People describes a tailor and an elephant going to a ball with a goose and a shawl. They defer to each other’s precedence, bowing politely until night and missing the event, then staying put all night.
Ola and his father Nils trek in a Norwegian winter to set snares and trap ptarmigan and a fox. Ola learns courage, slides a steep mountain track on skees, and returns home to his mother and dog Yutul after a brave, grueling journey.
The brain is the sole organ that feels as all sensations are routed through nerves. When nerves are cut it may take time to localize sensations, as seen in amputees who still feel finger pain. The ulnar nerve, for example, transmits from the little finger and part of the ring finger to the inner hand.
In Lawrence Massachusetts a middle school exam asked for the two principal forms of government. A student answered with a pun stating “Mayor a la MN ermén,” reflecting a joke on local governance and national systems.
A man argues that reducing a column to a short five line paragraph requires no special skill. He states that any fool can respond briefly to a question with a long monosyllabic grunt.
A chorus of old sayings and odd anecdotes appears, noting Prox Vircuow of Berlin who owns thousands of skulls, a sleeping Derek strapped to a spine, and varied quips about friendship and remedies. The jumble includes Hop Bitters testimonials and a Mass health note from 1880.
A garbled collage of patent medicine pitches and endorsements from various sources. The fragment cites remedies for corns bunions and catarrh of the bladder, tonics for dyspepsia and fever, and promotions by Dr Warner and Reverends. It hints at dispensaries in Buffalo and Michigan and notes charitable appeals after church fires.
White corn No 2 oats mixed pork mess are listed in the Toledo market quotations with various grades and prices.
A fragment notes modern chemistry and dye colors with references to Golden Medical Discovery for scrofulous and virulent blood-poison. Mentions druggists and seasonal costume ideas, with unclear context and many garbled terms.
An advertisement touts Hop Bitters as a sovereign remedy for stomach and bowel complaints kidney disease nervousness skin issues and fevers. It promises fair skin rich blood and breath and offers 500 for an uncured case urging care for bedridden relatives.
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