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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1899
Page
6
A dense, scrambled release touches on a ministerial exchange during a Civil War era moment, sawdust explosions on Ottawa’s river, Queen Victoria celebrations, and Christmas nostalgia. It interweaves weathered political quips with personal anecdotes about Santa, Christmas letters, and oddities in science like eye dominance and woodpeckers hoarding acorns.
A collection traces sermons and hymns from Moody and Sankey with Ninety and Nine gaining wide use, along with reflections on The Christian Hope and Civil War bridge builders. It mentions Wellesley grads entering mission work, Band of Hope in London, and Buddhist temple counts in Japan, interwoven with moral observations.
A discussion on insect claims to property shows bees defending their stores, swarms fleeing when overwhelmed, and robber bees and ants displaying ownership behavior. The piece contrasts bee defense with human cruelty and notes ant storage in underground granaries and re-drying grain after rain. It also includes an anecdote about the Empress Elisabeth renting a hunting estate in Spain and a separate aside on human anatomy and a quip about the American not seeking kingship.
The piece reports on inaugurations across multiple states led by governors Fancher in North Dakota and Bates in Tennessee, legislative organization in Minnesota, Nevada and Delaware caucus tensions, and assorted state political shifts. It notes Speaker selections like Paul Clark in Nebraska and other leadership changes, with scattered references to bills and debates across Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Maine, New Hampshire, Indiana, and more.
From ancient Egypt to Rome and China, fans appear in history. The piece notes Eve’s possible use of a palm leaf fan, cites various cultures’ fan traditions, and mentions notable collectors and artists who contributed to fan painting, with early examples on vellum or chicken skin.
A Long Island farm reports an apple tree yielding two crops in one season, drawing unusual farmer attention. Also advertised is Losetter's Stomach Bitters claimed to cure dyspepsia indigestion constipation and bowel disorders when other remedies fail.
The new minister asks if people have paused to reflect on humanity's fate and an alien majority. Jones answers with humor, then requests the parson to persuade his wife to begin accepting alien influence while she remains alive.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O a grain based beverage claimed to replace coffee. It targets children and adults promising no digestive upset with a rich mocha like taste. Priced at 25 cents per package and sold by grocers.
An 19th century advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as a daily health aid that gently acts on the liver and kidneys to keep the bowels moving. It claims cures for sick headache and lists a price of 25 and BUc in the same line. The clipping also includes unrelated quotes about someone named Bisbee and a remark about a Boston girl's classification of bones from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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