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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1883
Page
9
The text warns that imitators and counterfeit Hop Bitters flood the market after the remedy proved valuable. It urges consumers to trust only genuine Hop Bitters with the hops cluster label and cautions druggists against selling imitations or counterfeit products.
A collage of humorous vignettes and dialogue bits including stage drivers, theater managers, Jewish and Polish quips, a young lovers exchange, and light social anecdotes. Also features a playful verse about a small boy and a tongue in cheek note on denominational zeal.
Mrs Partington chides Ike as he experiments on a wood horse, warning he may injure his neck. She uses a corncob broom and a copper coin to calm him, noting circus riders’ pliant bones and Providence shaping their skill. A humorous scene from the Boston Post ends with a moral aside.
A historical portrait explains bulls and bears in Wall Street terms. It contrasts bears who bet on decline and spread doom with bulls who remain hopeful about profits. The piece notes how repeated prophecies affect public perception and personal reputations.
A Wisconsin editor lists twelve liver pads two wooden legs twenty-four cough medicines and other items including hair dye stomach bitters trusses and odds and ends to attract a partner to help start a drug store, indicating plans to expand business.
A Victorian piece notes convalescence with a tonic like Dr Guysett Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. It contrasts frail recovery with a glowing London Graphic Christmas issue that bought Millais' Little Mrs Gamp for 15650 dollars and printed 17500000 copies at a total cost of 105000 dollars.
Prices for hops remain strong with ten acres more profitable than 500 acres of other crops at current rates. Hop Bitters price holds at $1.25 per barrel with consistent quantity and quality. An Ohio man squandered $48,000 on thirteen pairs of suspenders after a windfall. Reading’s Busaia Salve advertises versatility for cuts and burns. President Arthur buys a White House piano amid ongoing Guiteau gun incident coverage. Diamond Dyes offer twenty four colors at 10 cents, easy for use on silk, wool, and cotton.
A lingering column of patent medicine pitches Dr. Pierce products, Kidney-Wort, Well’s Health Renewer, and other tonics. It touts cures for biliousness headaches and skin conditions while noting a local suicide and other medical boasts from Caswell Hazard & Co and Dr. Pierce. The piece blends testimonials, price mentions, and promotional lines in a newspaper-sounding roundup.
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