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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1885
Page
3
A series of testimonials praise Hop Bitters for curing serious ailments from back pain and neuralgia to liver and kidney complaints. One woman recounts weight loss then rapid regain after using Hop Bitters, another credits the remedy with full recovery from headaches and long illness. Multiple neighbors report relief, claiming cures described as miraculous.
A New York telegram reports William H. Vanderbilt offered to transfer mortgages and real estate tied to Ulysses S. Grant to Mrs. Grant in trust for her life with government bequests for the art and historic items. Mrs. Grant declined the estate gift, and Vanderbilt proposed creating a trust fund with proceeds for her benefit, while Grant indicated the debt should be paid as a matter of honor.
The North Island of New Zealand hosts geysers used by Maoris to heat huts and cook. Wells near Tongariro and in Bay of Plenty supply steam for baking bread, warming homes, and leisure, while Savu Savu springs in the Feejee Islands are cited as pseudo geysers with dramatic historical tales.
The writer describes Mark Twain moving between a smoking apartment and a saloon car aboard a train. He claims a seat in the smoking room and another in the quiet saloon to escape the smoke he creates with his briar pipe.
The rector’s son plans marriage to Miss Mary Wilson, daughter of a Liverpool doctor with a large practice and means. The speaker expresses political bias, noting love transcends party lines.
The eighteenth hundredth sermon by SPURGEON has just been published.
A Graphic cartoon caption notes TJ Smith's reputation for unconventional behavior. It depicts him entering a saloon and killing four men who refused to drink with him, underscoring his troubled notoriety.
Dr Samuel K Cox a noted Washington chemist reports that Red Star Cough Cure contains no morphia opium emetics or poisons. He says it is a safe effective original blend and especially suited for mothers who fear dangerous drugs.
A Philadelphia Call excerpt shows a starving thief debating bread theft with an elder, who suggests stealing a bakery to avoid prison. The piece shifts to ads for Dr. Pierce's Extract, Prickly Ash Bitters, Lydia E Pinkham's remedy, and a Horsford Almanac offer.
The excerpt markets Dr. Bierce's Golden Medical Elixir as a remedy for liver complaints and fever. praises Hazzard & Co. for the tonic and developers. It also touts Carboline as a long hair conditioner and promotes Farm Field and Stockman of Chicago as a leading agricultural journal with subscriber premiums.
The eings which are being made by Drs Starkey Palon at 1109 Girard Street Philadelphia claim cure for consumption catarrh neuralgia bronchitis rheumatism and other chronic diseases by Compound Oxygen. Sufferers whose physicians have failed to cure are urged to write for information about this treatment.
A Slight Cola, if neglected, often attacks the lungs. Brown's BRONGHLAL TROCHES offer quick relief. Sold only in boxes, price 25 cents.
An advertisement from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association at 668 Main Street Buffalo promotes a non surgical cure for lower bowel cancer and piles with improved methods. It promises speed and permanence without knife caustic or salve and claims references and two letter Texas stamps. It ends with a quip about the winter of discontent following a fall in prices.
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