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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1883
Page
7
The tale recalls William Jay then an 18 year old Marlborough student who impressed a professor with his sermon plan. A fat professor in a barrel shaped pulpit needed help to enter. He later delivered Jay’s exact divisions and illustrations, then read Jay’s John 10 1 sermon text to close.
A correspondent recalls an interview with Alexander H. H. Stuart about Thomas Jefferson and John Randolph. Stuart recounts Jefferson’s pride in Monticello and a tale of sending gongs to China, plus Randolph’s sharp, stingy wit and social snubs toward Daniel Sheffey, a Dutch shoemaker turned congressman.
In a parliamentary exchange, complimenting Sheffey on his convincing logic, an opposing member warns him away from humor. Sheffey swiftly agrees and delivers a sharp, if unflattering, self observation. His frog like appearance amplifies the impact of his retort in the House.
The London Lancet argues against the fashion of rising early claiming it harms health by depriving brain and body of needed rest. It warns that early rising often follows late nights and draining work, likening it to burning the candle at both ends and suggesting half-day sleep if required.
A fox and hare parable unfolds with a hare refusing to lie about a month’s absence, choosing instead to run a fence and report snow. Hounds close in as the hare sprints, proving the fox’s quip that truthfulness has little value against a clever liar.
The tallest monolith is Karnak Egypts obelisk on the Nile near Luxor dating to about 1600 BC Its total height 122 feet weight 400 tons Its peak height 108 feet 10 inches The Central Park obelisk stands 68 feet 11 inches tall and weighs about 168 tons The piece also notes frontier humor about a doctor visit for a sick wife and a stout Arkansas accent with quips on horses and remedies like sarsaparilla and Yellow Dock The text references Dr Guysett and Dr Poe in anecdotal letters
Petersburg Bottom elder Mose Kite recalls a life of frontier daring from Pike's Peak fights to Indian skirmishes and a later battle with illness. He credits recovery to Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure after doctors failed and a newspaper article sparked hope, calling it a providential cure and urging readers to consider his experience.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses health or digestion issues and pigmenting paintings with Diamond Dyes. Mentions artist Fenderson and a claim that articles can be made any color with hoods scarves ribbons and popular colors. No clear event or names beyond generic terms.
A fragment from Arkansaw Praveler depicts a colored family in prayer when a kettle spills scalding the wife. She cries out Mari and the husband retorts with mock piety, question ing why humility matters, as tensions rise in a chaotic domestic moment.
A letter from Buffalo praises Dr. Preroz's Golden Medical Discovery for curing a long standing leg abscess after twenty years. The Colorado Miner announces a New Year serial and a cider soap advertises Juniper Soap by Caswell Hazard & Co. The piece also touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female ailments and humor about a new postal card design for letter carriers.
A notice invites free bottles of White Wine of Tar Syrup to all ministers who test it and recommend it to friends after a fair trial, claiming relief for coughs colds throat and lung diseases with endorsement by Dr C D Warner of Reading Michigan.
An 1879 reader endorsement promotes Hop Bitters and related products including Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup and elect ro- voltaic belts. The column mocks medical quackery and notes various ailments, remedies, and testimonials with fragmented, period language.
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