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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1883
Page
7
A Gaelic lament portrays a dying Christian father preparing for death and departure from his family. He guides his wife and children to gather around his bedside, asks for Bible reading, and sings the farewell song as he faces the Jordan and the afterlife with faith and peace.
The text reflects on Jesus calming the storm by faith in the Father. It notes Jesus cares for the fearful and that as readers humble themselves to seek help, he uses Christ power to bring peace. It also warns gifts can be misused if timing and manner are not wise.
A religious writer asks if Aaron and Hur truly symbolize the church in the Moses Joshua incident. The piece questions who represents the army and argues that prayer and pastoral support must accompany effort for victory.
The passage argues for seeking divine blessing before actions and notes historical examples. Matthew Henry, Cornelius Winter, Bishop Heber, and a renowned physician are cited, each emphasizing prayer for direction, help, and success in studies, journeys, or medical practice.
A Providence Journal contributor deliberates on the doctrine of Adam's sin, examining theological implications and scriptural interpretations. The column weighs original sin, human fallibility, and the role of free will in moral judgment.
A reflective piece questions the Genesis account of Adam and Eve and the temptation to eat the forbidden fruit. It argues the test of obedience was appropriate given their limited capabilities and environment, and that sin lay in disobedience rather than the fruit’s value.
A prugeist recites odd customer stories from a drug store. A man refuses a returned toothbrush and a woman demands a new plaster after accusing the old one of blister failure. A clerk measures a lady’s lung to fit a plaster, and a wife asks for a porous planter. A shopper returns pills for borax, revealing comic commerce misfires.
A supervisor notices James has worked five years with no raise and $15 weekly. He offers promotion to upstairs duties and a chance to moonlight as a grocer’s clerk from 7 to 10 pm to earn extra money, praising energy and honesty. The piece ends noting Philadelphia crime conviction rates.
A San Francisco incident details George Ridgeway's fall from a bucking horse on Montgomery Street near Frank's restaurant. He escaped serious injury after the horse toppled him, with bystanders and local merchants praising St Jacobs Oil for quick relief and pain reduction.
Travelers face long holds as Egyptian railways battle sand buildup from the sirocco. The piece compares the condition to a similar US issue with heat and delays, noting the wind must die before trains can move. Also mentions a 15c unguent for corns and related conditions and a note about three tame flies in New Yorker.
The note mentions D's Warner's White Wine and public safety concerns. Local pastors from Reading, Albion, and Ann Arbor are named alongside a Providence merchant who ordered 10 000 Confederate bills for advertising. A claim about Brown's Browny Trodhes products and California anate members is noted.
A curative claim for bladder catarrh and urinary irritation is described with a mention of a remedy "Bu ¢hupaiba." The dialogue about a family tea time follows, referencing a humorous exchange about a fall and "woman's power" as remembered from an earlier boxed set.
Public notices and miscellany from a Lowell Sabbath scene include medical cures, free wine samples for ministers, a farmer’s odd pig and a six legged sheep, health elixirs like Wells Health Renewer and Hop Bitters, a Voltaic Belt Co. promotion, and a stray church cellar anecdote. The items showcase quirky advertisements and local curiosities.
A discussion notes the uncertainty of the Christmas birth date in early Christianity. It mentions Pope Julius IV and the eventual global adoption of December 25 as Christmas. The piece shifts to advertising Kidney-Wort as a remedy for back pain and children’s ailments, with a cartoonish exchange about prayers and medicine.
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