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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1885
Page
3
A narrative poem tells of a dove who marries a hawk and endures a life of hardship and strife. After the dove’s death the owl declares the cause to be too harsh conditions from hawk life, and that nurturing a dove proved impossible under hawk’s harsh ways.
Milly Sefton survives loss and loneliness after Joe Graham departs and Squire Teasel pursues her. Twenty years later, a measles outbreak brings Milly to her cousin Mrs Anderson where she meets Dr Joe Graham again. The two rekindle their love, while Teasel’s boastful schemes collapse as Milly weds Joe.
A Salem Gazette note recalls a Christmas dinner for a charity group where a reception helper, busy with duties, directed a child to collect his things. She later found the boy had undressed and stood naked, prompting amused reactions from her friends about who obeyed orders.
A collage of ad copy and quips promoting laughter and universal health. It touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets for bowel regulation, PRICKLY ANH BITTERS as a liver remedy, Ferro Phosphor Elixir of Calisaya as a tonic, Brown's Bronchial Troches for colds, and Dr Isaac Thompson's Blue Water for sore eyes, interwoven with miscellany and anecdotes.
An advertisement extols Allen's Lung Balsam as a trusted throat and lung remedy for twenty five years. It emphasizes pure ingredients, no opium, and urges keeping a bottle on hand for immediate use with testimonials from readers in Edison and Appison praising its efficacy for colds and coughs.
An advertisement notes WN Harris & Co Limited of Cincinnati Ohio offering props for sale through all medicine dealers. It includes testimonials praising Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female complaints with quotes from Lydia Pinkham supporter letters and a Findlay Ohio dressmaker endorsing the Feable Compound. The copy references various regions and individuals praising the medicines.
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