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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
7
Blecy advises eight hours of sleep nightly for healthy nerves and a clear head. Break the coffee habit and switch to Grain-O, a nourishing grain drink with mocha-like color and none of coffee’s drawbacks, costing 1c to 2c per cup and available at grocers in 1p and 5p packages.
The text states a maximum height of 122 feet for office buildings in Boston and a cornice projection not to exceed three feet. It reflects early city planning rules or proposals specifying tallness restrictions and roofline limits for urban developments.
Advertising works when it offers real value and returns. The piece cites Cure-alls Casarets as a proven example, claiming they cure constipation and are money back guaranteed. It targets readers to buy Casarets and spread the word locally.
A jumbled OCR fragment discusses a range of items from bicycle prices in the Klondike to a Yonkers Statesman quip about value. It mentions a cough cure and a wall stop, a coercer term, and a call to buy a medicine in bottles. It also references the Congo hippo potamus and lengthy specimens with fragile language throughout.
A scattered historical snippet discusses various sensations especially thigh pain and promotes St Jacobs Oil as a cure. It includes a brief humorous exchange where a convalescent clergyman asks a physician if his success makes him a divine healer, with the judge remarking on the claim.
An 1898 Companion souvenir calendar with gold embossed color work is offered free to new subscribers. The paper is mailed weekly from receipt of subscription through January 1894 with a full year of 1895. Includes illustrated prospectus and free sample copies. Address: The Youths Companion 207 Columbus Ave Boston Mass. Yonkers joke about husband artist and onions at exhibition.
An advertisement for the Smith Premier Type Writer promises latest improvements and best value writing machines. It invites readers to send for a new art catalogue and lists a Newark street address in Indianapolis for the market.
A brief dialogue notes a man seen around the corner handling shells while questioning police presence. Smith jokes that authorities never trouble a man opening oysters, implying a casual street observation with no reported action.
Simultaneous contraction of the Nps and enlargement of the heart noted as the Winter Schedule for Nickel Plate Road. Commences Sunday Nov 14 with through trains including No 1 Buffalo to Cleveland and No 6 to New York City. Timetables adjust arrivals and departures at Cleveland Fort Wayne Chicago and eastward to Buffalo and Boston with through sleeping car service and uniform attendants.
The first annual report of Postmaster General A. Gary urges a nationwide savings deposit system funded by consolidating post offices. It argues such a scheme could end postal deficits, enlarge services, and eventually lower letter postage, while detailing revenue, expenses, and the case for government-supported investment channels.
A inventor from Pennsylvania patents a device to replace puncturable tires by a hybrid unit. The design couples solid cushions with pneumatic tubes around the axle, protected by steel thimbles to eliminate rubber wear, and is described as a tube inflated like a pneumatic tire.
The inventor describes a steel frame with inflated tubes and spokes that absorb vibration by transferring motion away from the rider. A pneumatic hub arrangement allegedly limits jarring as the wheel runs over rough terrain, with proponents noting it could prevent front-end instability and reduce rider fatigue on bumpy roads.
A fragmented reflection on fear of shadows and pursuing dangers as citizens discuss police presence and mistaken identities. The text mentions a secret er starts up the street, a pursuer, and a mistaken chase. It also touts a franchise for easy digestion and benefits of a stomach bitters with vague medical claims.
An old classified style ad from Toledo proposes Gurney & Co. selling Nally Catarrh Cure claiming a sworn affidavit at the sixth day of November. The notice promises the cure is taken internally and acts on the mucous surfaces, urging readers to send testimonials and stating the product is sold by druggists.
Redwood Saingter 1118 estimates that about 200 artlands of California redwood shingles are shipped monthly. Demand for shingles and lumber far exceeds output as coast mills reach fall capacity. Established fact shows California redwood shingles have driven Eastern shingles from the market and are recognized as superior to all others.
A garbled testimonial fragment lists health claims for Lane's Family Medicine including digestive and liver benefits, mentions cures for headaches, and cites prices of 25 and 60 cents. It reads like an ad with inconsistent spelling and dubious medical assertions from an 19th or early 20th century source.
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