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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1883
Page
7
Berlin letter recounts Luther posting his Ninety Five Theses in 1517 at Wittenberg and burning the Papal bull in 1520. It notes Luther House relics, Peter the Great’s visit, a cup touched by Luther, and a mischievous incident with the Russian emperor.
A fleeting scene shows a man engaging with a group of young women who respond warmly to his conversation, illustrating a moment of light social interaction in the community.
In Teras Siftings a party discusses hotel life. Gilhooly lauds a polite waiter at Widow Flapjack’s who handles a hair in soup without anger, fishing it out with a fork and wiping it off on his boot before returning the soup.
Newport social tale recalls a valet mishap as a narrator in evening dress walks out in broad daylight. A witty self portrait from a Newport swell about absent mindedness and public perception.
A customer encounters a wary boot and shirt seller on South Illinois Street where prices are misrepresented. A rival advertises boots at 1.25 dollars while the other shop demands 2.50 for two boots and 0.12 per shirt. The customer tries to pay a quarter for two shirts but is told exact change or boosted price.
A wealthy New Yorker owns a five foot artificial tree in a Russia leather tub. Pressing a knob fills the tree with colorfully feathered birds that sing in harmony. Another press makes the birds vanish until summoned again.
A Nassau street restaurateur refuses to return a lost umbrella marked with a W, citing no marks on the item. A boy tries to claim it for his master, but the keeper declines. A Essex county farmer narrative describes unruly city youths harming property. Observations on a Tom Green county Texas editor and a Kentucky Colonel anecdote conclude.
Esmerelda Nevada Herald reports a monumental copper deposit about fifteen miles south of Luning in the Silver Star district. Two parallel veins run east and west, exposing ore up to 100 feet deep with troughs carved by elements. Prospects yield ore from ten to sixty percent copper per ton, with several hundred tons removed.
Senor Ricardo Staven, a leading commission merchant of this city in Little Model Republic VaLPaRaiso CHILI, says he was completely cured of rheumatism after using St Jacobs Oil. He makes this public.
A Quincy woman, seeking health and taste, constructed a small green-house then expanded to four forcing-houses a fern-house and a thriving garden. She employs three young women in training and a single small boy during the busy season. She has earned health and a competence.
About a year ago a Willimantic manufacturing firm announced that after twelve months no employee would be retained unless they could read and write. Evening schools were set up and those who did not learn to read and write have now been dismissed.
A note on genuine German Hop Bitters warns that only bottles bearing the word German are authentic. The description mentions a field pond five miles northwest of Union, Oregon, where a formation reached one eighth of an inch thick last week.
A collage of promotional blurbs from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association and Hop Bitters, listing mail order treatises, remedies, and testimonials. Mentions Worth’s Dispensary Buffalo NY, Brown’s Iron Bitters, and various odd anecdotes about animals and cures, with dates and places such as Buffalo NY and Huntsville AL.
A fragment mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets as gentle but effective for liver and bilious disorders, touted with no reaction like harsh cathartics. Another line promotes Brown's Iron Bitters for nerve brain and muscle health. A wedding in Wheeling, a couple, and a claim about bats at a Brenham house appear as disconnected items.
Henry B. McRain, General Superintendent of the District Messenger Co. of New Haven, writes that after months of pain from liver kidney and urinary issues Hunt's Remedy relieved him within a day and cured his ailments in three weeks enabling him to return to telegraph line work. He endorses the medicine and recommends it to others. 8 Centre Street.
Statement from Othniel Gager longtime Norwich Town Clerk aged 89 praises Hunt's Remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. He notes relief from pain and cites ability to perform duties as town clerk after years of illness. The letter dated May 5, 1833, asserts continued health thanks to the remedy.
A warning against counterfeit Hop Bitters notes that many imitators copy the label and name to mislead buyers. Genuine Hop Bitters bear a green hops bunch on a white label and are the trusted family medicine. Druggists are urged to stop selling imitations and to favor authentic Hop Bitters.
An advertisement from Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan promotes Dr Dye's Celebrated Ptro Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances promising restoration of health and vigor after a thirty day trial. It also notes Noris thirty day trial and describes arboline made from natural petroleum refined by distillation and acids or alkalis. Additional claims include Wells Health Renewer and Lyon's Heel Buffeners ads and a pest killer ROUGH ON RATS priced 15c.
A Whitehall Times account recounts an incident in the Executive Chamber where an old enslaved man in rags awaits the governor and declares his loyalty. The exchange centers on whether the governor recognizes the man and his claim to support and a promised reward for service.
A 16 year old boy Louis Fernandez and his lover from Broville misunderstood family pressures and died by suicide in the Vera river. They bound themselves together and jumped, their hats carrying a note asking to be buried together. The girl’s mother, learning of the tragedy, reportedly leapt into the river after the news. Both bodies were recovered and laid side by side.
Fragmentary remarks claim former tribal leader speaks of past enmity with Custer, denies killing him, and recalls hair, buckskin coat, and Fargo battle. Also notes a Dubuque widow who died by suicide left a large estate and a will naming her husband.
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