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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1897
Page
7
A Washington Post excerpt recounts Mx-Congressman Ben Cable of Illinois and his little daughter. Her reply to a man offering gold to sell her brother shows early business acumen as she urges keeping him, predicting greater value in time.
An English soldier famed for boot care says his method is simple and secret. He claims his boots last three years after rubbing leather with cream, baking the bone, then forging them hard. The odd phrase mut ton bone and cock for a knuckle appear as his informal explanations.
Mrs B A Lombard recounts a severe fibroid tumor in her womb that doctors could not cure. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports the tumor passing away and her pain resolving. She thanks the remedy and mentions doctor and hospital treatments as ineffective prior to use.
The article portrays frontier Army life as shaping disciplined soldiers. It highlights leisure amenities like hunting, fishing, billiards, a reading library, and a six month post serial. It notes good clothing, literacy standards, and pathways from clerkships to higher roles while acknowledging occasional lapses with disreputable individuals.
Frightened by a river crossing an elephant named Iannibal caused a dramatic scene on a Van Amberg’s menagerie tour. The veteran showman R C McBride recalls the incident near Kampaign to Rantoul with the elephant rolling and snorting before calm returned.
On October 8 a special excursion train will run to Chicago with return tickets valid five days Tickets priced at leveland and western stations lower than offered in years October 9 marks the 26th anniversary of the Chicago Fire and events will be celebrated Two cheap excursion tickets will be available for the five day period for the trio of depictions mentioned amid the fog of other details
An anarchist assailed President Diaz during Independence Day ceremonies in Mexico City, missing the blow with a heavy cane. The attacker was seized and later jailed amid a violent, unorganized mob that surged through the palace area, calling for immediate punishment.
An inmate launches a violent assault on a guard at a county jail, seizes a revolver, and triggers a dramatic breakout. The fugitive and accomplices clash with guards near the cellhouse, a deputy is shot, and the inmate is recaptured after a tense pursuit to the riverbank.
A jumble of eye catching claims spans Berlin to Budapest. Tales include riders in Madrid clubs for youths, Bremen bans on horsepen street cycles, rising cycling fervor in Fenoa, Rudyard Kipling joining the Cyclists Touring Club, a gold bicycle for Lahore royalty, a gold tower bike proposed for Varin 1000, and a Canadian Philadelphia firm eyeing a diamond studded exhibition piece.
Widely known stage and newspaper figure Sol Yewell suffers locomotor ataxia and paralysis after Civil War service. After touring and medical trials he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring health, enabling him to pursue theater and writing again.
A new preparation named Grain O is placed in grocery stores as a coffee substitute. It is described as gentle on delicate stomachs and said to be indistinguishable from coffee by many drinkers. The ad promotes its price and urges readers to try Grain O.
An OCR filled notice advertises tobacco and warehouse receipts as money in Virginia. It mentions fabrics and teeth rendered marvelously and lists various names and crude travel offers with a free trial bottle of a treatment. It appears as a miscellaneous classified fragment with multiple improper phrases and unclear context.
A fragment from Toledo Blade notes odd patent medicines promising digestive relief and claims about Texas prisons. It references convicts chained on roads, dog tracking, and a chain gang routine observed in summer and winter, with a curious climate claim about the state.
Ad copy notes the product price at 75 cents and claims a constitutional cure. It adds a generic life adage about playing too much and staking little as a dubious slogan.
Vintage ad proclaims Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures corns bunions and foot irritation. It promises comfortable shoes and quick relief with trial package offered free, price 25 cents perhaps, and directs buyers to New York. It also sneaks in a moralizing note about children and behavior.
A vintage advertisement touts Hood's Pills as a cure for many ailments by purifying the blood. It claims relief from sores rheumatism dyspepsia and other diseases and promises renewed energy and restful sleep through its formula.
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