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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1881
Page
4
Nate Heath recounts a violent August attack by Indians along the Chlorado river. A mother shields children with bedding as arrows fly, a daughter is wounded by an arrow, and a Methodist preacher fires from a wagon as the Indians retreat. Women display resilience while men falter. Cattle herd escapes to Mojave villages.
The Post recounts George W. Gridley’s flour sack fundraising episode amid 1860s Nevada unrest. Mark Twain, involved as a local figure, sparred publicly with rival printers over payment, provoking fiery exchanges and a dueling scare that ended with Twain leaving Nevada forever to pursue lectures and writing.
Advertises West's Cough Syrup offering one million dollars for any cure they cannot achieve for coughs colds sore throat influenza hoarseness bronchitis consumption in early stages whooping cough and lung diseases. Samples 25 and 50 cents large bottles one dollar wrappers blue. Sold by druggists or by express. JoIn C West & Co proprietors Chicago Illinois. Sole in Wooster by Roller Willson.
The liquor prohibition movement gains traction in the South with three state legislatures voting to submit amendments banning manufacturing and sale of liquor to a popular vote. North Carolina Texas and Arkansas show notable shifts, suggesting an unexpected political development despite traditional Southern social norms and hospitality.
None receive so much benefit and none are so profoundly grateful and show such interest in recommending bitters as the only remedy adapted to ills of the sex. Chills and fever, indigestion or deranged liver, gout or paralytic headaches, weakness in back or kidneys, prio in the shoulders and body, despondency, are readily heard by these Bitters, Courant.tw?
A crowded docket hears a defendant claim election ambitions as a defense to burglary. Judge Rixita, amused, discharges the prisoner after a judge asks how that relates to the case. The exchange features a confederate turning state evidence and an odd courtroom moment.
An ad promotes Dr Mettaur Headache and Dyspepsia Pills priced at 25 cents sold by all druggists. The page also includes a 43apr notice and a social admonition about women’s marriage readiness tied to culinary knowledge.
A promotional note touts Malt Bitters as the best blood purifier and a remedy for weakness and nervousness. It claims rapid displacement of other bitters and offers free doses for women and children.
In Indianapolis the senator likened a possible bargain between Mahone and Republicans to a rambling fable about a self declared coon and a polecat. He argued Democrats would not participate if the deal favored the other side and compared the scene to a man who captured a wolf then sought help to release it.
A reflective essay traces the parlor as a leftover relic of refined living. It contrasts grand literary figures and old manners with evolving rooms like drawing rooms and libraries. It notes the parlor survives mainly in lower middle class homes and some rural vicarages, often as a formal or social space.
Advert stains say Ridgey We can be had in various forms including liquid for those who cannot prepare it. The ad promises strong concentration and equal effectiveness. A walnut tree brought $1200 to a gun stock fund while revenue stamps worth $17 were stolen from a distillery.
The fourth Spring Term begins April 26 and includes public student exams and catrillion concerts showcasing school progress. A Summer Term runs July 6 to September 14 for public school and academy students to study music in northern cities. Applications to the College of Music office or to President Geo Ward Nichols are invited.
Classified advertisement claims Electric Bitters can cure liver kidneys and bowel issues and relieve bilious attacks. It asserts doctors have failed and patients were given up. Sold by Lautch Devar at fifty cents a bottle in a period style sales pitch.
The article riffs on Kansas law punishing clergy who administer the Last Supper wine, arguing over fermented versus unfermented wine. It notes Protestant critics, biblical debates, and satirizes currant and elderberry substitutes, while praising the church’s use of wine in the rite.
The Smithsonian Institute is presented with a petrified baby specimen. The Bank of England is described as occupying five acres with lc clerks. A recipe suggests pouring boiling water on fuler to extract quicker, while a note on consumption cites high mortality.
Beeklen a Arfien Salve offers cures for skin ailments and a money back guarantee. The ad mentions price two cents and sales by Laubueh and Bevard. The text also references a 4th century New Testament edition and a Connecticut death claim, plus a gambler anecdote and a 6 cent stump duty on playing cards.
An advertorial claims a combined tonic cures cholera malaria and fever with one dollar price. The snippet promotes a “laser pad” and arsenic based mix marketed by druggists, urging readers to buy for fast relief.
Mr and Mrs Jahn C Collins of St Paul report their 10 year old son has a left hand with extraordinary magnetic attraction. Light metal objects affix to his hand and cannot be removed, while heavier items require effort to lift. The effect also extends to the left arm and side, though not the right, prompting a scientific investigation.
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