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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1885
Page
1
A mother recounts Katie Gill’s eight month battle with sciatic rheumatism, the relief from Athlophoros, and subsequent leg injury and death. The piece cites Dr. Tscheider and the Gill family, and promotes ordering the remedy from Athlophoros Co. in New York.
A poem fragment recounts a maiden with flaxen hair and violet eyes, a serendipitous pair, and a bridal vision. It references a wife, a noble womanhood, and a sense of royal regard as love and union unfold in verse. The piece appears signed Rep J B Rankin in the Independent.
A San Antonio Street all night saloon encounter in El Paso reveals a beggar who, with a college address yet ruined by drink, explains he lives on nails sold to saloon patrons and chili con carne bought in cheap stands. He laments lack of opportunity, cites Mexican labor as depressingly cheap, and argues capital, not labor, would relieve frontier misery.
The Lumber World argues forest fires cost the United States at least 800 million dollars each year by destroying timber and hindering seed growth. It urges spark arresters for locomotives and removal of underbrush to curb fires, noting human carelessness and the need for stronger forest patrols.
A long running Rhode Island case ends with the widow, now 72, vested in dower rights to two Fall River houses sold by her late husband. The husband died at 76 after alimony was years earlier ordered and later voided by Legislature. Purchasers face a third share demand.
A Detroit Post excerpt explores how patients seek cures for imagined illness. A doctor recalls cases where a feigned disease, psychological influence, and staged thrills altered outcomes, including a widow’s electricity treatment and a barn raising incident, illustrating imagination's powerful effect on health.
A well known community member and former state senator from this city faced harsh reform battles. A Sacramento visitor recounted local ridicule as the senator asked how he was seen in San Francisco. The reply listed many insults, prompting the senator to smile at the sharp reception.
London stock brokers face a Guildhall registration rule dating to Queen Anne with later George reign additions. The Board of Dermenih has published a list of registered brokers and offers 250 dollars for information about unregistered practitioners. The published list shows 2 102 brokers in London.
A Iowa Belate Register article argues farmers and their sons waste mental potential by neglecting reading and study. It cites worn habits, aging cases, and a piano of lost talents, urging ongoing self education to preserve intellect, improve life, and honor family legacies.
The essay argues that after maturity the body ages, mental powers weaken, and sensory perception declines. It cites high infant mortality, gender differences in early death, and the mean life around 33 years. It contrasts skull capacity, limb length, and skin, asserting female faculties differ from male.
An 1776 English note explains the origin of the saying that those who make a pun would pick a pocket. Dennis abhorred puns. Purcell and Congreve staged one at tavern, prompting Dennis to leave after a pun about a table with no drawer.
The Wooster Republican announces a fully fitted steam job printing office with four steam presses and a complete stock of cards paper envelopes tags and address labels. It promises rapid service and high quality job work matching top Ohio country offices.
In Fort Columbia the long county debate over Congress village school policy ends with broad support for justice. The piece notes the ballot's impact on education and community leaders, recounts local figures and tensions, and reflects on the civic stakes amid a controversial issue.
The New York Tribune notes why some butter sells low and cites the Improved Butter Colt by Wells Richardson Co of Burlington Vermont. The claim says it yields a pure dan delion color, never turns red or rancid, and tends to improve the butter.
Spidera are said to eat twenty six times ely own Webbt each day. The fragmentary note mentions spiders and feeding frequency but lacks clear sourcing or context.
A reader praises Parkers Hair Balsam for stopping hair loss and filling bald spots with thicker livelier hair after sickness. A Chicago Times anecdote notes a misrepresented age claim in court. An ad touts Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier to counter spring lethargy from winter diet.
An unclear note alleges Barah Earnhardt engaged to a partner named Bog- Isuman amid speculation. The fragment hints at an arranged union and suggests the match is controversial or contested.
Mr E Springer of Mechanicsburg Pa proclaims recovery from lung fever and a abscess after using three bottles of Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. He praises weight gain and restored health. Local druggists offer free trials. large bottles priced at 1.00. Also mentions a cab accident in New York and Mishler's Herb Bitters aiding a man in Oil City.
The New York Mail and Express prints a two-column list of American women who have married men with foreign noble titles, detailing the new titles and spouses. The notice highlights social interest in these transatlantic marriages.
Mr. ER Hoyt of the New Orleans Exposition was struck by a falling derrick pole injuring his foot. He was taken home and after three applications of St Jacobs Oil the swelling and pain disappeared and he resumed his duties.
A young lawyer who left some clothing with an uncle while preparing for society was spotted in a pawn shop recently. A friend asked if he came to purchase, but the shopkeeper said he visited to with his suit.
An old ad fragment promotes a medicine line with claims of beauty and health benefits possibly including liver or digestive aids. The jumbled copy shows phrases like Rough on Rafe and a household remedy tone.
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