30 Apr 1885
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1885
Page
1
A reflective critique from Nannie Power O Donoghue in Chambers Journal urges resisting fashion’s control. It condemns social opinion as a tyrant that robs freedom, calling to shun the garb of society and refrain from conforming at dinners or balls.
Gen James Brission of Chicago Horseman recalls the 1869 pursuit of a famed wild horse across Wind River country. Arrapaho and soldiers chase the creature with lariats and a mule named Old Abe, finally securing the chained beast after a grueling, chaotic hunt.
A Detroit city feature describes broad avenues and new lamps with lattice towers 125 to 150 feet high creating a luminous, moonlike glow. A resident cites dramatic relief from rheumatism after trying a remedy, noting multiple positive personal outcomes and local supplier contact.
In a Canal Street encounter, Vie Vidolsian a self described missionaire speaks about his life and work. He notes years of hiring and earnings while staying near a restaurant and mentions a modest weekly wage and living arrangements.
A poignant verse from Hendy in Waeman's Magazine centers on a mother’s care for her young son Little Dan. The poem paints a hot summer day and the hope that northern rivers will provide shelter as a mother vows to protect him.
In a late March farmhouse scene two sisters Addy and Kitty face a $35 mortgage due, planning to sell eight barrels of apples to Mapleton. A neighbor, Willis Avery, proposes to help. at a dramatic turn he offers to sign a deed with the sisters if they wed him, and Addy accepts the proposal.
The text describes financing in Egypt during the Khedive era, noting Treasury borrowing from Cairo banks, high syndicate gains, and the exchange of bonds for cash. It outlines deficits, default risks, and large debt growth reaching tens of millions, with details on cash received versus interest and total debt. Blackwood's volume reflects deep financial strain and risky subscription terms.
The piece surveys American thrift and consumer habits noting abundant food and savings behavior. It cites Emily Faithfull’s view of ingenuity in economizing in hotels and rail travel, with examples of substitutes used to cut costs and the paradox of wealth alongside frugality.
A fragmented poem touches on seasons and nature while obituaries note Charles Frampton of Rockwood drowned in the Ohio River and Alden Titton a Caldwell oil magnate died. Other items report oil discovery rattling Middleport, a Lorain saw mill loss of 4000 dollars, and various regional deaths and events.
An advertisement touts Parker's Tonias as a safe remedy that strengthens the body and cures the appetite for liquor without intoxication. It claims the product improves stomach, liver, and kidney ailments and contrasts it with alcohol abuse.
A Schenectady couple wed years ago faced a fatal misunderstanding when a fly fell into the wife’s coffee and prompted a quarrel. The husband scooped the fly out and fed it to her plate, sparking rage and a final separation.
Lewis Webster has been convicted of murder in the first degree for killing Peery Harrington near Geneva in December. Justice has proceeded in a direct orderly and reasonably prompt manner, and the jury’s verdict will be endorsed by those who followed the evidence. The article asserts that Webster’s neck should be stretched.
An 19th century page lists Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for biliousness with warnings of future illness if untreated. It also notes publishers selling the financial column by subscription, a bank offering francs for access, Buckingham's Dye to alter hair color, and a quip about wearing a tile versus a brick in the hat.
A discussion notes the flea's remarkable jumping ability, claiming a flea can leap twenty inches, about three hundred twenty times its length. The piece compares this to a six-foot man would need to jump over a thousand feet, illustrating extraordinary locomotion and strength.
Mrs. Mary A. Dalley of Tunkhannock Pa suffered six years with asthma bronchitis and for months found no relief. In October she obtained bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery and felt immediate relief, with continued improvement for some time thereafter.
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