Man bets wildly in poker misread the game
A man new to poker misreads the play, bets wildly at a table, and on arriving at Lis Land is told the spirit waits but the flush is weak.
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1881
Page
4
A man new to poker misreads the play, bets wildly at a table, and on arriving at Lis Land is told the spirit waits but the flush is weak.
The text advises thorough hair cleansing using natural methods. It favors rinsing with rainwater and egg yolk over soap, warns against hair fluids, stresses gentle washing with cold water, and recommends drying with a soft towel without harsh rubbing. It also cautions keeping hairbrushes and combs clean and free of grease.
A reflective piece examines George Eliot Marian Evans and Thomas Carlyle, noting Eliot's simple diction and scientific sensibilities as opposed to sensational fiction, and Carlyle's rugged Scottish mien and evolving religious leanings. It discusses their influence, faults, and devotion to partners, urging readers to weigh how each served their era.
Physicians favor a pure grape juice wine untainted by logwood or crude spirits. New York chemist Charles A Seeley confirms Speer’s wine contains only grape juice components. Zimmerman & Co advertise the product as safe medicine. Electric Bitters praised for bilious attacks and kidney issues.
A 19th century notice denounces careless or willful neglect by builders in faulty house construction with poor plumbing and drainage as a source of disease. It claims thousands suffer malaria and typhoid from these conditions and touts a one dollar cure, the Malaria Liver Pad and Body and Foot Plasters, sold by druggists.
A desert ranch dog tended a flock for two years after its master's death, guarding and guiding the sheep while receiving fresh mutton nightly. Admiration grew across the territory and the legislature granted the faithful hound a pension paid from the state treasury as encouragement to other shepherd dogs.
Betcklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best for cuts bruises and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee at 25 cents per box sold by Laubach and Buvard. A philanthropic subscription to send Spring Blossom to Italy is offered with prices 150 and 50 cents and a 50 cent trial. A mix of unrelated taunts and lines about life periods and a feather and goose remark appear as misc. snippets.
The passage laments noise and urban life while praising music and duty. It references Laubach and Bevard and their cure through electricity and moral action, noting duty grows with us and follows us until life’s end. The prose blends poetic imagery with daily city soundscape.
An unsigned editorial laments money’s grip on office seekers in Ohio politics, arguing honesty and capability are overshadowed by wealth. It calls conservatives to crush corrupt practices, warns of a coming era of moguls and machine politics, and urges a "poor man’s" standard for governor.
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