28 May 1885
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1885
Page
1
A long, satirical survey detailing widespread advertising tricks from mugs to matrimony schemes. It recounts hoaxes promising growth in height, beauty products, and guaranteed matches, noting stamps and letters as bait and the clever use of sensational claims to lure readers.
An account from England describes using the divining rod to locate water for the Midland Railway Company's Fletton works. After sinking two wells, staff tested the forked rod and claimed it pointed to water, with multiple accompanying humorous quotes from various papers.
The article describes amnesic and ataxic aphasia as disturbances in speech power. It notes forgetfulness of language and letters, partial articulation failure, and inability to express ideas, with occasional writing difficulties and rare association with Tasani. Historical references to ephaloetak aphasia in Paris are mentioned.
A fragmented item notes funerals in Levitaburg for Niihaniel Stanly and visits by Mrs. J C and Mrs. Lee Elliot, with other local mentions of residents and travel. It includes political leanings toward McKinley for Governor and Akron candidate J A Kabler for Attorney General, plus social fashion notes on fabrics and travel wear.
Mr B Springer of Mechanicsburg writes of a lung fever and abscess leaving him as a skeleton after a free trial of a soda product. He reports benefit after using three bottles and urges others to visit the drug store for a free trial bottle and a large bottle advertised at $1.00.
Fragmentary advert claims Electric Bitters fully satisfy customers and cure ailments including kidney and liver complaints. Mentions price and availability with doubtful garbled phrases and place names.
A fragmentary ad offers medicines for skin ailments and a guaranteed refund with no payment. It mentions Laubach & Boyd selling items and a Memphis man recently released after ten years in prison who demanded a gun from the police station.
A New York paper chronicles three individuals over a century old and five more who reached that age, highlighting the rarity of such longevity. The report mentions an Ohio depot and references uncertain names and details amid scrambled text.
An 1800s newspaper fragment endorses Parker’s Tonic for tired women noting relief from “weary” and “nervous” symptoms. Separate items mock political enfranchisement while highlighting a York clergy ad and a New Orleans pharmacist’s recovery tale.
Vague historical fragment mentions 1885 events, pole work, repairs, and local trades. Names and places are unreadable, leaving a sketch of routine 19th century maintenance and commerce without clear participants or outcomes.
Fragmentary note claims relief from rheumatic issues and headaches via Bardock Bitters. Mentions unnamed purchaser and a casual testimonial of cure but lacks verifiable details or full sourcing.
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