06 Oct 1887
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1887
Page
1
The text praises the Constitution adopted September 17 1787 and urges reminers to contemplate the document as the cornerstone of the nation. It notes the centennial anniversary of adoption and highlights the Constitution’s articles and sections as essential to defense and national identity.
Readable segments outline Congress structure Senate and House powers eligibility and vacancies. Includes sections on impeachment, revenue bills, executive veto, and amendment procedures with repeated archaic phrasing. Contains pre Constitution language about taxation representation and rights.
A. Bradford of Chattanooga Tennessee reports a severe cold settled on his lungs yet he was cured after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He recommends it for coughs and colds and notes trial bottles are free at Lau bach & Boyd’s drug store.
Edward Shepherd of Morrisburg recounts relief after using Electric Litters, Oil, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for a eight year leg sore. Laubach & Boyd sell these remedies at 50 and 25 cents with a money back guarantee. Chicago plans a Haymarket square monument for murdered policemen. New Hampshire bans common stoves in cars. Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets offered with guarantees at 25 and 60 cents.
An inspection of quack remedies condemns Tharo and similar laxatives for violent, painful outcomes. It promotes Hostatter's Stomach Bitters as a safer laxative with broader health benefits including malaria relief and debility. The note mentions public reactions and testimonials about nasal catarrh relief from Ely's Cream Balm.
Mr Speer a New Jersey vintner renowned for wines with reputed curative properties plans to build a hotel on a corner of his vineyard. The house will host five or hundred guests who may roam among the vines at sunrise to pluck ripe grapes and breakfast al fresco as dew lies on the vines.
The text proclaims the people form a more perfect union establish justice insure domestic tranquillity provide for common defense promote general welfare and secure liberty for ourselves and posterity as the frame for the United States of America.
An article outlines Article II provisions on the president's powers, election by electors, oath, compensation, commander role, treaty power with Senate consent, appointment of officers, recess appointments, state of the union, impeachment, and treason definitions and penalties. It notes the vice president's role and house voting rules for presidential selection when no majority exists.
The excerpt references the U S judicial power vested in a supreme court with inferior courts, judges serving during good behavior, and established compensation. It notes cases in law and equity, treaties, admiralty, controversies between states and citizens, and appellate jurisdiction subject to Congress regulations, with several garbled phrases.
A garbled excerpt of constitutional text outlines full faith and credit, privileges and immunities, extradition, and the delivery of fugitives. It asserts state obligations to admit new states with consent, regulate federal territories, and guarantee republican government while protecting against invasion and domestic violence.
The text states that two thirds of both houses may propose amendments or two thirds of state legislatures may call a convention. Ratification requires three fourths of state legislatures or conventions. Amendments before 1808 cannot affect certain Senate clauses, and no state may lose equal suffrage in the Senate without consent.
Text outlines that all debts prior to the constitution remain valid. the constitution and laws are the supreme law of the land. all treaties are likewise supreme. state and federal officers must uphold the constitution with no religious test for office.
The document records the ratification of conventions by states to establish a constitution. It names presidents and delegates from Virginia New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia South Carolina Georgia and attaches signatures and witnesses including Benjamin Franklin Gouverneur Morris Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. The date is September 17 1787 and the year of independence is 1776.
The record lists how the thirteen states formed the Union. Eleven ratified before March 4 1780 with Delaware and others following from December 1787 to July 1788. North Carolina and Rhode Island ratified later, Vermont January 1781.
Fragmentary OCR notes recall the first Congress session began March 4 1780 in New York City and the amendments were proposed and adopted by the required states as part of United States history.
The fragment preserves portions of constitutional rights including protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, right to a speedy public trial, and defense counsel. It references limits on quartering soldiers and mentions state and people reserved powers, with archaic drafting and garbled line breaks.
Advert claims Bloods Sarsaparilla cleanses and refreshes the body, noting gentle action on organs and beneficial tone. Spokesperson asserts the product helps vitality and overall wellbeing for readers seeking a tonic.
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