08 Sep 1887
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1887
Page
1
An old newspaper item touts remedies and tonics including Good's Sarsaparilla, Galmore's Aromatic Wine, and Buckin's American Sail claiming health benefits. It mentions local sellers Lembach & Boyd and references Baptist Church notices while mixing various patent medicines and household cures.
Robert Burns Wilson presents a Century poem fragment where youth seeks wings and rest, then fate, love, and battle temper the spirit. The speaker reasons through feverish doubt, tracing a path toward rest that remains just beyond reach as life’s trials press.
Boston conductor Carl Zerrahn recalls a Mendelssohn festival incident in Schwerin when an F sharp was written in sand for the concertmaster’s part. A violinist asks how one F sharp could affect twenty six violins, while a joke about a missing player sparks the tale.
A Chicago Journal item recounts a humorous incident at a ticket window. A man bought a ten ride suburban ticket but asked the agent to punch seven rides, explaining his wife had given him a four ride ticket that morning and he lost it.
Public Opinion reports European land area densities in per square kilometer figures. The data show Europe overall 35, Ast 19, Africa 7, America 2, Australia 0.5, with European countries listed from Saxony 212 to Norway 6 and many entries in between.
A London report describes ozone as a curious substance with a specific gravity 24 times that of hydrogen and much higher than oxygen. It notes its potential to join with oxygen atoms, its toxicity in concentrated form, and its tendency to explode or evolve heat when reacting with oxidizable materials.
Fragmentary notes describe a plan to lay underground wires and a conduit system. The speaker notes a single imperfection in the proposal and questions the method of bringing wires into a space while considering a devised dra vail system.
A Pall Mall Gazette report describes an experimental cottage-home system at Banstead Surrey, with 23 houses 27 acres a school hospital church and administration. Boys and girls live in separate houses under house parents and mothers and take part in trades and daily chores. By 1834, 130 children secured apprenticeships or service, with most continuing creditably in later life.
A fragment from a 19th century item shows Tommy's struggle to say please at meals. His memory is poor and his mother laments the habit. The text mentions the Prince of Teale as a frequent borrower on Teale Street.
The article discusses female and male laboring classes migrating from farms to cities and factories. It notes boardinghouses, lack of home-like restraints, and rough evenings after work. Wages shown include average weekly pay for females around $6.10 and female clerks about $3.41, with regional figures from Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The Fifteenth century Potton makers include Quelli dal venén of Lago di Garda and prominent masters Pe ter Paul of Padua Master John and Master Nichele of Vicenza and Nostro fidel Vilandrino keeper of Padua's garden of simples. They produced slow and rapid poisons using poisoned meat or drink and other schemes such as venenum edibile and venenum potabile tested on pigs. Accounts from 1499 to 1585 describe attempts to poison royalty by credentials in scarlet cloth and by poisoned seals. Vilandrino failed to produce effective poisons when tested on Mustafa, leading to dismissal by the authorities.
A Sois sons report claims a man was mesmerized by a friend about two weeks ago. After standard experiments the magnetizer warned him not to drink wine for a fortnight. Waking from the trance, the patient allegedly avoids wine though he can drink other beverages. his arm supposedly rebels if wine is in the glass.
Julian Ralph describes George Alfred Townsend as a tireless correspondent who gathers material from nearly everyone he meets. Townsend keeps scrapbooks and memoranda, claiming he does nothing but work to produce his prolific letters.
The Toronto Mail warns that Canada faces a looming debt of about 300 million dollars, or 60 dollars per person. It notes citizens show little concern while the U S federal debt declines and Canada’s grows rapidly.
In hot weather fewer people engage in strenuous activity and household chores, yet many report feeling healthier due to milder workloads and improved rest. The statement links heat to reduced exertion and perceived wellness.
A Globe-Democrat city physician notes strong aversion to hospital care among Black and Irish workers. He cites fear of medical abuse and belief in “night doctors” with Black patients, while Irish laborers prefer returning to tenements for care and avoid city charges.
Fragments reveal a sad and bitter world with remarks on graves, clergy, property deeds to pastors in Thomasville Georgia, a divorce suit seeking damages, and social notices about the Longfellow family daughters planning homes and travels through 19th century newspaper chatter.
A Philadelphia Times report outlines Germany’s ambition to found a colony in East Africa, detailing the territory ceded by Zanzibar, its geographic extent from the OsI to Rovuma rivers, and potential markets for rubber, beeswax, resins, and coffee. It notes health and climate challenges, notes on exploration by German agents, and concerns over immigration and colonial impact on trade and labor.
The Philadelphia Ledger discusses Gen Thomas Kanesides plan for outdoor surgical operations in Pennsylvania to use bracing mountain air. It argues such summer procedures could reduce stress on patients and doctors, suggesting surgeons advise operating in favorable atmospheric conditions when feasible.
The text argues that beliefs in lunar influence on weather are unfounded. It notes that weather shifts roughly every three days and the moon every seven, making coincidences common but not causal. Historical critics dismiss the idea that the moon’s phase reliably alters atmospheric conditions.
The dan iter of Castner Dught from the Coxsackie bank is praised as a Grae heroine. Her father, 60,000 in arrears, was jailed last Taewlay awaiting examination, and she traveled with him to tend him in custody. Miss Gordon, Georgia governor’s daughter, visiting West Point, described as a brunette with olive complexion and 20 years old.
London Times notes Berlin police have long targeted patent medicines found inefficacious. From 1883 to 1885 many were denounced and complaints filed against compounders, with several public warnings issued. The prefect now forbids advertising and sale of all so called secret remedies to curb public ignorance.
A 20 year old chemical artifact preserved in a Paris museum is a transparent reflector allowing image viewing like a mirror or through glass. It consists of a glass plate coated with platinum and made by platinic chloride lavender essence borate oxide of lead. The coating was brushed on and baked in a low red heat in a muffle.
A New York Post article surveys rice dishes across regions from Turkey to Spain. It details elaborate pilaf methods with chicken and mutton, the Italian risotto, and Spanish garlic scented rice served with meats and cheeses. It also touches on Persian, German, and salad traditions.
The article sketches Charles Sumner’s restrained lifestyle after injury, noting his simple meals, limited wine at meals, and avoidance of excess. It recalls his childhood sweetness preference, occasional confections, and a curious incident with whisky. It also touches on his enduring modesty and self-discipline.
An old notice notes Darbys Prophylactic Fluid used at a college to disinfect buildings after a scarlet fever appearance. It claims the disease did not spread beyond a single case where the fluid was applied. The ad cites Rev Price of Auburn and mentions other remedies and testimonials.
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