Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1894 — Pure and Wholesome Quality [ARTICLE]

Pure and Wholesome Quality

Commends to public ajlproval the California liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs. It is pleasant to the taste, and by acting gently on the kidneys, liver and bowels to cleanse the system effectually, it promotes the health and comfort of all who use it, and with millions it is the best and only remedy. A young man at Sing Sing, N. Y., attempted suicide, last week, by taking a dose of Paris green. The poison not acting quickly enough, the young man waded into the river with the intention of hastening death by drowning. In this attempt he swallowed a vast amount of brackish water, which acted as an emetic and saved his life. While three dog-catchers were driving a wagon with fourteen captured dogs along New York avenue, Brooklyn, Saturday morning, on their way to the pound, a small army of citizens, who had been lying in wait for them, marched out of a saloon, and, after upsetting the wagon and releasing the dogs, pursued the catchers and gave them a lively overhauling. The closing of New York gambling houses under the recent pressure has driven gamblers in large numbers to seek game on foreign shores. One of the worst effects of the exodus has been the growth of gambling on board outgoing steamers to Europe. Many have been the cases reported to ship officers of how the shrewd dealer of cards had swept away the fortune of some unsuspecting passenger.

A two-bladed knife, the smaller blade of which was open, was found in the stomach of a cow, claims a Vicksburg (Mich.) butcher.