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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1898
Page
1
A garbled 19th century page includes ads for foot care powders and shoe inserts promising instant relief from swelling corns and tough heels. It also contains a narrative about a Washington story and a domestic scene showing advice on rent and moral judgments amid a chaotic dialogue.
A vivid, rowdy tribute to the shipboard engineers and crew of the Constitution. It extols the machinists, stewards, and officers who kept the engine room beating under fire, detailing how steam, electricity, and skill powered the battle and how their steadfast devotion defined American courage. The piece links naval stamina to national virtue and duty.
Public clocks and urban time signals are discussed amid concerns over metropolitan district life. The notice highlights indigestion and nervousness as common symptoms, promoting Trostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy claimed to cure dyspepsia with nervousness.
The passage describes a revolving tower and shield turret design by Theodore I. Vrinby. The turret rotates within a side shield containing the firing hole, with kaurgs cachnon and water humid iemaly delivering charges. Engines below power movement about four miles per hour, delivering a shot every five seconds, making fortified harbor entrances hard to breach.
A patient recounts severe health decline from a flow and fainting spells, stopping work, then recovery after using Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the medicine, credits it with restoring strength and urges others to seek its help, advising women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Reports from Havana and Key West indicate Commodore Schley may have located the Spanish fleet near Santiago de Cuba. Officials await confirmed dispatches as American forces prepare to support landings and block Spanish ships. The tension remains high with ongoing naval patrols and cautious optimism.
A dispatch from Havana notes Cervera may have escaped across the Caribbean, with Spanish vessels pursued by American forces. Reports place him near Santiago still, while marines and a chase aboard the Premier are described, as officials continue a broad search through the Gulf and Caribbean.
The US auxiliary gunboat Zafira arrived in Hong Kong from Manila bearing Captain Charles Gridley of Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia and two other officers said to be invalided. Manila remains quiet. reef price and Callao court martial claims are noted as unconfirmed. The Navy confirms dispatch receipt and denies the Baltimore explosion rumors.
New York May 90 Light from Hamburg American liner captain Schuarschmidt outlines Santiago de Cuba defenses. He reports a mined harbor entrance about 100 feet wide with submarine explosives and guards on both sides. Insurgents threaten supply lines while the Spanish fleet shelters behind the harbor walls.
Corruspondene of Lorsted Pings Povurty Hewardca dine id Moterprise reports a man aboard a dispatch boat was lowered ashore seven miles off Havin after a night voyage. He was captured and imprisoned in the Cubinas fortress. Alexander Gollan, the British consul at Haryana, has filed for his release.
New York May 40 Times Washington special reports rising belief in Puerto Rico as first target for a combined U S army and navy invasion. Military leaders argue 50 000 to 75 000 troops needed for Cuba could be sent via Puerto Rico, with regulars trained at Tampa and volunteers readied at Chickamauga. Plan would strike a blow to Spain, deny Santiago fleet base, and use Puerto Rico to support a later push on Cuba.
Vienna notes a US refusal to answer Austria's demand over twenty three Austro Hungarian victims at Hazleton. Rumors say Vienna seeks to leverage reputational harm to embarrass Washington. Emperor's failed efforts to aid Spain's queen regent, British stance, and potential pretext for hostile action loom. Spanish protest over interference in Cuban port approaches adds to tension amid looming naval event.
Washington instructed forward to the United States fleet cipher orders carried by Max Dent to Port Maria. Dent, ignorant of the orders' nature, accompanied the consular party seeking to relay information and directives in a disputed incident involving a fleet boat.
A Dutch cruiser named Frieslund left St Thomas in the Danish West Indies on Thursday evening bound for Curacao.
President McKinley issues a proclamation calling 75000 volunteers for the U S Army for two years or until discharged. Enlistment will be open to more than National Guard members, with quotas and details to be published by the War Department. Secretary Alger notes enlistment rules pending first call completion. Governor Shaw to issue Iowa quota call tomorrow.
U S consul at Santiago de Cuba Dr P I Hyatt arrived from Port Antonio and reports the harbor mined and the entrance tortuous. He says if the Spanish fleet is inside the harbor it is bottled up and as good as demolished. Hyatt notes American interests turned over to the British and 25 to 30 Americans remaining.
Washington May 27 report says county factories remain at full capacity producing powder and shell for the navy. Output runs about 16 000 pounds daily with California and Charleston contributing what ships Dewey needs. Large quantities of heavy projectiles are produced daily and shipment to naval stations continues as ordnance readiness grows for any emergency.
Washington May 27 It is expected the president will issue an order modifying civil service regulation Within the next forty eight hours officials to be removed from the classified list include deputy collectors of customs deputy collectors of internal revenues stamp agents internal revenue officers deputy United States marshals financial clerks auditors in post offices and private secretaries to postmasters
Hong Kong dispatch reports Dewey in Manila directing the cruiser Baltimore and the gunboat Gallon to Loile to retake the American bark Saranac seized by Spain with 13,000 tons of coal aboard. The plan aims to recover the vessel and its cargo amid tension between the United States and Spain.
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