Trade Has Not Been Seriously Affected by Spanish Operations
In Mapain and Washington reports dated Oct 8 a cabinet meeting with the queen regent is cited over Spain’s reply to the US note on Cuba. The government aims to reassure McKinley, while commercial dispatches say Spain’s trade shows only slight impact from Cuba and Philippine military actions with exports up overall but dampened by war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Philippine Islands
McKinley
Spain
Blalder
United States
Weil
el Heraldo
Washington
Bowen
State Department
Phillippine Islands
Man Dies by Self Destruction and Fire Destroys barns
Coroner reports Claus Tibken, a well to do farmer living near Norway schoolhouse, hanged himself after a spell of mental confusion following a hay loading accident. In separate incident, a fire at Commercial hotel rear and nearby barns consumed stock and valuable wagon, with about 800 dollars in losses and 800 dollars insurance. The blaze, driven by high southwest winds, prompted swift action by residents and fire crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Claus Libkee
Norway
Claus ‘Tibken
Tibken
Tibben
Hopley
Stier Martin & Dunn's
Barnes
Hal Remedy Co
Family Reunion at W. W. Jameson Home in City
A large family gathers at Twelfth and Elm for a reunion in honor of Bob Jameson returning from the east with his wife. Eight living children attend, including Lon, John, Sam, James, and Silas, as well as Mrs. D. D. Hunt and other relatives, celebrating the mother’s 70th birthday. The piece also recalls a nostalgic brookside poem about childhood and youth’s passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Jameson
Twelfth
Elm Streets
J. E. Bork
Bob
East
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Co
Pittsburg
Lon
John
Anitay Sam
Glendon
James
Dana
Silas Martin
D. D. Hunt
Atlantic
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad from 1886 Toledo Firm
Frank J. Cheney proprietor of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason attests on December 6, 1886. The cure is taken internally, targets blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
A. D
Hall
S E Teachers Association Meeting at Massena High School
A large Cass County gathering met October 2 in Massena High School as S E Teachers Association formed. Prof Laartz and Misses Crook and Huff drafted the constitution while papers and talks on preparation for teaching character building and school cooperation with homes filled the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massena
Newcomb
Fitch
Cumberland
Elizabeth Woodward
S.E. Teachers’ Association
Cass County
Laartz
Walters
Rae
Crook
Kalkofen
Huff
Rve
H. Blake
H. E. Hill
Abe
Franklin
Washington
G. N. Morse
Parente
Hill
Morse
Holten
Jennie Triplett
Miss Martin
H. D. Fitch
Maggie Craven
Alpha Walters
Peckham
Neilie Rae
Sapie Goupy
Kats SymMonps
F. M. Wrieut
Com
Atlantic City Band Seeks Community Support for 1898 Plan
The Atlantic City Band seeks citizen funding to build a first class ensemble, with weekly park concerts in summer 1898. Local musicians back the effort, aiming for a band of up to 80 players to boost town pride and draw visitors, traders, and travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Atlantic Band
Iowa
Atlantic City
Hundred and Thirty-one Snakes Encountered by Plowman
A farmer in Washington township unearthed a nest of 181 snakes after his plow turned over, including grass, blue racer, bull, milk adder, several rattlers and unfamiliar species. The ground was upland cultivated only twice, leaving the snakes explainably scarce. The incident ends with a puzzling mystery of their origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August T. Brehmer
Washington Township
August
August W. Brehmer
Mr. Brehmer
Classic Patent Remedies Advertising Odds and Ends
An Iowa notice item catalogs patent medicines and salves from Vic Emmert & Co and M J Davis Lewis. It touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Bucklen's Arnica for skin issues, One Minute Cough Cure, Karl's Clover Root Tea, and cautions about colds turning to pneumonia. The fragment mentions prices and guarantees, with warnings about dangerous illnesses and the need for cautious treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
Vic Emmert
M. J. Davis & Son
Lewis Iowa
Bucklen
Arnica
Vic Emmert & Co
Warrning
Vie Emmert & Co
Woman's Power and Influence Over Men in Society
A dramatic piece extols women's beauty love and devotion as forces shaping world order. It claims grand women with strength intellect and moral character influence men toward grandeur and heroism, asserting women understand women's ills and hold all-powerful sway.
Swamp Root advertised remedy for kidney and bladder trouble
An advertorial style note extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the best remedy for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims urine tests over 24 hours reveal kidney trouble and touts sample offers and mail order trials. It also cites DeWitt s Itch Hazel Salve for piles and Shiloh s Cure for cough with local sellers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmar & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Washineroy
Supreme Court
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Washmerton
Wilson
The
Agricultural Department
Department
Seattle
Wash
United States Revenue Cutter
Perry
Cecil
Lester
Bir
Ashe
State of
Ohio
City of
Lucas County
Sean
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
S. E. Teachers Association
de Witt
Vic Emmett W Co
J. M. Thirlwend
Grosbeck
Tex
Vie
Emmoeri & Co
Foley
Mixes City
Mont
Maqueen
Vie Fmmert & Co
Riverside
Depar Rapids
Hamburg
Cumminsville Sage
Cincinnat Enquirer
Working Woman's
S. Peoria St
Chicago
Working Woman's Home Association
Laura G. Fixon
Mgr
Vic Fmmert & Co
Karl
M. J. Davis
Lewis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Thad
Tam
Nichols’ Bank
Postoffice
Europe
Marvin's Music Store
M. E. Quint
J.C. Berry
Spencer, Mo
DeWit
DeWitt's
Vic Ewmert
Lewis, Ilowa
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