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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
3
A couple faces separation after years of strain and unmet expectations. She declares life unbearable and he quietly asks to separate. They walk in silence through a dim avenue, then he steps closer, and the woman sobs that they could try, ending with a hopeful embrace as he supports her. Also includes subway vignette and Queen Victoria Jenny Lind anecdote.
A Western traveler reports a Los Angeles gathering of five guests born in Russia, Turkey, France, America, and England. Each proposed a toast to their homeland, but the Englishman’s toast mocked the others, claiming a rampaging lion tore down Russia’s stars and bars and clipped Turkey’s wings, among other jests.
An African American dialect quotation from Uncle Eben discusses lifting up a fellow man and enlightening others. He warns that people may dismiss new guidance as a mere skin game, implying skepticism toward outsiders supplying help or reform. Washington Star notes this as a social observation.
The Chinese road system, a strip taken from land with owner protest, forces narrow routes wide enough for one vehicle. Farmers dig ditches to drain surfaces, turning paths into rivers over time. Roads run along field edges to avoid carving across farms, making travel longer for nearby destinations. The effect intrigues visitors, as noted by Church Eclectic.
An inspector boarded a Madison avenue car at Twenty sixth street and asked the motorman where it was heading. After checking the hood and roof signs reading One Hundred and Thirty fifth Street Second Avenue and Astor Place, the crew corrected them and the car was allowed to proceed toward its proper route.
Ainslee's Magazine notes shaving follows head hair rules and outlines humorous life totals. It states a man shaving from age 16 to 70 would shed vast hair amounts. Imagines hair lengths of 35 feet on the head and 27 feet for the beard as a traveling display.
In a Philadelphia Bulletin item, Sue notes plans to marry an artist, but Flo counters by saying the fiancé is a dentist who also draws from real life. The exchange highlights differing perceptions of the partner’s profession and creative talent.
The article notes Azof Cossack 5227, a premier Conch trotting-bred stallion bred by Caton Trotting Stock Farm Joliet, Ill, sired by Don Cossack 980. Don Cossack, 164 hands high and 1300 pounds, is by August Belmont, descendant of Hambletonian, with noted progeny and successful offspring. Azof Cossack will stand the entire 1901 season at Whittington's feed barn in Bedford.
An advertisement promotes a free medical offer by Dr Stockdale claiming thorough treatment for catarrhal and nervous diseases. It asserts high success, permanent cures, and guarantees relief for chronic conditions including digestive disorders and debility in men, at cost of medicines.
A fragment notes a free consultation and examination offered without charges to enable the affected to investigate water ads for treatment. It mentions communications, privacy, and someone to call or address, but details are unclear due to broken text.
Dr. B A Stockdale of Council Bluffs Iowa says he will return to Bedford each month for consultations and care.
A notice announces a Drake University College of Oratory and English scholarship for a county youth. Dean Prof Ed Amherst Ott at Des Moines is named as author lecturer. A health claim promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as liver and bowel remedy.
A Springville Alabama mother recounts giving Chamblains Cough Remedy to her three children including a three month old baby after whooping cough last summer. She claims none lost weight and all recovered healthier than peers whose families did not use the remedy. The syrup is sold by A L Bibbs druggist.
A terse medical advertisement urges readers to close out bicycle sales and call for prices while promoting Chamberlains stomach and liver tablets as a remedy for biliousness. It notes digestion liver function and bowel regulation and claims the product will restore appetite. Sold by A L Bibbins.
Thomas Maple of Birbeck Illinois reports severe kidney trouble and back pain that prevented straightening. After taking one bottle of Foley's Kidney Cure, he says the remedy cured him and he has not been affected since. Remington and Bailie.
An old advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a preparation that digests food without stomach aid, claiming it relieves fullness after meals, belching, flatulence, sour stomach, and indigestion. The pitch suggests widespread household use.
W L Hopson offers Barred Rock Buff Rock White Leghorns and Turkish Toulouse geese Pekin duck eggs at reasonable prices. Contact W. Hopson for availability and rates.
Limited stock of eggs for sale this season at 75 cents for fifteen eggs or 1 dollar when shipped. Call or address D Mohler, Bedford, Town, one half mile east on Main Street. Also selling Chamberlains stomach and liver tablets cost 25 cents per box. For sale by Au L Bibbine. Watering both phones.
Public notice describes a patent remedy claiming to cure a cold in one day. It mentions Bromo Quinine tablets sold by druggists, with a refund if it fails to work. The advertisement notes E Grove signs each box and lists a price of 25 cents.
A note informs patrons that no ice will be delivered to residences on Sundays. The writer asks customers to remember this and have their supply ready.
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