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Newspaper
Belleville Freeman
Location
Belleville, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1899
Page
7
A Louisville Times quote recalls a popular male high school professor and a pupil who knows only that Dewey and Corbett fought, without caring who won. The anecdote riffs on fame and a sailor linked to Montojo, with a humorous classroom mix up.
A fragment cites Desdemona laughing and threatening while Othello responds by striking with a log. The Detroit Journal quotes this as art rising above obstacles, contrasting with a quip about a bad player and a bad piano from the Atchison Globe.
Mrs Elizabeth Wuheelper of Magno lia Iowa reports relief from a long standing tumor after three boxes of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Lozenges. She describes removal of bloating smothering spells heart palpitations and bearing down and says she can walk longer distances without trouble. She endorses the medicine to other women with female troubles.
Paris reports Francois Felix Faure, sixth president of the French Third Republic, died at ten o’clock last night after a brief illness of apoplexy. He continued work and even rode daily, though he had recently spoken of weakness in his legs. Faure’s career spanned roles from under secretary of state for colonies to minister of marine and president of the chamber, with key international ties to Russia.
Washington reports Gen Otis to announce occupation of Cebu the third city in the Philippines with over 35000 residents and key mercantile role. Otis and Dewey plan to avoid other garrisons, while Dewey’s fleet cruises islands to enforce the flag.
An editorial warns extreme annexationists seek peaceful Canada addition, urging cautious statesmanship akin to using a proven remedy. It compares geopolitical risk to common ailments and promotes Horster’s Stomach Bitters as the reliable, established choice rather than untried medicines.
A man reflects on wind appealing in a dark night, contrasting wind’s lack of nagging or law enforcements with human behavior. He jokes the wind would rather howl than insult or trouble people, wishing for more wind and fewer people in life.
An advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease from Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY for a foot powder that relieves chafing sweating dampness and swelling in feet. It claims to ease tight shoes and cure corns bunions and ingrowing nails with retail price 25 cents and availability at druggists and shoestores.
A collage of quotations and ads from 1894 notes humorous exchanges on love and marriage and promotes St Jacobs Oil and Hale s Honey of Horehound with claims of curing rheumatism and coughs. It cites Atchison Isobe Washington Democrat Drake Watson and Dr G W Patterson among others.
Frank J. Cheney and Co claim oath that they will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. They urge that the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials and product details are offered from Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists at 75 cents.
The quote defines a first water diamond as a stone freshly mined and never cut or soaked, emphasizing its unaltered, pristine state. It reflects jeweler jargon from Jewelers Weekly describing the highest quality gem taken directly from the mine.
The Louisville Air Line launches season through car service to Jacksonville Florida in partnership with Southern Railway Queen and Crescent Route and Florida and Central Peninsular railroad via Louisville Lexington Chattanooga Atlanta Macon. Passengers bound for Florida can travel via Asheville North Carolina as the year’s finest all season resort route. Correspondence solicited and information supplied by R A Campbell General Passenger Agent St Louis MO. The Washington IA Democrat aside notes a fire where the organ was saved prompting debate on whether it helps or hurts.
A vintage ad extols Grain-O as a non stimulant coffee substitute made from pure grains that nourishes and cheers without spoiling sleep. It markets Grain-O to nervous, young, and child readers and invites purchase from grocers with 15 and 25 cent packages. A humorous line notes a cyclist incident with a citizen.
An Eureka Springs Arizona? Crescent Totel opens February 23 in the Ozark Mountains touting delightful climate scenic beauty and unequated medicinal waters with cheap excursion rates. Through sleepers via Frisco Line, J O Plank manager, Arcade Century Building St Louis office No 101 N Broadway. A lighthearted item notes ads for remedies and jokes from newspapers.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the great remedy for kidney bladder and uric acid troubles. It touts kidney health as essential to overall wellbeing and claims samples and literature are available by mail. The copy urges readers to request a free sample and a booklet from Dr Kilmer & Co Binghamton NY.
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