One Minute Cough Cure Promoted Amid Health Warnings
An old notice touts One Minute Cough Cure as a quick remedy for croup colds and influenza like La Grippe. It cites J S Brubaker and a Florida editor to claim the product saves health money and lives while praising its palatable taste for children. The piece also notes public resistance to a large permanent army and details Samoa’s governance by Britain Germany and America with a small native population mixed among settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Brubaker
S. A. Fackler
Mic‘anopy
Fla
Hustler
Jia Grippe
J.S. Brubaker
Democratic State Convention Call and Delegates
The Iowa Democrats convene in Des Moines on August 1 1899 at 10 a m to nominate for governor lieutenant governor supreme court judge superintendent of public instruction and railroad commissioner and to conduct other business. Each county gets two delegates plus one per 200 votes and over for Fred E White in 1897. Delegates allocated by district and county vote totals. All Democrats are invited to participate. By order of Fred Townsend chairman and G A Huffman secretary. Senator Gear and would be Senator Cummings friends influence noted as settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrats of
Iowa
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Fred E. White
Democratic Party
Democratic State Central Committee
Fred Townsend
G. A. Huffman
Ons Minute Cough Cure Endorsed for Lx Grippe
Publisher A J Shepherd of Elden Missouri hails Ons Minute Cough Cure as a pleasant fast acting remedy for Lx Grippe. He urges all to use the cure and promises no disappointment from its effects. Local advertising copy attributes a strong endorsement to the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Sheperd
Agricultural Journal and Advertiser
Elden
J.S. Brubaker
Chicago beef inquiry reveals shipment loops and orders
Reports from Chicago and other papers detail beef shipments to Cuba and prior England returns due to lack of market. The commissary ordered 2,500,000 pounds of boiled canned beef untested for field use, with nonconforming delivery to soldiers. Gen Eagan later said the product stayed usable 72 hours, while officials assumed 24 hours. Horrible agony is caused by piles burns and skin diseases. These are relieved by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Be ware of imitations. J. 8. Brubaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record
Chicago Beef
Cuba
England
Eagan
DeWitt
Brubaker
Chicago Tribune Replies to Mason Opposition
The Chicago Tribune defends the administration against objections over the Philippines policy, arguing actions taken were necessary. It notes such defenses resemble predestination. An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as effective for piles and skin issues, endorsed by J.S. Brubaker of Columbus, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Tribune
Mason
Philippines
God
1892 Democratic Platform on gold and silver standards
The speaker cites the party stance of backing both gold and silver as standard money and coinage without discrimination or minting charges. It notes the plank was promoted in 1896 and believed suitable for 1900, arguing against declaring a fixed gold silver ratio or tariff schedule.
Democratic Call Prompts Delegates to State Convention
Voter call urges support for Democratic principles a constitutional government and participation in selecting state convention delegates. Mentions Republican speech plans and notes De Witt's Early Risers liver pills with endorsements from J S Brubaker and others. Also cites Asa Family Medicine and Bacon's Celery King advertising liver and nerve remedies with free samples and agent names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
J. S. Brubaker
Asa Family Medicine
Bacon
W.S. Palmar
Vinton
Chenowith
Newhall
Poor Man's Burden and Sweatshop Debates Across Papers
A collage of opinions rails at pardons and tariffs, cites Ex-Governors Larrabee and Boies, and critiques sweatshop wages in Chicago. It references George W. Speers Druggist of Vinton Iowa, praises Sanitary Lotion, and comments on Jefferson, Bryan, and naval figures amid wartime criticism from the Union and Marion Sentinel. The piece mocks political leaders and media in a sharp, opinionated exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolford
Geo. W. Speers Druggist
Vinton
Iowa
Greatest living American as straw vote prompts debate
An Ohio paper surveys readers and ranks Admiral Dewey, William Jennings Bryan, President McKinley, and others as the top living Americans. It notes Bryan’s supposed death was misreported by Republicans and urges March meetings to fund new rural schoolhouses with better air, ventilation, and pure water, stressing health and educational progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Dewey
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Schley
Hobson
Lampoon
Roosevelt
W. J. Bryan
Eye doctors warn on lighting in country schools
A Benton County Teacher urges cooperation of school officers to improve rural school buildings arguing improper lighting causes defective eyesight. She notes children study longer hours with mixed results from over and under illumination and invites attention to modern architectural plans for better light and ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County
Meeting of McKinley and Reed Described as Cordial
A Racine Times editorial cites a report claiming the McKinley Reed meeting showed utmost cordiality. It notes great leaders often mask inner thoughts, likening civility to Byron and the Archangel Michael versus Satan, and cautions against assuming inner motives from outward politeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Reed
Byron
Michael
Satan
Iowa Regiments Lose 148 Men in War Record
An incomplete roster tallies 148 Iowa soldiers dead across four regiments of the Fifty-first and earlier units. The Forty-ninth shows 51 deaths, including 43 from typhoid, the Fiftieth 31, the Fifty-first 28, and the Fifty-second 38. The Fifty-first served in the Philippines aboard the cruiser Philadelphia with no major battles. Company G losses include First Lieutenant Guy Kellogg buried in Vinton, and privates Speer, Frahm, Kerlin, and Shotwell at various U.S. and overseas sites. Most 49th deaths stemmed from malarial Jacksonville exposure. others died at Camp Cuba Libra, Pablo Beach, Savannah, Havana, Ft. Thomas, and at home. The fate of remaining boys awaits the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Philippines
Philadelphia
Guy Kellogg
Jacksonville
Vinton
William E. Speer
Oelwein
Emile Frahm
Charles City
Harvey W. Kerlin
Reinbeck
Ivan E. Shotwell
Havana
Camp Cuba Libra
Pablo Beach
Savannah
Ft. Thomas
English Semi-Porcain Tea Sets and Dinner Sets Offer
First quality English semi-porcelain tea sets priced at $3.95 and dinner sets at $5.30. Hosiery for men women and children described as carefully selected for durability, meeting demand for good medium priced articles.
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Samoa Islands
Benton
Tama County
Germany
America
Gear
Cumming
Board of State University Regents
Chicago
Bro. Murphy
Alea
Murphy
Duty
Paul Perry
Columbus
Wtown
Loma
J. F. Hake
Prop
Churchill & Taylor
Democratic Call
Sells
Odd Fellows
Davenport
Larrabee
Boies
Tama News
Europe
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
U.S. A
Fitzhugh Lee
Brooke
Ludlow
Long
Alger
Sampson
Santiago
Marion
ST. Michael and Satan
Cabstoriaas
Adams & Allen’s
General Merchandise
Cedar Falls
Adams & Allen
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