02 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
1
A quirky note notes prizes for using Diamond C Soap and suggests a grocer can explain the matter. The line hints at a marketing gimmick or riddle rather than a concrete event or person. No clear names, places, or dates are provided in readable form.
A mosaic of patent cures, elixirs, and promotional blurbs from a late 1800s newspaper page. Claims include Dr Kline nerve restorers, various tonics, cough balsams, dropsy cures, and cheap medicines, plus railway contract news and a quip about Senator Simon and banjo lessons.
An elder Scots poem recalls twenty years of companionship and the comforting role of the old pipe. The speaker praises the auld black cutty for lifting spirits, easing grief, and bringing Scotland’s landscapes to mind. It ends with gratitude to Alexander and a farewell in aging, ash and gray.
A detailed guide covers putty preparation with plaster of Paris, linseed oil use for soft putty, testing color durability by light exposure, and the effects of damp wood on paint. It warns against mixing sulphur pigments with white lead, notes linseed oil’s pliability, cleaning use, and how drying oils influence results. It includes recipes for stains, wax finishes, and cautions about lead poisoning and roof paints.
J Scott Keltie recounts explorer Landor's daring crossing of a Tibetan frontier guarded by Indian and Tibetan officials. After a clever ruse, Landor and one follower trek toward Lhasa, endure torture and capture, were rescued, and returned with notes maps photographs and sketches, preserving a remarkable geographical record.
A Boston Tran script correspondent cites cases of dogs acting on time. A collie meets his master at 5 30 daily and a schoolgoing dog attends at 9 a.m. punctually, ignoring weekends. Another tale notes a doctor’s dog awaiting his weekly visit, always on the same day and hour. The article argues time sense arises from routine, not clocks. Later, Sir John Hawkins is cited as the first English slave trader, with Elizabeth supporting his ventures. the slave trade persisted over two centuries before suppression. The closing line urges envy of a neighbor's pluck rather than luck.
Curiously, Arditi first met Adelina Patti in New York when she and her mother visited a hotel to hear the child sing. The piece recalls Bottesini and Lydekker on a Pittsburgh cat breed born in cold storage and a Staten Island gun episode during British occupation, plus a Swiss waiter dress reform trending in German hotels.
A high authority gives ten year growth rates for Russia 14.5 percent Germany 11.5 Austria-Hungary 9.6 England 3.5 Italy 4.6 France 0.8. The rest of the text covers medical quackery and transportation progress, including catarrh cures, a Great Northern railway through mail and passenger service from Chicago to Seattle, and Pacific mail routes via Puget Sound with Seattle as an Oriental trade hub. The article also mentions Kemp's Balsam as a grippe remedy.
The article extols the virtues of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for women’s ailments. It portrays “the blues” and nervousness as disease signs and urges readers to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice in Lynn Massachusetts. It claims over 2.2 million women benefited.
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