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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
2
A humorous exchange recalls Harry’s once calm life now tangled after marriage. Perkins notes he paddled his own canoe in the past, while Jerkins says his wife is “one of those creatures that likes to rock the boat,” implying domestic strife.
An irritated street vendor presses bystander to buy cough lozenges and other items for black eyes after a slow trade day. The bystander replies he has no cough, prompting a defiant challenge from the seller.
A hotel proprietor announces an orchestra during meals while a prospective guest suggests the favored tune Hail to the Chef. The exchange hints at amenities and seasonal entertainment in a hospitality setting.
An ad claims No-l o-Bac cures tobacco use with promise of life and vigor. It lists Sterling Remedy Co. as contact and notes a booklet and sample free, with druggists offering 5c or $1 bottles. It also oddly mentions a scientific claim about metal contraction and expansion from heat and cold.
A Havana market report notes eggs at ten cents each and hints a rise to fifteen cents next week. The item suggests price momentum and vendor optimism amid regional trading.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as cleansing the blood and liver to improve skin, promising relief from pimples boils blotches blackheads and bilious complexion. It cites prices of 10 25 and 50 cents and notes druggists guarantee satisfaction. A side note briefly mentions ship hull barnacles reducing cruise speed by fifteen percent.
Travellers suffer car ride jar and constipation headaches and biliousness. J J Converse of St Louis credits Dr J C Ayers Pills with maintaining bowels and preventing headaches while travelling. Rev Francis B Harlowe of Atlanta endorses the remedy curing long standing constipation. Ayer Co offers Curebook free by mail.
Notes on Adirondack mountains travel via New York Central lines with brochures and maps. Mentions railroad routes to Lake Superior and Detroit area with freight arrangements and hotel listings. Also includes assorted ads on shoes, paper, and health products plus brief news blurbs about bands and a large bank check.
The article details Princess Louise of Belgium, 17 at marriage to Philip of Saxe Coburg Gotha, her elopement with Lieut Geza von Mattachoch, a duel with the husband, and her confinement in an asylum near Agram Croatia after being lured away. It notes this royal commoner duel as a century mark and hints at widenings of European asylums.
A collage of facts and anecdotes covers government contracts worth 300 million dollars, Cuba's prewar revenue, a Rough Rider link, and notable deaths. It mentions Prof von Zenker’s age at death, life choices about widowhood, telegraph wire longevity, a Boston rumor of wealth, and stamp printing volumes.
Mrs. William Shay of Freeport recalls Beatrice Says her child recovered from spinal meningitis and a paralytic stroke after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Beatrice walked again after nine bottles, her face rosy and limbs stronger, sleep restored. pills sold by all druggists.
A vivid travel write up extols the Canadian Pacific Railway’s 6500 miles of track and the daunting Selkirk mountains. It describes snow sheds, Blackfoot bravery rites, papoose carriers, buffalo bone trade, and Fraser River salmon runs as the journey spans from Quebec to Yale BC.
The text catalogs numerous commemorative days for states and groups. Entries name August and September dates for Des Moines Minnesota Stenographers Red Men Labor gists Woodmen Chicago Shrines and other associations, with several apparent typos and oddities such as Iowada and Septem ber.
Before responding to a blaze in Berlin, the fire brigade pauses to form ranks and salute their captain, a ceremonial delay that consumes at least five minutes.
A petrified oak discovered in Cheshire is claimed to be at least 10,000 years old. Advertisements tout various remedies and tonics including Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, Piso's Cure, and Caseinet’s Candy Cathartic, with prices and sales pitches for readers.
The broker exclaims the young man has a genius for finance and expects over 500000 in profit after starting with a million. He notes frequent rains in Cubs malarial fevers, common in many U S regions, and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for such ailments and for dyspepsia and constipation.
A naval engagement described as general appears in the news. The piece also notes farmers near Kennebec Maine debating who owns the hen that hatched the most chicks. Various ads promote patent medicines cosmetics soaps and tobacco cures with prices listed. Glove skins from frogs are noted as fashionable in Paris.
Letters from Jennie E Green of Denmark Iowa and Mrs Harry Hanor Riverside Tow s describe severe menstrual and ovarian troubles. They credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief and regained health after years of suffering and unsuccessful treatments.
The Congo Free State allows trade for all nationalities but bans traffic in improved firearms and liquor sales are restricted to western districts near Inkissi on the lower Congo. In Kentucky a company of volunteers in the Spanish war will carry the U S flag with Isaac Alesander, Jefferson Davis's grand nephew, chosen for the honor.
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