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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1898
Page
3
Mr Batchelor boasts punctuality with a watch regulated and delivered to Miss Waite during engagements. Madge claims truth guides her, Yabsley praises Batchelor's steering. Linen pants discussions hint at casual chatter. The remark on marriage as diplomacy hints at broader social warlike stakes.
A scattered OCR page shows segments of jokes, quotes, and product pitches. It mentions Hostetter’s Nomad Bitters, remedies for stomach issues, sewing machine exports, and household wares, with stray lines about China, America's sewing machines, and a Salvation Army educator. The text mixes sensational claims, medicine ads, and classifieds in a fragmented, period-tinged voice.
A clearest picture emerges of a wartime military board’s likely recommendations for Cuba occupation. It may urge delaying Washington’s troop deployments, limit American soldiers in Havana, and favor using regular army officers in police duties as a distinct unit. Other notes cover muster returns, rough riders’ back pay, and unsettled conditions in the Philippines with terse summaries of various regional actions.
The conference in Ind October 2 gathered delegates, with over ten prominent figures attending. Warne and Contention were noted topics as representatives from Y. M. L. C. AL discussed railway matters and future directions.
In Nereis Virginia on October 22 reports warn of imminent race conflict as North Carolina groups plan to resist black political power. Whites vow to act to prevent a feared outcome with hardware dealers accepting orders only from whites, while North Carolina militia camps at Jacksonville in readiness for possible violence on election day.
A Kentucky Grand Master denounces Washington Masons for recognizing Negro lodges and says Kentucky can go on without Washington while Washington claims the principle is right. The report appears in a dispatch from Louisville dated Oct 21.
Dr John M Gregory longtime university administrator and one of the first civil service commissioners died in Washington at age 78. He had served thirteen years as president of the University of Illinois and was a key figure in public service. The obituary notes his prominence and career milestones.
A tangled montage of ad copy and quirky lines ranges from a rope walker query to Diamond C Soap wrappers and No-To-Bac tobacco cure. It includes medical claims, a railway booklet offer, a fake beauty pitch, a limestone tale of a giant sewing machine, and various toneless exhortations about health, blood, and subscriptions. The piece frames a snapshot of period commerce and pop health panacea culture.
Letters from readers praise Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for pregnancy recovery and relief from pain and weakness. Women from Iowa Oregon and Wyoming share lasting improvements and healthier babies after using the product and advice.
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