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Newspaper
Bowen Weekly Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
6
A woman tries to economize by building a hat from gathered trimmings and a homemade frame. She assembles bizarre components and sews on birds until the hat is finished. Visiting her mother and sisters, they convulse with laughter as her mother sends her to buy a prettier hat. The piece ends with the family roaring at the invention.
A Chicago Tribune quotation urges decisiveness and action with a blunt call to choose commitment. The message emphasizes shedding hesitation and taking clear steps, using concise, blunt language to spur momentum.
A vintage advertisement paragraph touts Swanson's 5 Drops as a universal cure for rheumatism sciatica neuralgia asthma la grippe and catarrh claiming vast public savings. It markets a 1.00 bottle with a 25-cent sample and solicits agents. Separate items include a quip about women steering autos and a Toledo notary testimonial for Hall's Catarrh Cure with 75-cent pills.
MIANESOTANS AT HOME RECEPTION AND BREAKFAST AT ST. PAUL The Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers returned after 17 months in the Philippines. They were greeted with a 13-gun salute and cheers, breakfasted in the Auditorium, then were reviewed in Minneapolis by President McKinley. The president spoke on US territorial acquisitions and future governance, and Gov. Lind welcomed the troops before the return to St. Paul for an evening reception.
The city of Boston will present a watch to Admiral Dewey in a ceremony before City Hall on Saturday. The timepiece features a heavy gold case with the monogram G. D. and contains 21 diamonds and ruby jewels, with two pairs of diamond caps. The dial bears an eagle clutching an American flag and a scroll inscribed with Dewey’s words from the Battle of Manila in May 1898: Gridley, you may tire when ready.
A Northwestern Limited train bound for DeKalb was held up near Maple Park Illinois by five masked men. The robbers forced the engineer and fireman to run the engine as they dynamited the express car and rifled the safe. Engineer Daniel White was seriously wounded and a station agent was beaten. A special crew with detectives pursued the robbers as they fled into the night.
Manila reports Maj. Cheatham with a scouting party drove entrenched rebels at Muntinlupa. Three Americans were killed and two wounded in the engagement. Rumors of three American prisoners shot by insurgents circulated without confirmation. A native police lieutenant, Santiago, was arrested for alleged plots against Americans. Soldiers confiscated Mausers and ammunition from the Dominican friars’ headquarters amid protests. Gen. Schwan and troops endured a hard march. Filipinos abandoned Perez das Marinas. In Puerto Rico, Izio Diaz of El Combata was convicted of mailing obscene matter and sentenced to 18 months and a $500 fine in the island’s first jury trial.
A veteran recounts a Boston tale on a Park Square depot tout who duped a traveler out of ten dollars with a decoy family and a counterfeit security offer. The mark finds the diamond pin is worth five cents as the conman vanishes chasing the train.
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