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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
8
A dated advertisement style piece argues the American working man outperforms the Chinese worker, citing superiority claims and promoting health remedies like Cascarets. It shifts to product endorsements for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hampden watches, with promotional testimonials and brand names highlighted.
London reports from Lord Roberts that De Wet crossed the Vaal prompting Kitchener to intercept near Potchefstroom and Lindley. Methuen engages De Wet, taking 4140 prisoners, four Royal Horse Artillery guns, 4000 horses, and ten wagons of ammunition, with 195000 rounds destroyed. Garrison at Blands River noted as potentially captured. Carrington awaited. A planned raid to seize Roberts and execute British officers led to arrests of ten men and surveillance of others.
At Cowes on August 10 authorities outline entry rules for yachting events. The Queen's Cup is reserved for Royal Yacht Squadron members, while the Emperor's Cup allows all European yachts forty tons and up built in Europe belonging to recognized European clubs. Americans face exclusion for the Emperor's Cup despite interest from American yachtsmen.
London August 10 Fierce debate in the house of commons over the South African war with opposition accusing Mr Chamberlain of dalliance. Government signals war weariness but war issues may drive fall elections as reinforcing drafts are prepared to move to the front. Duluth Minn August 11 Train wreck near Knife River kills Fireman Bruley and injures Engineer Pettibone after washout capsizes six cars.
A large blaze at Beaver Falls Pennsylvania on August 11 destroyed the Shelby Steel Tube company and Boston Electroduct company works with about 200000 dollars in damage. Firemen prevented spread to Union Drawn Steel works and insurance fully covered the loss.
In Churubusco Indiana Isaac Bear aged 22 died instantly after his father Sol Bear shot him while tending him on his deathbed. The incident occurred as the son tried to seize the shotgun and a blast struck his abdomen. The father left a widow and five children.
Carrier McPherson arrives with nine officers and 412 men of the Fifth Infantry at San Yago after voyage from Cuba New York and Aug 2. Troop transport sails to next assignment.
A collage of vintage product pitches and testimonials promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Morley's Liver and Kidney Cordial, Russ Bleaching Powder, Carter's Tok, Allen's Foot-Ease, and Maple City Self Washing Soap. The cloying health claims, boastful cures, and moral undertones reflect early 20th century advertising rhetoric.
A garbled advert claims Maple City Belt Washing Soap preserves clothes and promises convincing results. The fragment references self-interested bias, warped judgment, and a stray phrase about summer hoods being falsehoods, showing a jumble of product pitch and confused opinions.
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