13 Dec 1895
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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1895
Page
1
An extended ad clippings page touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a universal cure and promises a $100 reward for failure. It promotes One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve with testimonials and scattered claims. Wordy, inconsistent, and laced with promotional tone, it emphasizes rapid relief for coughs, colds, and skin issues.
A reporter overhears a Populist in casual talk criticizing political terms and a mild reader asking for explanations. The scene underscores widespread confusion over initiative referenda and imperative mandates amid heated rhetoric.
Judge Lorigan in Santa Clara County affirmed the fee bill's constitutional validity, at least for county clerks charging on estates of deceased persons. The ruling, the first of its kind in the state, centers on $1 per $1,000 exceeding $3,000 in appraised estate values. Executors Louis Fatie and M A Rocca challenged Pfister, County Clerk, over inventory filing and appraisals. The case arose from a $240 total fee on a $243,508 estate, with $20 tendered and rejected.
The passage recalls Carlyle naming the fourth estate as the press in his Heroes and Hero Worship lectures delivered in London in 1840. It contrasts three parliamentary estates church nobles and people with the reporters gallery and Burke’s remark on their importance.
An 19th century advertisement touts Shaker Digestive Cordial for instant stomach relief and quick benefits, claiming it aids digestion and claims trials with 10 cent bottles. Laxol is endorsed for children and Castoria replacement ideas are noted, along with Do Wittle Witch Hazel Salve for eczema and piles.
Many subscribers fall behind on payments though amounts are small. Readers are urged to remit balances by mail or express to avoid service interruption.
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