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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1900
Page
8
A historic advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for women's illness. It claims unmatched credibility, personal testimonials with permission, free advice, and a mass of satisfied customers.
Pine needles from South Oregon are boiled and pressed between wooden rollers to extract pine needle oil, touted for medical properties. The pulp is used as medicated upholstery material and said to substitute horsehair. claims claim pests will not inhabit furniture upholstered with pine needles. Boston Peabody Institute noted for medical publications and a Know Thyself pamphlet offered by mail.
A historical clipping touts Toleno Toledo catarrh cure with a $100 reward offer and claims of constitutional treatment. The page also references humorous exchanges about a policeman, Allen's Foot-Kouse ads, and various quotations and product pitches from the era, including nozzles for cures and military trivia.
Edward Entwistle, aged 18, long associated with steam and machine work, was initiated into Des Moines Lodge No. 113, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, on Sunday, April 15. He rode with George Stephenson on the first Stephenson rocket trial in 1886 and later worked as a steamboat and stationary engineer after moving to America as a young man.
Reports detail an Iowa tragedy near Bevington where a farmer accused of arson set fire to his home and barn early April 1. He fled after the blaze, hid in a straw stack, and died by self-inflicted throat wound as neighbors and officials hunted him. survivors include John Sterling and his children who escaped.
The Populist state convention met in Des Moines on April 17 and selected delegates to the Populist national convention in Sioux Falls. The platform denounces administration policy in the Philippines and Porto Rico, opposes imperialism and militarism, and pledges support to Aryan in a rigid trust crackdown. Delegates named include Janes B. Weaver, W. N. Robb, G. Ed. Reiff, J. C. Stockton, J. M. Anderson, H. A. Evans, J. A. Gillette, D. A. Clark, B. B. Crane, John R. Clark, J. C. Baker, H. W. Blakely, Matt Kovart, Matt Sadler, W. Johnson, C. F. Davis, and W. Wilcox among others.
Suits filed in Waterloo district court April 17 by James P. Sherman as receiver of Equitable Mutual Life Association. Former president George W. Harbin and others are accused of misappropriating funds to various avenues, seeking $20,000 from the defendants. The case hinges on the association’s by laws and whether money moved between funds, with the mortuary fund at issue, creating public sensation.
Council Bluffs debated a Sunday closing ordinance for barber shops. Four aldermen voted for and four against after an hour of speeches. Mayor Jennings called for a vote ending in a split result.
A mother recalls her infant's severe skin sores and relief after using Hood’s Sarsaparilla Hood’s Medicated Soap and Hood’s Olive Ointment. She reports rapid improvement, reduced inflammation, and scaling over of raw flesh within two bottle treatments. The testimonial invites readers to request the full letter.
An excerpt promoting Libby McNeill Libby Chicago meats highlights ready to serve options and the booklet How to Make Good Things to Eat offered free on request. Also mentions Johnson's Pure Cider Vinegar from Kishwaukee Iowa and quotes Voltaire and Plutarch about life.
A New York business man recalls a Youth's Companion tale of a kitchen stove wolf that swallowed family savings. A father hoarded funds to buy land, sacrificing food, health, and opportunity for his children. The piece argues thrift is noble only when directed to real ends, condemning hoarding that starves life and stifles potential.
A Cape Town Dutch auction offers fifty golden sovereigns to the first £5,000 bid, then £4,900, £4,600 and £4,550 as the stall lingers while the house may finally go to the bidder who offers £4,400. If no higher bid appears the first £4,400 bidder bears the cost. A separate line notes Willie’s insistence on cake and sleep.
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