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28 Nov 1898
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1898
Page
1
A fragmentary OCR item mentions a 25 A2 at a location with unclear context. The readable portion gives no clear event or names to identify.
A storefront advertises flour at $1.00 per sack and shelves a table syrup at 25 cents per gallon. It touts a 25 cent gallon coffee and four mince meat packs for 25 cents, urging readers to buy now rather than be told an item is out of stock.
An offer for a six by twenty one inch atlas containing sixteen colored map plates showing all Spanish possessions and the locations of principal cities and towns. Postage paid for 18 cents. Address J alae G. P. & T. A., Cedar Rapids.
In Madrid and Paris reports say Spanish terms may be accepted and a treaty drawn in days. Judge Day and American commissioners push for early conclusion while a protest against American interpretation of the protocol is discussed. London notes indicate possible Spanish consent without protest, sealing Atlantic colonial shifts and indemnities.
Havana November 28 General Wade Admiral Sampson Colonel Claus Captain Hart and aides met General Blanco at the palace to extend a formal farewell on his resignation as captain general and departure from the island. Wade praised Blanco for maintaining order during the occupation and Blanco replied that he acted in duty. The Americans were escorted by General Parrado, president of the Spanish evacuation commission, and left after a courteous exchange.
New York November 28 The war investigators ended their work here and headed to Boston after a notably lively session featuring a letter from Robert B Roosevelt to the commission. The letter delivered a warm roast of a committee member who criticized witnesses testifying for soldiers protection, noting the suffering caused by baseless warnings in the press.
New York reports the death of actor Charles W. Couldock born April 26 1815 in Long Acre London. He began acting at 21 and spent a career on stage with top stars, famed for playing Durant Kirke in Hazel Kirke over 1000 performances.
Chicago will host the Methodist general conference in 1900 after a Social union committee and the general committee agreed to meet next Wednesday to finalize arrangements. Also notes martial law effects in Pana Illinois, a fund for Deputy Watts, and bank receiver actions in Philadelphia.
Kansas City dispatch reports Grant Gillett, the cattle magnate whose Texas collapse topped $1.4 million, believed headed for Spain after telegrams claimed departure for Cadiz. He allegedly took $20,000 cash and used large cattle loans to fund operations, with notes sold to bankers at high profits and many papers past due.
Creditors in Abilene Kansas clash over Gillett’s wrecked estate amid mass stock losses and mislaid cattle. Reports say cattle were mortgaged and rebranded across parties, while workers desert and horses and herds suffer in freezing weather. Gillett fled after purchasing thousands of cattle in Texas earlier the same year. Separately, milk trust intrigue surfaces in Milwaukee area with Le Meber linked to shipmen control schemes. In Simla, the Mad Mullah crossed the Swat river as Indo British forces clash with his 600 followers.
The passage notes that soldiers are despised in China and belong mainly to the cooly classes. German officers hired by the Chinese government learned their task was to overcome soldiers' belief they were a lower order of beings than other Chinese.
An advertise statement touts One Minute Cough Cure as the best remedy for coughs of all ages and severities. Endorsed by H. J. Moogh and other figures, the copy advocates quick, effective relief with a confident general claim.
A playful exchange sees a teacher ask the difference between wrought and cast iron. Will answers with a pun about a horse’s shoe, noting a wrought iron shoe and a lost one becoming cast iron.
How to prevent a cold after exposure or onset recommends Foley's Honey and Tar from Swarts and Fleck. The piece notes that an ordinary unladen bee weighs about five and a half grains, while a loaded bee weighs roughly three times more, illustrating bees' weight with crude arithmetic.
A warning notes that postponing treatment for cold or cough can lead to serious illness. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe remedy from Swarts and Bleck. The piece also cites historical national anthems and airs attributed to Frederick the Great and Pedro I of Brazil.
A Mrs J M Bailey from Beaver Dam says four doctors gave up on her daughter with kidney disease. A neighbor suggested Foley's Kidney Cure and the daughter can now walk miles without fatigue. The letter credits H J Moogh Swarts and Fleck for treatment recognition.
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