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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
8
A San Francisco News Teller report recalls a bold kiss on Market Street opposite the Phelan Building. A woman, startled, forgives the unnamed man after he explains he bet a friend he would kiss the prettiest girl he saw on the block.
A quirky paragraph extols St Pacoehs Oil as soothing pain and restoring nerves, claiming one dollar strengthens and heals. The piece pivots to farmers from Clay County Minnesota praising Western Canada for free 160 acre homesteads, land purchases, warm climate, and strong crops with reports of barley, hay, coal, and livestock value. Messrs C J and A Wehes of Barnesville recount favorable observations and invite inquiries before June first for those considering relocation to the Edmonton district.
A fragment discusses Spanish bullfights with figures on killed horses and sacrificed bulls. The text mentions averages exceeding 5,000 and 1,200 but is incomplete. No clear event or entities beyond generic references to Spain and bullfighting are established.
An early 20th century ad promotes Allen’s Foot-Faac powder to ease cold nervous feet and foot discomfort in winter. It claims quick relief from chilblains and swelling, advising use with high shoes and promising easy walking. Sold by druggists and shoe stores nationwide. It includes a distributor address and a tangential note about spider silk fiber production.
Fragmented notice describes farm sale terms and payments per acre. Repeats phrases about crops and stock with unclear pricing and arrangement. Includes stray dialogue about a baby and a toothache, and a description of fabrics washed with soap.
A London engineer claims the largest colliery ventilating engine is now operating at Garswood Glynn. The monster fan boasts 600,000 cubic feet of air per minute, with a thirty foot diameter wheel nine foot vane width, rope drive from a twenty four foot shaft, signaling a major advance in mine ventilation.
An old style advertisement urges readers to mail twenty five cents to Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co. at 167 Dearborn Street Chicago for HS DROPS a claimed remedy for rheumatism neuralgia asthma catarrh and flu like illnesses. It touts rapid relief minor daily interference and prepaid delivery for one dollar for 300 doses urging every sufferer to act now.
In a quiet parlor, a husband teases his wife with an old tale of a grandmother who claimed a variat would drop a diamond or ruby from the lips of anyone who spoke a single word. The couple humor the idea amid domestic chatter and fading conversation as hours pass.
Describes the Empress' private car as a pale blue satin carriage with electric lamps, mother-of-pearl tables, and writing desks. Notes a nursery and multiple rooms forming a miniature palace, with India rubber tires on the wheels. Mentions John M. Singte Company as a furnishings source in Chicago.
The text parodies a Scots professor praising athletic exercise to aid lungs and chest diseases. A joke about Roman youths swimming across the Tiber is followed by Mrs Northcott of Windsor praising Pino’s cure. It notes lead production from Idaho’s Coeur d'Alene district and Southeast Missouri accounting for about 44 percent of U S lead precision.
The article notes Japan's 220 towns with populations over 100,000, up from 117 in 1886, highlighting Osaka rising from 360,000 to 510,000 and Yokohama from 89,000 to 180,000, Kobe from 80,000 to 185,000, with Loklohng recorded at 4,800,000. It also contains varied catalogued items on salves, remedies, and products.
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