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Newspaper

Iowa Index

Location

Hull, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1892

Page

3

Italian strongman in Reno proclaims world’s mightest feats

A Reno spectacle features a claimed strongest man who lifts a 150 to 200 pound weight with one finger and defeats two Irishmen. The text also lists various patent medicines and ads urging readers to buy Dr Kline’s nerve restorer and multiple tonics, with claims of cures and universal remedies.

Itatian Reno Nevada

Tax Reform Tale of a Fictitious Tax Return Tale

A narrator recounts a visit from a supposed assessor and a tale of mismatched income claims. He reveals exaggerated earnings from lectures and a popular book, then laments paying taxes after a fake deductions scheme exposed by an advisor. The piece critiques tax practices and hypocrisy.

Who Would Pay Most of a Tax on Real Estate Alone

The piece lists owners and land holdings including Vanderbilt with 2,000,000 acres, Disston 4,000,000, Murphy 4,000,000, the Schenney estate 200 acres yielding 1,000,000 annually, and Standard Oil with about a million acres. It notes 21,000,000 acres owned by foreign nobles, 211,000,000 owned by railroad companies, and that few lands are taxed beyond one-tenth of value.

Mtrak Twayn United States Internal Revenue Department Moses Thad Mark United States’ Army Navy Revenue Service Willie Revenue Office America Vanderbilt Ind Disston Pennsylvania California Murphy Massachusetts Schenney Pittsburgh Allegheny Standard Oil Co Lord” Scully Ireland Illinois United States Illinois Central

The Cause of the French Revolution

A quotation from Dancroft's U. S. Reign of Louis VI I cites burdens on peasants including land tax poll tax tithes military service highway labor and consumption taxes as key drivers of unrest.

Dancroft U. S Louis

Waste and Want and the Stomachs Remedy

Waste and want linked to poor digestion, causing loss of bodily substance. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters touted to ease digestion, restore appetite and sleep, and curb malaria, rheumatism, liver and kidney trouble with permanent effect.

Clock Run by a Geyser in Amandee Cal

Amos Lane plans a large clock powered by a geyser to attract the town. The mechanism lifts a lever every thirty eight seconds to move the hands, promising perfect time and a unique world first.

Amos Lane Amandee Cal

Deafness Cure Warned By Constitutional Remedies

The article explains deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous surfaces. Local applications won’t reach the diseased part. It claims nine of ten cases are caused by catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any cure not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars available.

Hall Cheney & CO Toledo Ohio Drugglata Toe

English Universities Wealth and Size Compared to U S

England has ninety four universities and 2.72 percent more professors plus 51 814 more students than the 360 U S universities. Oxford and Cambridge revenues total about 75 million dollars and Leipzig University is worth nearly 20 million dollars.

England United States Oxford Cambridge University of Leipsic

Ely's Cream Balm Publicized As Cure For Catarrh

A promotional letter touts Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for catarrh hay fever and head colds claiming dramatic personal testimonials including restored hearing and sense of smell. The ad lists price and ordering details and mentions a Columbus centenary project in Spain by Barcelona artists. A separate line advertises Dr D. Jayne's Expectorant as a safe first forty eight hour remedy and a cocoa health guarantee offer from a tradesman.

Dor Ely Spain Barcelona

The Youth's Companion Prospectus and Odd Notices

A collage of 1890s era items includes claims of upcoming The Youth's Companion series for 189a and reader incentives, assorted advertisements on travel offices and tonics, notes on a Poe manuscript sale, health advice, and various regional tidbits. Notable items mention a Boston publication offer, California travel, a Victoria divorce, Beecham's Pills, and ancient Egyptian references.

United States Boston Miss

German Syrup Endorsed by Superior Court Official

A letter from Janes J. B., a Walker county Georgia superior court member, endorses German Syrup as a trusted remedy for coughs and colds of the throat and lungs. He states he has used it and recommends it as a first class medicine, urging readers to take no substitute.

Aerp Grenman Coucu Kipney Rherp Geran Cova Janes J. B. Hit Superior Court Walker County Georgia

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