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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1892
Page
3
A fragmentary ady of products and cures from the era touts Hostetters Bitters Almanac and Syrup of Figs, with claims of universal laxative power. It mentions publishing by The Nostetter Company in Pittsburgh, multilingual formats, and extensive staff. It lists various tonics and patent remedies and a few sensational medical claims.
An antique advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Lons and Pellets as the easiest to take and most thorough remedy for constipation indigestion bilious attacks and liver stomach and bowel derangements. It promises a $500 cash reward if catarrh is not cured and cites a price of 51 cents.
The Brussels Monetary Conference Committee reports five plans to advance silver in money systems. Proposals include international silver currency notes, certificates of deposit redeemable for silver, and mixed gold silver deposit schemes. Debates address bimetallism viability, exchange rates, and international trust.
The House committee probing the Reading Railroad and its coal dealings opened Thursday in New York, with William Hodegee of the Pennsylvania Railroad examined. He produced a letter from April noting that Lehigh Valley and other firms had struck separate mining contracts with operators to secure coal and advantaged shippers with 60 percent of tidewater prices, prompting the Pennsylvania Company to curb coal carriage rates. The witness claimed coal prices on his line were set by supply and demand.
Alfred Parker known as the man eater who killed and eaten five men seeks release from the pen at Canyon City Colorado. His grisly past includes a 1874 trek from Dry Creek with companions and wild statements about his victims.
Chicago detectives report a nationwide counterfeit lottery scheme run by an unlawful gang. Tickets sold in Canada and multiple U S states never produced drawings, with a plant seized at 381 and 233 Clark Street and promoter Jacob B. Stanger arrested. Evidence includes a printing press, engraving stones, numbering machines, and thousands of counterfeit tickets across Illinois Michigan Indiana Iowa and Canada.
The Republican Senate caucus in Washington discussed interference in Western Senate contests. They authorized a five member committee to examine the issue while denying any intent to influence state legislatures. Nebraska lists four Democrats in the legislature and Kansas seventeen. North Dakota shows GOP majorities. California and Montana balance power with populists. A Confederate veteran Gen Henry Gray's death is reported from Conshatta Oklahoma Territory. A Missouri woman faces arrest for alleged child murder at a quilting party. Actress Laura Blagg regrets a stop in Cincinnati before Hamilton and Conovthuster.
Government and Canadian tests rate Royal Baking Powder highest in leavening strength. Endorsed by Edward G. Love Pu D Henry A. Mott Pu D and Wa McMurtrie Pu D as pure and reliable.
A traveling observer recalls a staged lasso duel in Argentina where two suitors fought for a dusk-dyed senorita. Crowds watched as both riders displayed expert horsemanship and dangerous throws, ending with the younger rival snagging the other and lifting him from the group before returning to the hacienda with the winner. Also advertised Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh relief and notes on cattle starvation along the Mexican National Railroad amid drought.
A mixed prose snippet catalogs political quips attributed to Jodie Waxrom and other sources. It blends satirical lines about politicians with notes on mead and honey wine traditions from Toutong and Attila, linking wit to civic life and marriage customs.
Miss C. G. McClave of 753 Park Place Elmira writes that after two weeks of dyspepsia she found relief in August Flower. She credits a friend’s suggestion, buying a bottle, and says she recovered quickly from her illness.
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