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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1898
Page
3
A resident of 26 Hart Street reports heavy back pain over recant years eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Fosters Milburn Co Buffalo NY, with full recovery and recommendation to others.
A Utica lawyer recounts a Cincinnati sleeping car incident with a porter who misstates his background. The porter claims Harvard, studying political economy and biology, then humorously accepts a tip without change. The anecdote ends with comic chagrin as the Harvard claim is revealed. Also mentions cholera infantum remedies and a quip involving Lord Campbell and Merewether about the great seal.
Admiral Sampson confirms bombardment of Santiago fortifications with ships silencing Catalina and Estrella works. There are no American casualties. Spanish losses and battleships Mercedes and other batteries detailed. In Manila, Admiral Dewey's briefing notes a naval engagement context and a peculiar, highly ornate dental practice linked to upper-class burials.
Reports describe five American ships bombing Colmanera fortifications at dawn. Spanish forces in Caimanera retreat under heavy fire as US squadron guns shells inland. Fighters in Santiago bay see further clashes with American landings and flag-raising near Morro, amid ongoing struggle in Cuba.
The senate passed a broad revenue bill amid extensive amendments eight hours on a Saturday session. Republicans lined up in support with multiple parties voting for the measure while Democrats and populists opposed in part. The act, detailing bonds, silver bullion coinage, and varied taxes, outlines schedules for banking, trade, tobacco, liquor, and other duties with numerous exemptions and thresholds.
A cable from Hong Kong says Philippine insurgents led by Aguinaldo have seized control of Manila with Spanish defenses collapsing. Cavite's arsenal reportedly prepared for American occupation. 1,800 prisoners taken and several officers captured. Madrid reports a grave situation with rebels dominating CuVite and disrupted communications.
Edwin Tripp, postmaster at Middlefield Center New York, recounts a severe paralysis in 1892. After failing with doctors and galvanic battery, he used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, taking eighteen boxes to regain mobility. By 1899 he could walk with a cane to the post office, aging 70 and serving as town clerk, crediting the remedy for his partial restoration.
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