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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1899
Page
3
The poem recalls a Christmas kiss under the mistletoe with Kate as the blue eyed beloved. It shifts to a nostril of advertising for Dr M A Simmons Live Medicine promising to lift gloom with a few doses.
A 90 by 74 cm Gustav Doré shield, presented to Maj. Gen. Osborn in 1881 by Argentina for settling Chilean border tensions, arrives in Chicago. The silver gold and enamel piece depicts Argentina, Chile, and the United States pledging peace with olive branches, symbolizing pastoral, agricultural, and industrial aims. Also notes the flu epidemic warning and endorses One Minute Cough Cure by A J Shepherd.
New designs for the one dollar silver certificates are completed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and will be issued soon. The notes feature an American eagle with a capitol backdrop and Lincoln and Grant portraits in medallions. Clear white spaces and blue seals enhance anti counterfeit protection. The reverse shows large corner figures and borders with central text about legal tender.
A movement to end amateur football on Prospect Park parade ground in Brooklyn gains Police Captain McNamara backing. Several games prompted heavy police reinforcements as injuries mounted and ambulance calls became routine. The article also notes medical claims about Bright's disease and promotes Prickly Ash Bitters from Jackson Drug Co.
The earl of Minto as governor general of Canada is a noted sportsman since youth at Eton. A gentleman jockey and oarsman, he excelled in field athletics and composed as an amateur jockey under the name Mr Rolly at Cambridge. His athletic prowess and disciplined lifestyle are highlighted alongside other brief notices and local advertisements.
A large line of the latest styles carried in stock with embalming done by experienced men.
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