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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
6
The article parodies cable laying in the Pacific Ocean noting barnacles encrusting equipment and likens it to indigestion. It touts Hotterer's Stomach Litters as a cure and preventive for indigestion and liver issues, claiming all druggists stock it.
A garbled paste of early 20th century clippings includes a German girl's misunderstanding on the phone, patent medicine claims, political quips about Congressman Eddy, a free trial offer for a college, travel notices, poetry quips, and ads for Piso’s cough remedy and Allen's Foot-Ease. The text showcases scattered anecdotes, promotions, and notices without a single cohesive story.
A Sunday newspaper claims to quote President McKinley on Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines. It frames his view as favoring limited self rule for natives, market expansion for American goods, and an open door not extended to the Philippines, with emphasis on protecting American interests and opposition to free trade with Porto Rico.
In Bloomfield at 10 30 Sunday morning Jasper Sutton, an aged respected citizen, was killed after a confrontation with 21 year old Keb Eastburn outside Sutton's home. Eastburn fired first wounding Sutton fatally as a crowd watched en route to church. Eastburn surrendered and remained with Sutton's daughter Alice until police arrived.
Los Angeles reports the death of Dr J B Keeley at 68, husband of his widow and sister of a Chicago Christian healer, leaving an estate valued around 1 million dollars. Keeley founded clinics promoting the Keeley cure for drunkenness and opium addiction, sparking a nationwide network and many imitators with hundreds of thousands treated over the decades.
Washington reports that with Gen Bales nearing completion of the Luzon expedition, military operations in the Philippines will close and no further military action remains. Efforts shift to a light mobile gendarmerie to maintain order and conserve regular troops.
A sweeping blaze in Atachines, Valladolid region, destroys about 390 houses and threatens to obliterate the town. Reports describe livestock losses and residents driven to despair. Separate dispatches recount a Wisconsin train derailment near Curtis with sixteen injured, and the death of Capt. A. Langworthy, former Milwaukee fire chief.
A correspondent in St Paul, Minnesota, writes home about life near Dale, Alberta, describing settlers building a church, finding work, and adjusting to prairie conditions. He notes homesteads, arrivals, discontent among land seekers, and asks Canadian Agent Benj Davis for help to aid Arthur Phiney and his family moving in March.
Macy-U markets Grain-O as a modern grain based beverage substitute for coffee with claims it is safe for children and adults. The ad notes a mocha like flavor and gentle digestion with prices 25 and 50 cents per package and urges readers to buy at local grocers.
Medicated letters from midlife women praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the change of life. Narratives from Mrs Guo H Jung and others describe long misdiagnoses and renewed vitality after using the remedy.
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