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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1900
Page
10
Mr. Wm Curtain of 202 East Fifth street reports persistent backache near the kidneys and painful movements from kidney secretions. After using Doan's Kidney Pills purchased at Haverkamp's drug store, his back pain ceased and sharp pains diminished. The product is sold by dealers nationwide for 50 cents a box.
Home seekers trips to southern points on the Illinois Central and Y.M.W. rail lines will run the first and third Tuesday of each month during the winter season.
A compact listing notes agents including Jessing A. G. P. A. of Chicago and H. Hanson among others. The fragment hints at a roster of representatives connected to the Riinets.
A wealthy woman cured of deafness by Dr Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums donated $10,000 to his Institute. The gift funds free ear drums for deaf people unable to afford them. Address No 3204 The Institute 780 Eighth Avenue New York.
Gen. French defeats the Boers at Colesburg and moves to press their retreat. Colesburg falls as British forces execute a detour and flank attack, scattering Boer forces and capturing wagons and stores. Reports note Allied morale, tactical lessons, and strategic implications for the campaign in South Africa.
Paris facing a stiff campaign by the parliamentary opposition and agriculturists against several treaty clauses. Farmers protest the minimum tariff for the United States while manufacturers of farming tools cycles and machine tools fear American competition. Oil and seed interests share concerns as deputies prepare a motion to postpone ratification until objections are addressed.
Fire totally destroyed the Isham building in Elizabeth New Jersey causing a loss of 75000 dollars. The lower floor housed five stores while upper stories served as offices and a lodge room.
Journey men painters in St Joseph secured a 20 percent wage increase and a nine hour day instead of ten after threatening to strike. The change takes effect immediately in the city.
A Times special from Pembina North Dakota reports Monday was the coldest day of the winter so far with the thermometer at 34 below zero in minus territory. Minneapolis dispatch notes extreme cold grips the region as readings plummet.
In Lima Ohio on January 2 a room incident resulted in the death by gas asphyxiation of Lester Queen a 2 clothing clerk formerly from Youngstown Ohio.
Vienna reports the death of Milbecker a renowned composer who had been ill after a paralytic stroke. He passed away on Sunday ending a long period of illness and contribution to music.
Manila dispatch reports the first southern push by US forces with two battalions of the Thirty-ninth Infantry landing at Cabuyao. Four Americans wounded, two killed, about 150 Filipino prisoners, four six-pounder guns, and a gunboat bombardment preceding disembarkation. Insurgents retreated toward Santa Rosa as Americans burned countryside and prepared to push further south with reinforcements in Manila.
The seventieth fourth general assembly met in Columbus and chose republican caucus nominees by strict party lines. An adjournment followed until today when Gov Bushnell's message will be read. Judge A G Reynolds of Lake county is speaker, Oscar Shep ard is president pro tem, and Lieut Gov Jones serves until next Monday when John A Caldwell of Cincinnati succeeds him.
Eden Baptist Church in Stromsberg Nebraska was fully destroyed by a fire sparked by an acetylene gas explosion during New Year's watch meetings. Two people, Mrs J L Johnson and her daughter Pearl, were seriously injured as many attendees had just left. The fire left the church wrecked and the remainder consumed by flames.
Barboursville West Virginia January 2 William Ellis his wife and two children burned to death in their home early Monday morning. The cause of the fire is not known and authorities have yet to determine how it started.
Drugstore advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with refund if not cured. Each box bears E. W. Grove's signature and costs 25 cents.
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