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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
4
An old promotional note extols St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatism, urging timely use to avoid wasted years and costs. It mentions a New Jersey fire fought by pumping wine from vats, with losses of $2,000 for logs and $5,000 in wine used to quell the blaze.
An old newspaper fragment touts Stomach Bitters as a shield for emigrants and frontier travelers against fever and malarial water. It heralds Piso's Cure for Consumption with a testimonial from John A. Miller of Au Sable Michigan dated April 21 1805. It closes noting Spain's national debt near two billion dollars with annual interest of fifty million.
A Los Angeles man James A. Jones once paralyzed following a 1891 fall credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his ability to move and walk. He recounts years of treatment, a relapse after a workplace injury, and improvement after taking the pills along with cold sponge baths. The ad-like narrative promotes the pills as a cure for paralysis and various ailments with purchase details from Dr Williams Medicine Company.
Senator Hansbrough introduces a bill to create a three member bread foods commission of the United States under the agriculture secretary. It would study and promote U S bread products in Oriental markets with a $5000 salaries and $3000 secretary, $30000 expenses. The effort aims to boost trade with China and Japan, urged by James J Hill.
Washington April 17 The Republican subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee held an all day session at the Capitol inviting input on the tariff bill from senators including Quay Sewall Elkins Platt Wellington Perkins Shoup Pritchard Baker and Harris of Kansas Quay pressed for higher duties on carpets and matting while Perkins urged higher rates on Zante currants and a duty on oranges and lemons. The panel also weighed a beet sugar duty plan and a possible drawback on tin cans for exported fruit and salmon.
The weekly market letter reports active wheat trading with a 7 3/4 cent range and a 3 4 cent advance. May and July contracts closed at 73 1/4 and 73 1/2 cents amid holiday-curtailed midweek activity and strong buying from heavy shorts and foreign accounts. Domestic supply is at a multi-year low while world stocks remain tight.
In Albany on April 17 the senate debated the Indian appropriation bill but did not finish. The committee amendment opening the Unscompaghie reservation in Utah to public entry passed 33 to 14 after Jones of Arkansas withdrew his earlier point of order.
The St James Gazette reports on Hawaii immigration disputes and notes that if conflict arises between Japan and the United States, Japan’s navy could become a key factor in any confrontation. The remark reflects contemporary anxiety over immigration and naval power.
The Mexican government, in a statement published ahead, says retaliation against the Dingley tariff bill is not planned. It asserts certain bill provisions would attract American capital and benefit Mexico, dismissing U S reports with confidence.
Astoria Oregon April 19 report says packers must pay no less than four cents per fish, ending threats of a strike and signaling a likely season with efforts to lift Eastern prices. Chinese labor gains noted amid general optimism. fishermen anticipate a strong year with many boats out and high quality salmon. Washington April 19 notes fund exhaustion at the general land office and staff cuts effective April 20. Portland April 10 reports Boston lawyer Judge Storrow dying at the congressional library after role in arbitration talks. Pittsburgh April 10 describes a blast at the Republican Iron Works causing multiple serious injuries. Salem Maine claims Roentgen ray growth in hair on bald heads.
A detailed price listing from Portland Oregon Seattle Washington and San Francisco California dated April 20 1897. It covers grains hay butter eggs cheese wool hops beef mutton hogs veal poultry and vegetables with per unit prices for many varieties and regional differences.
Modjeska proclaims Paine's celery compound as the best cure for nervous exhaustion and spring weakness. She cites Dr Edward Phelps's formula, praises testimonials from prominent figures, and urges daily use as a reliable health builder for both public figures and ordinary people.
The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh claiming it treats the disease constitutionally by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites inquiries with testimonials, from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, with pills sold by druggists at 75 cents.
Ad promoting Home Products and Pure Food All Eastern Syrup described as highly colored and heavy bodied, claimed made from sugar cane and beetroots, sold by first class grocers in cans only. Manufactured by the Pacific Coast Sugar Co, with the producer’s name lithographed on every can.
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