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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1898
Page
4
A machine patented for measuring rope uses a rope receiving wheel with a roughened face that catches the rope and turns as the rope is pulled through a slot. It operates hands on a dial to ring a bell at certain distances.
Miscellaneous opinions touch on love and jealousy in marriages. A stub from Bridgeport notes police interest as unraveling a murder case with hundreds of letters from parents of missing girls, including many from Connecticut towns.
A vintage advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease as a powder to shake into shoes. It claims to ease swollen nervous feet, blisters, corns, bunions and chilblains, with over thirty thousand testimonials. Trial pack offered free and a list of retailers including druggists and shop stores.
An early note describes an improved railway car seat with a bottom cushion on a sliding frame that swings out as the back turns, allowing a wider cushion and deeper back angle for enhanced passenger comfort. A miscellaneous collection includes whiskey advertisement and literary reference, concluding with a quip about animal brain size.
A 19th century advice column argues nervous mood in women is a disease of generation organs. It cites Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a proven remedy and shares a testimonial from Mrs. F. S. Rennett of Westphalia Kansas.
A massive blaze on Broadway between Murray and Warren streets destroyed over 1 million dollars in property within hours. The Rogers Peet building, Home Life Insurance, and Postal Telegraph were engulfed as flames rose high and spectators crowded the street while police controlled the scene.
Reports from New York describe multiple vessels damaged by a double hurricane with crews stranded or aboard wrecked ships like the Gleneida and Kate Flint. Other vessels foundered or abandoned, while barges near Long Island reached safety. Milwaukee notes Marine units to sail for the Philippines, with several regiments and cavalry to rendezvous in San Francisco between January and 12.
A dispatch from Vivayas island reports intensified assaults by the garrison on Toile. The government claims rebels train guns on the city and have fired on troops, with casualties among the enemy.
American forces hoisted the Star Spangled Banner over Sancti Spiritus and Trinidad in Santa Clara province after taking control. Ceremonies featured music and cheers as General Wade and officials met Captain-General Castellanos. Spanish evacuations continued with troops sailing to Spain and Bataño slated to end soon. A deed of sale transfers the Tacon theater to an American syndicate.
Six Mallory line crew members died when a steam pipe exploded aboard the Alamo as it lay at a New York pier in the East River. The ship, recently overhauled, cast off lines for midstream with 80 passengers aboard. One passenger, John Stoneman of Albany, was seriously scalded.
A montage of brief items reports Judge Rhodes Borden of San Francisco death at home. Other notes mention a Montrose sawmill boiler explosion killing three, Miles drafting a 100000 strong army bill, and Great Northern line expansion toward Portland. Also covered are famine relief in Russia, Tolstoi charities, colonial and war updates, shipwrecks, gifts to colleges, royal anniversaries, and industrial feats like Libby Glass creating a 75 pound glass bowl for McKinley.
A mixed 1890s style column blends railway cost worries with broad ads and short notes. It quotes officials on express-train costs, praises coal dust boiler firing, and touts health tonics, hotel rates, dental services, and curious weather or science snippets, all while weaving in sensational phrases and foreign-sounding names.
Chronicle notes advocate use of St Jacobo Oil to treat rheumatism as a remedy. It mentions a claim about the Kussian thistle plant seed production and previews Lieutenant Hobson’s December Century serialization on the Merrimac sinking and Santiago blockade. It states Hobson did not originate the blocking idea and will publish the rest in later issues.
A vintage advertisement promises one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case using Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites J F J Cheney & Co as proprietors and lists Toledo wholesalers as endorsers. The copy touts internal ingestion for blood and mucous surfaces and mentions the cure’s price and free testimonials.
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