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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1899
Page
4
A historic ad claims St Jacobs Oil cures lumbago and lame back by writing the remedy in a book you can see daily. The copy emphasizes the oil’s proven effect and urges readers to keep the written note as a reminder of the cure.
A lightning strike felled an old pine on a hilltop in Voltara revealing a vast Etruscan grave complex. Workmen uncovered a vault with four pillars, marble tablets around the chamber, urns in niches, and a necropolis measuring about 560 feet by 40 feet.
Advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine for health, claiming it cures diseases from bad blood and prevents colds and fevers. It also promotes Hood's Pills for liver ailments at 2 cents.
A varied clipping notes a new ornamental panel built on a wire base for interior or exterior use. It also covers claims by Fr J Cnexey Co to Hall’s Catarrh Cure, market notes on steel rails, San Francisco hotel rates, and innovations in Chicago elevated transit with nine foot elevators and a Berlin Greek fire prototype for naval use.
A letter from Mrs Newt Sivner of Deep Water Missouri credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing years of womb trouble piles and irregular function after five bottles. Readers are invited to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
Sailors aboard the German ship Margaretha report harsh abuse by Captain Rasch since leaving port eight months ago. All 25 crew members accuse threats of killing and refuse to sail under his command again. The matter is filed with the German vice consul in Portland.
A dense market summary lists Portland and Seattle market prices for wheat, oats, barley, mill products, hay, dairy, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, butter, cheese, and wool. Regional figures include Walla Walla and Valley wheat, Puget Sound hay, and San Francisco and Oregon Wool values.
The Council of Colored Men of Alabama met in Raleigh North Carolina at the invitation of Congressman George White and 20 other leaders. They drafted a memorial to the General Assembly and issued an address to Black residents seeking continued school and charity funding and opposition to laws that would blunt aspirations or reduce manhood.
A Boston Union Pacific shareholder suit may slow the transfer of the Oregon Short Line to Union Pacific. Salt Lake stockholders authorized increasing common stock by 28 million dollars to take over the Short Line, with decision expected early next month.
A letter to the editor urges publishing Dr Darrins success with electrical treatment for long standing ailments. Multiple testimonials cite cures for fciatic rheumatism deafness kidney and liver complaints and general chronic diseases at 205 Morrison street Portland.
The 19 year old Sixth Michigan cavalry lieutenant Tom Custer, brother to the general, captured enemy colors twice at Sailor's Creek three days before Lee's surrender. He rode back into heavy fire and seized the flag at full gallop before being ordered to return to a surgeon.
The passage reflects diverse items from a period mood noting Japan's prosperity linked to industry. It mentions fuel from charcoal dust and straw, casual health tips with St Jacobs Oil, and a statistic estimate of Paris street lengths with a small note on tree planting.
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