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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1898
Page
4
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best family medicine and defender against summer illnesses, praising its curing power and widespread use. Hood's Pills are advertised as a remedy for liver issues priced at 2.5 cents.
Folding megaphones, now common in athletic and aquatic events, let judges project announcements over large areas. Previously bulky designs hindered transport, but a collapsible, modular form fits into a hat-box sized package when not in use.
The item discusses international power struggles over China and notes unpredictable outcomes. It also mentions Americans facing digestive and health issues while promoting Ostettur's Stomach Tonic as a cure. A stray line claims Naples will be linked to Mount Vesuvius by a railroad and a cable line to the summit.
A collage of ad sketches and quirky notes: Allen’s Foot-Ease powder promises cool, comfortable feet. Deline’s nerve tonic advertises a cure with a trial bottle. grains and measures mix with teas, cures, and fashion notes. Miscellany includes a claim about the Grand Fall Labrador waters and a Nebraska Colorado joke.
Mrs BE Woorsisen of Millis Nebraska testimonials that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after doctors diagnosed consumption and failing blood. She credits the remedy with restoring menstruation and weight and restoring years of health.
The Worcester Massachusetts Oddfellows plan a unique cemetery memorial a solid granite ball with surrounding plots to have members' names engraved The move faces some opposition as others prefer burial with families A Westerly anecdote follows about Teeland weather and a mother’s tantrum resolved by a stern elderly woman with a square chin providing a sharp spanking in the Washington Post report.
A fragment describes a woman forcing a child through a crowded store, creating a tense, public moment. The scene hints at a confrontation in a waiting room, noting the child was not helpless and the event carried a strong sense of disturbance.
A new idea proposes trolley fighters running alongside vessels to unload at docks on city outskirts. Powered by trolley wires along the banks, flexible cables would connect boats for loading and unloading with minimal bridge disruption. Also mentions copper cents output and a German burglar device using flexible safety curtains for protection.
A Kansas City road owes its board and keep to the electric light company. An electric freight hangs at Prospect Avenue and Independence Boulevard. At night the light feeds him attracting many insects which swarm near the road and fall. He dines slowly for about an hour.
The British Isles claim about 38 percent of global coal mined with limited ore, while the United States accounts for around 8 percent. The article notes US output is comparatively smaller despite large production.
An English New Yorker recounts a Labor Day moment aboard a large ferry crossing a bay. He urged the crowd to remove hats in homage to hundreds of British ships visible offshore and received a ready show of respect.
New Jersey granted women the right to vote nearly a century ago. The tallest waterfall Cholock cascade at Yosemite stands 2,685 feet high. European Russia endures an unusually mild winter. Dr Mosso links eel blood to poison. Arctic travelers note snow absorbs moisture at low temps. Gun cotton processing details. Railway labor at high elevations reduces work time. Rhind manuscript is oldest deciphered mathematical text in British Museum. Grand Opera House Paris is the world’s largest theater at over three acres and 64 million francs cost. Ocean hydras lack most organs. Porous glass offers dust-free ventilation. Arctic and Antarctic differences suggest a continent at the South Pole. Seven Chinese warships being built in Germany. Five plants and five colors mark Chinese culture. Northern China fur dogs coat costs 40 cents. Variegated plants via grafting common. Wuertemberg builds a hygienic lab at Stuttgart. Captain Perry notes long sound travel in extreme cold. People in Arctic regions converse across miles.
An 1897 sworn interview from Clinton Iowa touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as reversing illness and restoring health. John B Cook claims twenty years of pain, indigestion, and fatigue vanished after use, with weight gain of 48 pounds and renewed appetite for tea coffee and alcohol avoided. The article also notes the burning of Halley Mass historic Hooker house birthplace of General Joe Hooker in 1814.
An advertisement offers a reward for any case of catarrh cured by Halls Catarrh Ogre. It claims long acquaintance with F. J. Cheney and endorsement of his trustworthiness in business affairs and obligations.
The 60 cent Trans-Mississippi stamp from Frederic Remington depicts a Western Mining Prospector. The $1 stamp shows Western Cattle in Storm by J MacWhirter, and the 2 stamp offers The Mississippi River Bridge at St Louis in brown. A Chicago elevated fire after a tool sparked gas pipe fire blocked traffic two hours with cars burned. Also notes powdered explosive motor concept and safer wagon nut design. Berlin police chief issues rules to curb unlawful medical practice competition.
The text notes a device to splice short pencils using a threaded tube with bell ends and interior cores forming cutting dies for ores. It mentions a chalk holder wall plate for cue tips, a glove designed to prevent wear with interwoven leather rings, and a change in Admiralty lacing for sailors. It also promotes Dr. T. H. White’s dental work at Morrison Street Portland with painless methods and artistry.
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