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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1899
Page
4
An old promotional snippet touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia nervousness catarrh rheumatism and eruptions. It urges readers to choose Hood's and warns against disappointment from other brands.
A Washington Star report quotes a leading railroad official arguing that the push for faster rail time hinges on straightening routes and reconstructing surveys to save distance. He notes the appeal and monotony of a curve-free, cutting-free line, citing a Buenos Aires to the Andes route as an extreme example of a 200 mile straight stretch.
The O K & N and Oregon Short Line add buffet smoking and library cars to the Portland to Chicago through train. A dining car is now in operation with latest chair cars day coaches and first class sleepers. Direct connections at Granger with Union Pacific and Ogden with Rio Grande link Oregon Washington Idaho to eastern cities.
The covert planner of a stage robbery near Westfall Ohio on September 22 is identified as Van C Alexander. He is said to have supplied most of the stolen money and acted with two accomplice boys. The case heads to Judge Bellinger in Portland for trial.
Boston investors will spend upwards of 600000 to buy the Seattle Steam Heat and Power plant and six street railway lines. A modern power plant and rebuilt distribution system will be erected with new mains and plans for a January 1 completion. Separately Judge Burnett ruled non-suit in L I Mc Mahon vs Canadian Pacific Railway over about 550 dollars claimed for advertising in Woodburn and Salem papers. defense argued lack of agent authority and that payment was to come from transportation.
Labor in Fairhaven is scarce causing railroad contractors and others to delay work on various enterprises until more workers are available. The payroll has grown about sixteenfold from two years ago with a likely further increase next year.
Hillsboro Oregon resident Charles V Doughty a young man riding a bicycle at speed over a crosswalk was thrown from his wheel and seriously injured He remained unconscious for about two hours suffered a deep cut above the left eye and a badly lacerated upper lip The bicycle was destroyed and Doughty a member of Company IT Second Oregon Volunteers enlisted from Hillsboro News notes hotel traffic in Portland and a pumpkin contest in New Whatcom Washington with prize winners listed from nearby Lynden Edison and Clearbrook
Engineer J. H. Howard of Medford Oregon finished the permanent survey of the Gold Hill water ditch with a crew of twelve in eight days. Local enterprise and Eastern capitalists show great interest and potential investment in the project.
Mrs G W Palmer of Jonesville Virginia describes two years of stomach and bowel pain, weight loss, and nerve weakness. After following Dr C W Jacobs advice to take Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, her appetite returns and she regains strength, gaining weight and performing housework within a month.
Curious quotation about language usage. The excerpt notes various tidbits from daily life and science, including teething syrup popularity, Dawson City egg prices, 19th century mining firm growth, avalanche acoustics, polar distance, white ant egg production, and fertilizer adulteration rates in Germany.
A Missouri court discussed a Civil War era case where a Northern soldier, after remarriage and substantial Pratt county property, divorced his first wife who later contested the property claim from the East. The judge allowed the Pratt county man to wed his longtime partner, while consuls in Cologne faced arrests over doctors pill remedies.
There is widespread Catarrh and doctors once deemed it incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by P J Cheney & Co of Toledo is advertised as a constitutional remedy taken internally. Cures claimed with blood and mucous surface action. offers $100 for any failure. testimonials and circulars available. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
A clergyman asks a boy to define energy and enterprise. The boy is told of a rich man who came here shirtless and now owns millions, prompting the boy to ask how many he can put on at a time.
Danish lighthouses receive oil supplies to power pumping stations on offshore beams as a fierce storm lashed the coast. The move aims to keep navigational beacons running and ensure maritime safety amid high seas.
A historic ad touts Allen’s Foot-Ease powder as curing painful swollen nerves and ingrown nails, making tight shoes comfortable. It claims 0,000 testimonials and offers trial packages, with mail order and store sales. Also mentions Brazil coffee lozenges and various industry stats from Belfast to Tacoma.
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