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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
2
A political column endorses the county ticket with W. W. Hawk for Representative and notes the party’s strong county enthusiasm. It cites naval production, tariff effects, and the Senate’s GOP majority while urging Republicans to unite and campaign vigorously. The piece discusses wheat exports and urban living costs as economic context.
The piece quotes The Western Publisher calling newspaper men public slaves who aid neighbors yet die poor while political patronage and church debts press on them. It cites William J. Bryan’s Lincoln tax figures as an example, arguing either lavish spending or deceitful low values to dodge taxes.
A collage of editorials and comments from Iowa papers. Remarks on wages, strikes, and rural life amid political talk, noting shortages, thrift, and civic duties. A Grinnell item recalls Arthur Hotaling refusing poll tax and paying penalties, urging prompt payment of taxes.
An advertisement asserts Globe Hair Restorative and Dandruff Cure will grow hair on bald heads and permanently prevent shedding. The product, offered by Globe Mfg. Co. of Grinnell Iowa, is priced at $2.00 and mailed prepaid. Wagley & Smead Newton Iowa sell and guarantee the remedy. Dr B Detohon's Anti Diuretic is also advertised for water-related issues.
An advertisement bundle offers Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal cure for cuts, burns, boils, ulcers, and skin ailments with a two cent price claim. It also includes testimonials on Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from C L Bocas of Stumptown West Virginia, noting a rapid recovery in a fifteen month old child after ten days of severe illness.
An advertisement claims Caussen meat market offers both fresh and salt meats and touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a fountain of youth. The copy emphasizes a gentle cheek lift and youth lingering on aged skin through the product.
An old drug-store advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for improving brain and body power. It claims wealth and success follow from indomitable will and energy, suggesting the pills boost vitality. Available at Westbrook and Geire Drug Store.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a quick relief remedy for kidney and bladder pain. It mentions selling by A. L. Kaxsepy, a druggist in Newton Township, with unclear references to time and method.
An old fashioned ad touts Castoria as having signature approval for over thirty years. It markets English Spavin Liniment as a cure for blemishes and lameness in horses and warns about dangerous delays in treating croup and colds in children. The copy emphasizes a safety warning about keeping a bottle on hand and claims significant savings per purchase.
A box of Weeks Break-A-A-Cold Tablets combines Quinine Ipecac and Cascara in chocolate coated tablets to mask taste. It claims faster sleep cure with no head effect and offers a 25 cent price with money back guarantee. Wagley & Smead and John E Stewart are listed as agents.
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