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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1896
Page
3
A jumble of advertising copy highlights Silver Kind Mantey yields of 0 to 100 bushels per acre on various soils. Salter's catalogue touts Teosinte and other grasses, with offers for free seed samples from La Crosse Wisconsin. Includes patent medicines, household tips, and miscellaneous quotes.
Dr Millington Miller of New York lectured on mind building by sense development before the Educational era at the normal school, discussing life as a luminous force in the brain and the unity of the senses. Col de Rochas is cited on the eye and light, with hypnotic experiments and the value of drawing for mental impression, noting Daudet and Maupassant as products of such education. The talk featured blackboard drawings of the brain and nervous system.
In Stella county Montana Miss Ellen Norman near Hope was declared dead in 1894 and buried before a doctor tested her. Thompson, her would be suitor, kept vigil and found the chest rising, wrapping the body in a blanket. He then fled with the supposedly dead woman, using a dummy to fool others. She later awoke delirious, revealing she had been in a trance. By December she was spirited away to recover in the South and West with Thompson, and recently returned as his bride. The community welcomed her survival.
A Newton Iowa man, R F Kinyon, testifies of recovery from years of rheumatism after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He reports immediate improvement and ongoing health gains, urging others with rheumatic complaints to try the remedy. The statement, notarized, cites pills containing vital elements to renew blood and nerves. Pills sold by druggists or by mail at Schenectady, price 50 cents per box, six for 2.60.
Fragmentary note reflects doubt about St Paul viewpoint on women’s subjection and local regard for Minneapolis. The text mentions Tempers and Triplet, hinting at rival opinions but offers no concrete actions or outcomes.
The text warns that frost and wind chill penetrate to bones, causing stiffness and colds. It advises using St Jacobs Oil to warm the surface and drive out the chill, noting its use for sore throats, stiffness, and general aches after outdoor work or skating.
A rustic mock dialogue claims immense yields from Salter's Silver Mine Oats and other crops. The note touts 1896 farmer contests with gold rewards, boasts record barley and potato yields, and promotes Salzer's Seed Co catalogue and free samples by mail order from La Crosse Wisconsin.
A short essay argues that a busy reader should pick a specialty to become well read. Even with limited time like half hour snatches, consistent effort yields progress. The piece notes passion for the subject and access to needed books drive success and cites the idea that small gains accumulate over time.
A reader recounts Fred J. Joyce quitting a fifteen year smoking habit after using No-To-Bac. He claims two boxes cured him and he now avoids tobacco, praising the product. The ad also promotes Cut and Slash cheroots and three for five cents as a cheap satisfying smoke.
Controversy erupts over a $1,500 conscience fund gift to New York City. Officials debate whether it came from Hetty Green or the Goulds, with estimates of personal tax losses reaching into the six figures. Commissioners admit difficulties in tracking evasions, noting past gifts from a schoolboy and a 1877 large donation, while the total ten year receipts under $19,000.
Consular reports indicate Jerusalem authorities aim to establish a Dead Sea steamship service. Asphalt presence is confirmed and petroleum may lie nearby. A steady Jordan valley development could profit, but foreign capital is unlikely due to unstable property rights.
In a Macon Georgia suburb last week four women proved the old idea of southern ladies wrong by dragging a large upright piano from a burning house to the street. Neighbors joined to help save belongings as fire raged. The quartet moved the piano unassisted through the parlor and into the road.
A Brussels paper Congo correspondent notes a caravan delivering thousands of pounds worth of ivory to the east African coast belonging to Mr Stokes. The report credits the Free State’s agents with honorable conduct in handling the shipment.
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