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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1898
Page
6
Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment claims to cure Blind Bleeding Ulcerated and Itching Piles by absorbing tumors and relieving itching instantly. Prepared only for piles and private-part itching, with a box guarantee. Sold by druggists or by mail for 50 cents or $1.00. Williams Mfg Co Cleveland Ohio. Foster & Callison carry it.
Passengers arriving in Chicago can, by the new Union Elevated Loop reach any part of the city. Train every minute. These facilities can only be offered by the Great Rock Island Route. Send a 2 cent stamp for a new birds eye view of Chicago issued in five colors showing the Loop and Elevated System. John D Bastian G P A Chicago.
E G Solomon of Omaha has patented a nighttime track lighting system to illuminate racing surfaces for better visibility. The plan places tall central lamps on each turn, with lights over the stretch and high white walls to reflect light, while avoiding glare for spectators. The steady, sunlike illumination reduces shadows for trotters and pacers, enabling racing to continue after dark.
An essay traces the canine symbol behind knightly and royal tombs from medieval monuments to modern memory. It cites Greyhounds as emblematic of fidelity, notes dogs on women’s monuments as signs of loyal affection, and includes a quip about Morse letters reflecting enduring friendship.
A St Petersburg dispatch to the London Globe reports Admiral Makaroff's ice breaker scheme to cut polar ice for access to the pole. A 1.5 million ruble credit is set for a large ice breaker and drawings from various firms. First experiments aimed for winter 1899 with Cronstadt and St Petersburg trade likely boosted if England-built vessels prevail. Capt Sverdrup of Fram to join the consultation at the admiralty. The effort could open winter access to Siberian routes, aiding English trade.
A Kharkoff citizen bought an Apollo Belvedere statue. A child toppled it, revealing a hollow with 3000 rubles and a note by Chevalier Konun Proffheroff claiming the money came from gambling and was intended for constructing a church. The date 1840 suggests the owner died suddenly before completion.
Edward E. Stone of Rittman Ohio reports his four year old son has had measles scarlet fever mumps and dysentery. The child nearly killed by a horse kick fractured collar bone and swallowed strychnine and drank ammonia. A recent fall into a feed mill crushed his arm leading to amputation but the boy is recovering. Parents endure more worry than the child endures misfortunes.
A New Zealand colored race portrait shows Maoris educated and land-represented yet declared doomed by a racial law. Newspapers note high literacy and college presence, but a 90 percent return to savagery after schooling and a general decline in morals and vitality, despite being historically strong.
An illustrated device aims to cut coal costs by improving flame with a small cube placed among the fuel. Air enters at the base and rises through slots, promoting combustion and allowing coke or anthracite to burn in standard fireplaces without changes.
A former postmaster recalls 25 cent 400 mile letters sixty eight years ago yielding two bushels oats five dozen eggs four pounds butter three bushels wheat or one and a third pounds wool as the equivalent. The piece notes easy comparison to current postal progress under government direction.
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