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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1898
Page
3
A physician tells a patient that drinking two to four quarts of water daily can transform health. The woman, doubtful at first, follows the regimen and quickly improves, noting elimination of physician visits. The piece extols water as a universal remedy cleansing the system and aiding kidneys liver stomach and circulation.
The author argues against female shoe fashion, noting high heels produce wobbling movement and tight shoes distort feet. It claims a tall woman’s foot should match forearm length, with the ulna as guidance, and warns of deformities from overly small shoes and cramped feet.
A satirical remark contrasts a lawyer and a doctor about truth. The doctor claims truth lies at the bottom of a well while the lawyer boasts of the heavy pumping needed to obtain Tit-Bits. The exchange highlights tongue in cheek humor and editorial wit.
A brief postclass exchange records a student taunt about Moses nose and a sharp rebuke for arguing religion, attributed to the Fliegende Blaetter. The fragment hints at a school setting and religious tension without further context.
Reigning queens and royal connections surface in a stream of notes from Europe. Queen Louise of Denmark remains the oldest throne occupant aside from Luxemburg's grand duke, while Empress Fu saka of Japan is praised for enlightened views. Augusta distributed 144 gold crosses to German servant girls, and Victoria weighs purchasing Norris Castle near Osborne. Reports from Berlin say Victoria and the Dutch queen may attend Jerusalem’s consecration with Imperial and German sovereigns. The Hohenzollern will provide a yacht, a choir, and tents for the journey with a large retinue.
The Chicago Times Herald recounts heroism shown in the Civil War by A. Schiffeneder, a 20 year old Milwaukee volunteer who sustained wounds at Gettysburg and Shenandoh campaigns. He later suffered chronic illness and sought relief, recalling a medical remedy and his life as a prominent Chicago Grand man.
In the international hall the Dominion of Canada occupies 5,000 feet of floor space and 6,000 feet of wall space with a combined agricultural, mineral, forestry and dairy display. Commissioner Myers says Canada can supply breadstuffs for the earth, with wheat oats barley rye and cereals thriving across the country. Dairy shipments to Great Britain last year totaled 12,000,000 pounds of butter worth 2,900,000 dollars and 165,000,000 pounds of cheese worth 15,000,000 dollars. The exhibit features lumber, fruit, grasses, and a central mineral display of gold iron copper and other metals.
The text states powder needed equals about half the projectile weight. It lists example weights: 6 inch diameter 33 pounds, 50 pounds, 6 inch 100 pounds, 8 inch 250 pounds, 10 inch 500 pounds, 13 inch 1,100 pounds, 16 inch 2,370 pounds.
The Colorado Midland's Hagerman Pass route at 11 580 feet marks the rail line's highest point. Desert? No. Scenic Rocky Mountain travel praised with low rates and strong train service. Inquiries to General Passenger Agent, Denver. Also notes on private bullfights in Madrid, beauty products, and a Rome Vatican music policy. Information on lands in Tennessee and North Alabama via J B Killebrew, Immigration Agent, Nashville.
A patient narrator recalls a physician who prescribed reading Psalm 102 to a sick man. A young woman, moved by the act, visits the family, assists a struggling dressmaker, and sparks a chain of aid that lifts a family from want. Her compassion deepens, challenging the view that one must feel like helping to do good.
The Journal of Mental and Nervous Diseases argues that slow eating is not inherently better for digestion. The key is energetic chewing regardless of speed, since hurried eating may hurt secretions, while thorough mastication stimulates saliva and digestion.
A domestic scene unfolds as a couple discuss addressing the father that evening. She notes his mood may be particularly cross and tired, urging George to speak to papa to avoid friction. The exchange captures quiet tension and a hopeful plan to ease the family moment.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes sailors shifting from calling veterans old salts to a modern phrase. The joke contrasts bygone terms with contemporary language in naval culture.
Zurich municipal dwellings provide housing for men employed in the municipal works. The program supports workers during assignments and aims to ease housing needs for city projects.
CANOLINE claims to prevent contagious diseases and kill ticks fleas bed bugs worms and many insects while curing scabies mange and other skin issues. It is advertised as non poisonous and the cheapest and best on earth with a formula to make a gallon from a two cent bottle sent to Cannon Chemical Co St Louis. Paper floors for dwellings are being used in Germany and are touted to resist dust and vermin with seamless construction.
A dispute over two pigs led to costs totaling $0.00. The parties reached a compromise by taking one pig each, resolving the matter without further proceedings.
Fragmentary text notes a century of church life and a ritual involving a bag hung from a pole to awaken worshipers as a dietary era and local customs are referenced. The passage mentions Abell and a pole device delivering a message to the congregation.
A legal notice from Des Moines references case number 37-1898 involving Or Kay in a lung balance matter.Details indicate a court filing requiring action by a named party and associated deadlines. The fragment hints at municipal or civil procedure context with an organized docket listing.
A vintage ad explains new porcelain game plaques featuring American wildlife, available free with three ten cent packages of Elastic Starch from J C Hubinger Bros Co. Purchasers must obtain them from grocers, not by mail, with the offer ending October 1.
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