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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1898
Page
7
A collection of brief oddities and quips from a historical page, including a dialogue about Bates trade openness and nations, a child’s misinterpretation of Queen Victoria, a child asking about rain by royal whim, and a widow’s satire on rivalry with her late husband.
A Memphis reader recounts a wife’s recovery from consumption after using Dr Ayers Cherry Pectoral. The author asserts the remedy cured her lung trouble and many family members have been promptly cured of coughs and throat ailments. The note discusses the cu rability of consumption and promotes the medicine with price details and a request to write for a testimonial booklet.
Fifty fifth Congress news from Washington details heated debate over civil appropriation measures. Senators clashed as Allison warned the Senate could dissolve committees and redistribute business, while Lente charged corruption and warned of executive power. General Greenor denied rumors of mutiny and urged patience as war clouds loom with Spain. The Senate moved toward Cuban independence recognition as a key issue, with resolutions demanding action against Spain and calls for mobilization if needed. The House considered district affairs as a separate thread in the same session.
The Iowa Patent Office report notes Iowa led with 424 patents issued during the year, equal to about one patent per four inhabitants, while Nebraska reported 6,496 patents. It mentions patent recording at Washington, and offers information for obtaining and valuing patents, with Reed line of agents promoting their services. It also references English, French, and other international patent activity and a note on prison labor and insanity among convicts following legislative changes. An appeal letter from a reader asks Assistant Secretary Roosevelt to give a dollar to a poor girl who lost her papa on a ship.
A fragmentary column notes political talk on the next presidential election and urges a systematic course of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to renew health. It mentions newspapers full of predictions and skepticism about self confident forecasts. It also alludes to damaged lines about longing and undiscovered lands.
A garbled line appears to discuss rapidity and dependency, noting it depends entirely on appearances at the bottom. The fragment lacks clear subjects or context to form a full readable item.
A collage of historical notes mentions Colorado as a booming gold producer, railway changes by the Baltimore and Ohio to a la carte dining improving profits and service, a centuries-old Jerusalem map found in Palestine, Wasner sleepers to West Baden, and travel details from Dearborn Station. It also advertises Cascarets for skin, a Berlin proverb note, and health claims about liver cleansing with laxatives.
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