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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1898
Page
7
A fragmentary quote describes a Spanish soldier lacking respect and fearing bullets during gunnery practice. The text includes a dubious product mention for beauty creams and a stray slogan about Perfect complexion and 0. BUTTERSILE, sold everywhere.
A roundup of case notes: principals’ remedy for misappropriated funds may lie in assumpsit or debt. racing owners’ agreement to share premiums is valid, not a wagering contract. a charter suit against a purported corporation raises issues of legal existence and estoppel. North Carolina denies enforcement of notes linked to foreign racing bets. a conspiracy to defraud involving horse racing and deceit to induce an unwary participant faces no court aid for partner accounting.
A fragment advertises the Monon Route promising the best and most economical travel. Tickets offer 1 cent per mile with return validity from Sept 18 to Oct 7, extensions possible. Names Frank J. Feed and Eo Sessions appear with city references.
A garbled old column touts a tobacco quit aid claiming vitality and life, mentioning a man named John Miggins and an undertaker in Kansas. The text references a violent death by disease and a body placed in a grave, but details are unclear due to OCR errors.
The North American Trading and Transportation steamer Roanoke arrived from St. Michael's Alaska with 249 passengers and about four tons of gold. Mining fortunes average around ten thousand dollars, with secrecy over royalty payments to evade Canadian taxes. The company plans to ship more of the gold later, as wealthier miners depart in the scene.
The Hon. A. B. Hepburn told the New York State Bankers Association that six percent interest is vanishing and may return only in troubled times. He noted that workers must reinvest at 2 to 4 percent and may need extra income from labor as property incomes fall. Canadian and U.S. banks are reducing rates to aid commerce, but depositors lose out. banks show high dividend levels, prompting questions about fair profits.
New Zealand doctors Liecken and Colquhoun presented a heat walk ceremony in Fiji where seven natives crossed a glowing oven barefoot. Thermometer readings reached 282 degrees and estimates exceeded 409 degrees, with no distress observed. Doctors noted no special preparation and offered no scientific explanation. London Chroniclis reports.
A county pastor urged his congregation to embrace plain speech over long terms. He cited the Apostle Paul, arguing his messages were straightforward and full of knowledge without five syllables. The talk praised direct, plain language.
A Berlin official grants a salary to a single professional bird catcher who supplies the empire with binds nests and eyes for Delitulions. He is described as the only man permitted to perform this task within the empire.
Orie to Mary depicts a constable recounting family misdeeds. Ved joins the police, Led harms himself, Aunt Susan and a prayer insertion reveal comic religiosity. The Rev Dr Saintly muses on God’s ubiquity as Willy Saintly jokes about a monopoly of Him.
A German crafts a bicycle with a nine foot diameter wheel, two riders sit on opposite sides, and its ease is blamed on a scientific mechanism. Hustetter’s Stomach Bitters touted as the source of strength. A quip about poets seeking revenge ends with a poisoned gum gag on a letter envelope.
A humorous dialogue shows a customer asking for initials on a piece while the jeweler misreads and the customer prefers only initials George Osborne to Harriet Lewis. The exchange highlights confusion over engraving details in a light, period voice.
Unusually bold mountain lions cause ranchers to report a dozen young colt killings this summer on a Utah ranch. The incident underscores growing predator concerns in rural areas.
An assortment of scans shows agricultural seed promotions for wheat at 40 cents a bushel and Farm Seed products from John A Seed Co with associated postal details. The page also includes health ads for Dr Kline’s nerve restorer and Piso's Cure for consumption, plus Hall's Catarrh Cure and a note about export shares to Japan.
Letters from multiple women describe relief from backache headaches bearing down pains and menstrual issues after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lana Wash. They credit improved health regained appetite sleep and ability to perform housework. Names and places include Mrs C L Win Marquez Tex Mrs Garrett Licutt Lancaster Pa Mrs Barer Cream Ridge Ned Mrs Sup McCuLiough Adiel W Va.
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for women ailments. The text presents the remedy as a general health tonic promising relief from female-specific issues. Reader attention is drawn to its claimed effectiveness and domestic use.
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