27 Jan 1899
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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1899
Page
1
A Bradford girl tries to attract a young man by gifting cigars and inviting him to her house for a smoke. The piece comments on pallbearers thoughts, prize use of a soap brand, and a jab about cough medicine. The tone is playful and anecdotal.
A garbled page notes quack remedies, tonics, and self care claims from Dr Khitu to Kemp’s Balsam, with stray references to Frankin quotes, shakes of health lore, and a tale of a 60 year old goose. It also mentions craft ads like Diamond Soap, Richards’ Catarrh Expellant, and Cocoas.
Senor Lopes, Aguinaldo’s Washington secretary, urges immediate direct communication with Secretary Hay amid reports of Otis expedition preparations. He notes 20000 American soldiers in Manila, fears war from a tightened stance, and warns of bloodshed if escalation continues.
Major Daly testimony before the war investigating commission termed the beef supplied to expeditionary forces to Tampa and Porto Rico as bad and embalmed in odor. Daly described making soup from the meat and obtaining a residue indicating borax and salicylic acid. Chemist Wielaski reported the powder from Daly evidence contained boric and salicylic acids with salicylic acid deemed harmful and prohibited in Europe.
The court to try Brigadier General Charles P. Eagan met to hear two charges accusing conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman and conduct prejudicial to military discipline. Eagan, defended by Worthington, pleaded not guilty. The panel includes Maj Gen Meritt as president and several generals and colonels. Also noted are West Virginia politics and a humorous anecdote about a Chinaman and a jar signaling a daughter’s age.
Washington reports outline Senate discussion on expansion policy with Turner and Morgan clashing over constitutional questions. The Treasury amend ment, post office funds limits, and war-appropriation provisions shaped debates as the Senate and House consider canal, amendment, and army reorganization measures.
John M. R. Kendall, White County Clerk and prominent Democratic official in southern Illinois, shot himself in the head at his desk in the county clerk’s office, ending his long tenure since 1880 apart from a four year deputy period. He had just begun another four year term.
Massa 14.5 percent Germany 11.5 Austria-Hungary 9.6 England 3.5 Italy 4.0 France 0.8 Catarrh cures advertised and medical ads claim internal remedies plus local applications with testimonials. Great Northern proves fast mail service Chicago to Seattle four days. Puget Sound ports grow as oriental trade hubs.
A sensitive piece on female mood disorders mocks the idea that willpower cures nerves and argues such troubles signal disease. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven aid, cites a testimonial from Mrs F Uexnerr of Westphalia Kansas, and urges distressed women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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