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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1898
Page
3
A fragment from a village scene shows Daft Cam wandering near the inn, the innkeeper alarmed by his behavior and offering payment with a half crown to fetch a doctor. The exchange reveals cautious superstition about healing and a wry census of propriety. Additionally a meter dispute between a Tosnscholder and an Inspector references gas billing without direct conflict.
A fragment shows a child named Bessie answering a friend at a window about measles. The friend asks if the illness has passed and Bessie says the doctor told her mother they broke out last night.
A jumbled column blends patent medicines, household products, and odd facts. It notes Airs Winslow syrup for teething, Cascarets for bowels, Cosmo Buttermilk Soap, and a Trinidad or London angle with Sir Thomas Lipton. It mentions the Elephant Wheetie of Venezuela as the largest insect, coinages riffing Bank of England notes, and quirky railroad fare in Siberia. It also lists an Erie canal length, Manila stone houses, and a Dewey powder remark, plus a Siberian rail ticket for $1.50 and 3.60. It closes with tales of long engagements, an auction of old age care in India, and a remarkable cat tending chicks in Maine.
A Portland family notes gray hair runs in the line of descent. Mrs Maggie Pickett of Canton Georgia reports using Ayer’s Hair Vigor restored natural color after years of aging. Other letters praise the product for stopping hair loss, removing dandruff, and improving scalp health, with testimonials urging readers to request the curebook.
Washington June 10 The conference report on the revenue bill was agreed to after a four hour session with no major incidents though acrimonious elements appeared. Debates shifted to Newhkinds solution and Hawaiian annexation as votes and amendments are scheduled through next week.
Exyostox Jamaica June Rear AGabril Sampson’s fleet bombarded the Santiago de Cubes batteries for a third time at daylight yesterday. The ships pounded the entrance defenses hours, while El Morro remained occupied by Lt Hobson’s Merrimac crew. Spaniards replied wildly at first, then deserting most guns. no American casualties reported though enemy losses believed heavy.
Four hundred twelve U S patents issued last week include an airship and a Monoline composing in machine with 94 claims. Names and towns tied to patents span Iowa and nearby states. Also notes a bridge of foreign casualties and military movements in Cuba and Porto Rico and Tampa.
Aided by a long night of combat starting Saturday 3 p.m. and extending into Sunday dawn, American forces under Lt Col Huetington repulsed a large Spanish force near Regendas. The clash, described as guerrilla in nature, left four Americans dead and one wounded with a missing picket, while Spanish casualties were believed high. Marines landed reinforcements from the Marblehead as the fight pressed near Santiago sixty miles away.
On June 16 near Guantanamo Bay United States Marines under Lieutenant Colonel Tievert W. Huntington and Captain Elliott joined Cuban troops under Colonel Laborda in a daylight advance. They razed a Spanish camp seven miles from the American position, destroyed the only local well, and killed about forty Spaniards. One American marine was slightly wounded, two Cubans were killed, and four wounded. The number of Spaniards killed is uncertain due to guerrilla tactics.
Dispatch from Admiral Sampson confirms American Marines at Crest Hill were reinforced by 1500 Cuban troops from Cureta and Rabi and are now able to hold the position. Cuban general Rabi has occupied Acerraderos, only 11 miles from Santivo, signaling near proximity to the Spanish stronghold and relief to naval officials.
Advices from Guantanamo Bay report Spanish guerrillas attacked American marines encamped Sunday night. Five Marines killed and five wounded. Marines fight on though exhausted and unable to rest. Reinforcements and fleet support are awaited to prevent annihilation by superior enemy numbers. The marines hold position but cannot advance until relief arrives.
In a candid moment a father recalls overhearing Mamie and a young man in the parlor last evening. Both maintain innocence as they describe their discussion about beginning economizing together using the saying elizti.
Opinion from military and naval officers suggests the sun coast is too extensive to blockade effectively while noting ancillary items such as Dostetter's Stomach Bitters for indigestion and malaria, a new cork for medicine bottles, Cascarets candy for cleansing blood, COSMO' BUTTERMILK SOAP benefits, and France's banking rate as a miscellaneous current trade item.
Dear Mrs Pinkham I take pleasure in writing you of the good your Vegetable Compound has done me It relieved an ovarian tumor that a physician said would require operation After three bottles the tumor disappeared I shall recommend it to all suffering women Mrs Rosa Gaus 720 Wall St Los Angeles Cal The success of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound shows it to be the modern safeguard of women's happiness More than 2 million women have benefited by it Every woman who needs advice about her health is invited to write to Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass
A fragmented ad laden notice set extolling Grain-O as a coffee substitute and a health claim for Grain-O and Ne-To-Bac. It mentions tolls on ships passing through the Suez Canal and hints at various public health and consumer pitch phrases. The tone is late 19th or early 20th century advertising copy.
Disjointed OCR text references Halla Catarrh Care as a constitutional care and mentions price and tie. Also includes a quote about glory in the cannon's mouth and a garbled line about curing constipation and druggists refund money. Final reads as an unreadable archival fragment with no clear events.
Washington reports substantial navy recognition for the Merrimac crew who entered Santiago harbor and sank the ship under Spanish fire. Lt Hobson to promotion. Admirals order raises for Montague Charrette Clausen Deignan Murphy Phillips Kelley and others. medals under consideration. War cost estimates to Congress total about 391,090,000 for regular supplies transportation and contingencies through next year.
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