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Newspaper
Postville Review
Location
Postville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
8
A meditation on aged voices singing old hymns that summon distant lands and bright visions of heaven. The speaker recalls beloved lines from Jordan’s banks to Greenland’s mountains and India’s shores, hoping to hear them again before passing into Canaan’s peaceful land.
A Chicago bride elect’s afternoon party featured a basket of cloths for every use, from floorcloths to cheesecloth dusters. Guests offered playful rhymes and parodies about housekeeping, with initials embroidered and lines praising thrift, cleanliness, and domestic art.
The Indianapolis News argues that the electricity producer must ensure safe transmission for its own use or commercial purposes and cannot allow power to escape to prey on others' property, likening it to a farmer’s liability for dogs trespassing on neighbors’ sheep.
The piece marks Queen Victoria s birthday with a tribute by Marie Corelli praising the queen s leadership and humanity The article lauds her simplicity sincere nature and public virtue noting she remains connected with her subjects and shares in their joys and sorrows alike.
The emperor of Germany possesses a toy warship, a full rigged frigate fifty five feet long with four feet draft and a thirty ton capacity. Named Royal Louis after Queen Louise, the vessel is an heirloom from Frederick William III and was built at Woolwich in 1832. It sailed on the Potsdam waterways in boyhood and now rests in Potsdam after a journey via Thames and Hamburg.
Admiral Dewey states that presidents are nominated not by the people but by a select group of political leaders, remarking that this insight comes with his usual provocation of being somewhat early.
A fragment notes a claim that the world will end this year, urged by a godessies figure with many believers and skeptics. The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion liver and kidney troubles, asserting it will convince doubters.
A fragment suggests a new grain based drink as a substitute for tea or coffee for children. It emphasizes that the product is nourishing, delicious, and made from pure grains. The text references distributing the drink to children through some program or organization.
A fragmentary reader letter item shows multiple women praising Peruna. Susan Wyinat, a teacher from Chicago, writes of personal improvement with Peruna amid pelvic health concerns. Margaretha Dauben of Racine Wisconsin also touts relief and well being after using Peruna for menopause and related issues. A Columbus Ohio notice offers a free book for women alongside medical claims.
An experienced traveler recounts his Canada Northwest tour from Sault Ste Marie to Winnipeg, detailing fertile districts from Regina to Prince Albert, mixed farming prospects, thriving markets, abundant timber and water, and strong farming communities. He praises McLeod for ranching limits, and notes excellent crops, climate, and infrastructure along the journey.
In Michigan Payne urges laborers to move for year round work with wages from 1.75 to 2 dollars daily and 25 dollars monthly with board. He plans to return to Prince Albert in spring and offers to share more information via Mr J Grieve, Canadian government agent in Saginaw, or M Mn Melunes in Detroit.
A compact collection presents quotations from Jeremy Taylor Bacon and Becker noting the single path to heaven for both learned and unlearned. It argues that denial of God destroys human nobility and that Christian faith must align with moral place and spirit.
A passerby notes Snorkins as a rising political figure and jokes that he would even accept a vice presidential nomination if offered. The remark reflects growing attention around his political prospects and potential leadership.
An advertisement promotes Know Thyself and The Science of Life as free postpaid medical books from the Peabody Medical Institute in Boston, with 370 pages and engravings. It urges readers to request the library edition, plus mentions Gen Corbin and Philippine strength. Also promotes Allen’s Foot Ease powder for sore feet, available 25 cents, and notes Gen Otis arriving in San Francisco after quarantine with talk on the Philippine rebellion.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute with mocha like color and no injury to children. It claims broad appeal and low price per package while noting grocers endorse the product. A separate noted update says Lord Roberts forces near Johannesburg and Pretoria is expected to surrender without resistance.
A new Wabash train will depart Glicuwo at 10 39 P M and reach St Louis at 7 56 A M daily from June, with return departing St Louis at 1180 2 Mo and arriving Chi envo 800 A M. Other fast Wabash options also offered. Equipment up to date. City Ticket Office Oz Adams St Chicago. The ex queen of Hawaii urges subjects to do their duty as American citizens.
Lane's Family Medicine promises daily bowel movements to promote health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys, cures headaches, and mentions rice 2h and 0c as part of the remedy.
A blaze at Bloomington causes extensive damage valued at 1.5 million dollars. The report mentions Mia Winslow and her Spormine Syrup for teething, priced 25 cents a bottle, while noting Donahue, the Ancka murderer, was released.
A fragment notes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with price and testimonial claims. It mentions Dr Richard Hooker Wilmer a Protestant Episcopal bishop of Alabama and includes a reference to Piso's Cure for Consumption as a life saver, dated February 1 1900 with a Maple Street Norwich address. The Turner family is said to decide to eliminate politics.
A persuasive pitch asserts Mrs Pinkham has vast experience with female illnesses, handling over a hundred thousand cases yearly for twenty years, and offers Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound free to readers while inviting correspondence at Lynn Massachusetts.
A short poem by Albert W. Barker from Lippincott urges the reader to let the golden butterfly glide free. It cautions against trying to trap beauty, noting the endless sky will preserve its loveliness, while a beloved may dim or mar it.
A man proclaims his deep attachment to a woman who challenges his worldly view. She scolds him gently, noting he has seen little of the world while he has observed much of her. The pair had met only yesterday, and she has not yet worn her golf attire in his presence.
A sensational 1899 letter from Lina Ohio touts Casearets as a cure for tapeworms. It describes a patient taking tablets and passing a long worm, urges readers to buy and try the product, and cites a traveling salesman endorsement. The ad invites requests for a booklet and samples.
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