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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1898
Page
9
A reader reports that chewing four to six dandelion leaves before bed reliably induces sleep even when troubled or anxious. The note emphasizes individual trials and asserts consistent sedative effects from the herb.
Shake into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves painful swollen feet and bunion sting and helps tight shoes feel easier. It cures sweating calluses and tired feet, a popular comfort discovery sold by druggists and shoe stores with a trial offer by mail for 23 cents in stamps.
State Senator HW Wall was shot and killed near Staunton Alabama during a dispute with Otto Mattins after pursuing a horse on Schadlich property. Mrs Schadlich held a shotgun, Mattias intervened, and Mattins fired fatally as Wall attempted to leave with the animal.
The account notes that the head wound from the assault blew away one side of the skull and killed him instantly. Mrs Schadlich was arrested. Senator Wall, a longtime State Senator and leading Democrat, was a senior partner at Wall & Panthorst bank in Staunton, a figure well known among Eli nois politicians.
Former Bureau County supervisor Join Searls killed his young wife at their Pere Del home and then ended his own life. Grant Searls, his son, found them dead next morning with wounds to the necks and a large pocketknife in the husband’s hand. The couple had married two years earlier after years of conflict over a will and wealth.
A sensational silver-trick swindle targets Sonith LH Knott of Normal Illinois a 3 year old retired farmer. Knott allegedly invested up to 30 000 in a valueless silver mine via fraudulent assay papers and gave 10000 cash plus notes now due for collection. Knott seeks to stop payment as third parties become involved. He holds a 300 acre Champaign County farm and other property at Norvil.
The article details Col. Hay born in Salem Indiana, his service as a private secretary to President Lincoln from 1861 to 1865, roles in Madrid and Paris, later editor work for the New York Tribune, author of Pike County Ballads and Castilian Days, moving to Cleveland and entering political life, and his later position as assistant Secretary of State in Washington.
Six veterans of land and sea named to serve as military commissioners for Cuba and Porto Rico. American appointees include Maj. Gen. Wade Rear Admiral Sampson and Maj. Gen. Butler for Cuba while Maj. Gen. Brooke Rear Admiral Schley and Brig. Gen. Gordon will handle Porto Rico. Commissions meet in Washington to receive direct instructions from the president. The evacuations and displacement of troops will be decided by these commissions amid civil government questions in the surrender territories.
At the old settlers reunion in Gissna Park Ul the grand stand collapsed injuring about twenty eight spectators. The temporary structure 89 feet long with ten tiers bore over 2000 people for a Chicago Onions versus Danville game when the collapse occurred during the third inning. Six women and four others suffered broken limbs and three women had arms fractured.
In a Popular Science Monthly piece, Prof H Marshall Ward explains that strong sunlight, especially blue and violet rays, reduces bacteria in river waters. He cites Pasteur and Miguel on air germs, Marrinaud on yeasts on grapes, and Guinti on sunlight affecting fermentation, noting turbid dirty waves aid bacterial propagation.
The article notes several plants and fungi that emit light after bright days. Linnaeus observed iridescence in common nasturtium flowers at night, with stronger glow after sunny periods. Marsh lily and frasilla are cited, the latter secreting a volatile oil that forms a luminous vapor on hot days. In Dresden coal mines two fungi show shifting color festoons.
A garbled historical clipping offers scattered lines about a German bios or beverage, praising strength through truth and health. It mentions seeking truth, weak to strong transformation, and a warning that men fail to pursue virtue. The text is largely illegible and contains incoherent phrases.
A collage of medical testimonials, consumer ads, and assorted notices. Letters praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound appear alongside household tips, sales pitches for seeds, travel notices, and sporadic quotations. The page shows fragmented advice, product endorsements, and local notices typical of era newspapers.
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