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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
8
A fragmentary dialogue shows a beggar pleading for four pennies to feed a starving wife and child. An interlocutor questions what could be done with such a small amount. The exchange reflects hardship and social strain.
A collage of promotional claims for Cascarets candy laxative Allen's Foot-Ease and Hull's Catarrh Cure, with other quotes and dated testimonials. The text links digestive health to general wellness, cites a few products, and includes marketing lines and questions about domestic life.
An era piece touts menstruation as a burden to both women and men. It extols Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure for female complaints and urges readers to write Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts for free advice. The missive claims relief from pain, headaches, and tiredness after using the product and related remedies.
The July grain crop report from the Department of Agriculture records a 2 percent decrease in corn acreage from last year with declines across Illinois Missouri Kansas Nebraska and other states. Winter wheat condition sits at 83.7 with favorable comparisons to last year and ten year averages. Spring wheat strength rises to 95 with high regional values for Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and others. Oat and barley conditions slip while winter rye remains around 93.8. Irish potato acreage grows slightly as tobacco increases broadly and apple prospects fade. Wool yields hold at 3.5 pounds per fleece.
President McKinley plans a major expansion of the Weather Bureau with an order to establish observing stations around the Caribbean. Negotiations with governments have mostly succeeded, and new sites are eyed on Trinidad, St. Kipps, Barzinquila, Curecol, Aurtingine, Hayti, the Barbadoes, and San Dodirgo, joining existing stations at St. Thomas, Kingston, Jamaica and Havana. Daily reports will cover Gulf of Mexico waters and surrounding seas, aiding storm notices and benefiting international commerce.
Miners from the Klondike report a grim scene in Alaska with Frostbite sidelining WF Pinkham, a Boston mining man, and locals decrying a capitalists plot to corner provisions. Four price drops from 375 to 82 per sack for flour, gold dust selling at 35 per ounce. Dawson faces cash shortages and predicted hard times, credit dependence, and possible starvation without coin.
President Dole is to be named acting governor when U S authority begins in Hawaii. Senator Cullom, head of the Hawaiian commission, learned the Alameda will depart San Francisco for Honolulu on August 10, with accommodations arranged for the party. Albert Berry, son of Kentucky Representative Berry, is slated to serve as sergeant at arms for the commission.
The piece notes Morro Castle’s fate and questions Spain’s naval strength. It references Sampson and Schley, discusses potential peace timing, and suggests Spain may be exhausted after losses near Cabo, Porto Rico, and the Philippines. It portrays a critical view of Spain’s leadership and strategy amid ongoing conflict.
A week of New War Dispatches covers Camara and Hoot returning to Spain, Roosevelt promoted, Spanish privateers, and peace talks. Reports from Washington foresee negotiations as Spain faces invasions near Santiago and Cuba. Germany Russia and others considered intervention while McKinley resists surrender offers. Brigadier general promotions, naval bombardments, and troop movements frame a tense, evolving conflict with casualties, sieges, and strategic decisions shaping the push toward Santiago and Puerto Rico.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a town scene in Rogers Texas with references to Sperka Wires and Blorks, a field fire, and an Argon related admonition. Mentions migrants, a large American flag, and a bridge measurement in feet. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
An elderly policeman recalls past shootings and a bank robbery as he contemplates whether he would act similarly today. He describes experiences in San Francisco Chinatown and St Louis, noting how he protected others in danger and asking what others would have done in similar moments.
From Blandinsville Kil a Mrs Adams wife of Rev A R Adams of Dedford Christian Church describes years of illness with stomach pain dropsy and nervous troubles She credits J Williams Pink Pills for Pale People for her recovery after taking 11 boxes and reports restored appetite energy and ability to work even this summer She urges others to try the remedy through physicians and newspapers
The German Statistike Korrespondent reports seventy years of Prussian birth data. It notes rare instants of multiple births labeled fuenfinge vierlinge drillinge and zrillinge, and records 55,388,782 visits by the stork to Prussia. The article adds light commentary on the native sausage revival and references Lucullus.
A St Paul man proposes forming an association to fund weekly cablegrams from Manila to supporters of soldiers. The plan aims to cover about 24 dollars in costs and would use a cipher for messages sent via wireless channels to convey news and moral support to the Twin Cities area’s servicemen.
Ocset and Keapeest Last. Dingley contemplates buying a country seat and has urged his wife to view it. She declares its beauty leaves her speechless and Bingter senses the moment. They plan to visit this afternoon and borrow what is needed.
A Philippine insurgent leader is described as a beautiful woman whose charm lies in her vitality. The article notes many locals seem to be charmed by life, yet the real allure is Tosretter's Stomach Bitters, touted as the remedy that sustains strength and vitality.
A man who saw himself as a natural comedian recounts a failed courting moment. He aimed to propose to a broker's daughter,Miss Ritchie, found her busy with bundles of dried grasses, and quipped Nice room for 2 donkey to get into. She welcomed him, crushing his humor and ending his romance.
Fragmented ad style text suggests claims of permanent cure for nerval issues, mentions Dr Kine and EBS200 trial bottle. Includes references to Philadelphia and Winston’s Spora for children, with promotional tone and dubious medical claims.
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