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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1899
Page
6
A visiting gentleman from a distant town admires St Patrick's Cathedral in New York and laments "Wait, That herts the devil" before an Irish street sweeper quips that the architecture is the attraction. The exchange captures local humor amid sightseeing in the city.
A garbled mixture of notices mentions Harry A Salzer of Wisconsin and Idaho Gold Coin Mining and Milling Co striking deposits, boosting stock value. F J Cheney firm oath offering rewards. medical cures advertised by J. Cheney Co. with claims of blood purification. automatic photography devices and a statistic claiming low 65-year survival among 40,000.
Foreigners in Japan total just over ten thousand with nearly half in Chinese. British 2115, Americans 1076, Germans 594, Breuels 491, Russians 297, others small groups. Meanwhile Japanese living abroad number about sixty thousand, many in Hawaii and California. Japanese students abroad total about twenty five thousand with the United States hosting 2178.
The Steat emporium of the John S L Smith Co in Chicago advertises a century of service and a vast illustrated catalogue with prices for every household article. It highlights the Melba sewing machine for 14.42 and claims to furnish over half a million homes. Also notes Nagasaki fireworks maker producing large pyro birds with a four hundred year family secret.
A long letter from Mrs. Wir. W. Bell of Canton Ohio praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for postpartum and menstrual symptoms and urges others to try it. A Philadelphia reader, Mrs. A. Totten, credits eight bottles with transforming her health and weight. The missives mirror early 20th century health tone and praise for patent medicines amid general medical skepticism.
A fragmented report notes Boer advances toward Estcourt and the Natal capital, with Colesburg near the Orange Free State border lit by bridge destructions. British forces under Buller tighten lines at Cedar as Cape Colony and Natal defenses near a campaign against Bloemfontein. Officials consider troop dispatch shortcomings while stresses grow over fortifying Penetrations and potential annexation reactions.
A government expert claims official figures on Boer strength are grossly inaccurate. The analysis outlines that the real Boer force size is uncertain, with referenced detachments including Krupp field guns and units described as advanced patterns. The report notes Scarcity of reliable data and hints at possible miscalculations by intelligence officials.
Fragmentary report notes a naval test and the expected impact on the defense of Ladysmith. It references a British naval brigade arriving to influence the siege situation and describes the test as successfully carried out. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
The piece argues political moves ignored Boer risks and notes British delays could extend the war. It describes Boer readiness, British naval actions near Ladysmith, and the Terrible gun carriage aiding defenses at Ladysmith and Pretoria as forces converge. The Terrible, with relief crews, brings 3,000 more men to the theater.
Reports from Cape Colony and Natal describe Boer gains near Bethulia and De Aar while British forces hold the Oxusnge river area. The war dept aims to crush the Transvaal as dispatches note disaffection among Cape Dutch and heightened railway disruptions. British forces mobilize fresh battalions as public attention focuses on Dundee and recent British setbacks.
In the Mazoe valley a year after white traders arrived, natives recounted a trade mishap where Joby the driver mixed arsenic with salt, trading away two dozen pounds of preservative. A stomach epidemic followed with no deaths, leaving the narrator relieved yet unsettled about the incident and language barriers with the locals.
A fragmentary item notes Slimnurse finding a dollar on the street yesterday and Burt considering attending the Paris exposition next year. Readable names include New York and Paris context.
A sensational ad claims a powerful germ killer, Cas Carst Cathartic, destroys bacteria while you sleep and purifies the blood. It touts drops and tablets sold by The Sterling Remedy Co with samples and warnings about fake substitutes.
Fragmentary antique dialogue features a sour remark by a Bobblesque botch and a retort about spirits. The text mentions brands, places, and names in a jumbled scene, ending with a Jeremy Taylor quotation about prudence in choosing company.
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