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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1900
Page
3
In 1898 prose Rob Gleverdale hides during a gang raid led by Captain Elvin and Torrero. Rob spots Lemuel Starne among the ambushers, fears execution, and, after Torrero beats him, seeks a cave refuge. A crack of opportunity arises as he ponders escaping with the last contraband cargo left behind.
Rob, trapped by a sealing rock in the Black Cat caverns, endures hunger and terror. He explores the cave arsenal for escape light, finds a matches pocket, and hopes Captain Torreyo will free him as torches flare. The beacon of release arrives with a call from Torreyo, then suspenseful cliff.
Frankfort Ky March 25 Wharton Golden a frail mountaineer testified in the prelim examination of Caleb Powers charged with conspiracy to kill Goebel. He said Powers told him two mountaineers were hired to kill Goebel named Hockersmith and Dick Coombs. Golden’s testimony targets John Powers and mentions others including Finley Culton and Governor Taylor guiding the mountaineers to Frankfort. The defense cautions on admissibility while prosecutors say enough evidence exists to hold Powers. Governor Taylor’s name may not feature prominently.
London dispatch reports that on March 24 at Modder river a Grenadier Guards officer and an officer from the Coldstream Guards were killed or wounded after riding beyond camp with a single trooper as Boers opened fire. Wounded officers were assisted by the Boers and taken to a farmhouse for care. Dispatches hint at possible British advances and anxiously awaited news on Colonel Plumer and Eloff movements amid Mafeking rumors.
Havana March 25 The Patria reports on promises by senators Platt Aldrich and Teller to grant independence and says their trip shows trust in Congress joint resolution. Gen Maximo Gomez states Cubans are not rushing independence and prefer a slow, steady approach.
In Frankfort Kentucky state troops loyal to Governor Beckham seize the county courthouse house and jail and will perform military duty during the examining trials of Republican Secretary of State Caleb Powers Captain John W Davis and W H Culton. Seventy five special deputy sheriffs were sworn in by civil authorities as reinforcement.
The article notes a peculiar process to render teeth from paper, claiming they are superior to other materials. It then advises keeping the stomach healthy with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to aid dental health, mentioning its use for constipation dyspepsia and biliousness. A social quip about a boy and his father closes the piece.
Mrs. Nerriz Chase of 47 K Street NE reports a 16 month old boy with rash misdiagnosed as measles, then mumps and scrofula. After four months of medicines and two sore outbreaks, Hood's Sarsaparilla cured the neck sore and improved overall health with persistent use.
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