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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1900
Page
7
A stock yards report notes a Chicago shipper brought 891 sheep from the west but failed to command a price of 3.75 and shipped them to Michigan for feeders. An exhibit is advertised as highly interesting, while a health ad for Yostetter’s Stomach Bitters promises relief from dyspepsia indigestion and constipation.
A 10 cent advertisement promotes Cascarets as a natural cure for a wide range of ailments from headaches to cancer. It claims swift bowel relief with no gripe or pain and warns against imitations, noting genuine tablets bear the C C C stamp.
A family note promotes Jell O as a quick two minute dessert solution. No boiling or baking required with boiling water to set. Flavors offered include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry at 10 cents per package.
Passengers face delays as street cars halt services during a rainy morning blockade. Transit officials investigate cause while commuters adapt routes and schedules.
The advertisement claims Garfield Tea cures constipation headaches and kidney liver disorders, purifies blood, cleanses the system, and clears complexion. It is touted as used worldwide and recommended by physicians and users alike. The text ends with a remark on the true test of a good housekeeper.
An advertisement lists 8,000,000 acres opened to settlement with subscription details for The Kiowa Chief and a Perry Oklahoma mailing address. It promotes Morgan's Manual, a map, and prices, plus assorted consumer notices for Jell O dessert, Dr Kline nerve restorer, Carter's Ink, Beeman's Gum, Putnam Dyes, and a joke line about a hen lacking toothache.
Washington dispatch reports the United States orders General Chaffee to reduce forces in China to a legation guard and send the remainder to Manila. The move follows an August pledge to Russia and aims to keep a civil guard in Pekin under Chaffee with minimal command overlap with allied forces. General Wilson remains in Pekin for now.
W H Ajisen a farmer living one mile south of Tilden Neb was found dead in an alley behind J Carscillon s saloon. The coroner s jury ruled death a paralysis of the heart brought on by alcoholic poisoning. The deceased left a large white family in limited means.
Phil A Julia coroner of Silver Bow county Montana died suddenly at Butte from heart trouble. A native of Washington D C he was fifty six years old and an old time newspaper man in the region having worked for the Washington Republican in early days and later for other papers in the capital. He had been a Montana newspaper man for about fifteen years.
Severe tornado devastates Morristown with a barn lifted and dropped on Paul Getzke’s saloon. Sixteen sought refuge inside. seven bodies and four injured recovered as townspeople remove debris and assist victims. Earlier reports note the event occurred around six o clock in the evening.
Five year old Niola Hattersall dies after spilling burning oil into a heating stove. She fled the burning house with clothing aflame. neighbors and Dr Mary Strong attended, but injuries proved fatal within hours. Father, a plasterer, was away. mother is deceased. an eight year old sibling was also away.
A forest and grass fire near Occidental California has burned for three days, covering about 100 square miles and causing an estimated quarter million dollars in damage. Occidental town was saved after strenuous effort, while the fire moves south with a north wind. The Northern Pacific coast railroad lost miles of track and two long trestles, three county bridges are ruined, and about eighteen farms with buildings and crops were wiped out. Freestone Bodega and Sebastopol face immediate danger as nearly a thousand residents battle the flames.
General John M. Palmer former Illinois senator died at his Springfield residence on September 25 from heart failure. The honorary pallbearer at General McClernand’s funeral, Palmer was seen enjoying state illuminations late at night and appeared in good health. He was about eighty three years old.
Mr and Mrs August Kuntzman end their bakery partnership in Fremont Nebraska. Mrs Kuntzman gave her husband 200 and he transferred his share to her. He left for Omaha and then will go to St Louis. He will not return and was to stay out of Fremont per the agreement.
Kingston dispatch reports rebels in the department seized a town in September but were prevented by timely action from Colon. Rebels led by general Caitaio are said to join General Uribe’s troops as plans proceed for another revolution against the new government.
Houston dispatch reports no alarming features from the Texas flood. The rise in the Colorado did not threaten crops and no further rise is expected. Most water has passed Austin and Bastrop, with reports of washing away areas proving unfounded.
The Columbia barb wire and nail vats at Kanawha City Va Norton iron works resumed operations after months idle. About three hundred men are employed now at the facility in Kanawha City Va.
An ornate ballroom scene contrasts luxury and toil, warning of nervous prostration and related ills caused by overwork. The piece urges Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy and includes a testimonial praising its effects on ovarian inflammation, womb prolapse, and leucorrhea.
A humorous reader letter from Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900 jokes that some men are too busy with hobbies to handle their waiting papers. It cheekily praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as unmatched for coughs and colds.
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