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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
7
The streets of Manila are described as modern and straight with macadamized surfaces and granite sidewalks. Escolta and Rosario are noted as the best, lined with tin-roofed houses and Chinese merchants from Amoy running many shops.
A new preparation called GRAIN-O made from pure grains is now sold in all grocery stores. It is claimed to suit delicate stomachs, closely resembles coffee, and costs only a quarter as much. Children may drink it with benefit. Packages priced at 15c and 25c.
The present circulation includes coins bearing the names of emperors who ruled roughly two millennia ago, reflecting enduring interests in imperial history and heritage among modern collectors and the public.
A reader asks why snow falls in winter while ice appears to rise in summer, noting a quotation praising Piso's Cure for Consumption from Mrs. Mulligan of Plumstead Kent dated November 8 1895.
Travel to Indianapolis for the Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge gathering from August 23 to September 8 with very low fare options via Wabash. Special reduced rates apply for attendees and tickets go on sale June 29 and 30 through local agents.
Two letters describe long term womb illness including falling of the womb, leucorrhea and headaches. Women credit Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with dramatic improvement after multiple bottles and Sanative Wash, claiming full recovery and urging others to try the remedies.
The Senate adopted the war revenue measure by 43 to 22 after a four hour debate. The House moved to consider reconciliation with the Newlands Hawaii annexation resolution and passed a voting bill for volunteers. Other actions included private measures, a non partisan labor commission, and a Niagara River bridge project. The Hawaii annexation debate continued in both chambers with major implications for policy and Monro doctrine stance.
The Chicago wheat speculator Joseph Leiter faces a dramatic reversal as his massive cash grain purchases unravel. Prices plunged across Chicago New York Minneapolis and Duluth while creditors hold strong protections. Leiter surrenders billions of bushels and plans no court assignment with liquidating advice from L Z Leiter cited.
The peach began as a poisoned almond used to flavor poisonous arrow parts and was taken to Persia. Through transplanting and cultivation its toxic traits were removed, transforming it into the sweet edible fruit known today.
The cod fisheries of Newfoundland have sustained for almost four centuries and surpass all others globally. Annual exports average about 1,350,000 hundredweights.
A German article notes that a man who has lost both hands in an accident can claim his entire life insurance benefit, ensuring the means to support himself if insured.
Telegraphic items report California inundated with counterfeit half dollars that sound real. Carson City sent fifteen tons of silver bullion to San Francisco for coinage. The President reappointed Estelle Reel of Wyoming as superintendent of Indian schools. Every state except one has a state botanist. New York and Connecticut each have twelve.
Mrs. Nancy Flynn of near Goshen Indiana credits Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing her neuralgia of the heart after two years of pain and decline. She says one box helped and twelve brought a complete recovery and urges others to use the remedy. The ad notes neuralgia includes headache nervousness paralysis apoplexy and locomotor ataxia and claims thousands cured with doctors prescribing and druggists selling the pills. It ends with a convention notice and Nickel Plate Railway excursion details offering fast trains with express service and lower rates via Nickel Plate Road.
A terse editorial quip notes that the idea of women suffering in silence is challenged by the phrase He-In silence and mocks the notion with a pointed comment.
An 19th century advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a quick cure for coughs preventing consumption. It urges readers to visit their druggist for a free sample bottle and notes bottles are sold at 25 and 60 cents. It ends with a moral about conscience and vengeance from a South publication.
Of Interest to Homeseekers. Desirable farm homes available at low prices and terms along the Chicago & Northwestern Railway in Western Minnesota and South Dakota. The region is growing rich from crops, dairy, and stock. For rates, contact W. B. Kniskern G P and T A 22 Fifth Ave Chicago.
Fort Wayne offers daily Nickel Plate Express trains to Chicago with fast through service to East and West. Trains arrive and depart Van Buren Street Union Passenger Station in Chicago. R J Uamin ion Fort Wayne agent references low rates. Omaha Exposition runs June 1 to November 1 and Wabash line is advised for best rates.
Beginning Monday June 20 breakfast will be served à la carte on Nickel Plate dining cars. Reduced rates to Portland, Oregon via Nickel Plate Road on June 29 and 30. For the Tenth Triennial National Council of Congregational Churches, agents are asked.
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