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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1899
Page
3
Promotional notices praise Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for blood troubles and general health. Testimonials claim improved strength, digestion, rheumatism relief, and restored appetite from the tonic. Records cite multiple names and addresses supporting the claims.
Dispatches from Pittsburg report miners and operators in that district have reached a settlement, reducing the immediate strike risk. Some local strikes may still occur, but the nation appears to be aligning with the Pittsburg agreement.
An advertising page promotes Dr. Foote of Chicago offering confidential remedies for male health issues. Claims include cures for syphilis and rheumatism with patented methods and trial bottles, plus a claim of superior sexual health restoration. Also mentions an improved car brake and a claim about diseases spread by domestic pets.
Letters from three women describe relief from female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Suita reports back pain and exhaustion cured. Mrs Painllips notes renewed strength after four bottles and liver pills. Mrs Hennet mentions recovery from uterine weakness and bearing down pains after two bottles.
Manila April 1 dispatch says General MacArthur's force rests at Malolos while scouts push toward Calumpit in hopes of locating Aguinaldo's scattered army. Thousands of natives flee northward homeward as insurgents retreat east into Nueva Keija mountains. Four American prisoners named Huber Bruce Sonrichsen and Hennyman reportedly vanished after jeers in Malolos.
A Juneau dispatch to the Call says 16 Kentucky prospectors were killed in Alaska while asleep by Indians seeking their supplies. The victims sailed from San Francisco last spring aboard the Jessie to explore the Buskokwin river area. The Interior Department is said to have a copy of the report, with Congressman Ellis urging a full investigation.
About eighty to one hundred members of the Western Canadian Press Association will visit Seattle and the coast around June. Vancouver votes $500 for the party's entertainment. Fort Steele to host a Masonic lodge named North Star lodge under a dispensation from the Grand Lodge of British Columbia. Greenwood expands with fifteen hotels and eight new ones in three months. A daily Snodgrass mail stage line will run Greenwood to Camp McKinney and Penticton with horses shipped from La Grande Ore. Two new hotels costing $30,000 each are under construction along with five office and mercantile buildings including bank offices.
New York reports Mr Kipling rose from bed Sunday for the first time since illness and is well along toward complete recovery. In Skagway Washington a new postmaster William B Simpson was appointed by the president yesterday in Alaska jurisdiction.
The advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sciatica sprains bruises soreness stiffness backache muscular aches. It also mentions a construction method using a wooden caisson with an air chamber sunk to a riverbed with jets of water to dislodge dirt and draw it to a suction pipe for pumping.
An endorsement of Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co claims world famous, safe, and effective relief for constipation and related ailments. It emphasizes genuine product origin, warns against imitations, and notes the company’s long standing advertising presence in major US publications. The piece also mentions George Graham, inventor of improved clockwork, buried in Westminster Abbey.
A Spokane based ad from Tate & Dawson urges readers to request a free map and stock information for Republic camp prospects. It names Morning Glory, Savage, Chespa Blue Jay, Summit, Republic, Quilp, Lone Pine, Iron Mask and Morning Glory Extension, all in the productive belt, and lists finance references. It also notes a health board report on New York sweatshops citing 45 cents for 18 hours of work.
The flesh of alligators is described as veal like in taste and is regarded as a delicacy by many people in India.
One hundred dollar reward offered for a catarrh cure that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co and West Truax endorse the firm as trustworthy. Also notes the product is taken internally and sold by druggists. A new suction device is described for cleaning railway seats and cushions.
An advertisement promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to ease swollen nervous feet and discomfort from tight shoes. It claims to cure sweating corns blisters and chilblains with over a thousand testimonials and offers a free trial by mail from Le Roy New York.
E Bates Loper was hanged in Harrisonville Missouri this morning for the murder of his wife and two daughters in a case that drew local attention from March 30. The execution followed a trial and appeals process.
The item lists cautions about excessive night air and mentions St Inacobe Oil as a warming cure. It notes President Loubet walking in Paris with his son Paul, a Brooklyn Hotel address in San Francisco, and room rates. It mentions a monument to Martha J. Lamb and various ads and brief notes on cures, events, and railway plans.
A Breslau demise story notes a German tailor who died in 1837 with keen sight able to view two of Jupiter's four moons by eye. The item includes a safe laxative ad Cascareta Candy Cathartic and mentions global trusts forming in Russia England and Belgium. It also notes Fisk Jubilee Singers touring and marks 53 years since the corn laws were repealed.
Washington reports from Manila show American forces resting after occupation of Malolos as rebels retreat toward mountains. The flag was raised over the city, and troops found the presidencia burning with little resistance remaining. Official notes suggest Otis may pause active operations during the rainy season. Wounded list and a New York Assembly bill on tools repositories follow.
A prominent building owner warns apprentices about using alabastine on clay walls and dismisses other manufacturers dupes. The note stresses relying on alabastine despite cost and years of experience. The article also notes six-pointed coinage stars and five-pointed flag stars, and claims the French duel as an average 4000 times yearly.
The Potter Printing Press Co of New York patents an automatic stereotyping device that knocks out six men and would wipe out the trade. Stove molders get a 10 percent advance, while dispatches say manufacturers will raise prices and pass the cost to consumers. A plan to link Liverpool with nearby manufacturing towns by electric street railways is proposed for day travel and night freight. The Bishop of Herford supports a Times proposal for a court of arbitration between employers and workers with binding awards.
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