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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
3
Berlin reports the Reichsbank rate hike to 7 percent with only moderate security declines and no panic seen unlike New York or London. London imports, Panay Island action, and overseas exchanges feature amid ongoing British resilience and foreign commentary.
A survey of trade devices includes a cutoff key for engine shutoffs and a meat block gripping device. Health claims promote Hostetter’s Bitters for dyspepsia and bilious indigestion. Also mentions New York postal offices, a Toledo firm oath for Hall’s Catarrh Cure, and a Wisconsin pearl button factory using Mississippi clam shells.
A jumble of ad copy and notes: Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets offer refunds if ineffective with Grove’s signature on the box. Russia uses animal hair for bowls and plates lauded for strength. Portland Wire & Iron Works advertises fencing and office railing. A hammock chair built from slats and rope is described. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup pitched for teething babies. Pocahontas coal shipments to the Japanese Navy discussed. A bracelet spool holder invention is shown. Plao’s Cure for Consumption praised by Mrs Mulligan. A biblical proverb line closes the piece.
Mrs Gridley widow of Captain Gridley who served aboard Dewey is quoted praising Peruna as a grand remedy for catarrh and a woman's friend. The letter claims multiple cures including throat stomach kidneys and bladder catarrh and invites readers to request a free book from Dr Hart H Columbus Ohio.
Brownsville Pa December 26 reports say the Brazwell mine of Stockdale Coal Co four miles from Brownsville and one mile from Uniontown entombs from 30 to 40 workers after a gas explosion. Rescue efforts reveal Albert Meese 18 died from after damp. others were saved or missing as families await word.
A fragment notes a 1182 reference in County Monaghan Ireland mentioning a Jewish sage and a lightning event that killed 500 birds, with unclear context and origins.
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