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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1899
Page
3
An ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable tonic for insomnia and fatigue. It claims to overcome weakness of mind and body and offers sweet refreshing sleep with endorsements from millions as the best medicine money can buy.
A fragment notes Corunna Spain lighthouse as the oldest still in operation. It was erected during Trajan's reign and revived in 1034, per the clipped item.
A Havana dispatch reports Cuban patriotism satisfied as insurgents march through the streets bearing arms while General Gomez receives military honors from American generals. He reviews 2500 troops from Brooke’s headquarters balcony, then discusses disbandment with General Brooke. Expressions of goodwill toward Americans mark the day, with no renewed resentment toward Spaniards. The piece ends with a comic aside from Ally Sloper.
A collage of ad style snippets and jokes appears, including patent medicine pitches, a quotation about curing catarrh, a note on a whiskey claim, a cold remedy teaser, a Paris to San Francisco hotel line, a gag about a birthday present, and courtroom humor about bribery. The fragments read like a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper’s miscellany.
A fragment from an old Philadelphia North American excerpt extols St Jacobs Oil as a master cure for rheumatism. It promises warmth and muscle strength, mentions a night scene with Wesley and a sleeping wife, and ends with a note urging him to heed Kipling.
Mrs Lucy Goodwin writes of four years of womb trouble and nervous symptoms. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Sanative Wash and Liver Pills she reports full recovery, weight gain to 131 pounds, and renewed energy to perform housework.
The piece advises taking St Jacobs Oil promptly when sciatic nerve pain becomes severe, claiming it guarantees a cure. A snappy dialogue from Brooklyn Life features a worried mother and daughter in law about Alfred’s troubling behavior and its mysterious cause.
A compact advertisement notes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for shaking into shoes to relieve swollen nervous feet smarting tight shoes and discomfort. Claims include curing corns bunions chilblains and damp or frosted feet with over thirty thousand testimonials and a 25 cent price plus a free trial offer.
WA BINGTON reports a flurry of local events from Coulee City to Olympia. Notable items include Sol Labrandt killing a bear with an ax near Nooksack in harsh weather, and Neil Murray struck and killed by a Great Northern train at Wellington last week. Whitman county’s debt is lower than at any time in over two years, while Collin County’s jail in Walla Walla housed 31 vagabonds. A man named W. K. Fuller of Hyerett attempted suicide with a Winchester. A 2 year old in Olympia died from an accidental shooting by an older brother. Reports from the Colville reservation claim wholesale deaths among Indian cayuse ponies. Louis Silk worth in Tacoma received a four year sentence. Ellensburg editor D. J. Schnebly reached age 81, oldest Washington newspaper man. A Colfax jury finished two cases in under 20 minutes. A. J. Symen returned to Walla Walla to serve 18 years with reduced credits. Gray's Harbor light station to install a first class steam siren around March 8. Columbia county courthouse foundation shows settling. Whitman county farmers cheer snow and frosted soil for expected yields. A mossyrock pair Moses Hoyt and Dan Shaner had a tree fall, killing one horse and injuring another.
The New York Journal quotes Admiral Dewey saying he would not accept a presidency nomination, has no desire for political office, and intends to retire. He cites lack of education and training, age, health concerns, and repeated approaches by politicians as reasons for refusing any proposition.
Washington reports a Dewey dispatch requesting haste for the Oregon to Manila was not for publication. The state department fears publicity and suspects political motives. Secretary Long says the battleship would deter interference and boost moral effect in the Philippines.
In New London on February 26 a public notice announced the American Silk Manufacturing Company is capitalized at 12,500,000 with 5,000,000 in preferred six percent stock and 7,500,000 in common stock. A traveler returning from the gold fields joked about profits, saying he had been cleaned up, not cleaned out.
Havana reports the Cuban assembly discussed the Washington mission report and decided to print it for all members. The body also notes the US proposal of 3 million dollars at 100 per soldier, with attempts for more failing, making ratification of the offer likely.
Fire at Swift and Company stock yards destroyed Packing House Number Seven, causing about 200000 dollars in losses. One fireman, T. P. ONeill, was killed by collapsing walls. Injured were Lt Bernard MacDonaghue, Mathew Gaulen, Lt Frank Walters, E. Pauelon with varying injuries.
In New York on February 25 a devastating blast in a Nord Graniteville mixing room killed Harry Morgan aged 16 and Charlton Frohlein aged 14, severely injuring another and wounding several others amid a factory firework production accident.
Fort Smith Arkansas February 26 The strike would shut down every coal mine in Arkansas and Indian Territory by Wednesday affecting over 4000 miners and mines supplying a large southwest fuel region. A medical writer claims today that men and women are nearly two inches taller than their ancestors. Butter and bacon are declared the most nourishing foods.
A humorous Tit Bits item describes a patient who cannot sleep due to noise even from a cat. The doctor prescribes a powder but reveals the cure is to give it to the cat in milk, suggesting the medicine affects the cat rather than the patient.
An advertisement for Dr. Foote and staff at 161 Adams in Chicago touts exclusive male specialists handling Gentro-Urinary, Sexual, and Nervous system issues with confidential mailed communications. It claims unique treatments, cautions about unauthorized doctors, and mentions remedies like Bymela for blood c disorders.
Alabantine 4 is the original durable wall coating, unlike kalsomines, offered ready for use by adding cold water. Sold in dry eleven pound packages with full directions, it replaces calcs, wallpaper, and paint for plaster, brick, and wood surfaces.
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