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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1898
Page
3
The fragmentary text claims Texas equals Spain and Missouri in area and includes varied passages from patent medicines to fashion tips. It features warped ads for children's salves, facial dyes, a kinematic war joke, a cat drowning warning, real estate asks, a street address in Sioux City, a phonograph note, and a 1895 quotation about corrupted freemen.
A fragmented two poem-like passages mix a wartime refrain about Remember the Maine with a Easter hymn of Christ’s resurrection. Attributed lines echo Robert Burns Wilson and Robert C Marquis, combining nautical war imagery and sacred celebration in a single patchwork excerpt.
Readers are told there is a universal cure for catarrh. The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats the disease constitutionally by taking it internally to target the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites testimonials, naming K J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and Hall's Family Pills as associated products.
Corea spans about 600 miles in length and 135 miles in width. It features rugged mountains and a climate regarded as one of the finest in the world with nine months of bright skies. Autumn to spring brings gentle temperatures, dry winters, and crisp frosty nights.
The ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure painful swollen feet corns bunions and sweating It claims instant relief for tight or new shoes and a comfortable feel It sells for 25 cents with free sample mailer and lists Allen 8 Olin Street Le Roy NY as contact point
A wedding described as quiet featured a bride and bridegroom who were deaf mutes and a minister who was also deaf mute. The remark notes the unusual hush of such a ceremony and its social notoriety.
New York reports the naval blockade of Cuban ports since Spain declared war. Nine Spanish vessels are captured or to be taken to Key West, including steamers Buena Ventura Miguel Dover Catarina Satarnina and schooners Mathilde Antonio. Paris and Topeka are en route with additional prizes expected, while Spanish ships Panama and Alfonso XII may be captured soon.
Washington reports a resolution to formally declare war against Spain will be introduced in Congress after a White House summit with President McKinley and top officials. Spain’s formal reply to the ultimatum is seen as a de facto declaration of war, with swift committee action anticipated and little opposition expected.
In New York on April 26 a malapropism filled notice notes a steamer leaving with supplies for reconstruction efforts. The fragmentary item references medical cross and relief logistics.
April 26 Havana reels from warnings of an imminent bombardment by American ships. Despite officials suppressing the alert, crowds rush markets and plazas as Morro castle fires echo through the night. The city braces while reports claim New York fired on a cruiser funnel, fueling panic and speculation.
In Hong Kong on April 26, Commodore Dewey leads the Asiatic squadron toward Manila with plans to seize the islands. Some ships detach toward Panay as Spanish forces concentrate to oppose the United States fleet. The British proclaim neutrality under their foreign enlistment act while awaiting Manila’s consul.
Naval reserve detachments from New Jersey and Massachusetts at League Island and Philadelphia face discharge from state militia and reenlistment in the regular navy for one year. Officers will receive acting appointments before sailing. The men insist they will maintain the naval reserve organization after discussing the communication aboard the monitors Catskill Lehigh and Montauk.
The British admiral ordered the Spanish torpedo boat Audaz to leave Queenstown before a specified deadline, as reported from the port on April 26. The incident reflects tensions between the two nations during the period.
President McKinley sends a message to Congress urging prompt action to declare war on Spain. He notes severed diplomatic relations, the Cuban crisis, and U S proclamations calling for volunteers to enforce resolutions recognizing Cuban independence. The president requests a joint resolution declaring a state of war between the United States and Spain.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met in Washington to draft the declaration of war. The war revenue bill will not be reported to the Senate until tomorrow and is not expected to pass until late in the week.
Washington April 25 The senate committee on military affairs decided to favorably report the army reorganization bill with only a few amendments.
A war vessel with four smoke stacks passed Block Island this morning en route to Newport. It is believed to be the United States cruiser Columbia sailing toward Newport Harbor with four smokestacks visible.
In the Versailles Indiana Republican item a 15 year old Lucy Tucker suffered severe illness and nerve trouble. After doctors failed, Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People were given and Lucy improved markedly within a day and fully recovered after eight boxes. The piece ends noting religious demographics in Hawaii.
A fragment from a wartime poem by Frank X linneagn recalls a family scene. The speaker mentions laxative tablets and a money back cure, then shifts to a brother Jim in uniform planning to fight. The poem highlights fear and pride as a father, mother, and sister react to the prospect of war.
A lyrical meditation on spring fading into summer and longing for a beloved. Vivid images of blooming flowers, wandering summer, and the speaker's heart yearning leap from line to line. The poem invokes seasons, nature, and a passionate call to unite with the beloved in a final surrender of love.
P Lazarus recounts a quirky fishing tale from a northern lake. While bass fishing, he found a tired rabbit swimming, lifted it into his boat and tied it to a seat with twine. The rabbit sat still in the sun and later warmed and animated as the day continued.
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