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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1898
Page
5
A Denver Post excerpt extols the West in a lyric celebrating rivers mountains and ranch life while noting the state of prosperity and peace amid rural vigor. The piece blends a patriotic ode with a brief digest of curiosities including a German bicycle with a nine foot wheel and a humorous health tonic plug. It ends with a quip about Admiral Dewey seeking soap to reform Spain.
Wheat 40 cents a bushel and tips to grow profitable wheat with Salzer's Red Cross samples of winter wheat rye oats and clover. Includes farm seed catalog for 4 cents postpaid by John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin. One man at Mapleton has killed fourteen rattlesnakes this season.
Shake Into Your Shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It cures painful swollen smarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It relieves sweating callous and hot tired feet. Try it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. Trial package free. Address Allen 8 Olmstead Le Roy N Y. Lieutenant Blue appears to have done a very successful job of rubber necking at Santiago.
A reader reports five years of illness including womb trouble and leucorrhea improved after Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises Mrs Pinkham's guidance and medicine and invites inquiries to Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
Spanish captain Milo Diaz Moreu discusses the May battle aboard the Cristobal Colon. He disputes claims that Brooklyn or Oregon blocked escape, hints at explaining reasons to the Cortes, and praises American sailors while criticizing New York and Sigsbee. He expects a court of inquiry on return.
London reports the Manila cable is expected to reopen for business Monday or Tuesday after repairs. Officials say the line will resume normal operations once testing confirms reliability.
The article notes defenders of Britain’s Russia China policy push amid Russia’s ambassador De Staal’s London return. It argues English sentiment fears Russia’s gains in the far east and suggests negotiations would require more than words. Both nations bolster defenses worldwide and Nickolauf experiments advance despite reports on dynamite gun usage.
Captain Tritch ard of the Cunarder Carinthia reports passing wreckage on the 17th and five bodies with life belts aboard near the Grand Ranks. One body was unusually large. a foreign life buoy was found nearby. The Terrible Turk Yousou was believed lost in the Bourgogne disaster, with indications the body could be his.
Washington August 22 The twice president promoted naval officers including Commodore John A Nowell to rear admiral replacing Rear Admiral Charles Norton Lieutenant Cameron M Winslow and Lieutenant Edwin A Anderson each advanced five numbers on the lieutenant list for extraordinary heroism Chief Engineer Cowie moved up three numbers on the engineers list for eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle. A stray line quotes a joke about Shafter and a barber.
St Louis report says two hotels in Hot Springs Arkansas burned along with several other buildings. The blaze caused about $75,000 in losses. Six people were killed and a number injured.
A jubilant New York Harbor reception marks the return of Admiral Sampson and the fleet from Guantanamo. Battleships led by the New York and Brooklyn pass by crowds ashore and on boats, bands play the Star Spangled Banner, and citizens celebrate with flags and parades.
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