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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
7
Uncle Sam buys Libby plum pudding for Philippine and Cuba troops. A Detroit Journal quip recalls a prolific author famed for numerous successful novels and a playful exchange about his future work. The piece blends wartime provisioning with literary talk in a light local column tone.
An assortment of items including claims of permanent fits cure by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with offers for a free trial, Carter's Ink distribution notes, a claim about ancient Chinese knife coinage dating to 2240 B C, a testimonial about Piso's Cure for Consumption from Mrs Robbins, and a quotation about wisdom from Plautus.
A physician advertises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for uterine inflammation and related symptoms. The piece cites Mrs Williams of Englishtown New Jersey as cured and urges readers to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice. It claims widespread success and prompts women to request the product at stores.
In England Richard Croker, longtime Tammany Hall boss, spends part of each year there for health. An account from Black and White outlines his life in England and his fame among Americans, noting it has been more than five years since his arrival.
The article profiles John A. Croker living quietly at the Moat House Letcombe near Wantage Berkshire. It notes his American accent intense driving pace in Berkshire hills love of animals including five bulldogs and five St Bernard dogs charity support and visits to Hendred church. It mentions his strength lifting a heavy flywheel and his Tammany Hall badge tiger head appearing in menus and cartoons about him.
The Countess of Tankerville, a devoted Salvation Army member, arrives in the United States with her husband, formerly a Salvation Army worker at Tacoma. The Earl of Tankerville moved from a worldly life to support her army mission after meeting in Tacoma.
An ancient orchard near Winchester, Virginia, planted in 1778 by Isaac Brown’s guests, exiled Quaker friends of Lord Howe during the Philadelphia campaign. The trees still bear fruit and descendants of the Brown family, Elisah and Jathering, continue to send apples. The diary of the exiles and Washington’s reply are noted in the Historic Library.
The article explains that most red deer venison reaching London comes from Scotland and varies in quality. It notes fatness, feeding, and park conditions affect tenderness, with autumn to early winter seasons yielding better meat, while late season yields rank meat. It compares Scotch venison to English park fed venison and mentions rus sian venison quality. It also observes fallow venison and stall fed carcases, and that most venison sales stay near home.
A northern town circus charged sixpence admission with half price for children under ten. Edith, turning ten that afternoon, and her eighteen year old brother Tom paid nine pence for two front seats. The ticket seller questioned the birthday timing but accepted the explanation and issued tickets.
The text notes Empress Eugenie led fashion and gave annual pin money for dresses. Her small shoes and gloves were donated by her maids to the Wu genie Napoleon asylum orphans, who were educated at her expense. Fifty children wore the empress’s white shoes and gloves at their first communion.
Fragmentary note indicates a population census in Britain to be taken on March 1 1901. The text is garbled but mentions the census date and a long-ago timeframe of ten years.
The Cincinnati Enquirer describes a raccoon enclosure at the zoo a four foot high wire fence a tall tree and a small pool used for christening the newborn. Parents baptize each kit under water with a solemn routine while onlookers toss food to the clever animals and marvel at their dainty eating and comic repose.
The article notes that in Abyssinia salt served as the main medium of exchange and was effectively used as money not long ago, highlighting its economic role and value in daily trade.
Tea buyers seek cheap tea in China at 1.14 dollars per pound while suppliers note rising imports. Market chatter focuses on affordability and potential demand shifts across regional markets.
Mrs H D Hyde of Folsom Custer County South Dakota expresses deep gratitude in an open letter for Dodd's Kidney Pills she says cured her three year heart pain and helped her ailing child. She urges publication to inform others of the medicine's benefits. The sales price cited is 50 cents a box.
Mrs F J Lynch of Grand Rapids Michigan writes praising Peruna from Columbus Ohio. She claims a persistent cough vanished after two bottles and doctors were unable to help. She declares health restored and attributes relief to Peruna as a friend of women.
An 1900s tone pamphlet extols catarrh as a sweeping health menace to all ages. It paints chronic coughs and colds as life destroying, then promotes Peruna as the complete cure and a free winter prevention guide from The Peruna Medicine Co in Columbus, Ohio.
The notice promotes Ely's Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with a 50 cent bottle and a 10 cent trial by mail. It introduces Ely's Liquid Cream Balm with spraying tube at 10 or 20 cents and stresses safety of the liquid form. It ends with a remark about trusting borrowers over givers.
An advertisement extols Cure Alls for bowel and catarrh issues. Claims Cascarets and Cascarits ease digestion and regularity for 10 cents. Promotes Dr Cheney’s Hal’s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a blood and mucous action, offering one hundred dollars for a failed case.
Fragmentary text references costly lustrated trade catalogues. Mentions curing a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a Putnam dye color product. W Grove’s signature on each box appears. Details are incomplete and fragmented.
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