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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1898
Page
6
A snatch of dialogue shows a knowing young man and Farmer Corntessel debating patriotic sentiment. The piece also advertises Winslow’s secrets for teething children and a mysterious horseshoe emblem linked to luck, all in a period-voice fragment.
Shake into your shoes with Allen's Foot Mase a powder for the feet. It cures painful swollen smarting feet and instantly relieves bunions and corns. It makes tight-fitting shoes comfortable and helps sweating calloused tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25 cents by mail trial package. Algon, Olmsted, Le Roy Pa.
Lovely rose bowls appear in Bohemian glass with heavy gilt and colored enamel decoration. Many of the so-called dress reform gowns are more in the nature of dress reform.
Indiana convict Thomas Shepherd, released from Michigan City prison after a twenty year term reduced from life, plotted a four night escape from the former Prison South of Jeffersonville. He used a hidden rope ladder to visit a sweetheart inside, then slipped back over the wall until a passerby spotted the ladder and officials recovered it. Warden Colonel J. B. Patten faced Shepherd's bold defiance with anger.
A historical note questions if French and German dishes on menus signify refinement. It claims earlier cooking was coarse and suggests stomach ailments can be aided by Hostonter's Stomach Bitters. A queen's Armada message reportedly bore the word Cantharis in a historic aside.
Aggressive recruitment ad seeking agents to earn four to eight dollars per day by distributing merchandise. Territory stated as rapidly filling. Response urged to write to O. E. C. care Tribune in Sioux City Ta.
The most responsive to advertising are the common middle classes with substantial spending power. A top advertiser aims at everyday people whose patronage shapes success. de Piso Co. Warren Pa backs claims with a $1000 for genuine testimonials.
The Michigan Bulletin reports Perry Mason & Co publishers of Youth's Companion earn enough from the premium department to cover all publication expenses leaving subscription and advertising receipts as clear profit. The notice claims no person named Terry Mason has ever been connected with the Youth's Companion. the name is fictitious.
The recipe uses one and a half pounds of cherries and one cup each of tapioca and sugar. Soak tapioca in cold water overnight, then simmer with boiling water until clear. Add stone fruit and sugar, serve cold with cream.
A 19th century column discusses the toll on female workers from long hours and pain, urging rest periods and cheerful service. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy, claiming letters from women like Mrs Margarer Anderson attest to its help for painful menstruation and related distress.
The AP ship Kate Spencer reports Captain General Blanco used a fishing-smack ruse to lure the blockading squadron off Havana. The Spanish plan failed as the Alphonso XII and Legazpi were forced back under Morro defenses. Vicksburg and others engaged but caused no sinking.
May 18. Intimations from Washington say Captain General Blanco in Havana is ammo short. Desperate blockade running may follow to obtain munitions, with Spaniards steering to prevent Admiral Cervera from reaching Havana connected ports. Schley and Sampson plan to block and support naval operations along Cuba. Navy bulletin notes Manila transport and prisoner exchanges, plus permission for ships to pass blockades and Cuban port visits.
United States and North Carolina paid tribute to Ensign Worth Bagley, the first officer killed in the Spanish American War. The body arrived at his mother’s home, was guarded by troops, and later placed in the Capitol rotunda before exercises at the Washington statue with family and clergy present.
Key West May 18 The US cruiser Wilmington sank a drifting Spanish derelict trap about thirty miles east of Havana after warning shots. An American gunboat chased a Spanish vessel that fired on the boat hauling John F Jova who brought Gomez dispatches to Commodore Watson. Gomez with several thousand troops is in good spirits and advancing toward a speedy end of the conflict.
At 11 o clock the cabinet assembled and officials said there was no material change in the situation. Senators and representatives visiting the White House were shown no official dispatches. A long list of army and navy nominations was expected to be submitted to the Senate. A delegation of prominent negroes urged that all immune regiments to Cuba be colored troops. They argued colored troops from the South would face Cuba’s climate and conditions and be suited for the campaign. Secretary Alger could not confirm all immune regiments would be volunteers but said several would be of their race. Captain Thomas S. Kelley of Louisiana was urged for colonel, and reportedly has General Miles’s endorsement.
Colonel R B Hughes, inspector general, visited the war department as general Merritt negotiates troop plans for the Philippine expedition. Officials favor more seasoned regiments for the military governor role. Secretary Alger weighs pulling three infantry regiments from Yampa for rapid dispatch to San Francisco.
Fire swept the piers, office building, and sheds of the Old Bay Line between Baltimore and Richmond this afternoon, causing about 250000 dollars in losses.
News from Washington reports Spain has stationed the torpedo boat destroyer Terror at Fort de France Martinique under repairs. The Warward and other American ships may blockade the Terror to force its crew to seek relief, risking a larger clash as naval powers maneuver near Martinique with possible arrivals by Monday afternoon.
London reports Henry Gladstone boarded a special train to Hawarden after news that his father was sinking rapidly. An official bulletin states the end may come within twenty four hours with Mr Gladstone hardly conscious and taking little nourishment. Mrs Gladstone and family remain by his side as he prays and seldom speaks.
Brigadier General Greeley head of the signal service orders New York and London cable firms to block all nonofficial messages about U S fleets. The aim is to prevent the Spanish admiral in Caribbean waters from learning American ship movements. Press dispatches may be restricted pending further guidance.
The House in Washington on May 18 approved the committee report favoring seating Rhea as a member. Debate focused on credentials and eligibility, with supporters arguing for timely seating and opponents citing procedural concerns.
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