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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1898
Page
4
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound marketed as a universal cure for female ailments. Testimonial letters claim relief from menstrual and reproductive issues and report successful pregnancies after use. Advice offered to women to consult Pinkham's company for guidance, with sample letters from readers across the United States.
A garbled set of fragments touches on Yale graduates and ministry interest, aging perceptions of work, heating and sleep, tastes in goods, gardening with cold water and fertilizers, happiness before marriage, and a curious note about the late Shah of Persia leaving his harem to friends. The tone resembles a miscellany column from an older paper.
Fragmentary note mentions pigs and kidneys with unclear context. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities to anchor a full news item.
A historian notes Weyler’s comment that Cubans are hard on the run, reflecting on his difficulty in keeping the pursuit in front.
The Princess de Chimay has eloped with a fiddler amid unclear arrangements. Officials question whether she will pursue a lecture career or a rise on the stage, with no firm decision yet.
The Gazette discusses bicycle riding for women as a mixed risk and benefit. It cites Bertha Reed, a seventeen year old from Lake Street, who after heavy wheeling in 1886 suffered a rapid pulse and near collapse, then recovered after using Pink Pills for Pale People, promoted as restoring blood and nerves.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co of Chicago claims a new remedy for rheumatism neuralgia catarrh asthma and grippe that surpasses prior “cures.” The ad touts long scientific effort and warns rivals who claimed quick results have failed. The Chicago address 167 69 Dearborn is given for the trial.
The article catalogues major lace centers and products from Belgium and France. It highlights Chantilly as premier and notes Vosges, Mirecourt, and Brussels as key suppliers. It contrasts Belgian and French laces, praising black laces of France and fine Belgian point de gaze for delicacy.
English archaeologist Flinders Petrie reports that cannibals eat to honor the dead and gain posthumous happiness, with 20 percent consuming relatives for next world comfort. He cites a Cairo manuscript and notes varied motives including emulation of warriors, youth restoration, punishment of others, and appeasing gods across Thibetans, Australian, Samoides, and other tribes.
The largest fountain in the world was activated in Indianapolis at the base of the Soldiers' monument. It flows at 7,000 gallons per minute per cascade, with two cascades and high pressure capacity. Versailles fountains total 80,900 gallons per hour, but cost limits see them used only on gala days. Annie Besant discusses the aura discovery claimed for homes.
The ad extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a universal spring medicine that purifies blood, cures dreadful diseases, aids digestion, steadies nerves, and creates appetite. Testimonials from C. I. Hoot & Co. Lowell Mass and Mrs W Kane Media Pa highlight rapid improvement and lasting health benefits.
In Sparta Tennessee Sarsaparilla notes rumors of a wedding this summer and promises further details. The text dismisses clashes and mocks rival plans while praising Pillsbury of a major flour mill and noting patience in polar expeditions. The passage ends with a casual remark about the village vote remaining constant.
A Vermont maple tree can produce twenty four gallons of sap or six pounds of sugar. New maple syrup in Vermont sells for one dollar per gallon. This fact suggests most syrup does not travel far beyond the state.
A fragmented passage notes Maine residents sending pine cones to western plains. It then offers moral maxims on charity belief brains and light, asserting virtue in self possession and the idea that a man in the wrong can still be right in owning himself.
An ad highlighting Hall’s Catarrh Cure claims to restore the Eustachian tube by addressing mucous inflammation. It offers a $100 reward for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured, and promotes free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Also includes multiple brief notices about other medicines and remedies with prices and store guidance.
Ambiguous report describes a plan by Amassur focused on the necks of society women and mentions uncertainty about its rubber or other nature. The text remains unclear about methods or targets.
Japan signals willingness to arbitrate disputed questions with Hawaii contingent on Hawaii submitting a plea of guilty in advance. The proposal frames a legal settlement by mutual concession, seeking an early resolution through diplomatic and judicial channels.
The Rev. W. H. Wiley of West Virginia prayed for the strikers. Operators retaliated by seeking an injunction against Wiley.
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