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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1899
Page
4
A testimonial extols Mrs Pinkham's Advice and Medicine for womb illness and blind fits, claiming relief after using the remedy and urging widespread belief in its efficacy for childbirth and female health.
A collage of fashion critique on baton jackets and round tunics contrasts with medical ads for Dr. Kay remedies and St. Jacobs Oil. The page also includes anecdotal quotes from public figures, a brief social anecdote about a young heiress, and remarks on skyscrapers and urban lighting in Chicago.
The Americanization of Manila has begun with Mr. Smith from a prominent family starting a Yanukee newspaper there.
A practical note on dairy farming urges keeping cows well housed and fed in winter to maintain milk yield. It emphasizes warm stables, ample water and food, and timely milking with feeding to prevent hunger. The passage ends with a question about a through train.
A writer imagines Rider Haggard penning a work to expose the perils of mandatory vaccination. The piece hints at a fresh fiction trend with microbes as central villains and adventurous hunts of mischievous bacteria.
Signs of the time in Germany show Kaiser Wilhelm in trouble as loyal subjects turn critical. Even with strong army support, subjects oppose cherished policies and former backers begin voicing disgust. The impatient ruler is seen as increasingly at risk of greater trouble ahead.
Nebraska forces endure intense combat near Manila with heavy American casualties reported at twenty killed and 126 wounded. Other regiments capture prisoners and a howitzer, repel Filipino holds at Paco and Santa Mesa, while ships Charleston Concord and Monadnock shell Caloocan and Malate.
A London AP reporter observed that Filipinos in Manila are suspicious of U S policy and believe it better to fight before reinforcement arrives. The Philippine situation remains unsettled as the Spanish government shows no sense of the Manila conflict.
A fragment notes gloves used in hawking with red velvet outside the hand and nest embroidery in varied tones mixed with metal threads. It suggests these pieces date to the days of a revered queen.
An assorted page lists seed catalog offers from JOH A SALZER SEED CO La Crosse Wis including German Coffee Berry and New American Chicory with mail order pricing. It also mentions a Newfoundland coalfield estimate and various consumer notices from medicines lace trims fashion and a Chaney Catarrh Cure ad with sworn affidavit and public notary.
A fragment notes treatment involving the Selatic nerve and care of Selatica in St Jacobs. The text implies nerve soothing effects and pain relief though details are fragmentary.
The John M Smyth Company of Chicago advertises its vast illustrated furniture and home goods catalogue sent free on request. It claims world’s largest household furnishing establishment and promises prices for all articles, urging every family to obtain the catalog.
White sloth fabric with a fine silky finish is noted as a fashionable choice for bridesmaid gowns in the current style coverage.
In a fragmented item from a historical page, characters discuss work and duty while a captain urges courage. The piece notes Elizabeth Brewer of Kingston Ontario as the oldest Quakeress in the country and cites political and birth notices from Idaho and Missouri.
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