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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1897
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes mention an airship or device named Bootkixe for a child and health benefits. References to Pittsburg, a $1,000 amount, and cures for inflammatory conditions appear, but the text is garbled and unclear about concrete events or outcomes.
Mrs Theodore Tilton returns to New York after years in Paris bringing with her various possessions and 'bosseshold fects' as she resumes residence in the city.
A fragment from the Detroit News-Tribune discusses a project to equip part of the army with bicycles. It notes France proposing a method to train enthusiasts in cycling, casting new light on the bicycle craze amid wartime context.
The essay argues professionalism harms education and favors disinterested sport. It envisions international Olympic games rotating among nations every four years to foster mutual understanding and peace. It cites revival efforts by Baron Pierre de Coubertin and praises the Stadion victory as patriotic inspiration. Comodore Richard Peck, 81, marked sixty eight years in steam boating since 1828. England's likely centenarian Sarah Thomas, age 100 on February 6, is noted for smoking a cray pipe habit before years of life ahead.
A story from the Anaconda Standard recounts Thompson and his crew discovering a wildcat wedged to a railway rail in bitter cold near St. Regis. The animal failed to free itself after swimming the river and freezing its fore and hind feet to the steel, and a crowbar blow ended the creature’s suffering.
P M Buchanan of Rochester Indiana, a veteran attorney since 1883, testifies Hood’s Sarsaparilla repeatedly purifies blood and cures tired feelings and skin eruptions. He and his wife use the remedy for blood purification and report improved health and clearer skin after continued use.
The Cornhill Magazine prints Menagiana extracts from Gilles Menage a seventeenth century writer and wit. The samples show humor in Wednesday gatherings, witty quips about ten thousand crowns, adieu between Justice and Peace, and a Madrid viceroy remark about a diamond and an ugly hand.
A collage of dialogue and anecdotes from various sources picks at city life and public satire. It includes a Chicago marriage quip about “once for all,” a travel-weary delegate’s lament, reminiscences about politicians and education, a Napoleonic boarder at a Washington boardinghouse, and comments on spelling variations and notable figures.
George J. Gould is described as exceptionally skilled at telegraph work. From the top floor operating room of the Western Union building he can quickly judge the quality of work by nearby operators. His visits to the telegrapher's quarters are thus a matter of great significance to the staff.
Advertisement style claim touts Ne-to-Bae as a cure for tobacco desires with over 400000 cured. It argues regulation or removal of tobacco use improves health and suggests cures cost 500 and 1 dollar at druggists.
A Yonkers man, late on his bicycle instalment, sought guidance at church and followed a minister's advice to search the Scriptures. He returned home and found five dollars his wife had hidden in the family Bible.
A fragmented note warns of hazards in areas where one may encounter a valent toxin, mentioning Central America and the Isthmus of Panama. It touts Hostetter's Stomach Hitters as a cure for the disease's symptoms, though it notes limited effectiveness for rheumatism liver and kidney trouble dyspepsia biliousness and nervousness.
The article discusses Elia Wilcox and the Yellow Almanac, noting the popularity and multilingual editions of Ayer's Almanac. It praises its reliability, comparing it to the U S National Almanac, and mentions the 1897 edition now distributed by druggists. It also notes Jessie Ackermann's upcoming role as assistant pastor at Fourth Baptist Church, references aging hair remedies, and mentions Lady Harcourt, daughter of John Lothrop Motley, and her marriages.
A garbled excerpt mentions a group of twelve men, a dark chamber for development, and a firm named Carpayee and Co. alongside references to medical practice, nurse, housekeeper, and cutter roles. It touches on food safety, chocolate purity, and silk fabric as a material novelty.
A fragmented note describes Krutus brown as a rich tawny shade used in cloth velvet and corduroy fabrics. It mentions the term stimulates tver kidneys and bowels in a garbled phrase. The readable part focuses on color usage in textiles.
Read Salzer seed catalogue from La Crosse Wisconsin offering 12 rare farm seed samples worth ten dollars and a start with ten cent stamps. Includes a note about Mrs. Kruger, wife of the Transvaal president, soon obtaining a carriage.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Halls Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy for catarrh, arguing local applications cannot reach the disease and claiming it purifies blood and mucous surfaces. It touts the remedy as legitimate and prescribes its use alongside other tonics. The item also notes Dr Isaiah R. Sexton of Sparta Michigan as one of 33 War of 1812 survivors.
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