26 Oct 1899
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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1899
Page
1
An Indianapolis Journal quip contrasts two ideas to hide cigars. Wickwire suggests placing cigars in the vest pocket with the small end out to lose fewer cigars, while Yabsiley proposes tucking them into the coat pocket so they are invisible.
A train box car near Stanwood was boarded by three tramps who shot James Morton, then kicked him from the car and fled. Morton, possibly fatally wounded, was found by a westbound train crew and taken to the station. In Iowa, the Supreme Court upholds the Pom ple amendment contracting insurance relief for railroad employees, barring further damages. At Mingo, Fred Stier attempted to rob Elliott's drug store, fired on a pursuer, fired back, and retreated after a siege in a cyclone cave.
Massive fire at Waterloo gutted the Fowler Company wholesale grocery building, a four story brick structure. Insurance covers stock at 59000 and building fixtures at 14000. Fire began in the third floor packing room. cause unknown. The firm previously suffered a 4000 loss in 1906.
The report notes a strong potato crop state and national bank holdings near $77 million. Carroll township builds a new Catholic church, while Waterloo dairy owners organize for mutual benefit. A post office opens at Egan with J Egan as postmaster. Burlington track work begins at Fairfield and Muscatine workers form a union. Fire destroys Ti Ressler’s Lohrville livery barn. 11 horses perish. Two capitalists consider lead mines in Dubuque, and Muscatine pastor Jacob Fath resigns after 17 years.
Across the Atlantic the Cape Town dispatch reports a British armored train destroyed near Vryburg by Boers, fifteen soldiers killed, marking the war's first blood. Pretoria declares war. British and Boer forces prepare for a long campaign as tensions rise. The U.S. State Department notifies Washington of Crewe’s withdrawal and assigns Consul Macrum to British interests without a neutrality proclamation.
Reports detail General Lawton and General MacArthur preparing a northern advance to encircle Aguinaldo while General Schwan pushes south of Manila to scatter insurgents in Cavite. Youngs and Bachelor's battalion engage near Arayat and Magalang with American losses small.
A Chicago housekeeper Mrs Clara Makemer writes from 302 Chestnut Street praising Peruna as the best tonic for general debility liver complaints and dyspepsia. She notes its effectiveness for female irregularities and pelvic catarrh, and claims Peruna can avert related ailments. The Peruna Medicine Co offers free "Health and Beauty" to women and asserts Peruna heals mucous membranes and prevents malarial infection.
A compact Atlantic essay on glaciers shaping mountains valleys and landscapes. It contrasts visible river ice with glacier forces, describing silent, agency spanning ages, sculpting rivers basins and forests before melting back to the sea. It links ice work to divine proportion and endurance.
An old newspaper page features an advertisement for Cascaret tablets urging bowel and liver health and warning about mercurial medicines. It blends consumer health claims with humorous quips and short jokes, including a prison joke about borrowing money, a sausage maker misprint, and light repartee about a worm turning and fruit preserves.
The article cites Sr. Fays statistics noting that deaf offspring arise at similar rates whether one or both partners are deaf. It argues deafness stems from varied diseases, and that congenital deafness more often passes to children than deafness from disease. It also notes higher happiness and divorce rates in two deaf partners compared with one.
A compact survey notes change as progress shifts from candles to electricity and from horses to automobiles. It cites Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters as a long valued remedy and offers a caution on rental vans, where some New York families use moving vans by the year, playing the rent cycle.
The notice highlights Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents and markets the John M. Smyth Company catalog, praising its long-standing Chicago presence. It also mentions street car fares in European cities, light humor items, Baltimore railroad earnings, vacation quips, and Grain-O.
A fragmentary note reports on graveyard leases in San Juan Puerto Rico where the dead are dug up if leases lapse. The piece mocks rent pressures on the poor and hints at changing burial norms on the island.
A Detroit Journal snippet promotes Grain-O a drink made from pure grains claiming it tastes like coffee and is healthier for children. It notes grain based beverage pricing and availability at grocers. The piece also references a poetry scene with the Poet of Today and a bribed autograph moment. A disclaimer from The Piso Co. guarantees testimonial genuineness and cites Warren, Pa.
The article extols Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Company as a world famous laxative. It praises its ethical proprietary status, ease of use, pleasant taste, and absence of unpleasant after effects, urging readers to obtain the genuine product. It also includes a brief, unrelated anecdote from the Indianapolis Journal.
An OCR fragment advertises remedies for colds and teething, touts Grove signature, and mocks medical overwork of women. It promotes Mrs. Winsletts Sopratne for teething and wind colic and cites Mrs. Pinkham offering practical advice from Lynn, Massachusetts.
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