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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1899
Page
2
Amid scattered reports from a tumultuous era a mix of war talk economics and social issues appears. U S and Cuba tensions loom with intervention debate while industrial fires patriotic fears and labor concerns ripple through New York and Topeka. Officials discuss skeleton regiments and medical advances as public notices echo broader upheaval.
The article argues the San Mago victory surpasses Manila, noting public mystery about who acted at Santiago while Dewey seeks quiet but cannot have it as patriotism overshadows calm debate amid a noisy uproar over the war.
Reports describe catastrophic tornadoes striking New Richmond Wisconsin and Herman Nebraska, wiping towns from the map. Scores are dead or missing as winds sever buildings, blow safes into streets, and scatter debris across miles. The disasters prompt grim forecasts on final fatality counts and widespread destruction.
A cyclone near Clear Lake Wisconsin wrecks homes and injures residents including Pred Kennett and Sem Olson, with several fatalities and extensive property loss. Separate reports note a Marietta torpedo factory explosion killing two workers and destroying the plant. A breach of promise case in New York ends with a small verdict, and the U S cruiser Newark is detained in Chile for coal shortages with launches reaching Ancud.
Oklahoma dispatch reports county bonds, school funding, and territorial warrants amid prosperity and rising railroad activity. It notes Santa Fe and Rock Island expansions, urban improvements, and a strong economy attracting eastern capital alongside a Philippine war letter and land deals for school lands in Beaver County.
A colorful profile of Baron Randolph Natili a noted practical joker and social figure. The piece recounts his New Orleans and New York exploits including walking Canal Street in pajamas and staging an operatic prank with a supposed Chinese diplomat. It notes his wit memory and ties to Huntington Hutchinson and others. The tale ends with reflections on Thackeray Dickens and illustrators.
Oklahoma press reports Judge Henry Underwood seriously wounded four miles east of Choctaw City by the Filson brothers after an exchange of threats over orchard damage. The brothers fled. one arrested, others pursued toward Oklahoma City. Supreme Court issued two oral decisions with five judges concurring. Financial notes include county refunding bonds victory, bank resources, and Fourth of July preparations. Oklahoma Agricultural and Horticultural Society to hold exhib in August. Kansas funds to cover warrants. Hough recovers bride abducted on wedding night, found in Arizona after court action.
Rela Kittridge of Belfast Maine holds the work record for length by writing 46000 words on a single postal card. The item notes portraits of Lord Kitchener overstate youth, while Princess Louise and Mrs Rudyard Kipling are discussed, with a digression on Rawlinson and a remark about lightweight tubing and nickel aluminum.
Letter to Mes Firaman No 69 156 from Mrs Pisktam describes years of back pains heavy menses and leucorrhea. After patent remedies and a physician failed to help she followed Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound guidance and became pregnant, praising the treatment and continuing use.
A testimonial from a patient detailing seven years of illness after marriage with multiple pregnancies and miscarriages. She reports falling of the womb Jeucorrhas back and leg pain dyspepsia nervous stomach tremors and now claims all symptoms have ceased and life is enjoyable due to the medicine.
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