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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1898
Page
2
Mrs. Sara Y. Stevenson contributes to Century on Mexican society under Maximilian I. The piece recalls the late court life, noting Maximilian's affable memory and personal charm, Empress Carlota's firmer air, and the decline of court pomp during and after her regency.
Paris correspondent notes French authors with top lifetime earnings Victor Hugo led royalties at enshrined profits rose posthumously to £24,000 for his works Les Miserables and Notre Dame de Paris dominate sales while other authors like Louis Blanc Thiers Rousseau Flaubert Renan Dumas and La Bruyere show varied fortunes from £4 000 to a centime per line in Feuilleton volumes, illustrating how rules and fame shaped literary income.
Last year the cotton crop totaled 8,532,705 bales across Southern states with Alabama 833,789 Arkansas 605,643 Florida 48,730 Georgia 1,299,340 Indian Territory 87,705 Kansas 61 Kentucky 414 Louisiana 567,251 Mississippi 1,201,000 Missouri 24,119 North Carolina 521,795 Oklahoma 35,251 South Carolina 936,463 Tennessee 236,781 Texas 2,122,701 Utah 123 Virginia 11,539. Sea Island and upland values and yields are given along with mills and spindles. Texas soils favor Egyptian cotton and a new gin is used to improve seed-lint separation.
Report from London states underground railway workers enjoy superior health to other lines in England. Atmosphere is claimed to have cured quinsy and bronchitis and aided those with lung ailments.
Cure feverishness and teething distress with Mother Gray's Powder used at the Children's Home in New York. Over 10,000 testimonials claim it moves bowels and destroys worms. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a free sample. address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
The statement notes that the typical human experiences about nine days of illness each year, highlighting the common toll of sickness on annual life.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute that does not stimulate, nourishes, cheers, and feeds. It appeals to nervous persons, youth, and children and claims to taste like coffee while avoiding sleep disruption. Available in 15 and 25 cent packages from grocers.
An advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a remedy for constipation priced at 10c or 25c. It claims druggists will refund the money if C C C fail to cure, and adds a note on bearing disappointment with grace and grit.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, claiming it cures constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 for any failure and invite testimonials, with sales through druggists at 75 cents. A side note endorses Hall's Family Pills and ends with a proverb about suspicion.
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