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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1898
Page
2
The Dingley tariff act re-enacted with altered wording on treaties and foreign vessels. The attorney general says Congress did not intend to repeal British exemptions while noting a new contiguous country clause to prevent evasion.
The author argues that cheap goods mislead buyers with similar looks to costly items. A cheap suit, carriage, and nail wear out faster, causing damage and irritation. Honest, well-made products last longer and safer, while sellers profit from inferior substitutes.
Long service in which fidelity and efficiency are essential is a matter of pride. The post office department agrees to let letter carriers wear service stripes. For every five years of service a stripe of black silk braid may be added to the coat sleeve.
A 56 year old farmer suffered thirty years of rheumatic pain and dizzy spells. After tried physicians and cures with no relief he used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. One year and six months later his pains and dizziness disappeared and he enjoys better health. Post office Lorezno Neeley Horton Jackson County Michigan confirms. All druggists sell them.
A Lenox church sermon last summer featured an assistant clergyman who recounted a man who amassed a fortune through prayer. The sermon led to surprised laughter as the preacher, in a prayerful pose, asked the Lord to teach them how to pray.
Dispatches from Washington state hint at important moves concerning the Japanese imbroglio with the Hawaii government. Meanwhile a胃 stomach upset from indigestion may worsen unless checked. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is recommended to rectify gastric trouble and bowel irregularity.
A dialogue from the Chicago Tribune shows Miss Mabel seeking permission to attend a religious play The Little Minister while her indulgent mother grants consent despite her father’s opposition.
Iowa shows 14 of 388 patents issued by the U S Patent Office with strong New York and Illinois totals. A. M. Welch of Winterset receives a patent for a chicken defender using a cone hopper and a lever operated knife to sever a fowl's head while it remains in the machine. Also notes new patent terms and free information from Thomas G. Orwig & Co for obtaining valuing and selling patents.
An ad for Swan son Rheumatic Cure Co offers a prepaid sample bottle of Five Drops for 25 cents with a 30 day renewal. It promotes testimonials and claims cure for rheumatism neuralgia asthma and related ailments and sells large bottles of 300 doses at $1.00 and three bottles for $2.50.
Deacon Jones leads a church discipline committee debate rejecting changes to biblical reading. He insists the congregation remains true to the holy writ, warning against modern innovations in the liturgy.
In his death last Monday the United States loses a champion for inventors. Butterworth improved patent policy by requiring attorney registration and withdrawal of misleading ads. Acting commissioner A. P. Greely is praised as a staunch protector of inventors. Free information on patent applications is available from Sues & Co., Bee Building, Omaha, Nebraska.
A married woman's will remains valid after she becomes a widow and after she marries a second husband, indicating that widowhood and remarriage do not revoke or alter the will.
An advertising pitch claims No-To-Bac from Sterling Remedy Co promises to quit tobacco easily and forever. It asserts the product makes weak men strong, with a $1 price and a guaranteed cure, offering a booklet and sample free from Chicago or New York.
The remark urges action after promising effort, warning against complacency. It emphasizes the need to translate speeches into deeds and to apply steady effort in pursuit of goals.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a blood cleansing candy that improves skin and liver health. It claims benefits for pimples boils blotches and bilious complexion and offers 10 25 and 5 cent sizes with a satisfaction guarantee from druggists.
The fragment suggests doctors or pamphleteers argued kidneys were exploited to profit patent medicine men, hinting at medical speculation and fraudulent health rhetoric used to sell remedies.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets are advertised to cure a cold in one day. The ad promises a refund if the product fails to cure.
Seventeenth century style note states fifteenth century Spanish sailors earned ten to twelve francs per month for their naval service.
An advertisement touts Coes Cough Balsam as the oldest and best cure for colds. It claims rapid relief and reliability, urging readers to try the product.
In Belgium, voting rights are tied to paying taxes of forty francs or more per year. The rule requires citizens to meet this annual tax threshold to participate in elections.
An old advertisement notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soften the gums reduce inflammation relieve pain and cure wind colic priced at 26 cents per bottle.
An elderly Omaha woman, 67, reports 20 years of constipation indigestion and sleep troubles improved after using Dr Kay's Renovator She praises its value and mentions free medical advice and a 68 page book with recipes Also offered are Dr Kay's Long Balm and a free sample and address for the Western Office in Omaha Web.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal describes a living skeleton sitting on a manager and hammering him at intervals. The manager fears his curiosity may have overtaken him in the eerie scene.
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts declares exclusive rights to the words Pitchers Castoria and Castoria. He notes the signature of Charles H Fletcher on wrappers and claims no one may use his name except The Centaur Company led by Fletcher. Dated March 8 1897.
A brief provocative saying warns against trusting proclamations of love from men and of contradictory declarations from women, reflecting a cautious view of romantic assurances.
The Salzer Seed Co invites entrants for new names for their 17 inch long corn and White Oat prodigy with a $400 prize. Send the notice with 10 cents to La Crosse Wisconsin to receive a seed catalogue and 11 new farm seed samples valued at $10. Seed potatoes offered at $1.50 per barrel.
The report notes the current death rate in Glasgow is about twenty one in every hundred. The item provides a concise health statistic without further context or comparative data.
Allen's Foot Ease powder for feet ease tight new shoes and cures corns bunions chilblains and sweating feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Free sample available. Address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York. The first Atlantic cable was operated in 1858.
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