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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1899
Page
7
Mrs McKee Rankin says no woman should be without Pe-ru-Na. Mrs Eliza Wike credits Pe-ru-Na with saving her life and appetite. The ad promotes Dr Hartman’s Health and Beauty book and free catarrh information. The note closes with a stray line about optimism.
J W Wolfe announces public auctions or leasing of about 695000 acres of school land under the new law. Lands in Antelope to Wheeler counties may be offered at 6 percent of appraised value and may then be leased at 6 percent on highest valuation for twenty five year terms. Applicants should state counties of interest and request land lists. notices to be published locally. Lincoln May 18 1899.
Capt Boltwood, a Civil War veteran and Kansas soldier who swam a river with Gen. Funston in the Philippines, drew a pension. His current appointment failed the medical exam after Secretary Alger objected to enlisting a commissioned man without testing. Governor Leedy overrode, citing that a commissioned officer need not be examined, reason unspecified.
An old newspaper snippet discusses Hall's Catarrh Cure with a price of five cents and then shifts to a historical note on marriage rates surrounding the Civil War. It observes marriages rose after war ends, from seventeen to twenty-two per thousand by 1865, then declined to twenty-one by 1869.
Over the past three years the United States ran a trade deficit of 1.3 million dollars more in exports than imports abroad, indicating a shift in net sales. The note highlights a rare positive balance for a period within ongoing global commerce.
A testimonial claims permanent cure of nervousness after three days use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. The ad invites a free $82.00 trial offer and treatise from De. R. H. King Ltd of Philadelphia. It notes a man who dislikes being over-rated by the assessor.
A classified appeal from Javelle Mfg. Co. Parsons Kansas offering 815 dollars per week plus expenses to men with rigs to introduce a poultry compound. Address with stamp. Neighbors warned about backyard scrutiny.
An old advertisement extols Coe's Cough Balsam as the oldest and best remedy that breaks up a cold quickly. It urges readers to try the product, featuring a light joke about hypochondria to close.
An 19th century ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen feet with 25 cent price and free sample offer. Also noted, Mrs Jeb Stuart resigns as principal of the Virginia Female Institute, the diocese school of the two Episcopal Virginia dioceses, after long service.
M. R. Swan of Manilla Iowa secures a patent for a Dewey pin breastpin bearing Admiral Dewey's image. The pin is manufactured and marketed under the Dewey pin name. G W Sues & Co patent lawyers of Omaha Nebraska handled the patent and will mail a free patent book to requesting applicants.
A Short exchange from Puck humorously defines a plutocrat as a man who has as much money as the speaker would like to possess. The wit reflects on wealth and aspiration.
Advertisement urges good housekeeping with Faultless Starch for collars cuffs and shirt fronts. Notes price at 10c a package via grocers. Concludes with a philosophical line about internal versus external conditions causing unhappiness.
Announcement of a July excursion from Chicago or St Louis to Detroit on the Wabash and Short Line with tickets on July 3 4 and 5. Includes side trips to Niagara Falls Toronto Montreal Mackinac and other destinations at low rates via lake or rail. Call or write G N Clayton Room 302 Karbach Bk Omaha Neb for rates and folders.
In a humorous note about marriage and baseball, a player’s performance off the field matters as much as his on base skills. The piece playfully questions whether a star at the plate makes a match in life.
The Western Mercantile Co of Omaha offers sisal and standard twine in manila delivered in Omaha with guarantee of satisfaction or money back. Orders urged before stock runs out.
A manifestly harsh stance labels poverty a crime subject to punishment by hard labor. The remark frames economic status as a legal violation and advocates punitive measures that target the vulnerable rather than addressing underlying causes.
Ticket broker at 1505 Farnam in Omaha advertises reduced railway fares. The brief copy notes the shop's name P. H. Philbin and includes a slogan about measuring men by the golden rule.
A letter from Mrs. Cor a Gilson of Yates Manistee Michigan describes two years of back pain heavy menses and leucorrhea with infertility. After trying medicines and a physician she consulted Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound per her letter and reports relief and pregnancy.
A testimonial from Mars S Barnhart of New Castle Pennsylvania claims a tonic cured long standing ailments after seven years of marriage. She reports prior issues including womb falling leucorrhoea back and leg pains dyspepsia and nervous stomach tremors. She praises the medicine as life changing.
An Ohio man hanged himself from a ladder top as a grim reminder. The piece notes that about two thirds of male visitors to a business office seek money, directly or indirectly.
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