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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
3
A humorous poem from Srovux City Iowa makes Mary and her brother Jim the tale of a failed country store that thrives after embracing advertising. Jim, once shut out, grows prosperous as ads spread, while Mary laments the lamb and lessons learned about promotion.
The last snow of the season fell Tuesday night barely covering the ground and disappeared by noon the following day. Sami Green reportedly turned to preaching, with Lowe & Son's new advertisement noted for explanation.
G H Gale traveled to Kansas City for several days as his son Roe Gale prepares to graduate from University Medical College next Tuesday.
Ad copy touts a sugar coated health pill that converts weakness into strength and energy into mental power. Dr. says the product is built for daily use and sold at 25 cents per box.
The governor names April 22 as Arbor Day, a date seen as late for southern Nebraska. An Atchison man notes his son studies to be a doctor while another trains to be an undertaker, hoping his children help each other through life.
A vast underground lake of pure water was discovered under the English capital, large enough to supply the city. The River Company, a corporation controlling the water supply, has stock valued high. Eliza Church of Thom county sued the Western Union Telgraph Co for delayed delivery to her physician during confinement, and recovered $950 in district court last week.
An OCR fragment promotes a patent nerve remedy claiming to revive vigor and vitality. It references nerves and organs and asserts wide public knowledge of its benefits to combat tiredness and illness.
Reports say a well dressed smooth talking man swindled farmers around Barhestown by falsely claiming medical cures from Coxwell medical and se institute in Topeka Kansas. He took notes from $250 to $75 and fled after arrest, later returning notes and paying attorney fees to gain release.
A learned commentator suggests chewing gum was likely invented by a woman who lacked someone to converse with. The remark ties invention to social isolation and female innovation.
On the legislature's 60th and final day lawmakers push toward adjournment and pay, with the house aiming to finish by the 31st.
A gold nugget weighing twenty and a half pounds avoirdupois was found in western Australia. The discover site lies two miles north of a nugget weighing 334 ounces located nine years earlier.
After September 1 the law makes anyone in New York who places ads or devices on the flag or mutilates the flag a misdemeanor. The governor signed this bill on Washington's birthday, establishing penalties for such acts.
The article notes that since 1890 every congress is a billion-dollar session with 1 035 680 108 dollars for two years. The recently expired congress appropriated 1 084 807 982 dollars. Population rose from 62 million to about 75 million, a 21 percent increase, justifying a roughly four percent rise in appropriations.
The Internal Revenue Commissioner ruled no stamp is needed on notes for mortgages over 1000 dollars if the mortgage is greater than thousand, while deeds still require stamping. An amendment to the war revenue law shifts tax to the instrument with the higher rate, removing double taxation on notes secured above 1000 dollars.
Engineers use the living wheel to gauge train speed. A practical method counts rail joints passed in twenty seconds to estimate speed. Rails are typically thirty feet long. twenty joints yield about thirty miles per hour, close enough for practical use.
Fragmentary text fragment points to an unidentified state record notice. Missing details hinder completion. no clear parties, dates, or actions are readable. The readable portion hints at a formal notice but fails to identify the issuer, subject, or deadline.
Vintage medical ad touts No-To-Bac as a wonder-worker that makes weak men strong. Claims quick tobacco cessation with a free booklet and sample offered by Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
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