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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1898
Page
6
The piece riffs on wartime sentiments with satirical lines about women and men roles. It mocks youth bravado and calls for restraint amid a rebullition. It comments on veterans, the Klondike, pacifists, and the idea of leadership in a humorous, editorial voice.
The speaker notes Col Watterson’s harsh words about current warfare, claiming his past star performance is matched by aggressive talk as he advocates for further slaughter and opening graves.
The speaker contrasts two types of men a loud talker who pushes for a draft and a quiet volunteer who signs up as a common soldier and earns real credit. The message favors modest readiness over boisterous rhetoric in military service.
A New York clergyman argues the earth will pass away by the year two thousand, citing two thousand-year intervals from creation to the flood, flood to Christ, and suggesting another two thousand years. He warns against heeding end times prophets who have deceived people repeatedly.
James Smith of Cincinnati claims his horse will not pass a saloon unless strong inducements are offered. At the bar the horse drinks from a pan prepared by the barkeeper. He drinks beer water and whisky flavored drinks eagerly, yet James Smith says the horse remains a thoroughbred and never becomes intoxicated.
The piece warns that war sparks complex commercial and diplomatic challenges. It stresses exact American diplomatic tradition to steer actions toward friends and foes and avoid dangerous aftereffects amid European hostility to U.S. aims. It cautions against European confidence men seeking to trap the United States into lowered vigilance.
In a small quirk of fate the aging Dr Penners, famed for verse, declares intent to wed Lucie Mahaie, only to learn Lucie is engaged to Adrien. The doctor’s will names his daughter as heir, but Lucie and Adrien’s union is approved, and the couple’s happiness alters the poet’s plans.
Henry Berner, once a convict for the murder of barber Barlein in Vincennes, has been paroled and now serves as a guard at the Jeffersonville reformatory. He returned to duty after meeting parole employment requirements and relocating briefly to Cumminsville, Ohio. His fiancée remained loyal, moving near the facility to support him.
Amanda Kebia son of William Robinson near Howesville Ind and her daughter Anna suffered years of decline and debility. They credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring appetite color strength and health after months of illness. The family professes them a priceless boon and recommends them to others.
In Turkey a royal decree bans the vee of electricity and forbids patents for electrical inventions. The sultan's trade enforces strict controls on electrical innovation and related patent grants.
Rev J B Wade Morrison Colorado writes that Dr Kay's Renovator moves constipated bowels and provides a natural daily discharge after twenty five years of constipation. The ad claims it is superior for dyspepsia stomach and kidney or liver diseases and offers an 8 page recipe book. Druggists sell it at 2 1 2 or 5 bottles. If unavailable it can be mailed by request from Dr B J Kay Medical Co Omaha Nebraska.
The text notes that holders of Cuba's large debt are under strain, with half a billion in claims creating intense pressure and worry about repayment amid tense financial conditions.
The advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a powder that cures painful feet and bunions, reduces sweating and calluses, and makes new shoes comfortable. It claims rapid comfort, offers mail and trial options, and lists Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York as contact.
The bolt and nut department at the Oliver Iron and Steel Company plant in Pittsburg Pennsylvania is in full operation.
A fragmented ad claims Cascarets Candy Cathartic cures constipation but notes many druggists refuse to stock or endorse the remedy. The garbled text implies skepticism of the product’s effectiveness.
A pupil and teacher exchange a line from a Greek tragedy on the fate of Agamemnon’s children. The pupil answers with grim certainty that the children are dead, reflecting a mature, stark interpretation.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure for internal use. The text also includes a cryptic riddle about a man leading a double life when beside himself, offering no clear additional facts.
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