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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1899
Page
7
In his early days Bourke Cochran felt discouraged and sought aid to leave New York for Deadwood. A friend invited him to a high window and showed him the vast city, saying there are twenty Deadwoods within sight.
A vintage ad promoting Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake in shoes. It claims to rest tired feet and cure corns bunions swelling soreness heat callouses aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free samples mailed to Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments and urging internal remedies. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free and absorbed through blood and mucous surfaces. Claims authenticity via genuine product and testimonials, with Druggists selling at 75 cents per bottle.
Ex Governor L Bradford Prince of New Mexico owns a collection of over 1000 stone idols once venerated by Pueblo Indians. Advertisement touts FITS Permanenotly Curea and Dr Klines Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle offer and a treatise from Br H Kiink Ltd Philadelphia.
A saying distinguishes men who live on little as economists and those who live on nothing as tramps, framing a social distinction in stark terms.
An advertising item promotes Cancarets Candy Cathartic as a health aid with the claim that vitality cures disease only if the body is kept clean inside and out. The ad notes availability at druggists with a Luc. 25 price.
Members of Company IF of the One Hundred and Fifty seventh Indiana volunteers intend to present a sword to General Lawton. Subscriptions will be accepted only from regimental members. The unit, known as Studebaker's Tigers, was the first volunteer regiment mustered into the regular army.
Inventions priority can be set by filing incomplete applications as an alternative to caveats. Experts note caveats add cost with little benefit and Congress may abolish the system. A first‑fee filing in Washington secures one year of protection, with free consultation offered by Thomas G. Orwig & Co. in Des Moines, August 12, 1899.
A World War era memoir recalls the Anglo American flag dispute aboard the Daly line ship in Egypt. The narrator chafes at a tiny American flag under a large Union Jack and wins sailors’ favor by replacing it with a towering American banner at Asyut, celebrating the red white and blue above foreign shores.
A South's Companion reader recounts a family method to curb tablecloth stains. Any spill must be covered with a coin large enough to cover the spot, with the coin coming from the children or father. The fund buys new linen, and after four years the children, though young, handle utensils well and expect small contributions.
The Portuguese queen earned an M D degree and pursued medical study to help her husband. She married the crown prince with little knowledge of him but grew to admire his qualities. When he began to gain weight, she worried for him and chose to practice medicine with doctors in the country to aid his health.
The Greatest Wholesale Supply in America announces opening fall sales in dry goods clothing ladies ready to wear garments shoes groceries furniture and all lines at Hayden Bros the Big Store. Excursion rates to Omaha are offered with low prices on high class goods and baggage checked free for visitors.
A man spends time wondering why neighbors dislike him and tries to become agreeable to gain their favor.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad moves to improve dining car service on the Royal Blue Line. Dining cars are being shipped to overhaul interiors into a table d hote compartment and a cafe with first class seating. The changes aim to provide comfortable spaces for patrons to eat and smoke without disturbing others.
The weekly patent summary lists buyers including General Ethic of New York Girard Button Mfg Co Philadelphia Aeolian Co New York Kalamazoo Sled Co Michigan Richmond Va Locomotive Works Armour Co Chicago Mergenthaler Linotype Co New York and Tiffany & Co New York. Sues Co lawyers offer full information on patent law and practice from Bee Bldg Omaha Neb.
State geologist Mr. Blatchley warns that Indiana's famous natural gas belt will be exhausted within three years. He tells manufacturers drawn to Indiana by gas that the state has coal enough to last about 1,600 years.
A Nativo woman declares she never told a lie and never would. Her husband says he will notch the piano if she deceives him, but she protests she will not let the piano be ruined.
Just before going to bed W V Smith of Florence Kansas places his nearly eight foot beard in a muslin bag and slips it under his pillow. The unusual nightly ritual highlights the extraordinary length of his facial hair.
Special rates East via the O and St L and Wabash routes for the G A R encampment in Philadelphia. Tickets sold Sept 1 2 and 3 with return good Sept 20. Stopovers allowed at Niagara Falls Washington and other points. For rates timetables and information contact city office 1415 Farnam St or Harry E Moores C P and T A Omaha Neb.
A witty Tit-Bits quip ponders why small men wed taller partners, suggesting fear of backing out of engagements drives the pairing. The witticism frames marriage as a risk arena and hints at perceived power dynamics in relationships.
Ticket broker P H Philbin of 1505 Farnam in Omaha announces nationwide railway fare cuts. The note adds a philosophical aside about the unmarked providences of God as a remark.
A recent estimate suggests steamers are about twenty percent safer than sailing vessels, highlighting lower risk factors in steamship travel compared with traditional sail ships.
Home care tip recommends drying shirt bosoms before applying Faultless Starch to both sides. Roll tightly with bosom inside and rest twenty minutes before ironing. Faultless Starch advertised at grocers for ten cents. A century of volcanic island formation notes fifty two emerged, nineteen vanished, ten inhabited.
A new upright plane is advertised for 118 dollars by Schmol ler and Mueller located at 1313 Farnam Street in Omaha. The item is marketed alongside a quirky note about royal fishing prowess, mentioning the Princess of Wales and the duchess of Fife.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic, alleging gums soften and panic eases. It price list shows 25 cents per bottle and includes a strange hairdressing tip about stroking hair with a silk handkerchief instead of brushing.
Robert Downing the Tragedian says Peruna keeps him healthy through climate changes and malarial influences. He calls it a preventive against summer illnesses and the best traveling companion. He credits Peruna with protecting mucous membranes and urges readers to write for Dr Hartman’s book Summer Catarro in Columbus Ohio.
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