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Newspaper
Traverse Bay Eagle
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1898
Page
4
Daily by mail offered at 8 40 dollars per month. Weekly Friday edition by mail priced at 100 dollars per year. Daily carrier delivery in town available at 10 dollars per week. Daily by mail annual rate listed as 400 dollars.
Maparip reports Spain will not sell Cuba under any circumstances and that US action could hasten US control of the island. The piece notes Governor Pingree and Senator Burrows as political rivals, mocks Burrows as a potato masher, and mentions Dr Kunitz’s claim about kleptomania in women.
The Greek island Himla near Rhodes enforces a sponge diving test for marriage. No girl may wed until she and sometimes suitors prove prowess by diving to chosen depths to harvest sponges. Fathers may choose the best diver who brings up the most sponges among rival suitors.
Ladies are instructed to see Miss Hadley at Park Place for the Electrical Baths work. The note appears to be a brief community item about a pageant or club activity with a local contact.
Mrs Ada E Hart of Groton South Dakota recounts a near death from a lung consuming illness. After four doctors gave up she trusted in Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. She used eight bottles and fully recovered. Trial bottles are free at S E Wait and J G Johnson drugstores. Regular 50c to 1.00 guaranteed or money back.
Washington March 17 Special. The Maine disaster and demands for reparation push Spain toward delay and denial. President McKinley will not tolerate procrastination, with an ultimatum or direct pressure likely to force Spain to acknowledge Cuba’s independence. Walter Wellman reports from the capital.
An 80 year old woman recalls as a girl of 14 a pane of glass removed from a parish church window and placed on her chest to cure ague. The anecdote reflects the maxim similia similibus curantur and notes its curious classically rooted charm.
A promoting notice claims the Merril & Morres Spray Pump provides perfect agitation and uniform insecticide distribution in every stroke. It alleges official approval by U S and State agricultural bodies and English officials, with sales at 123 Cass Street Traverse City Michigan.
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