02 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1898
Page
1
A Knoxville woman's letter urges women to seek Dr Hartman s free home treatment for female diseases. It describes prior failed cures, a teacher s loan, and the promised medicine from the Perma wetei Manufacturing Co. Columbus Ohio plus a book offer.
The Sentinel recalls H T Burgheim a Keokuk millinery buyer who while lodging in Milton on a night trip found his room occupied by a corpse. After misinterpreting an intimate scene Burgheim fled alarmed, only to learn the hotel guest had died that day and the body had been placed in his bed by the proprietor’s partner. The incident sparked panic among guests and the town, leaving Burgheim shaken and briefly frightened.
The piece warns that successful dairying relies on diligent milking and proper cows, while careless workers reduce cows to poorer condition and fat reabsorbs if milkers fail. It also debunks a myth that U S sheep numbers peaked at 124 million, noting 1884's 50,626,626 figure and current stock around 35 million.
A rural note urges farmers to insure barns and livestock, keep postal cards for free information, and seek reliable guidance. It cites Kansas data showing corn surpassing wheat in value, stresses prudent farm budgeting, building upkeep, and a reapportionment of pasture and fields for the new year to support growing livestock interests.
The text urges timely readiness for spring farming. It emphasizes simple, low-cost ice and water supplies, proper fencing to protect gardens from pigs and chickens, and doing own work to avoid losses. Prepare tools and implements now to be ready for the busy season.
Reports from across the country show confidence in industry and trade as prices move up under the new money standard. Bank clearings reach 1.418 billion dollars, up 18 percent from the prior year, with notable strength in iron and flint glass sectors and a shrinking tally of business failures.
Mr William Walpole of Walshtown South Dakota recalls a pea sized eye blotch that rapidly grew and caused pain before a physician urged cutting it as cancer. He declined surgery and used S S S remedy which irritated the cancer, discharged, then scabbed and healed leaving only a scar.
An account describes General Howe's forces advancing at Hanker Hill with two small American field pieces opening fire from a rail fence. British troops pushed forward under steady volleys as the fence line finally blazed with smoke and activity.
The article reviews Table Talk January issue with content on small economies, useful scraps, menus, and recipes by Mary Ronald Mrs Grinnell Miss Bedford and Mrs Myers including How to Read by Kingsland Old Plantation Dinners by Calvin D Wilson and other fashion and cooking pieces. A sample copy is offered free by Table Talk Publishing Co Philadelphia.
An medical advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney liver and urinary troubles. It claims sediment in urine signals kidney issues and urges readers to try the remedy sold by druggists or direct mail with sample offer to Kilmer and Co at Kingston New York.
Mrs. R Bracamay of Mio says Hood's Sarsaparilla cured stomach and bowel trouble and improved appetite, calling it the best blood purifier she ever produced. Hood's Pills are advertised to relieve nausea headache biliousness and liver ills priced at 25 cents.
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