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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1900
Page
2
A broad digest notes debt figures for Appanoose and Putnam counties, health ads for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and Worms Cream Vermifuge, and quarantine actions in San Francisco. It reports a fatal accident near Seymour, the centerville steeple climber Mary Wiley, and Burlington railroad depot plans abandoned in Macon. Contemplates Missouri political vendetta and Phelps Stone clashes.
The Missouri gubernatorial campaign centers on Joseph Flory and A. M. Dockery with party loyalties sharpened by a controversy over rail passes. Flory consolidates Republican support while Democrats rally behind railroad influence, as Governor Stephens faces criticism for urging a lobbyist and distributing favors. The Nevada letter and Phelps ties fuel factional distrust, with Stone and western counties outraged by perceived last moment maneuvering.
Reports show that over fifteen hundred lives have been saved through the use of One Minute Cough Care. Most of these were cases of grippe, croup, asthma, whooping cough, bronchitis and pneumonia. Its early use prevents consumption.
Backache signals kidney trouble and may lead to Brights disease diabetes or other serious conditions. Folleys Kidney Cure is guaranteed for the kidneys. Noah Martin.
The article proclaims that with Pretoria's capture the war ends between the South African republic and the Orange Free State and Britain. It notes the Orange Free State ceases to exist in name and predicts no further nation on nation war, while guerrilla fighting may end, and exiled rebels may not rally. It also highlights global interest from Americans in future developments.
The piece riffs on John L. Sullivan and Corbett as legendary champions while discussing armor plate production in the United States. It argues against government ownership of a plant, noting Navy and congressional positions and predicting terms will be reached without building a state facility. It ends with a local ad for Krause’s Capsule headache remedy.
L. W. Wakely of St. Louis, general passenger agent for the Burlington Route, issued an attractive folder on the new trans continental Burlington-Northern Pacific Express service. The brochure includes maps and illustrations and traces the route past the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark exploration, and anticipated 1903 St. Louis fair. It highlights 6000 miles of Burlington within the Purchase, part of 7850 total miles, and urges readers to obtain a copy.
A historical column contrasts British imperial reach with the Boer republics in South Africa and Canada. It notes revolutions and shifts in governance since the American Revolution and warns of kidney disease dangers, urging Foley's Kidney Cure.
The Antietam battlefield hosts a joint Maryland memorial for soldiers from both sides. President McKinley presides as Secretary of War Root accepts perpetual care of the eight pillar monument symbolizing reconciliation. The dedication marks enduring peace on soil once torn by Civil War divisions.
The Rock Island surveyors head west with three lines two and a half miles south of Wedingsday near Bere ford's house and Davé Wood's farm. One line northwest of Hilltown may strike Moulton while others run south of town. A second brief note mentions liver remedy HEERBINEZ priced at 50 cents. Ex-Governor Stone and Col. Bill Phelps feud over Democratic convention delegates.
Help wanted ad seeking a hustling man to deliver and collect in Unionville and vicinity with no canvassing. Salary sixty dollars a month. References and security required. Apply to W. D. Snyper general manager 505 Nelson Ridge Kansas City Missouri. The World's End Expected In Orrington Me Believers anxiously await the world’s end next few days after a prediction last Saturday night.
Advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a fast acting aid that digests food, prevents fermentation, and soothes the stomach after meals. It claims to cure even severe dyspepsia and describes the medicine as pleasant to take with a teaspoonful after each meal.
Shelbyville Guard urges men to stop hiding beer and instead share it with wives and children at home, arguing that responsible drinking benefits health and family morale. The piece questions the logic of moderation at home while promoting DeWitt’s Liver Pills as a remedy.
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