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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1898
Page
3
An assortment of old quack cures and promotional claims fill the page, touting potions for consumption, headaches, and constipation. The text also references calendar coincidences with 1887, tobacco branding, and local Pittsburgh railroad improvements, with scattered humorous asides about advertising and a beguiling charm for readers to buy.
A historical ad touts Dr Ayers Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for blood diseases and skin conditions. It cites physicians praising its effectiveness, shares testimonials from Baltimore physicians, and promises refunds if no relief is found, sealed with a Curebook of cures from the C Ayer Company of Lowell, Mass.
The text outlines early Christian cultivation of penitent humility prayer and Bible study. It emphasizes daily earnest effort to follow Christ’s guidance, living by faith and obedience to the teachings of Jesus in all circumstances.
Beginning February 5 the Rio Grande Western Railway introduces a new time card. The Atlantic Express runs Salt Lake City to Denver to Chicago, arriving in Chicago at 2 15 pm on the third day. connections with Chicago New York Limited trains. The evening train leaves 7 40 pm, reaches Denver 9 18 pm the following night and Chicago by the third day, with close connections to first morning trains for New York and Boston. Through trains feature Pullman Palace and Pullman Tourist sleeping cars and other improved conveniences. Ticket office No 109 West Grand South Street.
An Atchison woman devised a birthday joke for her husband by removing the bed from the spare room and giving it to a neighbor. She notified visiting friends that every bed in her house was occupied, a prank she claims cost nothing beyond a peatnee.
An overlong jumble of 19th and early 20th century patent medicine claims highlights products like Cascarets Cascurate Laxatives, No To Tobacco, Aromel fragrance, and Baking Powder with bold, sensational promises. The list mixes beauty cures, cold remedies, tonics, and dental pastes, often touting cheap prices and guaranteed results, interspersed with generic admonitions about health and vitality.
The lighthouse tender Mangrove brought the Panama City liner Panam a to Key West harbor as a prize. Under Lt Commander Everett the Mangrove challenged the Spanish auxiliary cruiser Panama with its 12 pounder. After a warning shot and a second attempt, the Panama surrendered and a prize crew was set aboard. The Indiana joined in salute as the prize headed to Key West.
Washington reports on the division of prize money from Spanish trading ships captured at sea. The article lists shares for officers and crew including Rear Admiral Sampson, Fleet Captain Staunton, Commander Maynard, and many others, detailing amounts and the distribution among hundreds.
London reports widespread Madrid unrest amid rumors of a revocable Parla capture denial. Dispatches from the British embassy note Spanish public fury and elation at differing news, with Madrid seeing intense agitation as authorities face pressure. Sir Charles Unill, observer of London, notes a likely revolution.
The Pensland arrived from Philadelphia and did not sight the American liner Paris, chartered by the U S government. It reported sighting the Spanish warship Don Carlos V or Carlos V racing toward Carros. The Carlos V, an armored cruiser, left Flore for Carros on April.
Montana will furnish 419 men for Cuban service. Nevada ranges feed California sheep, and a veteran regiment may be mobilized at Butte if war with Spain arises. Josaph Jones of Nevada died at Genoa leaving $46,000 in property. About 250,000 sheep will be shorn near Douglas this season as Montana streams rise and railways brace for trouble. Henry J Burleigh reappears in Portland. Reno water bonds faced a discount offer rejected by the city. A $15 reward posted for Fred Mather’s body recovery after a Washoe Lake drowning. Wiod river canal work planned for Indian water supply. Rock Springs arrests over cattle theft from poor locals. A Negro attacker on Nob Hill resurfaced, two women attacked. Mr. Thebo plans 1899 cattle drive from Dawson City. Desolation Day at Custer battlefield to include Crow and Cheyenne dancers. Local lawsuits over salary payments by county officials. Thermopolis grows with 360 residents and new stone stores. 140,000 sheep to the basin, and Laramie approves a North Platte bridge. Montana miner incidents include John Moor injured by a Parrot smokestack mishap and Reuben Roo deemed insane.
An old style pitch extols Cascarets as a purifying cure for body and mind. It argues cleanliness of person leads to clean thoughts and social virtue, urging midlife readers to seize missed opportunities and avoid regret through habitual use of the product.
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