Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-07-07
News from Manila.

| received last night from Manila
through the kindness OF Charlie
Cairncross, copy of "EL En-
press weekly newspaper print
ed on flour sack on the 4th de
Mario de 1894. Most of the -four
had been emptied out of the sack
before the printing occurred, but
there is stilt enough on the local
page to make slice OF bread.
The first page is devoted entirely
to advertisements, the first one be-
ing headed indicator in one cor
ncr of this ad. is cut of locomo-
tive engine running over a dog.
The engineer is making himself a
cigarette, while the fireman is get
ting up steam with mahogany saw
logs. In some fine type under the
engine. with the dog, is a warning
to people to keep their watches
creased when travelling, and to get
onto the cars before they get out of
sight. The next ad. calls attention
to superior quality of cognac and
fine champagne, not to be used in
gasoline stoves or for bathing pur-
poses. Remember the number, E.
Scotia ST., north OF the Jail
The cooper shop at 462 Servicio
carries good advertisement; bar
rels are made there to fit any kind
of \ -; ~ 1. ,,.;t h ON nj home hoo dc. No
bail. The butcher shop offers
fine assortment of smoked and beat
en- meats, frogs legs, >black bass,
and OK yoke stakes. A fellow bv
the name of y. 10 seems to he ad
vertising house and lot and a
wheelbarrow full of chicken feed for
sale. He wants it understood, in
big type, that he wants the coin;
no tisb-skin sixty-dav note will 20!
Adolfo Roensch sells hats. He
calls them sombreros; but he can't
fool us, as he has woodcut of five
different shapes, any of which would
look well if worn on load of hay
or windmill. The jewelry store
runs an ad, A. Laino mends watch
es and clocks in charmful man
ner; best Church's Ferry goose
crease oil used; watches all run.
down made good as new. He also
engraves weddingrings with a cold
chisel. "Pum?" This stuff was
advertised in connection with
cannon, and girl in her working
clothes holding long knife in one
hand and torch for firing the can
non and kitchen stove in the other
hand. "Pum" had taken the first
premium at the Manila County fair
for two years as the crow flies, and
was going again next year. At the
bull pen south of town there was to
he Gran Tahlero, wind and ther
mometer permitting; no one allowed
to sit in the trees outside and throw
cocoanuts at the actors. The first
thing on the local page that attracts
attention is marriage notice of
Amas Nodrizas and Mamereo Cate
limo, who were united in marriage
without much trouble. The brides
brother gave her away, and the
groom gave himself away by get
ting drunk and kicking over the
wedding breakfast. A. Puma had
been away from home for week,
and during his absence a water
buffalo ate up his well. Sonora Pu.
edo gave dance on her fathers
roof. Most of the boys attended or
intended to attend. until it got to
be known that Il typhoon had logged
the roof out in the bay. The to
bacco crop north OF town has heen
badly damaged by the travelling
worm, which ought to know better
than to chew tobacco. A snake
swallowed Farmer Carrilo's horse
Tuesday night 1t will do the snake
no good, as the horse is halky-
Grafton IN. d. Record.