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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
3
The text asserts that cold and heat aggravate nerves, which resist treatment but respond to St Jacobs Oil. It also describes indensed eggs from Pas Baviaria, dried and powdered, packed in air tight cans to create compact nutritious food.
A fragmentary page mentions a man leaping from a moving train near Portland causing fatal injuries and notes various product promotions. It references J Best Seeds and D M Ferry Co, along with seed catalogs for 1809, Jesse Moore whiskey, Allen's Foot-Ease, and a Dupuy de Lome quote about repentance.
A letter from Mrs Florence Ffman Canton Ohio credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing her long standing female ailments. The account praises Pinkham's advice and notes Mrs Hoffmans improved health after following the treatment. The piece emphasizes Pinkham's expertise and vast correspondence work with suffering women.
The Menard mansion at the foot of Garrison hill near Kaskaskia, built by Pierre Menard the first lieutenant governor of Illinois, is one of the oldest preserved structures along the Mississippi. It features a limestone foundation, two large stairways, a back porch with inlaid stones from Fort Gage, and ten unusually large rooms. Menard lived here until his death in 1814, and his funeral drew Indigenous followers across the river. The site remains a state monument, though the Menard graves on the island and in the state cemetery have faded inscriptions and decay.
The article describes the Somali or Clackhead sheep from Som ali County on the African coast as the premier mutton in Arabia. These hair sheep lack wool and feature a large tail fat lump, with medium sheep weighing 35 to 40 pounds priced at four to five rupees. Sun-dried skins are exported in large quantities.
The article notes that "mocha skins" are a term used in the New York market akin to mocha coffee in consumer usage. It cites 1897 imports valued at $628,226 into New York, per the New York Press.
A sweeping portrait of China's Dowager Empress Tuen-Tsen-Sit, age 65, as supreme ruler and puppet master behind the throne, with Russia backing her and Western powers watching a potential bloodbath unfold. The piece considers the fragile imperial system, the deposed young emperor, and looming conflict as Anglo-Saxon progress confronts Eastern autocracy.
The report states Wales yields over 20 dollars per acre in minerals, England about 10 dollars, and Scotland slightly under 10 dollars, highlighting Wales as the richest part of Great Britain for mineral wealth.
In Ireland over 12,000 girls are engaged in lace manufacture. The article notes social dynamics where people resist certain things unless they see others pursuing them.
A Harper's Magazine summary recounts murres and gulls competing for eggs on Pacific islands near San Francisco. Gulls raid murre nests, stealing eggs which they crack and eat while defenders flee to the sea. The eggs became a San Francisco market staple in the 1850s, sparking clashes among egg hunters and a company control dispute that drew government intervention.
A Sun report recounts Charley Noble the imagined death by action on a warship when a pistol shot into a galley stove pipe is supposed to force a death. Paymasters mistake Noble for a casualty as a clerk frantically searches the payroll list. Also includes notes on silk from a Mediterranean shellfish and a Deformed eel with a wedding ring find, plus a quick exchange about courage and credit.
The article notes use of blasting gelatine in Jungfrau tunnel work, its freezing point near 40 F, and heated safes to prevent freezing. It cites a proposal to thaw dynamite electrically. It also mentions a wheat supply scare and TLostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a digestive aid.
English physicist John Burke studied flashes of bluish white light from rubbing sugar. He rotated a sugar loaf on a lathe against a hammer to gain near continuous luminosity and photographed the spectrum. He notes the light results from crystal changes rather than heating or chemical reaction.
Captain Parker reports permanent relief from catarrh after Darrin treatment. Mrs. Schoeps and her daughter Nina credit Darrin for deafness and rheumatism cures. J A Lindsley praises weight gain after eight years of respiratory relief. Several Portland residents claim ear discharge and deafness improvements. Darrin offers free examinations and paid treatments with electricity, medicines, and confidential care.
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