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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
7
An array of patent medicine claims extol Hood's Sarsaparilla as a kidney tonic and blood cleanser, Garfield Tea for digestion and bowel issues, and Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic for malaria. The piece also mentions deafness cures and Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and price hints, reflecting a broad market of health tonics and elixirs.
The text notes black diamonds are rarer and pricier than white stones and are three or four times as hard. They resist flames, yet a drop of water on heated black diamonds causes an explosion, leaving only sand.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a no cure no pay guarantee for a cold, priced at 25 cents. The text also mentions a gulf stream fish that nests among weeds and imitates their color like a chameleon.
The article explains Lloyds functions as brokers and underwriters not a corporation liable for members. It notes deposits of £5 000 to £6 000 for underwriting, entrance fees, and annual dues, with about 1 000 subscribers today. It lists exotic insured risks from Napoleon’s life to Jumbo the elephant and a singer insuring Queen Victoria.
A statement explains the flood date as 1656 years after Adam's birth, with Noah’s birth at 1056 years after Adam and the flood occurring in Noah's six hundredth year on the second month seventeenth day. The piece references Genesis chapters five and seven to justify the timing. It notes a Connecticut case where A M Gray seeks $100 from the state for berries eaten by three deer.
Agricultural note urges thorough drainage of every wheat field to prevent plants being thrown from the ground during freezing and thawing, warning excess water more harmful than insects.
In Nome Alaska thousands gather the latest El Dorado tale on Nome City Beach. Many arrive in poor health underscoring the ad’s claim that gold holds little value without health. An accompanying promotion touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy to regulate bowels liver kidneys digestion and malaria and chills.
The roads are good and level in Kansas, and as a result every farm house has its bicycle. A farmer in that state would as soon be without his team as without his wheel.
The issue features a note on the signature found on every box of Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a curb to colds and a claim of a remedy that cures a cold in one day. It also reports the Russian ministry’s decision to use petroleum for locomotive motive power across its railways.
Raphael's Almanac notes a difficult year ahead for kings presidents and other rulers. A customer from Norwich N Y quotes a cure for consumption saving her life three years ago sending the signed note on February 17 1900.
A soon to be finished tunnel under Rome's Quirinal Palace will connect the old city with the newer quarter established since 1870 and will be illuminated by electricity. The ad then promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, noting its iron and quinine content with a No Cure, No Pay offer at 60 cents.
Henry Kiwin of Weiser Idaho tells the Portland paper the best thing about Idaho is the mines. He notes several mines paying good dividends and the Weiser district rich in minerals likely to be developed in the future.
A testimonial extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for sciatic rheumatism in a Columbia City Indiana housewife, detailing prolonged illness, recovery after five boxes, and recommendations to neighbors. Ad also markets cold remedies and Cascarets Cassy Cathade style products.
Portland would gain a regular steamship line to Honolulu if residents establish and operate a sugar refinery in Hawaii. The offer comes from the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company seeking local backing to create the Pacific route.
A reader notes that the great Salt Lake of Utah is only a remnant of a much larger freshwater body once sending a river toward the Pacific, illustrating a grand prehistoric water system.
An herbal remedy titled Garfield Tea is promoted as a cure and cleanser for the body. It is described as purifying the blood and reviving health through a new vitality.
Melbourne reports a plan to build a system of electrica to supplement cable railways. The feeders would serve suburban districts, boosting local transit capacity and connectivity.
The text notes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children. It also records 15280 freight cars switched in Portland in December 1900, indicating both received and delivered, loaded and empty cars.
Pietermaritzburg will build an electric tramway owned and run by the municipality. Eight wheeled double decked cars are to be tested.
Hoitt's School for boys in Menlo Park California reports more students and better condition than ever. Spring term begins January 7 1901. Send for catalogue. Ira G Hoitt Ph D principal.
Plans advance for an extensive electric light plant at Rio Verde San Luis Potosi with machinery to be imported from the United States. The adage that the best is the cheapest is invoked to promote quality at equal cost.
The Russian government plans dispatching an agent to the United States to study homestead laws with the aim of applying select provisions to peasant communities back home.
A pair of pivoted arms grip the shoe heel forming a secure hold. A spring pawl on the pivot locks them in place after gripping the heel, producing an improved holding device for over shoes.
A statistic notes that about one man in every five thousand in the United States earns a college education. The data imply limited access to higher learning and highlight educational disparities.
Articles show Fortune Mining Company incorporated for general mining with headquarters in Grants Pass and capital stock of 1,251,000. Incorporators listed as O. B. Goodnow, John Ward and John L. Wiggins.
In a brief dialogue Miss Chellus and Miss Amy Bell admire a lace piece gifted by Mamma at the narrator’s debut. Amy notes its enduring wear, reflecting sentimental value and family heritage through the ages.
The text mocks Reuben Railfence-Hiram as a blasphemous infidel who distrusts sacred and profane norms. It notes Josh Emmalong agrees, stating he no longer believes the home paper.
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