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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1899
Page
7
The article cites international industry shifts including a 6 million dollar railroad project, new iron and mining ventures in Brazil, and a Philippine labor outlook with wage levels. It notes a Toledo notary public endorsing a patent medicine and mentions Mount Singay’s height and seismic activity.
Captain Thomas L. Weiss of the Belgian Wing holds a record for saving the most lives at sea. Over 24 years in the North Atlantic he reportedly saved more than 1,000 men women and children. He earned 90250 in derelict awards and towage fees for rescues including the Cunard Palmyra in 1881 and other ships.
Formosa tale notes explorer Stoopel reaching Mount Morrison, the island’s highest peak, amid warnings of the fierce Formosan cannibal tribes that once resisted permanent European settlement, dating to Dutch colonial era fears.
The island Formosa endured repeated conquests by Spain and Portugal before being abandoned as a hopeless target. Early in the 19th century it earned the nickname graveyard of mariners after massacres and shipwrecks. An American squadron later enforced peace through unarmed landings and a treaty, ending hostile acts. Formosa then supplied the world with camphor.
The Bank of England strong room sits 66 feet below street level with a 20 foot thick concrete bed and a seven foot deep lake above. Thick iron plates guard the vaults and doors weigh four tons each, designed to be undrillable. W W Astor’s valuables are kept in Pall Mall Gazette offices in a steel room with concrete, and a two ton door with a unique lock.
The description notes a remarkable steel fort in Constantinople built on a water bearing rock with a four foot concrete bed. It stands over 86 feet high, 46 feet long and 24 feet wide. Steel walls are protected by masonry and six foot-thick concrete, totaling nearly 30 tons of steel.
Indiana senator David Turpie faced a tense moment when a new chaplain misread the opening. Turpie struck the ivory gavel and commanded, Pray you, pray, and the chaplain complied, restoring order amid his own nervous energy.
A tiny Pennsylvania church, once near bankruptcy, was saved by the death of a cherished poodle. An elderly Virginia donor left her entire fortune to her church to support the pet, and after the dog's death the funds were released to pay debts and reopen the pews.
A long collage of humorous snippets from multiple papers includes witticisms on poverty and fortune, marriages, spiritualism, and war. The items feature exchanges about education, law, and daily life with playful banter and clever retorts.
A collage of product claims and industry notes cites remedies for dyspepsia constipation and liver issues, shipping weights, and advertising figures. It mentions Maryland fishing employment, a Princeton Indiana note from 1805, and Allen's Foot-Ease claims with US mail order details. It ends with a London omnibus earnings figure.
Letters from Mrs. Williams of Englishtown and Mrs. Jostin Preterson of Warren Pa describe relief from womb disorders back pain and bladder inflammation after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. An elderly man in Erlan South Hungary killed himself after a grandson broke his pipe, leaving a note my pipe is dead I will die too.
Letter from Amos J. Cummings praises Peruna for relief of chronic catarrh on a Cuba trip. The notice outlines summer catarrh forms including dyspepsia liver and kidney effects and promotes Peruna as a universal remedy with a free book offer from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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