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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1903
Page
6
A physician in an interview with the Indianapolis Journal promotes ease and relief in walking by wearing stockings with white feet. He argues black dye and hard wool fibers can irritate the feet and recommends unbleached cotton or linen socks. He notes new cotton hose should be washed before wearing to remove sizing from manufacturers.
M Paul du Challu, the African explorer, is in St Petersburg studying Russian life and plans to remain years to write about his experiences. He told a British American church audience that in West Africa he received about 22 000 marriage offers and on one day 753 brides were proposed by a king who offered to let him marry all of them.
Sarat Chandra Das, a native of India, described Lh a capital city of Tibet in 1882 as a forbidden place. He recalls an avenue of evergreen trees, gilded domes, and a superb sight with whitewashed houses and blue glazed roofs. The scene includes tall towers, green meadows, and fluttering red banners between buildings.
The celebrated Russian prima donna Theodore Enunova was shot dead on stage in Kaluga by her rejected lover Count Paul Kremervic. The eighteen year old killer followed her for weeks. the actress, thirty, had amassed a large fortune. The murderer was arrested as the audience reeled.
A pale lady shrieked in a Ternes cab as a giant boa constrictor emerged from under the seat. The cabman halted the ride and delivered the reptile to the police, tied to a menagerie hire earlier that day.
Scott, an engineer at the Tyldesley coal pit in Lancashire, saved twenty four miners by applying the brake during a sudden dizziness. He halted the descending cage, preventing a fatal plunge, but collapsed and died minutes later.
Brooklyn Eagle notes women embrace pottery making as a new outlet for energy. Rockwood works were founded by a woman and many women now pursue wheel work, clay design, and delicate craftsmanship. Across the country classes form with eager students.
A friend sought Mark Twain’s opinion on a matter and received no reply after two letters. On the third note he included postage and a power of attorney, and Twain finally replied with a cryptic, polite message about paper and lamp restitution.
A Roxborough man credits peanuts with curing his insomnia after five years of poor sleep. He describes relief after a single night of eating roasted shelled peanuts before bed, noting a gradual drowsiness and eventual sleep. He continues to keep peanuts nearby and says they never fail.
Mr. Anderson recalls a perilous sea voyage during a company tour to New Orleans. In a wreck scare the actress Mire Elsworthy and her maid suffered seasickness and fear while pleading for a fan as the ship took on water and the danger seemed imminent.
The passage notes tractors rapidly supplant farmhands and horses on large western farms. Gasoline powered, the compact engine handles plowing, harrowing, threshing, grinding cattle feed, hauling wagons, and general farm tasks across 1000 acre tracts, unlike attached thrashing machines.
A lively montage notes editorial bravado in Glasgow and a Kansas City Chronicle take on progress. It cites a 1902 gain of 294 post offices, frames schools as public education, and recalls Wall Street veteran Deacon White reflecting on longevity and debt in a tale of market history.
Satirical excerpt argues women are "slaves of furniture" and blame beds and tables for vanity. It jokes that people would stay on floors if not for fear of beetles and mice, claiming furniture costs average about $1000 per home and would drop if beds and tables were removed.
The piece notes trolley growth in New England and the Middle States with routes long between cities. It predicts rapid expansion within five years enabling travel from Augusta Maine to Chicago and beyond. The trolley network could reach about 7500 miles.
A draughty fragment remarks on editors toiling daily for a newspaper and the rare payments from subscribers. It contrasts steady labor with occasional windfalls and hints at the personal toll of the job. The piece uses humorous and mottled phrasing to reflect editor life.
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