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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1901
Page
2
A fragment discusses a Swedish system where farm laborers receive large land plots in return for days of labor, noting it as a unique fixture. It also mentions Daniel O'Connell and a humorous exchange, plus a Zürich study on light exposure concluding incandescent lighting is safe and recommending electricity for venues.
King William personally awarded Graf Bulow the Black Eagle prior to Christmas as a sign of high favor. A British inquiry into wireless telegraphy is near a decision to adopt the Marconi system, with talks on patent purchase and Franco German attitudes ongoing.
Kansans ban a law forbidding marriage between first cousins. Mr and Mrs William Beck face jail for violation after being arrested on Mrs Beck's brother’s complaint. They plan to marry legally in Nebraska after release and return, and then face no further interference. The piece notes a growing list of occupations for women including shoe breakers who wear customers' shoes for days.
A medical journal argues that today’s rational treatment of patients surpasses the care given to George Washington in 1799. The remark highlights advances in medicine and suggests future generations may view present methods as crude or unscientific.
A reporter pressed Secretary Wilson for momentous news from the agriculture department. He listed a long string of significant investigations whose results would aid the world, then joked that such reports would not be telegraphed nationwide. The reporter missed the humor and agreed.
Tenantry and friends of the Earl of Airlie have accepted a memorial design for the late noble killed at Diamond Hill near Pretoria last June. The tower echoes Airlie castle in Portershire and will rise at Tullo bil above Cor tachy with rock-faced stone and carved panels showing family emblems and regiment badges.
A Denver Times correspondent describes Calvert City Kentucky as a place where no Negro may reside or stay overnight. The town, near Paducah, has a long history of racial hostility including killings and expulsion of Black residents. A claimed frightful punishment awaits any Black person daring to move there or openly stay.
Mr. George D. Rice writes from the Philippines about giant grasshoppers eaten as delicacies. Swarms in May to July threaten crops. locals catch them in fields, dry and ship them to cities for sale. Grasshoppers are used in pies, cakes, bonbons, powders, drinks, and as a peanut substitute, with a sweet ginger snap taste.
The Nippon railway, Japan’s oldest, spans 700 miles from Tokyo to the north coast. It employs low paid workers with conductors earning $7.50 monthly and other staff earning $25 to $12.50. rates are low with first class at 2.1 cents per mile and third class at 1.4 cents per mile. The system costs $33 million, uses largely in-house car production, and operates under government rate rules despite private ownership.
A Paris envoy recalls Alonso a versatile French factotum who spied, guided, and lied to stall visitors. He feigned funeral announcements and ceremonial visits to buy time, while Brecht’s boundary dispute with Switzerland favored Brazil, enlarging its Para state territory with gold and rubber resources.
Testimonials describe relief from female weakness and womb disorders after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Affected women report improved strength, sleep, appetite, and ability to work, with several noting life saved or markedly improved after months of use.
An 19th century notice extols Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps as a cure for colic flatulence stomach pains kidney and bladder troubles and a pleasant tasting remedy for seasonal illness urging readers to ask their druggist and refuse substitutes.
In Caldwell Texas on February 9 a classified ad seeks a live lady agent of experience in every town to advertise Russ Bleaching Pine the modern bag blue. Good wages offered by The Russ Co South Bend.
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