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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1903
Page
3
A fragment describes cooking without fire using a hand crank rotary machine and heated water to boil via steam pressure. It also outlines a curious military practice device with a gun sight alignment system, a bull’s-eye, and automatic clamps for training.
Military experts hail a newly built twin cannon from Germany praised by Lieut. Colonel Delauney for its compact carriage, rapid firing, and potential scalability to larger calibers. The device includes adjustable mirrors and automatic clamps to align sights and secure positions for firing.
Mrs. Jane Boyes a graduate of Edinburgh University is named government physician for Coll Island in Argyleshire, reportedly the first woman doctor to hold a government appointment in Scotland. The piece notes other items including wartime desertions in the Sixteenth Army Corps and a tribute from North Dakota lawmakers for Capt. Alexander Griggs, founder of Grand Forks.
A spring described as a spring giving a liquid like violet essence in fragrance and composition has been discovered in a valley near Millau in the Aveyron department of France.
A collection of testimonials from residents in Cotumare City and Grand Rapids praising Doan's Kidney Pills. Reports claim backache relief, improved urination, and restored ability to work. Mentions trial samples, free medical advice, and various symptoms linked to kidney stones and dropsy.
Sir Harry Johnson uses phonograph records of Uganda native songs and dialects to illustrate war dances festivals and tribal rites during a lecture in London.
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co that they will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice cites a dec 6 in Toledo Ohio with a notary public attestation and claims the cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. A stray line mentions J Pierpont Morgan owning a remote country home with honeysuckle decor on its veranda amid adjoining forests.
Ask Your Dealer For Allen's Foot-Ease a powder that rests the feet cures corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails makes new or tight shoes easy. Also Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to Cure a Cold In One Day. Some women dress to please their husbands and some to bankrupt them.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap as cures for skin and blood humours from pimples to scrofula. It claims instant relief from itching burning and inflammation and cites widespread use by mothers and babies. Prices and international depots are listed for the British French Australian and U S depots with publication urging readers to request the accompanying health book.
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