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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1900
Page
7
The article describes cobalt based invisible ink methods and a German patent adding a preheated, reusable system. It uses heat to reveal blue green writing and a brown control ink that remains after cooling. The control marks indicate tampering when present and shed light on secrecy practices in correspondence.
The Journal of Education item lists world cotton, wool, and flax outputs by country from 1840 to 1897. It notes U S production rising from 878 million to 4.4 billion tons, and contrasts totals for Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and India. It also cites 1896 fiber value by country totaling 4.275 billion dollars with country breakdowns.
The piece traces Philadelphia from its Penn plan two miles by one to county-sized extents through annexations. It notes Boston and Greater New York and Chicago expanding via city suburban coalitions authorized by law. It also mentions a massive orange industry in Queensland and Australia’s early ripening fruit.
Texas offers vast lands and resources inviting industrious settlers and investors. It boasts large endowments for education and public institutions, including universities and normal schools, while also detailing care facilities for the disabled and reformatories for youth and criminals in Huntsville and Rusk.
Mrs. Fannie Lamar Rankin of Georgia will serve as the sole woman delegate at the wholesale druggists convention in Chicago this October after being selected for a second time.
Advice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as dangerous to smell and overall health. Recommends Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co as mercury free and taken internally. Manufactured in Toledo Ohio with emphasis on ensuring genuineness and proper dosing. Also notes Family Pills as a notable product.
A fragmented notice mix of promotional lines and quip slogans. It mentions Germany and China in a vague geopolitical line, then shifts to Parker's Hair Balm and corn remedy products with prices. The text ends with a cynical joke about pessimists and a remark on a small woman causing a big fuss.
A unique crow hatchery in Brookville Pennsylvania incubates eggs and guillotines the birds at eight weeks. The crow heads are sold as bonnet ornaments for twenty five cents each.
An ad blitz touts Coo fe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps as a women’s tonic, Cascarlets candy laxatives, and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. Separate notes report railroad freight car shortages across the prairies, Kruger and Botha war talks, and India famine relief figures.
An assortment of early 20th century ads and notices appears here. Includes a call for two honest, reliable salesmen for Sabontas Tobacco Works Co., along with medical ads for Dr. Kiane's Great Nerve Restorer and Piso's Cure for Consumption. Also features Whey whiskey caution, Winslow's soothing syrup for teething, Russ Bleaching Blue, Carter's Ink, and a humorous line about dog days ending as cat nights begin.
At several balls in England a professional hairdresser offered on site styling with a full toolkit including big tongs small tongs and crimping irons. Many ardent dancers availed themselves of his services in the dressing room.
A Missouri penitentiary census lists 1 823 inmates with 768 laborers 200 farmers 164 shoemakers 100 teamsters 51 waiters 37 hostlers and 32 railroad men. It shows 618 married 30 foreign born and religious affiliations include 227 Protestants 227 Catholics and 1426 with no belief.
J H Wright of Clarksdale Mississippi recounts severe kidney trouble that forced resignation from a $100 monthly job. After using Smith's Sure Kidney Cure he recovered enough to seek better work, while his wife also reports improvement and hopes for a cure. Price 50 cents. Distributed by druggists.
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