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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
7
The article describes capillary rise in fine tubes with water rising above the outside level and concave surfaces, while mercury falls inside the tubes with a convex surface. It explains surface tension as a stretched film at the liquid surface and relates pressure differences to observed level changes. The discussion links tube fineness to stronger curvature and explains opposing behaviors for water and mercury.
The piece argues there is no strict barrier to Japanese immigration beyond the alien contract law and quarantine rules. It notes Japan’s passport requirement being circumvented by sureties, widespread emigration through multiple agents, and large arrivals in Victoria. It cites British Columbia’s lax alien rules, Chinese exclusion burdens, and the profit of Japanese labor to railroads and steamship firms. It concludes Asiatic settlement is undesirable.
A Manchester merchant acquired mummy cloth from Egypt and handed it to a large city dealer. The buyer, after close inspection, claimed he could identify the weaving mill if he could study the piece longer. He later stated the cloth was produced near Oldham and known to the manufacturer as No. 85.
The construction of a single locomotive steam engine demands at least 6,416 pieces, all to be fitted with the exactness of a watch. Each component must align perfectly to ensure proper operation of the machine.
The Deutschland, a new ocean liner, costs $3,332,000, displaces 23 200 tons and carries 1057 passengers. It has established a new record as a modern marvel, while Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters claims fifty years of cures for constipation indigestion and biliousness. Our Private Revenue Stamp appears over the neck of the bottle.
Prince Oscar Bernadotte, younger son of King Oscar of Norway and Sweden, completes a biannual Lapland welfare inquiry trip aided by a Lutheran clergyman. He travels to assess conditions and report on welfare.
An antique overview touts progress from steam to medicine and promotes Swanson's 6 Drops as a universal Rheumatism remedy. It claims it cures chronic and acute Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neuralgia, and other ailments, with sales through Swanson Pneumatic Cure Co. in Chicago and local agents. Trial bottle offers 25 cents. large bottles priced at $1.00 with 300 doses.
A Lewiston citizen presents a watch chain crafted from nine peach stones. Each side bears a different design, yielding eighteen distinct motifs. The stones are linked by gold bars, creating a rich and novel chain.
Advertisement extols Grove's Tasteless Quinine Tonic as an iron and quinine remedy for chills and fever with no cure no pay. Price 500. Mentions English women preparing to be sanitary inspectors and notes their proven performance as officers.
An assortment of old time advertisements touts dye products Russ Bleaching Blue and Parker’s Haik Balsam, along with infant syrup Mia Winslow and Hindercorns for corns. It jabs at punctuality and virtue with pithy sayings, linking products to humor and caution.
The article notes Lord Roberts denying being a Paptist and stating he belongs to the English Established Church. It recalls his grandfather Rev John Roberts who served as a minor canon at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, late in the previous century. It adds a proverb on action and success.
An ad proclaims Smith's Sure Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder troubles and other women's diseases. It claims 98 percent cure rate in observed cases, offers a 60 cent price and money back guarantee if directions are followed. General John A. McClernand and Ex-Governor Ramsey of Minnesota are mentioned as survivors.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube due to catarrh. It claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure most cases and offers $100 for any catarrh deafness not cured, directing readers to J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio for circulars and to local druggists for purchase.
Erika Paulas, a 28 year old German architect and daughter of an engineer, has been commissioned to design and oversee the construction of a hospital at Mediasch. She has planned and erected several large and expensive buildings prior to this assignment.
A collage of 1900 era advertisements features Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps praised as a cure-all for colic flatulence and kidney issues, alongside exhortations for tobacco salesmen employment, funeral etiquette remarks, Rose’s Bleaching Blue bag blue, Piso's Cure for consumption claims, and nerve restorer promotions with free trial offers.
An odd blend of philosophical musings on will and order contrasts with a health ad praising CASCARETS Candy Cathartic as a natural laxative. The passage notes bowels as key to well being and warns against imitations, while briefly mentioning a shoemaker's lasting impression.
A 1899 reader letter excerpt touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as aiding recovery after a nine year illness and change of life. Mrs Johnson of Monclova Ohio reports relief from womb ulceration and back pain, plus daily flow, crediting the remedy.
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