Shafted Satire at Americans Bow to Prince Joke
Comic piece mocks Americans for bowing to a foreign prince. Fan Easter lampoons U S deference while highlighting public reaction to royal etiquette.
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1902
Page
12
Comic piece mocks Americans for bowing to a foreign prince. Fan Easter lampoons U S deference while highlighting public reaction to royal etiquette.
Berlin dispatch cites Vorwarts mocking American preparations for Prince Henry visit. Satirical items accuse U S of weather control hype, lynching alleged guards during crowds, and distributing Prussian songs and flags. Notes mass German cultural display and xenophobic undertones surrounding the event.
Prince Henry of Prussia traveled through Maryland Pennsylvania and Ohio on a state tour. He met crowds at Altoona Pittsburgh Columbus Cincinnati and Chattanooga with thousands lining stations and depots as trains sped toward Lookout Mountain and battlefields in a bright but tense regional reception.
A historic ad touts Dr Pierre's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female weakness and sickness caused by debility, implying benefits from tea and caffeine reduction, with claims of restoring vitality and curing related disorders. It presents a dated medical remedy voice with product tone and sweeping restorative promises.
Telluride Colorado reports avalanches on Smuggler Mountain killing at least seven and injuring several others. Many miners are buried under snow with unknown total, as rescue continues amid damaged tramway and mine facilities.
Ex Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage arrives in St Augustine with a group including Mr and Mrs William Rockefeller Miss Rockefeller Miss Hawley Mrs North and James Stillman. After a stay at Ponce de Leon the party will tour Florida coastal resorts and visit other states.
Nearly 80 000 invalids cured in five years reports from the British Medical Institute at 207 Lowndes building 104 N Pryor street. Free services extended three more months to March 16 with 36 staff members and 3 doctors per case. Treatments claim cure for male and female weakness catarrh deafness rupture goitre cancer skin diseases and rectal issues with office hours 9 am to pm.
A dated testimonial describes back pains as signs of kidney or liver stagnation and credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with curing symptoms including sleeplessness and fatigue. The account claims restoration of energy and capability to work, praising the tonic’s overall health benefits and digestive support.
The elections committee unanimously backs Congressman Burnett of Alabama’s seventh district, ruling no grounds for N. B. Spears’s contest. Burnett’s plurality stood at 747 after disputed precincts and alleged fraud, with no finding of a general conspiracy to alter results. Boone’s war on a woman postmaster in Alabama surfaces as Baxley protests grow, delaying appointment pending inquiry.
Washington March 3 Dr Silva retiring minister from Colombia in Washington announced that the Panama Canal Company cannot close any transfer of its rights without Colombian government assent. Reports say Colombia seeks better terms and larger compensation, potentially tapping the 40 million Panama figures if the United States pays for the works and franchise.
Washington March 1 Senate disposed of significant business by passing the omnibus claims bill and a measure for public land irrigation. The conference report on the Philippine tariff was agreed to. the shipping bill remained unfinished. Tillman defended the irrigation bill amid remarks about Carter. Turner announced a referral of a resolution to privileges and elections. The president protection bill was debated with Hoar Pettus and others, then laid aside. The irrigation bill resumed with Bacon Clay and Tillman speaking. the bill passed unanimously without a roll call.
Cleveland Olio March 1 Second floor crash at Cleveland Baking Company on Central avenue traps workers in the basement. Five missing four girls and a man presumed dead beneath debris. Thirteen injured in the incident. Names listed include May Kelly Mollie Romer Florence McGrath Maggie Heiser Joseph Woelefr. Debris and structural failure cited as likely cause.
Sunday forecast calls for clearing skies in the east and fair conditions in the west with coastal winds. In Atlanta, reports note a successful American Telegraphers gathering, freight-rate tensions affecting Pittsburg Plate Glass, a train collision near Elberton with injuries, and a Black Ankle district triple crime in Savannah including theft and arson. Foreign news includes unrest in China and Boer losses in recent days.
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