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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1901
Page
6
An article explains a breathing exercise claims to help bronchitis asthma and other pulmonary diseases. It advises fifteen minutes twice daily outdoors with inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth, noting benefits for asthmatics and even fashionably concerned women. It mocks nostril breathing as unlikely and highlights urban fog and smoke.
The article imagines a possible alliance between the United States and Mapland, asserting combined strength would deter adversaries. It also advertises Hoxtetters Stomach Witter as a tonic to maintain bodily strength and prevent disease, claiming health benefits for digestion and nerves.
Census reports show a gender gap in New South Wales and Victoria with many more males than females while New Zealand faces an excess of males. The piece argues women should migrate to colonies like Canada and Australia to balance populations and find husbands and homes.
Mrs. W. J. Doty of Highland Iowa reports dramatic recovery after eighteen years of kidney trouble and rheumatism. Her husband with Bright's disease improved after using Dodd's Kidney Pills, bought locally or via Dodds Medicine Co. Buffalo NY.
A perplexing fragment describes a Indiana sect named the dimaventles relocating to Scotland. It mentions a prophet predicting an apocalyptic year and followers hoping to ascend from a Scottish summit. Dialogic lines reference clever geometry and erasing the past.
The Senate and House hammered through multiple appropriation bills including 250000 for the Charleston interstate and West Indian exposition and debate over the St Louis and Cuban Philippine amendments. The week featured river and harbor funds, naval provisions, and a heated exchange over officials and records.
Charles T. Yerkes, longtime Chicago elevated rail magnate, leaves finance and moves to London as a syndicate buys his Northwestern Elevated Lake Street and Union Loop holdings for about 6 million. Clarence A. Knight to manage deals and W. O. Gofflin to guide administration of all roads. The Northwestern, Lake Street and Union Loop lines are anticipated to merge under a single umbrella, signaling a major consolidation in Chicago transit.
The Indiana House advanced the Brooks express bill to third reading after a 42 to 35 vote. A life imprisonment bill for kidnapping passed the House. The anti lynching effort stalled amid lynching tensions. The Woman’s Prison board reform bill passed by the House with a new governor appointed board. Governor Durbin vetoed the railroad consolidation bill citing loss of state control. Numerous local items, arrests, and appointments populate the day’s notes across counties including Vigo, Wayne, and Rush.
Charles Rosslyn Ferrell was electrocuted at 12:07 AM in the Ohio penitentiary annex at Columbus after plotting a deadly robbery to fund his marriage. He faced the penalty with bravado, joking with fellow inmate Ruthven and reading papers about his case, saying he was ready to go spiritually but objected on personal grounds.
A United States Senator endorses Peruna catarrh remedy claiming it boosts strength and appetite. The ad cites contractor Ed J. Makinson of St Paul Minnesota and lawyer Byron J Kirkhoff with addresses to Dr Hartman of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio as endorsements.
An assortment of prices and information directs readers to Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana. The note contrasts U S visitors to Carlyle’s birthplace in Ecclefechan Dumfriesshire and quips that nothing is new under the sun except Mrs Austin’s new dress.
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