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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
3
The article notes rising snake prices driven by naturalists and physicians studying poisons. It details venomous species, dangers of bites, and a South Carolina expedition by R L Ditmars with a snake hunter's gear, methods, and risks in swampy habitats.
Fielden's Magazine details a novel marine torch built as a sealed metal cylinder that ignites when submerged. A carbide calcium and calcium phosphide system produces phosphoretted hydrogen to light acetylene, with self contained burners and buoyant air chamber.
A large black walnut tree on B. P. Gaus's Williams County farm Ohio sold for 4000 dollars. Lumber dealers examining chips called it the finest specimen of its kind seen. The tree measured eight feet in diameter, stood 40 feet above the stump and extended 73 feet from the butt to the first limb.
Public sale planned for vessels shipping between New York and the West Indies kicks off around July 1. The listings indicate several transport ships will be auctioned to bidders.
Exhibits from around the world gather at the Buffalo Exposition promising interesting displays for attendees. The text touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and nervousness with a recommendation of honest use for a cure. Also notes Postmaster-General Smith denying cabinet departure rumors.
Ad claims Allen's Foot Ease is the cure for swollen, smarting feet and bunions. Powder shaken into shoes sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free samples. Also notes advices from sealers on the Japan coast reporting bad weather but fair catches.
A cryptic line reads Pain-Wizard Oil. Use the last on the first and you have neither one nor the other. The fragment hints at a wordplay puzzle where reversing or combining terms yields a paradoxical result.
Hong Kong records 120 bubonic plague cases since January 14 with 112 deaths. One victim bitten by a rat died within twelve hours, highlighting the severe toll of the outbreak.
An Assiniboia reader extols Western Canada and Assiniboia as a promising home region. Letter highlights cheaper land, growing wheat, new districts in Saskatchewan and Assiniboia, and sales through government agents. Wisconsin Governor Lafollette vetoes compulsory vaccination bill as conditions not warranting such remedies.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway issues a booklet titled Fouth Dakota Farms describing the Aberdeen to Missouri River region now served by its new line. It invites readers planning relocation to obtain a copy by sending a two cent stamp to F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Illinois.
In Barkhamsted a housewife places a teakettle on the south side of the house to boil water and stores perishables in the rear snowbank acting as a makeshift refrigerator.
Rail ads outline summer and early fall excursion fares from Salt Lake City and Ogden to Kansas City St Louis Chicago and Minneapolis with agent contact. Features include limited sale dates June and July, ten day forward transit and September return limits. Also notes private mailing card offer and Philippine army post reductions.
Australian papers depict New Zealand weighing a federation bid seriously. Mentions of Mia and Winslow’s Soutting Syrup for teething describe uses for children. Phabottie notes the Alaska Packer's association stance on the big salmon combine.
Mrs Chappell of Grant Park Illinois shares that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her ovarian and womb inflammation. She endorses Mrs Pinkham's guidance as free and trustworthy for suffering women across the United States.
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