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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
3
Rumor spreads among Washington lumber firms that a Russian government representative is seeking 30 000 000 feet of lumber with fast delivery to Vladivostok. Inquiries reached Tacoma mills and a San Francisco contact, implying possible use in wartime encampments.
A U S infantry company near Ma Tao forms a gallant rear-guard stand as 2 000 Boxers attack. A Bengallancer detachment rides to the rescue, routing the Boxers with 200 reported dead and no American casualties. German forces also clash west of Pekin with losses around 20.
Gen. MacArthur reports Capt. Charles McQueston of the Fourth United States Infantry died in Cavite province near Mangonone Bacoor after a gun wound from a private soldier. The captain, in a fit of temporary insanity, attacked his men and was shot in self defense. Further details awaited.
William Woodville Rockhill leaves Pekin for brief stay as Li Hung Chang stays at Taku aboard a Russian vessel. Kruger may travel to Europe. Mozambique governor to verify. Dutch warship offered to transport him to Holland. Mrs. Kruger arrives in Lourenco Marques. Herzog to Marseille rumored route.
A survey notes universal baggage checks coming to England. England, Scotland and Wales population rises 75 per cent since 1842, Ireland falls 45 per cent, and Liverpool weighs plans for further extension. A beehive castle at Peckforton appears. A Welsh treasure hoard of King Cymbeline gold is found. A London magistrate clears 60 cases in an hour. The British government bans district messenger firms, moving their business to the post office to assert state control of messages.
King Oscar of Sweden welcomes Americans as fellow-monarchs. Prince Maximilian of Saxony accepts canonical law professorship at the University of Freiburg. Born 1870, ordained 1896, now pastor in Nuremberg. The Prince of Wales collects Victorian pens and curios. Lord Hopetoun departs for Australia as governor general with vast baggage.
A collage of brand pitches and quips from early advertising pages includes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims of iron and gin ger, Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds, Carter's Ink, Beeman's Gum, Dr Carlstedt Liver Powder, and Hall's Catarrh Cure. Also notes low rate rail excursions and humorous quotes from periodicals.
Londoners coin the nickname Tuppenny Tube for the new underground railroad, a craze among locals. A tiny screw in the fourth jewel wheel of a watch is so minute a lady’s thimble could hold 1,000,000 of them. Guatemala imposes a prohibitive tax of 70 dollars per head on cattle exports, aiming to curb trade.
A 1897 letter batch to Mrs Pinkham features Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. Mrs Chai Johnson of Rumford Center Maine describes irregular menses, leucorrhoea, back and pelvic pain, bloating, and varying abdominal size seeking advice.
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