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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
7
A Chicago woman shares relief from chronic menstrual pain and general illness after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She claims recovery began after starting the remedy, remaining pain free for nearly a year, and urges others to avoid substitutes.
A long, fragmented OCR piece compiles digressions from Civil War figures, French election anecdotes, and humorous tales about Wade Hampton and Wade Hampton’s slaves. It includes notes on galvanizing iron, French rural jokes, and a market of 1902 quips. It also mentions Booker T. Washington’s education platform appearing in Confederate speeches after the war, and observations on Great Britain, dog quarantine rules, and Mormon descendants. The column ends with late 19th and early 20th century product ads and tips from various brands.
Coal Creek Tennessee May 20 The Fraterville coal mine suffered a catastrophic gas explosion at 7 30 am killing between 175 and 225 workers and boys Only one man William Morgan survived though severely injured Rescue attempts faced heavy slate falls delaying entry yet five bodies were recovered by 5 pm and many more remain entombed Investigations focus on the mine oldest in Coal Creek district located two miles west of Fraterville
May 20 New York Official estimate of Mont Pelee eruption results places 23000 buried in St Pierre ruins. About 6000 aboard steamships or displaced to safety. Three thousand feared drowned. American consul Thomas Prentis and British consul James Japp identified for shipment. Lava and ash casualties described with stark detail.
Major General William Starke Rosecrans was buried in Arlington Cemetery with imposing ceremonies under the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. General David Henderson led the service as President Roosevelt and cabinet members attended, honoring the veteran with a tribute from old army associates.
Gardener George Clarke of 23 Beechcroft Road Surrey writes that Vogeler's Curative Compound and St Jacobs Oil cured his rheumatism after years of illness and multiple ineffective medicines. He reports drastic improvement and recommends the remedy to others.
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