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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
3
A Georgia farmer jokes that poets cannot work as field hands and explains their fear of harming a wildflower or insulting a mule. The farmer’s banter reveals rural attitudes and humor about poets and practicality in farm life.
An advert for Dr Bosehee's German Syrup urges women to protect health while pursuing luxury items. It claims the syrup halts consumption in early stages and heals lungs and bronchial tubes, though not a cure-all, and notes availability at drugstores and Green's Almanac.
Chicago life-saving official Capt. Andre has improved life line throws by using a night rocket that leaves a bright trail to locate distressed vessels. He plans colored burning fields and a divergent daylight whistle. A young inventor also claims a bulletproof vest woven from silk and tough threads, tested against bullets and swords.
Rev. Johan K Tykes reports to the American Hilde society in Shan hai China on conditions and outlook. He notes potential government actions could trigger another outbreak and the need for bibles scriptures for students and teachers amid government service work and translations.
An Aimecivat resident in Bordeaux sues a famous physician for improper treatment that proved fatal to a girl. The court awards 31,500 dam ages, holding that hiring a physician carries an expectation of medical competence. The decision is presented as a strong French precedent. Separate notes mention Hungary beet sugar output rising by about 1 percent over a decade, and a Chicago Record-Herald remark that professors know why volcanoes operate but not when, until it is too late.
By year end Mexico City will have a complete sewerage system covering the entire capital. Officials announce the project will improve sanitation and service for all neighborhoods as construction progresses this year.
Dr. Herbert Fish of Northwestern University spoke at a Look County league address in Chicago on tobacco’s harm to youths. He warned students to quit tobacco, citing a nine year trend of lower averages among tobacco users and noting a pledge failure among some, with the average benefits and ailments discussed.
A fragmentary account portrays Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hills debating a distant youth’s claim of genius and the viability of a lecture on a poet. The text hints at costs, public reception, and expectations for a persuasive, intellectual address by the preacher.
A ragged discussion swirls about the Kohinoor diamond and royal possession. The tale links Queen Victoria and the future queen with legends of danger and murder should the gem change hands, amid sensational rumor and public curiosity.
A writer asks what the university requires of its president and the Chicago Chronicle says the trend favors a leader who combines fundraising and moral leadership, with few fitting all traits. Baron Yanosuke Iwasaki, Japan’s wealthiest merchant, is arriving in the United States to study American industry, though his plans remain unconfirmed.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports the queen regent of Spain may relinquish her crown and take time to rest, signaling a potential shift in royal duties and public appearances.
A 70 year old hermit John Sherman surrendered in Leavenworth after a fatal shot seriously wounding Allie Bacon and fatally wounding James Willis at Mauliby station on the Kansas City and Leavenworth Electric line. The motive tied to a dispute with farmer Charles Steel. Mrs Steel reportedly distressed. probate court involvement noted.
A famed lawyer confronted a physician about two sisters with twins almost indistinguishable in a sawmill setting. After nurses mixed the babies, mothers failed to tell them apart. The lawyer quips that perhaps nothing was changed and suggests returning them to their original state, leaving the physician stunned.
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