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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1901
Page
3
An undated ad extols Mrs. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervous women with stomach pain backache and swollen weight bearing down. It urges readers to write to Mrs. L. Lynn Massachusetts for free guidance and product reach.
The Monthly Review reports Moors abandon their nationality to seek foreign protection through a partner or agent scheme in Morocco. Foreign domiciliaries certify the arrangement and collect fees, making Moors answerable to consulate authorities and free from sultanate control. The practice, aided by France, extends into border districts from Oudjda to Tafilet, with many seeking refuge or joining Algerian Spahis.
A noisy mix of Basque funeral customs and an anecdote from New Orleans on art smuggling. The piece recalls how smugglers distort paintings by layering over originals and then removing the top varnish for hidden value. It recounts a Pole dealer plot, a New York storeroom scheme, and a mistaken appraisal that concealed true masterpieces.
The text traces how Basque funeral practices blend religion and ceremony from pagan origins. It notes the head of the family wearing order dress, serore presiding, and daily offerings of meat bread and wine for two years. It recalls a 1766 Guipuzcoa tradition of bringing an ox to the church door, slain and eaten afterward.
The obituary notes Lord Leconfield’s wealth and a costly legal maneuver to avoid inheritance taxes. He moved substantial property to his eldest son who died shortly after, forcing the father to pay duties on the transferred property that, by his son’s death, again became taxed.
The dealer recounts a heist scheme where a Pole posed as unable to pay duty to shield valuable paintings. Inferior canvases were stretched over them to mislead, creating suspicion about the dealer’s involvements. After discovery, the dealer appeared nervous during storage and ultimately disposed of the entire lot.
The Roman roads used a heavy stone substratum with large blocks, topped by smaller stones. They rose highest in the middle with side trenches for drainage and prohibited trees within 100 paces. Local populations were to maintain the roads and clear weeds along the prescribed belt.
The Siberian railway will cross 30 miles of bridges with major spans on the Irtysh at Omsk 700 yards the Ob at Krivoshekovo 840 yards the Yenissei at Krasnoyarsk 930 yards and the Uda at Nijmi Udimsk 359 yards.
A brief note from the Atchison Globe wonders whether a girl’s appearance reflects a hurried moment or a deliberate styling choice in keeping with current fashion trends.
A Milwaukee Sentinel passage recalls a girl with a signet ring who vows to bite her tongue about men. She notes harm from criticizing men to women and recalls warning Margaret about Harry Simpkins, now engaged, and fears lasting forgives. The piece warns against discussing men across genders.
University of Nebraska experiments in its greenhouses have developed a new nasturtium species. The flower is now in full bloom and notable for its continuous and profuse flowering.
The Niagara Falls Power Company operates ten dynamos delivering 59 000 horsepower under one roof, the largest in the world. Ground broken October 4 1890, with a decade of growth. Transmission to Buffalo links to the Pan American Exposition, promising lighting heat and power displays and a new era of electric illumination at the fair.
The article notes rising prices for Shakespeare's first folio with American collectors leading demand. It cites Theobald’s copy bought by Sir Henry Irving in 1888 for £100 and Ireland’s similar purchase for a guinea, and mentions Baroness Burdett Coutts paying $4,000 for a fine copy and a nearly perfect folio fetching $8,500.
In the West Indies and British possessions trade is constantly growing with islands drawing most imported food from Britain and an increasing share of manufactured goods.
The United States government allocates more than 10 million dollars each year to maintain the battleship Indiana. Officials note ongoing costs cover crew pay, supplies, repairs, and fuel as the vessel remains in service.
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