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Newspaper
Cape Girardeau Democrat
Location
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
3
Mobile and Augusta reports describe heavy rain and floods. Streets submerged and commerce suspended as drainage overwhelmed basements. In Augusta the river fell but crops in lowlands were lost. Macon notes floodwaters rising and fields filling with sand as the Ocmulgee river swelled.
Reports from Nome say the Topkuk beach strike 55 miles below Nome is one of the greatest in the region. Prospectors have already found rich fortune with two or three men using simple rockers reportedly taking in about 1000 daily. A 600 by 40 foot beach stretch yielded 457000 in recent weeks, with another strike 20 miles south of Nome noted.
The yellow fever situation at Quemades Havana shows improvement with only four deaths, including Maj. Founds. Gen Fitzhugh Lee’s acting inspectors staff suffers a setback as he refuses to release his headquarters. The relief comes as the outbreak wanes though Lee endures pressure to segment his staff.
The text describes a Gabinistic religion centered on faith healing and annual pilgrimages to a shrine five miles above San Luis on a plain. Salvador, who styled himself General, led a bamboo and nipa church near a swamy at Cancebas. Local authorities, urged by villagers, moved to custody, replacing Salvador with a new general amid tensions and alleged sedition.
A new Gabinistic church at Waet attracts about 10 000 members. Patrons complain it draws laborers away from others. Followers believe Salvador’s body has material and spiritual parts, the material part in Manila and the spiritual part returning to pray with the congregation. Sick visitors at the shrine seek confession for cures. failure means they have not fully confessed. Infants’ coats and jackets feature rich fabrics and ornate stitching in the Dry Goods Economist notice style.
Nineter professional sheep shearers operate with power clippers in New Brighton and Minneapolis Journal notes. They earn seven to ten dollars daily per man, work fast to shear large flocks, bag wool in 325 pound bundles, and travel west to Nevada and California before returning to Minneapolis for next season.
Aged reflections on justice and privilege critique the treatment of incarcerated people and expectations for women over twenty five. The piece contrasts leisure and duty, noting a lawyer can bill clients while teachers once disciplined students, with broader social grievances voiced in a terse editorial voice.
English colleges for women are limited to Oxford and Cambridge at present. Lady Margaret Hall and Somerville are Oxford options while Newnham, Girton, and others shape the landscape. Newnham, linked to Miss Clough, offers lower fees around 1.5. Girton, oldest, began with five students and features two rooms per student. annual cost about 525 dollars including tuition, board, and rent.
Sage of Sawhaw praises health as the finest glory and cautions youths against adopting the defeated gam hiorg philosophy, urging focus on vitality and wellbeing.
Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. Cures corns itching burning hot callous smarting and sweating feet. Sold by druggists and show stores for 25c. Sample sent free. Address Allen 3 Winsomared Le Roy NY.
The St Louis Republic notes Col Stillwell’s comment on the brandied cherries. He joked he was not strong enough to eat the fruit, reflecting the lighthearted mood in his recovery.
A healthful location with scenery hotels and fever immunity makes Marquette Michigan a desirable summer outing. The Lake Superior Country description offers details. request a copy by mailing four cents and stamps to Geo. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
A quote from the Cornfed Philosopher in the Indianapolis Press mocks demands for equal pay for equal work. It jokes that women seeking parity must howl for more pay for less work, reflecting a satirical stance on wages and gender.
Grand Trunk Railway offers service to top Canadian resorts and the East. For fares descriptive literature and general information contact J. H. Burge City Passenger and Ticket Agent 540 Clark St corner Jackson Blvd Chicago.
A fragmented reminiscence mentions Maud Muller raking hay, catching rain in a storm, with scattered lines alluding to Philadelphia Record and Tamariso cures. A Norwich address dated February 17, 1900 appears amid miscellaneous notices and advertisements for patent medicines and quips from Chicago Daily News and Yonkers Statesman.
An advertisement touts Grove's Chill Tonic as the original tasteless remedy for chills and fever. It claims Grove's contains iron and quinine in correct proportions and affirms superiority over rival tonics. The copy warns other so called tasteless tonics are imitations and offers No Cure No Pay at 50 cents.
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