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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1893
Page
4
The author notes life expectancy rising from twenty seven to thirty four in forty years, faster than in earlier eras. Sanitary progress and better living reduce mortality despite lingering bad habits, urging rational living to reach one hundred years and possibly beyond.
A writer on hygiene in the Inrder warns that some fish carry poisonous impurities after water contamination and freezing. An examination of illness cases links toxins to fish from impure water, urging housekeepers to inform fish dealers and wrap fish in cloth before storage.
An old New York Weekly fragment features a Sagadons Porter dialogue about train robbers and fare disputes, followed by a foreign visitor noting no cholera outbreak in America that summer and a comment on hard times with only three meals daily. The items reflect period humor and social observation.
A faded advertisement extols a claimed universal remedy, touting Hostetter’s Statute 2 tins and Hitters for digestion, nervousness, blood, and bilious symptoms. It cites testimonials, a $100 reward for noncure, and references several drug firms and Toledo suppliers.
An extended review of Senate and House actions chronicles the final days of the extra session. Debate centers on adjournment timing, repeal measures on silver, Chinese exclusion acts, and to what hour Congress will resume regular business in December.
For over thirty years J H Blackburne has played chess and now is fifty. He has faced fifteen blindfolded games simultaneously and after such matches often cannot sleep for hours. He sometimes distances himself from the game for weeks, saying the sight of a board becomes hateful. The first known meeting with Steinitz occurred at a club where both were kept anonymous, each assuming the other a mere amateur. The hard fight lasted nearly four hours and ended in a draw.
In line with treasury instructions from Secretary Carlisle, the Philadelphia and New Orleans mints were ordered to coin unassigned silver dollars into standard national coinage. The move follows official directives issued Friday to resume minting operations.
Cable dispatches report a slim Commons sitting in London. Day of Plankington bank released on bond. silver price and Sherman act repeal impacts noted. Minnesota Dakota and Wisconsin report cold, snow. Dr George G Sanders sentenced in Indiana. Swift & Co wins World’s Fair awards for beef and pork. Studebaker sells award-winning exhibitor car. Blaisdell & Co collapsed with liabilities $250,000. City of Alexandria burned near Cuba with many drowning. Balawayo captured in Mashonaland by British forces. Detroit newsboys head to World’s Fair with 600 boys in 12 companies. American Cotton Oil Company meets. debenture bonds paid. Weeks the New York defaulter arrives in New Orleans. Governor Rodriguez blocks writ service. Augusta delegation invites officials to Georgia exposition. high-level officials express attendance.
The European political scene grows darker as factions clash and power struggles intensify across multiple nations. Officials warn of instability ahead as dissent and populism surge, impacting policies, alliances, and regional security dynamics.
The Brunswick board of health reports three new yellow fever cases with no deaths, while another day notes ten and fourteen cases with no deaths. Governor Stone calls a December 14 special election for legislative vacancies. Brunswick weather improves as cases surface briefly, plus a note on Waycross cases. Charleston bar endorses judges for Southern circuit benches. Raleigh buyers take option on 1,200 NC convicts for mines and penitentiary work. Bank of Leesburg resumes, pledging full depositor repayment within eight months. Knoxville arson case targets a grocer, with kerosene linked to the blaze. Brunswick October shipping shows cannons and several ships. foreign exports rise to $498,078, coastwise $61,250. Confederate monument plans progress in Raleigh with Muldoon designed frontispiece and two bronze figures.
At 9 30 Friday two men boarded the Louisville bound express at a Coal Creek water tank station and tried to seize the express car. Officers Atkins Hood and Irwin sprang from hiding and a gunfight ensued. one robber fell, the other was captured after wounding Atkins and Irwin. The captured man, Smith, was shot in the groin. Irwin suffered a scalp wound. The robbers had planned to strike the East Tennessee train for days, tipped off by Irwin about the target.
Seven masked men held up the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Cannon Ball at Oliphant Arkansas near Little Rock. Conductor J. P. McNally was shot dead protecting the train. In Portland Oregon an electric car plunged through an open drawbridge into the Carpin river. About twenty passengers reportedly drowned.
The article muses on toys and childhood, contrasting elegant shop dolls with everyday ones. It cites M. de Gourmont on playful metamorphosis, suggests pricey toys restrain imagination, and notes French children rebel less against "the prison of the fact" in duty than American children.
An old craft note describes cutting a barrel hoop into four dress waist holders. Each piece is wrapped with xilesia to form a hanger, improving shape when hung rather than using sewn loops. Also contains a humorous quote exchange between a wife and husband about spending money.
A testimonial praises Mr. R. W. Jennings for his unexcelled reputation and business knowledge. It notes his successful finish at the institution, his evident executive ability, and his later employment as a teller at the American National Bank in Nashville with a good salary.
A column quotes a mother’s warning against teasing children and notes how some good people derive amusement from it. She urges immediate reproof when others teach a child, arguing such behavior harms the child’s development and can ruin dispositions.
The Chicago Post notes that a clear point for women unversed in distinguishing real from imitation lace lies in regularity. Hand made real lace cannot be perfectly machine woven, as that perfection is unattainable by machinery.
The text promotes August Flower as a universal remedy for dyspepsia. It claims the product cures stomach and liver ailments, noting its wide distribution, large manufacturing plant, and belief in its effectiveness with reasons for knowing it works.
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