27 Dec 1901
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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
1
Fragmented item reports morning travel movements near Fresno with trains or cars heading north and south, listing times and routes in garbled form. Mentions fares and a named express, alongside partial passenger and station references, all in unclear OCR.
A British Madras publication chronicles Indian irrigation work begun in 1852 and finishing by 1898 with about 6.6 million spent and a net surplus over 9 million. The system covers 1600 miles of canals, 100 miles of which are navigable, irrigating over half a trillion cubic feet of land. The Kistna drainage lies under the southwest monsoon, yielding vast flows up to 770000 cubic feet per second at Bezwada, far exceeding the Nile's delta flow in low water, while Kistna itself is a small stream at 100 cfs. Before reclamation, the region was largely waste.
A lead column critiques Admiral Schley and Clark amid the Sampyon-Bebley dispute while urging broader voter participation. The piece argues fighting counts less than policy action, notes Belgium plans to spur citizen voting, and discusses Black voter increases and turnout in primaries.
A fragmented old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for weakness, throat and lung troubles, and general debility. It cites testimonials from named individuals in various places and urges readers to buy at Modesto Pharmacy with a 50 cent price.
A garbled advertisement section lists patent medicines and tonics from Bucklen’s Arnicine to Dr King’s New Life Pills and Ely Brothers lotions. It mentions pharmacies like Modetta Pharmacy and Howband & Turner, with promises of cures for burns coughs fevers and catarrh, plus pricing and contact details in a tastefully period voice.
An old advertisement urges readers to visit Hishand & Turner for Kemp's Balsam priced at 9d and 5s to relieve throat and lung complaints. The notice promises trial free and touts nationwide familiarity based on statistics.
A historical clipping advertises Lane's Test remedy through a customer letter praising its effects after two weeks use. The notice claims clearer skin and a whiter complexion and notes local sale by Horband & Turner. It also promotes in-house printing of billheads and envelopes by The News Office.
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