Railroad timetable brief spans northern and southern trains
Passenger trains run north to Fresno and Bakersfield and south toward Los Angeles with inconsistent times. Freight movements occur both directions with limited timing details.
03 Feb 1902
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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1902
Page
1
Passenger trains run north to Fresno and Bakersfield and south toward Los Angeles with inconsistent times. Freight movements occur both directions with limited timing details.
The text argues for a permanent census bureau of statistics arguing that continuous data collection replaces decennial censuses. It notes modern needs require steady work, cites the long-term profession of census making, and compares the bureau’s value to other government units, asserting greater public importance and economy.
A major American enterprise seeks 6000 miles of canal rights in England and Europe via succession to the Erie Canal TractionCompany for electric canal operation. If complete it would allow water shipments from Duluth to Cologne and other ports in England France Germany and Italy on a single bill of lading. The quiet execution may alarm foreign observers wary of American capital encroachment.
Chicago court awards a girl fifty for a worry over a sweetheart’s marriage. The piece notes warnings to women to manage weight with diet and restraint. It also reports Manila sergeant Kichling and eight men capturing the noted woman pugilizer Aqueda Kababagan, who claims to commanded 800 men in a two year conflict with the Americans. The war department doubts the Philippine situation.
A dispatch notes a substantial cut in General Chaffee’s army to replace five regiments returning home. Leonard Hoeder of Quincy Indiana recently turned 102 and recalls Waterloo, one of the few survivors of the historic battle. An oil well stake involving Santay Mason of Sinais is described as a pusher. England marks New Year with thirty million stamps bearing King Edward’s portrait placed on mail in post offices.
No discovery in medicine has matched the promised effects of Dy Kinp's New Discovery for consumption and allied diseases. The ad asserts rapid relief for coughs colds asthma croup hay fever whooping cough and more, with guarantees of satisfaction or refund. Available at Modesto Pharmacy KE B Maza pharmacist offers 50c and 1 trial bottles.
F J Green of Lancaster New Hampshire reports lasting relief from chronic indigestion after using Electric Bitters. He claims the remedy surpassed all previous medicines and helped his wife’s health, calling it a grand tonic for weak women and a universal family aid. Modesto Pharmacy offers the product with a 50 cent price and satisfaction guarantee.
Burklen's Arnica Salva famed as universal healer for cuts burns boils sores and pains. Modesto Pharmacy offers this remedy boxed for customers with pharmacist B Manes overseeing the sale.
An old remedy claim for drastic purging pills is debunked in favor of Dr King’s New Life Pill that gently stimulates liver and bowels. Warns against harsh medicines and promotes Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh. Advertisement notes pricing and local drugstores.
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