06 Feb 1901
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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1901
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows schedule snippets for railroad services with times including 14M p.m. and 8p.m. connections. Mentions routes toward Los Angeles and northbound freight, Merced lines, and an express service. The legible items imply a time table page listing trains, destinations, and approximate directions, but many words are garbled.
A French steamer Russie wrecked off Botches-du-Rhome coast prompts a four day rescue by humble Curso fishermen. They extended a shore line, endured storms and saved 145 passengers and crew. Reward of 20,000 francs distributed, praise for heroism outweighs that of the Ta Bourgogne crew. Safer mosquito remedy proposed using castor bean plant around homes.
A fragmentary report notes a tall perennial tree or plant where mosquitoes and insects dislike its scent, a consul’s experiment, and a sensational claim of a cure named Dr King’s New Life Pillar for various maladies. The text is garbled with incorrect words and era-specific branding.
A widow of General Barnhaim of Ma shree Me faced a night of anguish as pneumonia threatened her life. Airs. 5. A. Lincoln, who attended, invoked Dr King’s New Discovery, claiming it healed her chest and lungs. Trial bottles offered at J.P. Zipi’s store with guaranteed relief for throat and chest ailments.
An advertisement fills the page promoting Bion and Arnica salves, Electric Bitters, and various patent medicines. It touts cures for fevers, sores, boils, liver and kidney troubles, headaches, colds, and bronchial issues. It lists druggists and vendors, prices, sample bottles, and a bar menu, with travel and street references.
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