31 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
1
Fragmentary timetable notes show trains between Stockton Bakersfield Los Angeles and Fresno with unclear times. Mentions northbound and southbound freight and passenger services, plus odd spellings and misread place names.
A 19th century item notes a fringe movement in St Louis called earth asters led by William Windsor from Wisconsin. The group, practicing what Windsor calls villasophy, supposedly eats a teaspoon of dirt daily for digestion mimicking animals. Windsor claims the practice started four years ago after observing animals eat dirt.
Professor B F Staymates reports Illinois fire losses exceeded 10 million dollars for the year while national losses reached 105.5 million. The study notes twenty percent of fires stem from defective flues and only ten percent from gasoline stove explosions.
In the Philippines the rat menace now rivals insurgency as soldiers focus on extermination. General Chaffee orders aggressive rat removal after reports show 1 percent of captured pests carrying plague, aiming to safeguard American troops.
An exposition in Louisiana in 1903 plans airship prizes totaling under 200 thousand dollars. President Roosevelt, who visited Montana last year, led a crowd of onlookers to the event. A letter of objection arrived from Chief Hike-Hike of Ext Dog Guleb, accusing authorities of neglect and mismanagement.
A Senate committee approved a favorable report on a bill related to the postmaster in Chicago and a case involving $74,000 in stamps stolen from a vault in a temporary building. The report hints at ongoing discussions linked to the broader security and accountability issues in postal operations.
Fragmented text notes claims of Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and related illnesses, praising rapid cures and broad health restoration. Mentions sales at a pharmacy and a guarantee or refund, with various unrelated items mixed in about cholera and industry.
F J Green of Lancaster reports chronic indigestion and nervous fatigue improved by Electric Sitters. He credits the remedy with aiding his wife’s health for years and praises Electric Bitters as a superior tonic for women. Modesto Pharmacy advertises the product with pharmacist E B Maza endorsing its effectiveness.
It claims to be the perfect healer for burns corns boils fractures ulcers felons and all skin eruptions. The ad notes the product is sold by H B Maze pharmacist at Moiese Pharmacy with the box available.
An old ad claims Dr Kings New Life Pills purport to cleanse the system and relieve constipation and headaches. The copy touts liver and bowel stimulation and promises a “perfectly hartoles” effect for 26 cents at Modeste Pharmacy in Maze, ED.
A century old testimonial notes skin relief after two weeks using Lane's Ten. Mrs. M.B. Tuomas of Oak Street reports clearing complexions and a pale glow. The letter also advertises Bly's Cream Balm for catarrh and touts low priced job printing by Ely Brothers and Neweturag printing services.
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