07 Jun 1901
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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
1
Fragmented OCR notes describe trains moving in various directions including Stockton and Los Angeles regions. Mentions of Express lines, freight movements, and multiple unspecified times indicate a vehicular or rail traffic update with unclear names and locations.
A noisy mixture of church notices and editorial quips discuss church advertising in newspapers, remarks by Rev Dwight W Marvin and Professor David Starr Jordan on proper terminology, plus satirical notes about Maine serpents and Counts. The piece critiques how churches use space and asks for accuracy and truth in news reporting.
The Steve takes cognizance of the Modoc county case where five men were swung to a bridge for petty jealousy. The Attorney General sent two deputies to assist the District Attorney in ferreting out and prosecuting the mobbers. Law may fit frontier outrage but not as a justification for Jarvaniv acts and the state expects prosecutions to bring the guilty to justice.
W. J. Bryan told a political club that the Republican party will divide on imperialism, citing the Porto Rico decision as support. He noted some Republicans push for McKinley’s third term, but warned the people will not back such imperialist measures.
A marriage ceremony in a Chinese temple features a wedding party entering the hall and lighting many fire works and crackers to wake the Great Joss from sleep. The priest rapidly repeats the service as the bride and groom proceed with the rites.
An old advertisement touts Buckton's Arnica Salve as the best in the world for pain relief and curing ailments like fever sores boils corns and eruptions. It claims a 26 cent per box price and guarantees cures, available at Mougato Pharmacy.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Kings New Life Pill and Electric Bitters for stomach liver and kidney ailments. It cites a widow who avoided surgery after seven bottles and a Me of consumption cured by the tonic. The Modesto Pharmacy advertises 60 cent bottles and trial sizes.
Ad text claims Kemp's Balsam instantly cures consumption and related coughs. It promises relief for throat and lung ailments with a 25 cent price and a trial size free, offered by a local druggist. The cluttered text mentions malaria references and faulty place names but centers on a patent medicine pitch.
The notice advertises Grove's Chills and Fever tonic described as iron and quinine in a tasteless form. It promises “no cure no pay” with a price noted as 22-61. The wording imitates a patent medicine claim from a historical period.
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