26 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1901
Page
1
The writer mocks patent cures and jokes about doctors and folk remedies, recalls a foot bathing anecdote in Alabama, and notes social life in a Texas town with immigration, burglaries, and local tales. It also mentions personal notices about J. KR. Trawick and a story of Miss Waters and Mr. Rood, hinting at a fortune and a love match.
A teenager, Marie Waters aged eighteen, married Albert O. Rood aged 100 of Binghamton New York. Dispatches state Rood has wealth but the match rests on inheritance motives with him described as hale and hearty.
The Chicago Chronicle denounces the Fifteenth Amendment era politics as vengeance not demand, arguing it imposed black suffrage to punish the South and uphold republican rule. It calls wartime aims misaligned with granting political power to newly freed people.
A historical note discusses gluttony defined as beyond body needs and stomach capacity. It cites the Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for stomach digestion and nutrition, including a testimonial from Mrs. C. L. Brooks of Poland Maine praising relief from indigestion after four bottles.
Probate court decrees sale of listed real estate in Morgan County Alabama to cover state and county taxes and costs. Property owners include Frank Johnson Milton Humes Mrs M A Collier T J Gartle Thos S Clyce and others with parcels in Decatur New Decatur and Hartselle. Sale at courthouse door between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on May 10 1901 and daily thereafter until sold.
Washington Bareh reports the Philippine expedition cost to the United States in lives and money. Total lives lost reach 3,028 with 54 army officers and 836 privates plus 2, etc. Expenditures total 202,573,000 dollars including payments to Spain and war loan interest.
A Maryland article argues the new educational qualification law could be a blessing for Black Marylanders and may reduce illiteracy. It notes 44 928 illiterates in the state 26 916 Black and 18 307 White and reports rapid school growth in Black communities while white illiteracy lingers. It cautions about white opposition and warns lawmakers to consider costs of such reforms.
The editorial argues the US should seize the chance to reconcile Aguinaldo by bringing him to the mainland and treating him with consideration. It warns harsh treatment would fuel continued guerrilla warfare and unsettled politics, suggesting policy could end bloodshed with prudent diplomacy.
An 1901 advertisement touts Johnson's Tonic as a superb grip cure that rapidly neutralizes grip poison and restores health within a week. It claims bloodEntry and color return, pricing 50 cents, with order details to A B Girardeau in Savannah.
A historical note highlights rapid growth of the Switchmen's Union of North America from near zero to 135 locals and about 12,000 members in a few years, marking a remarkable organizational expansion in labor history.
A cavern near Barkville Tl within 25 miles of St. Louis has been explored 14 miles in one direction and six miles in the opposite direction.
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