21 Feb 1902
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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1902
Page
1
The Decatur News carries notices guiding readers to where they can find what they want. The advertisement invites individuals to place notices and reach the town's audience effectively.
The article surveys J E Spurr's survey of Macedonia and Albania funded by the sultan, reports a dysentery remedy using permanganate irrigation, notes Floresco's iron pigment link to animal skin color, and chronicles cold ice effects and phosphorescent phenomena including lake Awe snow. It also covers Jokichi Takamine's adrenalin bloodless surgery claims priced at seven thousand dollars per pound.
A montage of military statistics and quirks: 60 US ships under construction, Germany to field 495 500 men, French army bakeries on autos, British turbine propulsion debated, Russian imperial family in uniform, French balloonist badge with anchor and wings, telegraph wire feats, Andre on absinthe linked offenses with lectures, and a red tape recruiting process in Britain with repeated name entries and multiple officer signatures.
An exhausted man chases a car all day then must rest as his stomach breaks down. The ad promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as a radical cure for dyspepsia and digestive ailments, citing F L Ransell of Woolsey Virginia who credits the remedies with relief and renewed life.
An old circus anecdote claims monkeys gained longevity after keepers fed them Scott's Emulsion following an accidental spill. The piece notes fewer monkey deaths from consumption and jokes that it is cheaper to buy new monkeys than replace them.
The piece surveys church influence worldwide with notes on Italys vast church holdings St Peters Milan and St Pauls Rome a Berlin suburb launching a revivalist periodical Universalists of Pennsylvania fund drive for 25000 to sustain state supervision Sydney's recent religious awakening with thousands converted Methodist Gospel cars expanding in England first car Immanuel dedicated 16 years ago Jesuit and monk increases in Portsmouth diocese driven by French exiles French Catholic youth congress near 1000 delegates St Omer Pas de Calais anniversary growth to 18000 members in France
A detailed portrait of Prince Henry of Prussia born August 14 1862 in Potsdam. The text notes his sea experience since 1892, musical talent, multilingual ability, athletic build, liberal politics, and close royal bloodlines as grandson of Queen Victoria and nephew to the German king.
A compilation notes mining fatalities per coal ton, cotton usage per mill worker, and textile output. It cites Krasnoaks in Siberia with 28 000 residents, a 932 mile Siberian railway span, California’s mineral belt length, and Santa Fe railway maintenance needs. Bonington works and a Louvre room are referenced with sale prices and dates.
The data includes alcohol content for Champagne and gooseberry wine, gender strength comparison, seed counts per bushel for wheat and clover, historical fire losses in the United States, state contributions to the Chicago world fair exhibits, planting yields and crop values, population density and death rates, and building permits for St. Louis tied to the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
The excerpt contrasts Turkey's opium exports and Turkish deficits with Italy's cotton goods growth. It notes travel time from Atchison to Denver dropping from six days by stage to 15 hours by rail, with fare differences. It also gives household labeling tips, a Turkish deficit figure, and a brief natural history comparison between the crow blackbird and swallow flight behaviors.
A London report notes per capita milk consumption under seven gallons yearly, 56 authorities oversee the port, and death patterns show 287 winter and 226 summer deaths per 1000. It records cemetery space at one acre per 1700 people and 900,000 Londoners living two or more in a room, with 26,000 in rooms housing six or more.
Sealskin and Persian lamb bags in silver or gold with stones, Indian color work, and dark silver frames appear in winter wear. Silver chain bags, tortoise shell combs, and pale pink coral hair ornaments show rising popularity. A patent fork helps children grip a fork, and the Gibson shirt waist features broad shoulders, military lines, and front openings.
Among 2038 Glasgow University students last term 350 were women. Following Leipzig, several German universities refuse admission to Russian girls with only Russian high school certificates. At Marburg Prof Ostmann tested 7537 pupils, 28.4 percent had defective hearing, 30 percent boys 26.8 percent girls. Since mid November Paris hosts a Russian high school with many university branches taught by émigrés.
An ad advises waking with a bad taste in the mouth to visit Dr. O r Cartwright's drug store for a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. It promises one or two doses will make you well and asserts cures for biliousness, sick headache, and constipation.
A proverb-style note emphasizes the value of health insurance for the head of a family and for individuals. It states that securing health coverage protects both relatives and the insured in times of illness.
The piece offers practical household tips from cleaning bath tubs with turpentine and salt to preserving leather, testing broom quality, and using powders in stockings. It warns against open custards, open omelets, warm refrigerators, and advises on cleaners and finishing oils. It also explains whitening using chalk and careful paste preparation.
Mrs W P Valentine reports relief from nerve headaches weakness and stomach pain after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for four bottles. She praises the remedy and urges others to consult Mrs Pinkham for confidential advice.
The piece notes 1500 and thirteen novels published in England last year, mentions James J Hill as a Shakespeare student, Mme Kaissavow’s 18000 volume women’s library, Kipling’s The Light That Failed manuscript on exhibition, and Bacon cipher debates with The Times. It also cites a clipping collection for Senator Hanna on McKinley’s death, and Duels of M Diraison following his book Les Maritimes.
County Commissioner Maurice Rosenfield of Chicago refused $1500 for five months out of the city arguing sickness kept him from work. Senator Depew recalls a marriage ceremony marked by a silk flag Bible and the constitution as symbols of American union. Roosevelt calls men he admires a corker and a financier’s wife learns the term from him.
The piece notes 20,000 Spaniards emigrate yearly to South America. Argentine gauchos live mainly on roast beef. Atacama water basin in Chile is vast with 25,000,000 tons valued at £300,000,000. Peru has 2,500 mines employing 70,000 workers. Lima to host a September 1 machinery exposition run on alcohol fuel. Brazil hosts over 1,000 million coffee trees and an India rubber tappers averages 16 pounds of juice daily.
The report notes five gold beds found via an electrical divining rod and lists 40 wireless teleg raphy stations in Europe with five in America. About 60 vessels adopted necessary apparatus. December saw interurban lines into Dayton, Ohio carry 193,665 passengers with a low of 16,853 and high of 59,376. Alpine wire ropes, while aiding transport, posed new dangers as lightning conductors injuring several tourists.
A fragmented line lists Dr O B Cartright of Decatur Alabama associated with New York on January 26, 1502. The text is sparse and provides no further context or details.
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