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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
15
A Scotsman report explains steam disinfection at 212 degrees kills resistant germs in five minutes while dry hot air at 284 degrees needs four hours. It notes steam at 270 degrees for fifteen minutes destroys germs on infected clothing and discusses chemical disinfectants including bichloride of mercury and Arbolle acid, with practical dilution guidance and cautions about toxicity.
The passage extols sport and outdoor activity, noting sprains as common mishaps across bat, rod, gun, or maritime pursuits. It urges carrying St Jacobs Oil as a reliable remedy to ease pain, aid recovery, and restore comfort after injuries.
A telegraphic dispatch from Cornelius Vanderbilt Platt to Mr Platt quotes a noon express halting for Mrs Platt and Platt. The anecdote is cited by Senator Depew, noting the humor of a self besting joke. Also mentions a McKinley assassination photograph offer and a Hazlitt quote on self command.
Lucretia Hillman, known as the silent woman near Jacobstown, New Jersey, has not spoken for ten years while pursuing woman suffrage. She paid taxes in 1886 to avoid jail, swore to work for voting rights, and has since funded the cause. She runs a large farm, handles farming tasks, and remains determined to see women gain the ballot.
A leading scientist predicts a glass age with houses built from stone-glass foundations and walls. Glass will form windows, panels, cornices, and even statues while hollow spaces carry pipes and wires for health and comfort. The glass house would be clean, durable, and impervious to humidity and dust.
A historical note extols tears as functional and beneficial for eye health. It claims tears cleanse the eye like a salty shower, act as a tonic for vision, and improve brightness in women with sympathetic tears, contrasting hard pupils with perceived dispositions.
A plan to finish the Panama Canal envisions a four mile long tunnel with dimensions four miles long? The estimation costs reach 4000 dollars per yard, a world record expense. Dublin and Belfast populations are 347,104 and 348,965 respectively, giving Belfast a 1,861 edge. A man laments being in trouble as a waiter jokes about hidden fingers.
Report describes cargo carried by great liners including meat, fowl, fish, dairy, produce, eggs, oysters, potatoes, vegetables, wine, beer, water and ice to sustain long Atlantic passages. Notes that not all is used each trip, yet a generous margin is kept for safety.
The passage notes that bulls and bears used to describe market players not as modern slang, citing Colley Cibber’s 1720 play The Refusal. It recounts Witling’s boast about his fortune with every shilling in stocks, puts, bulls, shams, bears, and bubbles.
Mrs J Flanigan of this place suffered Dropsy for fifteen years and could not wear shoes for three. After taking six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills bought at J J Dales drug store her health fully recovered and she and husband endorse the remedy praising its remarkable change. The couple say doctors had given up before this cure became known in White County.
A swamp explorer reports a unusual Florida maradses plant known as the blushing tree. The broad leaved twenty foot tall tree reportedly shifts from green to pink as rain drenches its trunk and foliage.
A clipped, fragmentary note describes a man suffering from severe lumbago and the wish to escape his pain. The text mentions a bent posture and a fragile spine, with an abrupt reference to oil and a clock, suggesting a medical or anecdotal column tone.
Bishop A Grant of Indianapolis Indiana writes in praise of Peruna praising its benefit for catarrh and vocal debility. Clergy endorsements highlight Peruna's value for public speakers and sedentary clerical life.
The article discusses Eastern State beliefs that a groundhog's February 2 appearance and sun predict six weeks of weather. It notes German origins of similar ideas and jokes about the forecast accuracy. A promotional line from Monroe Drug Co. offers refunds for PUTNAM FACELESS DYB.
A newly appointed county magistrate presides over a poaching case and asks the gamekeeper in the witness box to identify whether two legs seen protruding from the prisoner's pocket are hind or fore legs, prompting silence in the court.
An old ad urges trying Mrs Austin's Pan Cake Flour with ready to a jitty phrasing. It also promotes the Ladies' Home Journal editor recommending a daily newspaper for honesty in news and high editorial aims, urging readers to pick the best paper.
A letter from J W OBrien of 322 Third Avenue North Minneapolis Minnesota dated January 6 1900 commends Pinos Cure as a cough remedy without claiming it is excessively effective.
Despairing worker explains to Danny that he was fired by J P Morgan leaving him with no employer. His wife shares the family strain as unemployment stretches their prospects in 1901 Brooklyn.
Advertises rubber stamps printing outfits and daters with pricing by mail LockBox 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. Includes a travel note Fort Wayne to Cleveland and return Sept 8 to 12 via Nickel Plate. Mentions Milton’s letters with affectionate references to his mother.
An advertisement from Fort Wayne Indiana offers air cushion rubber stamps and various stamps plus printing services. It directs readers to Lock Box 219 for pricing and orders.
Letters from pastors and ministers praise Peruna for catarrh and related ailments. Rev. Staith of Greensboro Georgia reports relief after two bottles. Rev. Vaughn of Sulth, Arkansas notes swift recovery from congestive chills after starting Peruna. Rev. A S Vurugty invites readers to write for free medical advice from Dr. Hartman of Columbus.
A retro ad copy touts Mrs Austin's Van Cake Flour as delicious and quick to prepare. The piece plays on jealousy with playful dialogue and a German idiom about a barber shop, ending with a cheeky humor note.
Fort Wayne listing notes 18 300 731 marks public debt in Strassburg and a proposed additional borrowing of 7 million. Also mentioned is a 4 cent bottle of Mrs Winslow's teething syrup and assorted sale items including air cushion rubber stamps outfits and Datera.
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