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Newspaper
Dubuque Sunday Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1900
Page
14
A dubious physician, Dr F A Seemann, touts a cure to restore strength, vigor, and happiness. He claims a dramatic transformation for thousands, urging desperate individuals to seek his services despite vague details and questionable claims.
A portrait of New York society during December shows the wealthy traveling south and to country houses, while new money from the West fills Fifth Avenue. Book selling surges with bestsellers and luxury gifts, prompting debate sparked by Bishop Potter on wealth and taste. A Wall Street rebound and fraud case are noted alongside reflections on festive spendthrift trends.
A published account discusses cadet hazing at West Point, including a fatality blamed on mistreatment. It describes fights, tabasco and force-feeding, extra drill, and the so called unwritten rules that shape a cadet’s repute, with quotes from Owen Langdon reflecting on the brutal culture.
Pretty women of the Women's College in Baltimore gathered at Bennett hall for a laboratory style feast. Invitations mimicked bacteria and amoebas. the table featured a cell wall centerpiece, gaily decorated menu cards, and dishes named with scientific terms.
The London Chronicle reports the admiralty is nearing trials of a submarine torpedo boat destroyer. Two naval officers devised a steering apparatus for experiments. The vessel would deploy submarine guns and torpedo-like shells using wireless telegraphy.
Nellie the lioness and Barnum the lion in TF Ferari's animal show on Ray and Julia streets, Jacksonville, fought fiercely after Nellie gave birth to four cubs. Barnum began killing the young, sparking a wild clash that required six men to separate them and safeguard the cubs.
The Marine Torch company of the United States staged a public demonstration before the admiralty board of trade on the Thames. Bare lights rose from the water and burned for an hour, seen by Armstrongs representatives and agents of French German Italian governments and the Trinity brethren. The crowd observed a very successful display.
Gen Andre minister of war witnessed tests of a powerful new gun at Bourges. Invented by Captain Tournier of artillery attached to the foundry, the weapon uses an ingenious mechanism. He also observed experiments with illuminating shells that burst at a set point and light large areas for an extended period. In Kansas, over 150 new schoolhouses were built in the past year.
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