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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
4
An advertisement promotes Cure Digestive Aid as a digesting agent that instantly relieves and purportedly cures dyspepsia indigestion heartburn flatulence sour stomach nausea sick headache gastralgia and related digestive issues. It claims superiority over all other preparations and lists EB C DeWitt & Co of Chicago as makers.
An old advertisement touts Shiloh's Cure as a best cough remedy. It hawks a cure labeled for a neglected cough with suggestive health claims and brand naming attributed to W B Finke in 18th century style.
discussion notes that a vast army, including 23,000 officers, is deemed excessive yet generals resist downsizing while arguing for ongoing growth. Critics say the military insists on a budgetary right to fund its corps, keeping an establishment on par with France’s even as Spain faces pressures.
A quirky Indianapolis Press item recalls how soldiers in a campaign kept pets with them. Parrots, goats, dogs and other animals accompanied the men, hidden in haversacks, until every creature rejoined the regiment after a grueling march.
Precautions against fire include coating building framework timber with nonflammable material and fireproofing stairs. An emergency light system uses electric lamps of one candle power with a red colon. Only coal gas and electricity may be used for heating and lighting. hydrocarbon gases other than coal gas are forbidden. Theaters and halls must be fireproofed with asbestos and heated by electricity.
The Spectator discusses wheat deficits in global trade, noting the United States exported 140 million bushels in 1997-4 to Europe, with Russia and Turkey as other major producers. It warns of rising population, shrinking exports, and distribution challenges as the world searches for food supply.
The account recounts Humboldts preoccupation with science over wealth and comforts. A Berlin banker pressed him about his house for sale and his finances, Humboldt stating the home he had lived in for thirty years is dear and irreplaceable, while noting the sale could fuel business development.
A fragmented report recounts piracy in a coastal region with a chief Footoirgi-hol leading a force of 9,000. The raiders deploy 16 launches and numerous snakeboats, sinking merchant ships and damaging piers as local soldiers struggle to respond.
A 19th century medical note explains how cold exposure contracts skin vessels near the neck shoulders and chest and how this reflex can affect lung and nasal congestion. It describes that prolonged cold can lead to congestion and possibly inflammation in the nose or lungs and warns of effects on bladder and stomach with prior weaknesses.
Reported in Philadelphia Times, the article describes the electric cat a wheel driven device for flogging prisoners adapted to vary speed by severity. It claims the apparatus dispenses impartial punishment and improves upon the knout and cat o nine tails, contrasting with manual flogging in some states.
The article discusses altitude exposure as beneficial for pulmonary disease and general vitality. It notes scientists’ observations on blood corpuscles moving to higher altitudes, and suggests high cool air aids health, though details are unclear.
A Paris report details a vivid case of female impersonation as a 17 year old lad, escaped convict, posed as Anne Fervac to travel to Paris. working as a servant, he wooed a barber’s wife and disclosed his ruse when the barber’s wife alerted her husband.
A fragmentary item notes a Springfield Missouri women’s group forming a “don’t speak evil” society. Members sign a pledge to refrain from speaking ill of any woman, with vague language about obedience and continued obligations beyond violations.
A dated colonial account describes Filipino women and Malay natives with vivid stereotypes. It portrays Filipino women as home-centered, coarse in appearance, and unskilled at cooking, while praising American Indians and contrasting climates as reasons for supposed physical and moral differences. The piece uses harsh, demeaning language and frames Filipinos as inferior beyond cultural fault lines.
The Philippine railway system is a single antiquated line of 122 miles with three foot six gauge and sixty bridges. Trains run 15 to 20 mph, carrying freight like rice and sugar while passengers endure bare second and third classs. The line connects Dagupan with Mahil and reveals neglect under the long regime.
A Dublin report describes a reservist and a public fund payout to his wife. He claimed six pounds monthly, but four sovereigns appeared in the end, prompting the wife to suspect underpayment. She warned him that if the Board did not kill him she would. the tale ends with her ominous remark.
Descendants of the Bounty crew on Pitcairn Island, about 180 people led by women, have recently become Seventh Day Baptists through a San Francisco missionary. Previously members of the Church of England, the island’s men often join crews on visiting ships like Yeneels.
Reports from Benson Arizona claim a large Yaqui force is moving toward the international line. Orders have been issued by General Merti am to Fort Huachuca to hold troops in reserve and repel any attempt to cross into the United States.
A descriptive account of Canadian tobogganing on hill chutes where ice forms on wooded slopes, sledges glide at 45 degrees, and water sheets become slick for rapid travel. Rides include multiple passengers linked, with rules to prevent crashes, and both men and women partake with gusto amid elevated speeds and occasional mishaps.
A letter-like fragment discusses U S government investigations in the Philippines into a supposed illness nicknamed the Soudanes and compares it to the Malay amuk frenzy. It cites Dr Peters, French officers, and the London Lancet, debating whether heat, stimulants, or apoplexy cause insanity.
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