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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
6
The article promotes Dr. R V Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal remedy for female ailments. It claims to help both maids and mistresses, offering confidential physician guidance from Buffalo and urging letters to be answered without charge. Thousands are said to have been cured through mail consultation, avoiding local examinations.
Article describes Muncie Indiana high school governance by pupil elected president and a governing board including the superintendent of public schools, principal, a school board member, a faculty member, and representatives from each grade. Five pupil heads run departments and answer questions. Regular studies and hours remain under teachers’ control. Town Topics snippet notes college valedictorian disappointment over football team.
A Cincinnati Enquirer report argues that sinking a modern battleship built on top models is nearly impossible, stating expert opinion that such vessels resist destruction.
A brief Chicago Daily story notes Ban and Womean clashing over appearances as one woman enjoys compliments about looking fresh while two men dispute the sentiment.
The oldest Presbyterian congregation in America is located in Snow Hill Maryland. The historic church marks early colonial worship and preservation of colonial religious heritage in Worcester County.
Connecticut’s unusual statutes are listed with dates and details. The roundup includes tax exemptions for blind residents, monetary limits for clams, birds and wildlife rules, licensing and record keeping, school eye tests, and labor force protections, reflecting a broad mix of public policy quirks.
The Maine incident prompts plans to bring home the vessel remains from Liavara with bodies sealed in zinc coffins for shipment to the United States. Legal and cemetery ownership issues threaten retention of the burial plot where victims are interred in Havana, amid debates on private grave sites and national observance.
E G Westlake discusses the crucial but often overlooked role of trainers in maintaining player fitness across eastern and western programs. He highlights Mike Alsurpim, Keene Fitzpatrick, Jack McMasters, and Jim Robinson, noting how conditioning influenced Harvard, Penn, Yale, Michigan, Chicago, Princeton, and Illinois throughout a season.
In an essay style comparison, American locomotives are praised for extra power and margin to handle heavier loads, with pilots and extra engines under adverse weather. The piece contrasts English and American practice on single wheelers and asks readers to note power limits and safety margins. It closes with a humorous Potomac river excursion anecdote describing a young woman’s quaint misstatements about Alexandria and an old graveyard.
A Philadelphia North American excerpt notes a hero who vows not to speak. An excited bystander urges him to say something, while the crowd clamors for remarks. The scene centers on restraint and public expectation.
A judge remarks on Costigan Cassidy marrying a woman described as weighing 800 pounds. The court comments on combat feasibility and public reaction to the union.
The Manila victor known for loving canes clashes with a bodyguard over a priceless stick. The admiral explains the stick’s value, a Brazil origin, and warns against damaging it. A puppy gnaws a cane, prompting the admiral to confiscate it as a costly waste.
United States figures show dramatic growth in female participation across many fields. Actresses rise from 692 to 3883, architects from 1 to 50,000s of painters and sculptors, writers, pastors, dentists, engineers, journalists, doctors, theater directors, accountants, copyists and secretaries, and stenographers. Data cited from Boston Traveler.
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