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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
6
July Success presents quotes urging practical humanity and self discipline. Writings warn against overreaching, boastful secrecy, and fear of failure. Advice highlights learning from mistakes, setting attainable goals, and resisting harsh judgments.
A London based society is formed to shield husbands from drunken spouses. Other notes include historical measures of skeleton height, early patenting of cutting by machinery, and various geographic and linguistic facts from the era.
A survey of cities reveals Peking's single street lamp, Sydney and Melbourne mints producing gold, London lodging and land values, Vienna's mass hair protest, Glasgow building spend, and a streetcar shock case. It highlights civic infrastructure, finance, and social trends across cities.
The article surveys British society and industry with striking counts: 4,100 yachts owned by yacht clubs, 4,000,000 cows milked by farmers and dairymen, 184 summits above 1,000 feet in Scotland. It notes 140,733 male domestic servants, 20,278 violent deaths yearly, 3,000 pauper inmates serving as nurses, limited orchard land in Scotland, and declines in soap prices from £764 to £22 per ton by 1900. It observes migration patterns from Ireland, Wales, and Scotland for soldiers and explorers, while sailors are mostly English.
Africa reports four petroleum zones including a 125 mile tract. Wheat production reaches 44 million bushels yearly, surpassing Australia. Prewar, Transvaal housed 17 coal and 137 gold mining companies. Railways total 12,497 miles with over 3,000 miles in British territories and protectorates. Egyptian lines exceed 2,060 miles with others in French dominions, Transvaal, Natal, and Orange Free State. New ventures are planned across South Africa.
A column advises softening water with ammonia and oatmeal bags for gentler washing, adding eau de cologne or vinegar for refreshing baths, and using soft wash leather on the face. It stresses nail care, proper teeth use, grooming hands, and hair management plus a doctor’s note on infant care and lifelong skin and hair care benefits.
Forty seven percent of women students at Swiss universities are of Russian birth. Glasgow University in Scotland marks its four hundred fiftieth anniversary. Andrew Carnegie and others receive honorary doctorates. first woman honored in this degree at the university. New York City's board of education bans gifts to teachers from students unless anonymous to curb favoritism.
A fragment on fashion hints for women covers fabrics colors and styles for summer lingerie and accessories. It mentions linen light wear, jet sprinkled textiles, parasols, borders, silks, and decorative medallions with emphasis on contrast and individuality within groups of fashion ideas.
A collage of literary fragments, witty exchanges, and transcribed quotations from various papers. Includes snippets about poetry, a travel turn, comic exchanges, and social banter. Readers encounter: references to The Tramp's Epitaph, schoolroom dialogue, and everyday humor across cities like Cincinnati, Washington, and Chicago.
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