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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
8
The Cheveland Leader repurposes a Sydney report to discuss bubonic plague risks, fleas and rats as infection vectors, and broader fears of microbes shaping disease science. It notes Western Africa’s malarial zones and contrasts colonials’ health impacts with evolving ideas on insects as disease agents.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe remedy for women's ailments and frames Mrs Pinkham as offering trusted, personal advice to help women avoid “the terrors” of male-ruled conditions, urging readers to seek guidance from her patent remedies.
In midsummer sheep suffer from gad fly grubs entering nostrils, with later emergence to ground. Preventive steps include daubing noses with wood tar, plowing pasture furrows, and a tar coal mix. Also covers clover seed timing, milk and kerosene insect emulsion, and garden pest controls for lima bean borers and other insect issues.
A blend of agricultural advice from Texas readers covers cattle fattening, geese raising, and practical home crafts. Topics include pasture costs, maintaining old cows, geese habitat needs, leather care, flowering plant pruning, depth vs shallow cultivation, horseradish profitability, cauliflower cultivation, multi crop strategies, cow peas as feed, and a note on bee weight.
Mary J. Kennedy of Armour & Co writes that Peruna banishes summer catarrh and indigestion after several doctors failed. She reports personal success over months and urges others to try the remedy. Also noted are remarks on lighthouses and a railway excursion program with wide reach, along with assorted domestic product ads.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions alleged cures and teething remedies with unclear sources. It cites a claim about a cable system costing about $2,000 per mile and a total submarine line divestment above $20,000,000, suggesting financial scale unknowns and dubious remedies.
The article details ash and spruce oars made mainly in Western states near forests, produced largely by machinery with some hand finishing. It notes lengths from six to twenty four feet, use in work and sport, and explains global demand including British warship contracts and exports to Europe, Australia, and South America. It chi, oh a brief cultural aside on American patriotism.
The Chicago News quotes a remark about a man never known to break his word. Miles calls him wonderful while Giles doubtingly calls him a mote. The fleeting dialogue reflects praise and skepticism from a partial snippet.
A memorial for Caedmon, the early English monk known as the morning voice of England, will be a nine foot Gothic cross placed on Whitby’s chalk cliffs. Runic inscriptions of lines from his poem will be translated into modern English for the plaque.
The Philadelphia Record notes a playful exchange between a passenger seeking Minute Street and a conductor who quips that no such street exists. The passenger suggests Sixty-second Street as an alternative, highlighting the city’s humor in everyday transit talk.
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