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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1900
Page
10
In a quip from the era, Invariably Bo and others tease about status and income. A tall imposing man is mistaken for a general manager, while the short quiet fellow is said to be the real manager. A line contrasts wealth with gentility and aging.
Meadville Pa November 12 1900. Frank J. Zeller chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No 148 recovered from a four year affliction after a fellow member who had recovered urged him to try Dodd s Kidney Pills After seven boxes he was well and able to work The tale reflects strong fraternal regard among engineers and praises the pill s efficacy Also includes a brief note on Hall s Catarrh Cures with a Toledo company testimonial and distribution details
A discussion of health rules for long life cites doctors urging calm, sunlight, breathing, diet, and daily exercise. It lists nineteen guidelines from Sir James Sawyer and notes the Hundred Year Club as a social aiming point, plus commentary on fashioning lasting habits and risk factors.
Aeronauts worldwide watch Paris contest where M Deutsch offers 20000 dollars for the first airship to travel four miles and return. The course runs from Suresnes to the Eiffel Tower and back, with a half hour time limit. Suresnes is a suburb of Paris.
A four mile leg that doubles to eight miles total suggests a required speed of sixteen miles per hour, a rate higher than any prior flight. The main aim is to prove controlled steering, spotlighting Santos-Dumont in Paris as he seeks the twenty thousand prize, though a recent test was hampered by a night breeze and incomplete apparatus.
William G. Ehrhardt of New York City unveils a two part hollow cone ear collector designed as a silent substitute for the car trumpet in theaters and public amusements. The two aluminium collectors attach to the head with adjustable elastic straps, keeping hands free and unused through an entire evening.
Captain Liddle and crew of the steamship King Bleddyn reported a towering water spout near Campeche bank in the Gulf of Mexico on September 16. The column stood sixty to seventy feet high and spanned about 100 feet square, visible for around 30 minutes before the sea calmed and the column rose again briefly.
Secret defense for the Atlantic Mutual Insurance building in New York City reveals cannon balls embedded in walls around the money vault. The rolling spheres were intended to thwart burglars by deflecting tools and complicating wall penetration.
The slime coats fish to protect against algae attacks and aid swift movement through water. A lime exposure allows a fungus to lodge on the skin, grow, and reach the ash, a curious chain of effects noted in this odd observation. The passage ends with a cryptic note about men who never saw Wood.
In a 1900s style scene Molly, a sinners’ ally, leads a revival hymn as a man eyes her from the pews. A flirtation grows during a boat trip, braids and brash banter spark a romance that widens to a marriage between siblings’ circle and a playful courtship that shifts to a wedding debate.
A Boston Globe report discusses sodium peroxide as a life sustaining agent that revives oxygen and absorbs carbonic acid. Two women using a new apparatus allegedly wore diving dress and stayed underwater for two hours and then half an hour more. Potential uses include submarines, fire fighting and mining safety.
An early 20th century ad promotes Ely’s Balm for chronic nasal catarrh. It claims rapid relief, cleansing and healing of inflamed surfaces, and warns against drying inhalants. The copy notes the product costs 59 cents and can be mailed from Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street. Also mentions a proverb about the first bird rising.
A vintage ad-style notice touts CasCarets for bowel relief promising easy natural movements and health gains for 10 cents, warns of imitations, and promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes that do not spot or streak. Includes a quip about a man's house and his wife’s mother.
Mrs. Pinkham appeals to mothers with heavy daily demands, offering free advice and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. A testimonial from a Michigan mother claims relief from painful menstruation, enabling her to resume care of eight in the family.
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