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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1900
Page
3
A dyspeptic complains eating is perfunctory and urges vigor of the stomach. Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to have cured Frank Fay's digestive mess after six years of poor appetite sour stomach and headaches. A Boston reader reports two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla made her well.
A promotional notice urges readers to buy Head's Sarsaparilia now, claiming it will cure ailments and fulfill its promise without delay rather than waiting until health worsens.
Seventeen Carnegie servants arrive from Skibo to wear kilta in New York. Ex governor Pillsbury and his wife plan a St Paul home for unemployed and disabled girls. Byers, Pittsburgh iron magnate, was a top art collector and critic. Col Bingham installs auto alarm at the White House. A Woboken engineer builds a two horse bedroom on wheels to travel to Mexico. Prof Wheeler and Stitt of Michigan return from collecting trip enriching state college. At the Richmond bankers meeting Rev Jasper delivers sun do move sermon to a crowd of bankers wives and daughters. his age nears 90 and the audience guffaws at some phrases.
Gen Joseph Wheeler is said to have been under fire 800 times. At a London club a Chinese embassy member walked in to lunch and all lunching members rose and left. French maneuvers spur automobile industry with army motorized transport. Gen R N Richbourg of Montgomery DC carried a union bullet for 38 years until a plaster pulled it free after a back pain.
A British sea captain in the Gulf of Mexico attributes the Galveston tempest to partial volcanic activity. A fragment from Mr Gladstone’s elm in Hawarden sells for five shillings in London. Warsaw financier Jean de Bloch argues military progress could render war impossible, at grave national cost. Alexander Rankin of Wigtownshire, a Scottish agricultural leader, dies. he helped reclaim bog lands and introduce steam power in farming under the Earl of Stair.
A compact discussion critiques obsolete terms like suppositi ous and gaptriloquism and explains their roots from Greek and Latin. It links halcyon days to Sicilian fables about kingfishers and notes Indian summer as the American equivalent in meaning.
Last year Italian lines passed mosquitos nets to all stations to curb malaria with Sicily and Italy considering similar steps. English railways grant extra free luggage weight per passenger class. Missouri Pacific uses a wheeled oil reservoir and compressed air for locomotive fires. A roadmaster suggests rail right of way could grow 500 fruit trees per mile for income. US tramp problem prompts Pennsylvania RR to hire a special police force to deter trespassers.
In Europe the prince of Wales sanctions a warrant to establish the Lord Roberts lodge of freemasons in London, the first lodge bearing this title in England. The czar of Russia laments public speaking duties, and the Netherlands queen gains a tabatiere gift valued at 50,000 francs. Empress dowager of Russia now followed by eight detectives during visits, four at Fredensborg and four at Copenhagen.
The piece notes 2728 men employed in Lake Erie fisheries with capital of 2719654 dollars and last year’s catch valued at 1150 dollars. It mentions Para rubber forests yielding 400 to 800 kilograms per 100 trees in seven months, with half due to the worker from the employer. Mexico is forecast to grow as a major orange producer within a couple of years. The text also explains metal casting, highlighting iron expands as it solidifies while gold and silver contract, affecting casting suitability.
The Canadian Sea canal faces possible closure due to low patronage. Vesselmen warn a closure could trigger a blockade if the American canal is blocked. They expect Canadians to rely more on the Canadian passage to justify its maintenance. The Earl of Minto heads colonial governors with a salary of 810,000, followed by Sir Alfred Milner with £80,000. Lord Twinchamp, Gen Grenfell, and others receive £7,000, £6,000, £5,000, and £4,000 respectively.
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from early 20th century newspapers. The dialogue includes a flirtatious exchange about evolution, witty asides about unsympathetic maidens, and brief jokes from The Chicago Post, N Y World, Philadelphia Press, Harper's Bazar, Brooklyn Life, Judge, N Y Weekly, and other papers. It blends social satire with light social banter and comic observations.
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