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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1901
Page
9
A Mexico City letter outlines government plans to tax pulqueries heavily to reduce drunkenness among workers. Pulqueries advertise with gaudy names while barrelling each drink to patrons, and San Lunes Monday drunk days harm production. The piece notes W C T U efforts abroad and weighs Diaz era action.
German physiologist Professor Pflueger reports experiments feeding dogs only horseflesh for a month that caused thinning and gastric trouble. He found fat from other animals mitigates harm when mixed in, and suggests boiling horseflesh and discarding the water. The warning applies to carnivorous animals in zoological gardens as well.
The piece highlights unprecedented artificial lighting at Niagara for the Pan American exposition. It notes the display as marvelously effective, planned quietly by its designers, with results beyond anticipation even to officials and experts. The Century calls the spectacle unsurpassed in brilliance.
The Ontario apple crop last year reached 36,993,017 bushels with an average yield of 5.68 bushels per tree or per acre as reported by agricultural authorities.
In an interview, Sir Norman Lockyer discusses solar physics and its potential to forecast droughts and famines by linking sun spots and prominences to India's monsoon and Egypt rainfall. He notes progress at the Solar Physics Observatory, the importance of prominences, and the goal to study solar terrestrial links for India, while cautioning about eclipse results and the long development time.
The text suggests that enabling a fixed minimum period would clarify an earlier uncertainty about its duration. If established, this would assist later tasks by removing ambiguity and guiding planning or calculations.
The article asserts Danish butter surpasses all others in quality and price, commanding up to $1 per pound in luxury markets worldwide. It notes Danish butter keeps well and resists climate changes, while Dutch, Swedish, and American dairies fall short in value or longevity.
Official statements in the British House of Lords reveal a planned venture to cross the Atlantic in about 108 hours. The project requires building piers, constructing steamships, and establishing rail and sea connections, promising a historic travel rush between continents.
Belgian consul at Medellin M. Charles Patin reports that tropical plantations can yield lighting alcohol from cellulose waste. He notes coffee pulp residues can produce 9 to 10 percent alcohol in a first run and 36 to 38 percent on a second distillation, giving bright incandescent light.
A English journal argues women over forty become most dangerous to men. It notes lines on the face and fuller figure may appear, yet demeanor, carriage, and balanced mind make the forty year old as young as her daughter, with clearer judgment.
The article notes Cardinal Mezzofanti spoke 114 languages and dialects, with fifty spoken with notable ease. It suggests his fluency led to misperceptions about his origin or motive, hinting at his exceptional linguistic talent and enigmatic presence.
A detailed reminiscence recounts George Francis Train and the Union Pacific Credit Mobilier case. It traces bond schemes, lobbyists, and payments, naming Durant Huntington Stevens Brooks Ames Blaine and others, with arrests, court fights, and a dramatic 1860s rollout of railroad influence and a Casement venture.
The National Review describes the sultan of Morocco's inner palace as a space where women reign, with marble mosaics, painted ceilings, and delicate plaster arches. Yet it remains damp and drafty with little drainage and no fires. European ministers tour neglected gardens amid weaving vines and water features, while small tiled rooms surprise visitors. The sultan often receives foreign representatives, seated cross legged on a white lounges, with his vizier nearby. The contrast between the gilded diplomat and the sultan’s interest in a royal guard officer is noted by the observer.
An extensive exposition is proposed by the people of Victoria to be held at Bendigo at year end to co commemorate the discovery of gold in 1681.
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