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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
7
Two letters from women in Mississippi recount serious health struggles including weakness chills and chest pain. They credit Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with noticeable improvements after following her guidance and using the product.
A collection of old news snippets extols cold weather as a health tonic boosting circulation and skin nourishment, notes the Pure Food Law enacted to curb adulterated foods, mentions Jell O dessert, laxative qudrine tablets, and various product notes. June fruit shipments from California averaged 66 carloads daily.
A Scientific American account explains how cumulus cirrus and nimbus form at different heights, from 60 feet to 49 000 feet, with methods to measure cloud altitude using kites, shadows, or triangulation. It notes mean heights for cirrus about 29 000 feet and cumulus around 4 600 feet, and discusses cloud motion and atmospheric layers observed at UpalSa and Blue Hill.
The Miller family of the 101 Ranch nine miles southwest of Ponca Oklahoma reports a four year wheat venture yielding a current cash value of $100,000 with expected additional cash from harvests within two weeks. The ranch covers 40,000 acres with 6,000 acres in wheat and a 2250 acre wheat field. Twenty five reapers cut 600 acres daily. threshing to begin next week for an anticipated 150,000 bushels. If prices hold they project $75,000 net profit this year from crops and stock, with $40,000 paid in wages last year and $50,000 this year. Leasing and operational costs plus extensive manpower and equipment detail the scale of daily operations.
A Chepstow post office telegram on March 2, 1888 showcases Welsh spelling woes. Postmaster and surveyor debate consonant clusters. the village name Liynfairpwigwyngylogerchwyrnydrobwilundisilllogogog och is proposed as the proper form.
The article contrasts Britain and America showing Air William White earns 20000 annually while Rear Admiral Hichborn in the American navy receives 6000. It notes higher ranks in England but higher pay for U S sailors and clerks, cites Treasury salaries, and mentions global remarks on pay scales and efficiency.
France agrees to cut duties by 20 francs per 100 kilos while Brazil will admit French goods at the lowest tariff feasible. The agreement reflects a mutual easing of coffee duty tensions between the two nations.
A dated Toledo advertisement proclaims a one hundred dollar reward for a catarrh cure that cannot be cured by patent medicines. It lists Wrat Trax and Kinman as druggists and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with testimonials offered.
United States Consul Joseph Brittain reports California prunes superior to French fruit, with duty of 10 francs per kilogram. He cautions against poor packing and deceptive samples, noting a Nantes importer lost cases due to thin box lids and urging careful selection and sturdy packaging to boost demand in France.
A plan to acquire historic Valley Forge for a Pennsylvania state park moves forward. A committee will contact Pennsylvania patriotic societies and Americans with ties to Washington to support the crusade. Proprietary rights of the Valley Forge association will be respected as landmarks decay.
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