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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
3
The article describes giant combined harvesters used by Sart, Joaquin Vale and others. Traction engines of high horsepower run the machines that cut thresh clean sack and dump wheat. A twenty foot sickle harvester with a four foot extension is said to thresh clean and sack 1,772 bags daily, over 3,000 bushels.
Marconi works in Dorsetshire, visiting London only for board meetings. He seeks a solution to cross the Atlantic by wireless telegraphy, noting a 98 mile test and the curvature of the earth. A mast over water would be required, with estimates of 40 feet per 40 miles, making transatlantic links a major engineering challenge. London Express reports his cautious optimism and need for deep thought.
An advertisement centers on Cascaniers and Ossd Agers Candy Cathartic selling a universal cure for headaches to cancer and other ailments. It claims easy natural movements and heart recovery for 10 cents per dose, warns of imitations, and includes a garbled note about Garfield Headache Cure and a sample offer from Garfield Tea Co. in Brooklyn, plus a claim about England’s public buildings valued at £250,000,000.
The piece traces fashion origins from Paris to America, noting Paris as the historic centre of style while American buyers and women push for practical, expressive dress. It highlights shifts from French dalliance to American independence, with women demanding movement, simplicity, and sensible garments, influencing Parisian makers. It cites eras like the Second Empire and bustle, and praises a modern balance where Paris listens to women’s preferences.
The report notes 5.4 million orange trees in Italy yielding about 1.6 billion oranges yearly, averaging 300 per tree. Sevilla province leads Europe in orange cultivation with 600 fruits per tree. St Michael island Azores exports 350 million oranges from 205 acres mainly to England. Spain surpassed 1 billion exports in 1899. Greece exported about 60 million in 1898. Britain annually consumes oranges worth around 8 million dollars.
A report from the National Observatory in Athens states that earthquakes, by area, occur about twice as often in Greece as in Japan. The Japanese are famed for strong quakes, yet Greek shocks are generally less severe though Greece bears greater architectural damage from seismic activity.
Near Salina friends and neighbors carried the young woman home after an accident and presented her with a cork leg through a speaker. Music recitals and supper followed while the paper notes the donors rejoiced to learn the limb fitted admirably. Bohemian Estates in Bohemia are owned by 63 nobles, none less than 12,000 acres.
Weather on the Atlantic coast boosts distribution of staple goods in Southern cities. Holiday retail activity remains strong, jewelry trade up, and mills show limited dullness as contracts extend months. Fuel costs fall slightly, but prompt delivery remains tight with robust abroad orders. November British exports fall again. U S failures rise to 293 with 18 in Canada.
A collage of trivia and ads notes covers diverse topics from religious rites and rules to health products, railway costs, and handwriting analysis. It references Passover dates, infant mortality, Castor oil, Carter’s ink, and various patent medicines while noting transportation growth and legislative ballot plans.
In Sopchoppy Florida a shooting fray left two dead and several wounded among participants including Strate Senator Rouse Edgar Nims W F Edwards and Frank Walker Rouse and Nims were killed others were badly wounded in the incident.
Negotiations between the United States and Britain on the Alaska boundary continue with active diplomatic notes. Canada’s ministry refuses discussion, yet by February Parliament may allow a ministerial statement as talks progress. Also noted is a rare January 1882 snowfall in San Diego California.
European nations manage horses and mules with depots and exchanges. Germany uses age based mounts. Italy runs training posts to ready purchases for cavalry. In Birmingham New Street handles nearly 700 trains daily. An ad promises a reward for catarrh cure and touts various druggists and tonics. Oklahoma farming reports excessive rain while Garfield headache powders claim relief. A single orange leaf, planted, may root.
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