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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
5
The annual superintendent’s report for Mission district lists total school enrollment at 287434, up from 259,? still showing racial breakdown with 15078 negro and 11084 white pupils. Whites comprise about 56 percent of enrollment while blacks total 208546. Census 1900 cites negro population about 69.1 percent of the district.
A Parisian barber invented an electric safety razor with revolving blades driven by a low current. The device was popular but several patrons reported electric burns from chin to skin scorched sensations. He now faces numerous damage lawsuits.
Suburban passengers can buy tickets by dropping money into coin slots at rows of machines placed at Berlin railway depots. Machines display station names and ticket prices, allowing travelers to insert coins, obtain a ticket, and board trains. A second machine nearby provides change.
A damaged clipping reports Frank J. Chesney and partners in Toledo warning a client to pay a one hundred dollar sum for a bank matter as a notary public notes. It also mentions Hall's Family Pills and a Tacoma murder defendant, Covette, sentenced to ten years in prison.
An old advertisement from Winter Cee Allens Foot Eng recommends Allen’s Foot-Ease for uncomfortable feet. It claims relief from cold dampness, Chilblains, sweating and tight shoes, noting availability at general stores and sample tents with a New York address.
The California Quired Fruit Association reports the sale of 200 carloads, leaving 100 carloads of last year’s crop. Long live the king, Willard Olpalin battles enemies and secures conquests.
Reverend John M. Bacon, an English balloon expert, argues that reef houses should include warning bells both underwater and above water because sound travels farther underwater in storms.
Advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with promise of money back if ineffective. All aruggists offer refund. 250
An explorer recalls the Polaris voyage near 68.40N 84W where a stranded bear hunt uncovers a preserved human body in a fur greatcoat. A locket and empty chain hint at Sir Thomas Smythe and King James I, linking to Henry Hudson’s 16th century quest and a secret diary fragment.
The New York Sun reports irrigation transforming Arizona arid zones into gardens, endangering the saguaro. Territorial regents make the cactus official Arizona flower. Text describes saguaro growth, fruit, and historic Indian drink uses, noting drought sensitivity and rapid decay with moisture.
Fragmentary excerpt portrays a descent into a mausoleum in the Catskills and a speaker seeking an eastern passage. The text uses solemn imagery of death and a voyage toward an imagined midland route to the East, suggesting allegorical travel beyond death.
A sailor heard a bunkmate laugh in sleep and confess to a murder, leading to a death sentence at Procha. In a second case at a parish church, a rival suitor confessed to killing a missing husband, guiding police to a buried body in a nearby wood.
The article notes that bamboo pens have a long history in India, spanning more than a millennium. It describes how ordinary quill pens are fashioned from bamboo and, for a few hours of writing, prove to be quite practical and serviceable.
Estimates of couch deposit value in Indian territory hinge on vein thickness to four feet, yielding about 4 000 tone to the nore. Lands are leased in lots of 000 ores each, implying 35 000 to 4 001 000 tone production for those facing the land. Royalty on output stands at six conte a ton. Output last year reached 1 000 127 ae Gguinet 1400441 tone, with the prior year notched similarly.
Fragmented notes describe violence with knives in Ceylon Burma and Madras where stabbings occur. Reports mention attempts to permit button tipped blades for concealed, sudden harm while maintaining legitimate use. The text reflects perilous social tensions and dangerous weapon design debates.
Fragmented text reports Reed Geter and Godfrey Uortung with readers learning of Aird and Wihalow's Syrup. The piece mentions Spokane's oldest man and Vancouver population figures, but details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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