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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1902
Page
11
A recount of a late night test of will as a deacon relates near backsliding during a gathering. The tale centers on a turkey coop, a possum, and a shotgun threat from Mister Johnsing, with voices urging restraint and faith in Providence.
Wax mines in eastern Galicia around Boryslaw, leased by an American syndicate, yield exocerite paraffin. Beds lie 350 to 600 feet deep with 1000 shafts on a 60 acre tract. Six thousand workers, vast fortunes, and paraffin selling for fourpence a pound highlight this curious, highly valuable industry.
An Irish jurvey guides an English visitor through Connemara on a bitter December day. They stop for poteen, the visitor warms himself as Pat offers drink. The tour guide quips about the old saying, a swallow never made a summer, as they continue their journey.
Mrs J J Smith of Columbus and Mrs Sarah E Martin of Wenona Illinois share a remarkable lifelong letters friendship. Born in Franklin County Ohio, they began as childhood friends and have exchanged monthly notes for 47 years despite distance. They only pause when visiting each other.
Mrs Joseph Krumful of Altoona Pennsylvania was milking when a cow brushed a horn into her brain through her eye causing a fatal injury.
An 1899 testimonial promotes Dean’s Kidney Pills from Josaph Calmes of Fostoria Ohio, claiming kidney backache relief after treatment in 1896 and ongoing health. The ad offers a free trial by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo and lists a 60 cent price per box with druggists selling the product.
A physician notes that all the blood in a human body circulates through the heart roughly every two minutes, illustrating the heart’s central role in circulation and vitality.
The Peruna Almanac will include astrology articles finished by a competent astrologist. It promises a detailed horoscope of each sun sign and mental characteristics. A free list of questions and answers on astrology is available, with requests to druggists to supply early before they sell out.
Within twenty years American astronomers earned as many non English medals from the Royal Astronomical Society as all other countries except England combined.
The Bishop of London says only one in every hundred of London's population attends church or chapel. The remark highlights declining religious participation across the capital.
A Philadelphia crowd of boys throws snowballs during a mow storm. One breaks a neighbor’s window and a woman demands officers act. A police officer, an Irishman, guides her to the damage scene and notes the window was broken on both sides in a quip about the mess.
A New York Medical and Surgical Journal claim proposes a wart cure using a small wood fragment dipped in nitric mercuric acid, applied to the wart only. The text notes Nelson’s flagship Victory remains accessible to the British public at Portsmouth, though soon to be replaced as admiral’s flagship.
An early 20th century notice touts Alsbastine as a sanitary wall coating that prevents disease spread by destroying germs and preventing lodgment on surfaces. It claims wallpaper and calomines harbor germs and that moist conditions allow dormant diseases like smallpox to reactivate after removal. Ambastine is recommended for infected walls to restore health.
The largest holly trees in the world are found in the Northern United States and Canada, reaching about 70 feet in height and a girth of six to eight feet.
New York and Pennsylvania officials report vigorous action against ticket scalping and forgers in Chicago after a fortnight trial. Three men were sentenced Saturday, one pleaded guilty to a second indictment, and others await further proceedings. Railroads seek to end this petty larceny that harms workers and the poor.
German newspapers mark the fiftieth anniversary of bug powder or Batmatian powder. A German woman named Anos Rosseur discovered the fatal effects of chrge anthemum flowers on insects. She told a druggist, triggering a multi million Dalmatia insect powder trade.
The most ancient printed calendar, dated 1448, is attributed to Gutenberg and discovered in Wiesbaden. The fragmentary note mentions cranmery prices and butter coloring, while a land dispute near Brooklyn is noted as resolved after thirty five years.
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