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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
3
A child writes that Grain-O Drink is better for her and her family, giving up coffee and asking for a weekly supply, while a other notes about health products like One Minute Cough Cure and Banner Salve. The column also mentions military and scientific notes about Lord Roberts and Prof Baldwin Spencer, amid assorted advertisements and notices.
G Vacher of Chicago reports his wife suffered a severe grippe and long cough. One bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar provided immediate relief and fully cured the cough. Price 50 cents. Swartwont Swartwout. First Census Philadelphia led American cities a century ago with New York second, Boston third, Charleston fourth, Baltimore fifth.
The column touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for grippa cough and weakness. It mentions Swartwout Swartout and Coreen Higgs Bow Here Will Hwa, a son of Corea, studying in U.S. institutions after Japanese military academy graduation. It also promotes Burdock Blood Bitters for dyspepsia and constipation, notes fish temperature research, and includes a testimonial from J A Lambert of Rachel, North Carolina praising Foley's Kidney Cure.
A St Louis Globe Democrat report details Navajo weaving rising from curiosity to a thriving craft. It explains fiber preparation, spindle spinning, natural and plant dyes, and simple looms, noting blankets weigh up to 60 pounds and now fetch about 20 dollars per pound, with prices increasing.
Washington correspondent of the New York Herald notes Lieutenant Commander Diehl's plan to convert points to degrees on a 360 degree compass, with ten degree divisions and five degree marks. The system aims to reduce errors, speed up boxing the compass, and simplify sailing directions by using degrees for all courses.
The Vanderbilt and French nuptials at Harbor View Newport promise a grand wedding breakfast for Miss Elsie French and Alfred G. Vanderbilt. The centerpiece is a large wreath and bride’s cake walking on a platform with mechanisms, amid poinsettia red blooms, orange blossoms, and greenery.
A letter from Mrs Grout recounts Qing court influence in the Boxer killings of missionaries in Shansi Province. Yu Hsien and Yu Helen execute brutal acts, including beheadings at the yamen, to set an example for Boxers under imperial orders.
William Hamlin of Mishawaka Indiana, described by the Chicago Record, subsisted all summer and fall on five cents daily. He ate 244 pounds of oats per week at two cents per pound, with meals of oatmeal and water. He reports steady fitness and no desire to return to previous eating habits.
An old eastern Transvaal resident tells of passing through Boer country with 200 pounds in gold hidden in a box. He forged gold into clasps and clamps, painted the box thick, and escaped detection as Boer officials repeatedly searched the container. He eventually reached safety with the treasure intact.
A cabinet manufacturing company in Wabash Indiana adopts an announced noon ritual serving free hot coffee with sugar and cream to 200 plus employees. The Chicago Times Herald notes the practice as popular and unstinted in quantity.
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