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Newspaper
Mineral Point Tribune
Location
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
2
A Mineral Point Tribune summary notes the June Review of Reviews highlights include immigration trends from the United States to Canada, forest-making on barren lands, Civil War veteran mortality, labor strikes, the economy, and suffrage debates. It critiques political corruption, rail and postal scandals, and Roosevelt's stance on enforcement, urging reform and accountability.
A catastrophic flood swept a 200 mile stretch from Brookville Kansas to Kansas City Missouri. Water rose to 50 feet in places, destroying cattle, barns, fences, and crops. North Topeka suffered heavy loss of life as fires broke out, rail lines and bridges were destroyed, and traffic halted. Des Moines and other towns faced havoc with frigid conditions and warnings of pneumonia.
Memorial day reflections on Civil War soldiers and leaders. The piece discusses how public interest shifts from events to the people behind them, noting Grant as a turning point in understanding military genius and calling for appreciation of the men who fought under him. Rocky Mountain tea ad ends the page.
An advertisement claims Doctor Gossom's Kidney and Bladder Cure cures Bright's Disease with no counterexamples. It urges readers to try it and sells at Vivian's Pharmacy for 50 dollars a box. The same notice also promotes wind mill tanks and pump repair by N T Martin.
Multiple properties offered by Fiedler & Fiedler including 200 acre Logue farm on Waldwick road and 482 acre farm ten miles north of Dodgeville at 35 per acre. Also several city lots cottages and two story houses with varying features and prices. Inquiries for full particulars to obtain bargains and suitable arrangements.
A New York Herald report describes experiments with a dog showing that anticipation and liking for certain foods trigger gastric juice flow and faster digestion. When the dog saw or thought of a favored treat, digestion began even if the food did not reach the stomach. disliked foods produced little digestive activity.
Professor Ramsay at the Royal Society rooms presented an experimental proof that the northern lights are electrical in nature. An exhausted glass globe with a metal ring suspended between magnet poles produced an annular glow via alternating current, and the glow bent downward with coil current. Krypton appeared in the discharge within the globe, mirroring the natural aurora spectrum.
Bavarian glass worker Louis Wannfield introduces a new glass claimed to be malleable and unbreakable, formable under hammering, pierceable yet patchable with identical material, and able to withstand intense heat without cracking like steel.
Dr Cancani concludes from Italian earthquake studies that damaging tremors are always preceded and followed by minor shocks. Earthquakes are part of a disturbance series with duration tied to focus depth: about ten days for shallow, three months for moderate, and possibly years for deep events. Professor Omori in Japan reaches similar conclusions about minor shocks.
The article describes future clothing made from stone fibers and rugged materials like granite trousers and marble coats. It notes asbestos curtains and chalk fabric, plus a spinner with an armchair covered in Titian red rock fabric, worn publicly.
Report from Taiyuanfu notes an execution occurred outside the gates after a telegraph messenger, during a festival, requested tips from leading merchants who used the telegraph office. The provincial governor acted swiftly to suppress the nuisance and curb tipping.
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