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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1902
Page
2
Chicago Chronicle reports on a new Four Hour Sleep club where adherents pledge to sleep only four hours per night. Members cite Napoleon and other figures as proof, while supporters argue extended rest wastes time and harms progress.
Advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a regulator that stops drains, heals inflammation, and cures female weakness. Claims no alcohol or narcotics and cites a testimonial from Miss Rose Kilfether of Philadelphia. Also mentions Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser sent free with one cent stamps.
A Philadelphia Record note cites rising calendar giving by banks, insurers, and firms as budgets grow. It highlights a shift to artistic, costly designs with a Philadelphia artist paid $750 for twelve calendar illustrations this year.
Professor Langley explores a solar spectrum beyond the visible band and suggests that seasonal cycles recorded in this spectrum may eventually allow crop forecasts similar to weather predictions. Evidence points to a future ability to predict years of plenty or famine from sun studies.
A witty exchange from the Chicago Post notes a man who pretends to love golf but quits when the temperature hits zero. The quip underscores his supposed passion fading with cold weather.
The readable fragment hints at a health or vitality topic but lacks clear facts, names, places, or dates to establish a complete newspaper item. Further readable text is needed to form a coherent summary.
The article describes how large natural history museums preserve vast mammal collections, with skin and skull specimens stored in airtight cases for long term study. It notes Harvard's recent influx of 10,000 specimens and contrasts tourist appeal with scientific value of preserved skins for representing extinct animals.
The Philadelphia Record reports that Sandy Hook will test all big guns with electricity, elevating and lowering ordnance and cycling ammunition via wires and switches. Electricity will improve lighting, replacing gas lamps with incandescent bulbs across barracks and fortifications, while channel lights now powered by the Hook remain. The installation promises substantial government savings and enhanced gun testing efficiency.
James A. Babbitt of Kingman county, a dwarf once with Barnum's circus, weighs far under 100 pounds. His legs are short, yet he maintains health and clarity of mind at seventy, and he is married to a wife who weighs more than 800 pounds.
A gigantic cottonwood in the Little Wabash bottoms in Illinois was felled, yielding about 8,000 feet of lumber. The tree measured twenty one feet in diameter and produced a twelve foot log that extended six hundred feet along the ground, blocking the view of the tallest man in the area.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a remedy with the claim it removes the cause. It features B. W. Grove's signature on every box and lists a price of 25 cents.
A Moline mother testifies her child’s back pain and kidney secretions ceased after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Clendenin's drug store. The ad claims nationwide testimonials confirm the remedy stops the so called habit. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents.
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