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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1901
Page
7
The Futurity at Sheepshead Bay on August 2 was won by Yankee the Hanover colt. The race purse totaled 46 910 with 36 910 to the winner. Yankee led an elite field of 18 top horses and set a track record 1 09 1 5. He is owned by Mr Madden who purchased him last year for 20 000.
The agricultural department outlines farm wages per month for 1898–1899 with and without board, noting Minnesota and Wisconsin lead wage gains, Georgia Texas New Mexico show small changes, and the U S maximum monthly wage occurred in 1866 with a 1879 low. It covers the share of agricultural laborers among all farm workers and historical trends.
Secretary S W Abbott reports over ten years all malaria cases in Massachusetts traced to Italian laborers in proximity to rivers and work sites. The board links introductions to street digging for waterworks and sewer projects, noting declines after completion in Billerica and a lasting effect in Concord.
The Philadelphia Record quotes a firm head asking why an employee spent the day with his girl after requesting yesterday off for legal business. The employee replies that the time with his companion isn’t legal business, prompting a firm exchange. The Chicago Record-Herald notes a verse style line about luck and singing.
The X ray exhibition invites everyone to view the display at once with no cost. It promotes using the X ray in examining and treating patients. The event emphasizes public access and medical demonstration.
A London report notes Turkish women in Constantinople wash with water in a marble basin then let a servant turn it off to avoid touching. they avoid handling doors, letters, or even a doll from Paris, while men lack such fastidious habits.
The state department received notice from the Russian embassy of an international exposition and fisheries congress to be held in St Petersburg in 1902 inviting U S participation. Regulations note open exhibits for Russian and foreign exhibitors and aims to show sea and freshwater fisheries conditions and promote research and methods. Russian railways will carry exhibits at reduced rates with duties on goods left in Russia. The passage also includes a dated humorous courtroom exchange about deed validity.
Rock Island reports Dr J Alvin Horne has added a Static and X Ray machine with imported tubes fluoroscopes and screens to his office in Mitchell Lynde building. The equipment enables in office examinations and treatment of diseases including tuberculosis cancer and rheumatism without removing clothing and offers five to twenty minute sessions with promising results.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad promotes its top passenger service with up-to-date equipment and speedy schedules. Through trains connect Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, Evansville, St. Louis, Nashville, Memphis, Birmingham, New Orleans, Pensacola, Jacksonville, and Mobile, with scenic southern regions featured. C L Stone G P B A Louisville Ky announces timetables and maps.
A damaged fragment references a marriage vow and home life. It mentions staying home, playing piano, and affections for a dearest partner. The exact names and dates are unclear, with garbled words and stray letters, but the tone suggests intimate personal correspondence.
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