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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
6
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Dr Frederick W True of the mid ponian institution spent two months whale hunting in Green les on Newfoundland’s northeastern coast to study the fishback whale. The 96 captured. 11 were of this variety. The whale hunt uses small steam craft and four powerful guns with cigar shaped, explosive harpoons. The head explodes on impact, gas rises, and the whale dies as the rope restrains it. Sometimes a second shot is needed when the projectile misses.
A St Louis Globe Democrat excerpt describes Mike, a small gray spaniel on Maryland avenue, as an intelligent, entertaining dog taught by Ula tmistrees. He speaks through tricks, calls his mistress by phone ring, and begs with coaxing looks. One tale shows him pawing for a slipper under a fallen Henry satchel, lifting hind paws in supplication.
A Russian Astronomical Society committee led by Prof Glazenap proposes a new calendar to replace the Julian system causing Russia to be 12 days behind Western Europe. The plan envisions a common year of 808 days and a leap year of 360 days, making future drift negligible. It also suggests renaming March to Denver in honor of The Hague’s conference.
The piece surveys vast growth across Manitoba and the western territories, noting rapid school construction, banking activity, and farm development. It highlights Winnipeg as a gateway, rising population, new church stations, and influx of settlers from the United States and east, painting a confident picture of sustained western rise.
A compact patent remedy named Lane's Dawny Medictor is promoted as a daily health aid. The advertisement claims it moves the bowels, acts gently on the liver and kidneys, and cures aches. Priced at 25 cents, sold over the counter.
A collage of quack medicine pitches and household tips appears. Advertisements boast Hall's Catarrh Cure with mercury free claims, Grain-O nutrition for children, and Tonics promising cure-alls. Also cited are testimonials and penny-press style endorsements from cities like Toledo and Chicago with dates around 1594.
A scrambled ad pages through a long list of dubious products and exaggerated cures. The text touts Allen & Chusted powders and foot remedies claiming to cure chilblains sweat rashes and other ailments while promising free samples and social forcing. Names and places appear in garbled form but indicate a local newspaper ad section selling dubious tonics and foot powders during the winter season.
An advertisement touts Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as relieving painful periods and improving female health. It claims widespread proof, warns against experimenting, and offers free advice with an address in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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