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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1901
Page
3
D M Bell of the geological survey reports a long return to Ottawa after 18 months away. He traveled across Canada from the Arctic to the boundary and witnessed immense bands of caribou, estimating a single herd over 20000 in size.
Describes widespread bed shortages in Russia with peasants sleeping on oven tops, middle class and servants using sheepskins by stoves, soldiers on wooden cots, and students only recently allowed beds in schools.
In France mainly Paris there are over four million registered cycles including 203 026 in 1894 and 483 414 in 1899 Each bike pays a tax and bears a license The figures exclude motorcycles and cars which are far more common than in England Motor cycles will be used by Paris postmen to collect letters from set ters
The Army and Navy Journal records 562 killed and 820 injured by lightning in the United States in 1809, a toll comparable to American casualties in the Philippines that year, including deaths and disease.
A 19th or early 20th century tinkerer notes that a watch beating at five times per second yields 300 per minute and 432000 per day. Turning the key daily for four seconds stores power in the spring, equating roughly to 157,788,000 ticks in a year as Earth completes its orbit around the sun.
Consul Hughes of Coburg reports the University of Heidelberg medical faculty found incandescent light is not harmful to the eyes after weighing pros and cons. They say electricity is especially recommended for lighting large halls or entertainment venues from a hygienic view.
Prof Flammarion believes interplanetary dialogue could start by Mars tracing luminous outlines of constellations. He endorses Echinoil's plan to reproduce the Great Bear's silhouette at Bordeaux Marseilles Strasbourg Paris Amsterdam Copenhagen Stockholm. If Martians imitate the outline, interplanetary communication may begin.
An Indianapolis article reports a Bradford man bought an orange tree from a local florist six years ago. Placed in another florist's hot house, the tree now bears oval fruit with sweet pulp that looks like oranges but flavors resembles lemons, leaving the owner puzzled by the change from prior round fruit.
Military authorities in the Philippines organize a forestry bureau led by Capt. Ahern of the 6th Infantry. Preliminary investigations reveal over 500 tree species across 20 to 40 million acres of public lands. Valuable hardwoods, gum, rubber, gutta percha, and dye woods indicate a treasure trove of tropical timber resources.
The state superintendent notes higher funding for white students than black pupils yet more Black children attend public schools. Black enrollment reaches 155,602 with $203,171 allocated at 1.50 per pupil, while whites total 126,095 with $700,510 spent at 5.54 per pupil.
Regularly drinking hot water before meals can aid digestion and relieve stomach catarrh. Physicians have recommended it for insomnia, and it helps avoid constipation by improving water intake. People at Hydros benefit by drinking more water than at home, enhancing overall well being.
A signalman with an interest in natural history lists numerous casualties from a three mile stretch of track. The tally includes cats, foxes, dogs, rats, rabbits, a cow, a sheep, an adder, a long-eared bat, a hedgehog and thousands of frogs, plus kingfishers, kestrel hawks, rooks and night jars among the birds.
Across the nation and world the death of Queen Victoria shapes events. In Congress resolutions honor the and adjournments mark respect while bills progress on taxation naval appropriation and district funding. Monarchs rulers and officials respond amid crises in Manila Venezuela and Norway.
A congressional committee on West Point probes favors dismissing cadets who issue or accept duels. Support for Generals Otis Brooke and Corbin could push Gen Miles toward August retirement, allowing promotions to lieutenant general. The president may appoint four major generals and 14 brigadier generals under the new army bill.
Laws of New Jersey will not permit Mrs William Death to secure a divorce from her husband convicted of the Bosschester murder. P Sterrett former chief justice of Pennsylvania died in Philadelphia at 78. West Point hazing inquiry hears last witness a former cadet saying men were tortured. Benjamin Douglas Sillman oldest New York bar member Yale graduate died at his Brooklyn home aged 96.
A roundup of events includes laude Hitler’s fatal shooting in Denver, Gen. John F. C. Shanks’ death in Portland Indiana, and a regional Indian revolt suppression. Carrie Nation wrecks a Kansas saloon and suffers a blow. gold strikes draw stampedes in Klondike. Local accidents, legislative moves, and social outbursts flank the narrative.
Foreign Intelligence notes Lord Kitchener has begun a major troop movement against the Boers. In Montreal a fire destroyed property valued at over 3 million dollars in the business district. Austrian press credits Queen Victoria with saving the British empire from republicanism.
The senate discussed the Taft Philippines report and a ship subsidy for merchant marine buildup. The house passed the army reorganization conference report by 103 to 100, approved the naval appropriation bill and seven private pension bills, and favorable reports circulated on fortification and a court of appeals for pension cases.
A large pond behind Evergreen cemetery in Brooklyn spilled ice as sixty skaters including women and children plunged through. Two boys drowned in the center where the water was deepest during the mass skating event Sunday.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and promises a constitutional cure, offering one hundred dollars for catarrh related deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promotes Hall’s Family Pills and a coffee substitute Grain-O, with endorsements and stock-slogan quips interspersed.
Physicians recommend Kemp's Balsam for grippe patients as it helps the throat and lungs. Act now, keep a bottle on hand to prevent pneumonia from neglected symptoms. relaxes cough and reduces lung inflammation. Available from all druggists at 25 and 50 cents. The man who knows his limits avoids a rude shock.
An Atchison Globe quotation touts Cascarets as a universal cure from headaches to cancer by cleansing bowels. It claims quick natural movements and a 10 cent starter price, warns of imitations, and brands the product as genuine with C. C. C. on each tablet.
A collage of old advertising lines includes Hoxsie Croup Cure notes with no opium and 50 cents, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee, a Putnam Dye ad claiming simple dyeing, and a quip about driving and hunting. Also features various newspaper quips and attributions.
readers report relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Mrs. S. J. Watson of Hampton Virginia praise improved health and urge others to write for advice and medicine.
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