Mississippi Valley Sizes in Historic Survey
A historical description notes the Mississippi valley spans 1800 miles at its widest between the Alleghenies and the Rocky Mountains, with a length of 2000 miles and an area of 1,250,000 square miles.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1903
Page
4
A historical description notes the Mississippi valley spans 1800 miles at its widest between the Alleghenies and the Rocky Mountains, with a length of 2000 miles and an area of 1,250,000 square miles.
Hope and Wisdom are contained in Cheatham's Lax and Chill Tablets. Try them. 25 cts. 0 cure no pay.
The excerpt notes Alaska shipments to the United States include 30 percent in value as gold while canned salmon totals 8.4 million dollars, a sum larger than the country paid for former secretary of state Seward.
Marketing copy touts Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets as a cure for chills and a way to gain appetite and strength. Claims include convenience to carry in a vest pocket and being the most convenient chill tonic on earth.
A drastic proposal in Bombay calls for moving 300000 people from their homes and conducting thorough disinfection of residences to curb the plague. The suggestion emphasizes large scale relocation and sanitation to halt disease spread.
A series of philosophical musings note that those who seek the earth may do without it, and that artificial camphor via electrolysis is becoming reliable. The piece also asserts forecasts rarely yield profit and that some toil is just finding leisure, while advising familiarity with people enough to ignore them.
Judge Bundy of the District police court ruled that flipping a coin to decide who buys treats is an act of disorder. Four young men were fined 10 dollars each for matching a coin near Thirteenth and G streets Northwest at about midnight Saturday. They paid the fines after the testimony of two policemen.
Crossroads Tennessee Sept 14 Orbra Young ten year old son of Lester Young suffered a lifetime of kidney trouble waking multiple times nightly His father purchased Dodd's Kidney Pills and Orbra was cured He now sleeps through the night The notice also mentions many children with kidney and urinary disorders and the boatmen term for unnumbered islands on the Mississippi Towheads
A column of light sketches about country life and city disdain. The author recalls farming dreams and contrasts rural duties with urban abundance, lamenting city life while praising the farmer and nature. The piece mixes playful prose pieces on farms and a humorous note on cucumbers and flowers.
An ad asserts relief from female diseases at home through Lunn's Home Treatment for Women and directs inquiries to Dr. Lunn's Sanitarium in Houston. It contrasts with a report that Alaskan natives prefer hardy foods, and notes a French farmer's cattle losing weight near a busy highway due to fright.
Captain Henri, a menagerie proprietor, ascended in a cage-boat tethered to a balloon with two lions, accompanied by two aeronauts Wellet and Duchateau. The 6 p.m. ascent drew a large crowd as the craft rose toward the Belgian frontier and landed safely at Etaimbourg at 6 30.
A homemaker is urged to try Defiance Cold Water Starch now claiming superiority over competitors. Each 10c package holds 16 ounces while rivals offer only 12 ounces, promising lasting quality that will win repeated use.
Bavarian exports last year reached 2 605 801 hectolitres while imports totalled 1 075 926 hectolitres, mainly from Austria. The data highlights Bavaria's strong beer production and international trade position.
A mass mail offer from Sears Roebuck & Co. promises a free three month trial of a 500-pound steel range. It urges readers to cut the notice and mail it back to receive a free picture and information, claiming the best stove for any family regardless of income.
Russia plans a 1906 finish for a navy build including six battleships and three armored cruisers as part of a broader expansion.
An advertisement urges buyers not to be discouraged and to choose Simmons Liver Purifier in the original tin box. It warns that many imitations exist and emphasizes selecting the product manufactured by the A. C. Simmons Jr. Medicine Co.
A VanBuren Indiana reader praises Piso's Cure for throat and lung ailments noting its age is told openly. The letter ends with a remark on mining camps producing casualties, calling such camps "live camps."
Oregon allocates 12 dollars per person for education while California spends 10 and Illinois 11. Colorado spends 11. Kentucky invests 3.32, South Carolina 1.39, and Mississippi 2.06 per capita.
A brief note mentions Japan's first college for women being only two years old and already enrolling over eight hundred pupils. Many students travel from distant regions, reflecting rapid early growth in female education in Japan.
An advertisement urges homeowners to paint and improve homes, promoting W. T. Camp & Sons of Houston as painters, while a separate claim notes Russia’s heavy investments in Manchuria, Dalney city building, and large defense spending, aligning with superior quality endorsement for Defiance Starch.
The London census counted 2 538 churches and 62 synagogues serving 4 468 049 people. Total attendance reached 1 002 940, about two in nine residents attended services.
The London Conservatory begins its fifth year on September 8 with Edward B. Perry among its teachers. Address Box 591 Dallas Texas. A hopeful line about hope as a poor apology to an aching heart or an empty stomach.
An old advertisement promotes Bromo Quinine tablets claiming they stop coughs and cure colds. The page also notes a cost or price line and includes a generic remark on politeness as a valued trait.
The government report on the September cotton crop gives 81.2 condition and an 13,000,000 bale outlook, with a potential 12,000,000 to 13,000,000 bale yield. Experts like Theodore H. Price and the Journal of Commerce align, forecasting ample supply and lower prices as growers rush to market.
A Paris youth arrested by police admits earning his living as a professional applauder at public meetings, receiving about sixty five cents per night.
The piece notes 700000 acres of sunflower farms in Russia producing 200000000 pounds of oil yearly and reports Malden Massachusetts starting a goat milk farm aimed at feeding sick babies, reflecting a trend in agricultural innovation and dietary remedies.
An advertisement warns against mercury in remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as a safe internal treatment. It urges buyers to seek genuine products, notes testimonials, and mentions distribution by druggists. A San Francisco city engineer report lists $721,000 for children's playground improvements.
Spanish newspapers declare the oldest general in the world is Count Cheste who is ninety five and has served eighty one years in the army. He also serves as president of the Spanish Academy.
An advertisement claims Hunt's Cure will address itch, tetter, ringworm, itching piles, and eczema with guaranteed results for relief and cure.
Motor cars will be introduced on selected local railways in lower Austria. Each vehicle will carry forty persons and be divided into two classes.
Houston based agency advertises trained and reliable detective services offering discreet investigations and professional personnel for hire.
State board of health will furnish free diphtheria antitoxin and vaccine virus to residents of Massachusetts. The program aims to protect the population of the state from diphtheria with no cost to individuals.
The United States has 78,000 post offices. Germany 45,623. Great Britain 22,400. The text then shifts to a bizarre line about Adam and a heavenward move, offering no clear news event.
Jay Cooke, a renowned financier of a generation, marked his eighty third birthday recently showing continued prominence in financial circles and society. The report highlights his long career and social standing.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants. The text claims pain relief and calming effects though wording is garbled and appears archaic.
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