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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
7
Fishermen along the Jamaica Bay trestle report record blackfish in New York waters. The oil from the fish jaw and skull base, called head oil, sells for $60 a gallon and l enables long lasting lubrication for watches. A separate terpeneless orange oil sells for $5.50 per ounce wholesale.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Beap Ointment and Resolvent as safe rapid solutions for eczema psoriasis scalled head milk crust tetter and related skin scalp and blood humours. It claims immediate relief permanent care and economy with guidance to bathe wash and apply the products and notes global sales and distributor details in London Paris Boston and other locations.
A London editorial argues that repeated military maneuvers in France show the auto car system, especially the steam-propelled train Scotte wagon, vastly outperforms animal traction for supplying troops. It notes 100,000 French soldiers fed efficiently, with Scotte hauling ten trucks for a 72,000 man feed under two crew.
Nature slowly seeds new life on Krakatoa, with 62 vascular plant species settling within five years of the eruption. Birds, wind, and ocean drift contribute roughly eight, thirty-two, and over sixty percent respectively, signaling a future covered island without human aid.
Electricity expansion in Spain shows steady gains. By year end 1901, 639 cities and towns host electric central power stations, and in the Barcelona district over 800 turbines operable totaling about 35 000 horsepower.
A collage of short testimonials and ad blurbs notes cures for nervousness, foot issues, and general ailments. Promotions include Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer trial offers, Allen's Foot Base powder benefits, and Piso's Cure ads. Mentions windmills in Germany powering motors and Putnam Fapeless Dyes for carpets. Flattery and love lines appear amid consumer pitches.
A compact moral essay argues language channels thought but action validates ideas. It urges reading empowers social ascent and independence, poses three questions of life, and highlights tact, work, debt caution, merit, imagination, and the link between good manners and morals.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes American coffee imports exceed one billion pounds yearly for consumption. Since 1894 imports doubled while per capita use rose over four pounds. Current per person use about fourteen and a half pounds, with retail price around twenty cents. Annual expenditure near $200 million. 1901 imports were 1 072 009 182 pounds. last year 955 283 919 pounds. Brazil leads with 80.1 percent of imports. others include South America 6.7 percent and Central America 4.8 percent.
Dr John Nelson Goltra cites a Western city school scene where a teacher asks the greatest canal in the United States. A young pupil answers with a pun saying the alimentary canal. The anecdote appears in the New York Medical Journal.
Judson W Lyons Register of the United States Treasury writes from Washington that Peruna is an excellent remedy for spring and summer catarrhal affections and heat related depression. The notice highlights Lyons, notes his prominence, and includes two reader letters from Camilla Chartier and Kate Bohn praising Peruna. It invites readers to write for free medical advice from Dr Hartman at the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
The best dressed men in New York are Wall Street brokers with notable wardrobes. One young Stock Exchange member changes suits three times daily while others wear old office coats amid trading chaos. Tailors in the financial district press trousers for brokers, earning a living at 50 cents per pair.
Experiments in France use oxylithe a new chemical that releases oxygen when mixed with water purifying air and removing impurities. It also fuels a new motor for surface and underwater running promising reduced electric batteries and potential for more powerful machinery.
The article proclaims Western Oregon and Washington house the greatest timber belt with about 335 billion feet of standing timber, mainly fir cedar hemlock spruce and larch. Annual harvest around one billion feet leaves ample supply for centuries. Oregon fir famed for ship masts bridge timbers car sill strength and lightness. government tests show near twice oak and triple pine strength under pressure. demand grows from all continents including use in the German Emperor’s yacht and Windsor Castle flagstaff.
The German government offers large rewards for killing venomous snakes though their numbers rise yearly. In Koslin district last year 44,000 common vipers were killed and paid 10,000 marks in premiums.
A reader from Aurora New Mexico reports a nine year old girl improved quickly after using Doan's Kidney Pills for bed wetting with direct bladder action. Another user, a Grand Trunk railway firesman, says Dean's Kidney Pills made him feel new, easing aching backs and kidney strain.
A West Virginia resident reports health improvement after using Yoana’s Kidney Pills and Dean’s Kidney Pins. The letter states the druggist in Point Pleasant shipped three boxes, weight gain occurred, urinary issues improved, including reduced nocturnal urination and relief from cloudy, foul water.
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