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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1901
Page
3
Miss Dora B. Peters of Chicago believed her heart was failing until a physician used a fluoroscope and X ray to show the beating organ. Placed in darkness with a mirror to reflect its shadow, the pulses became visible and she learned her heart was sound.
Tolstoi’s forthcoming work traces a 16-year-old Vera Spesiefzeff in autumn visits to an estate. She shifts from leisure to purpose, choosing famine relief work over obedience, seeking meaning beyond idle life. The scene unfolds as family and social roles frame her transformation.
Charles A. Brown tested long distance speech into a telegraphone in his Chicago office at 1450 Monadnock. Words were recorded in the Times building New York and sent to William A. Rosenbaum with praise for advances in electrical engineering and the new wonder. The telegraphone, Waldemar Paulsen’s invention, combines phonograph and telephone to record transmitted speech for later playback.
A Peeler notes sympathy for girls whose names appear in beauty contest lists with a single vote. The Topeka Cap ital and Chicago Tribune debate whether she should feel grateful for that lone vote. The article also mentions Texas versus Petroleum State and its rising role in the oil industry.
A single navel Bahia orange tree in the California Agricultural Department glass house sparked an industry. Budded from a Bahia native in 1570, it helped California’s citrus boom, with 1901 shipments around 20,000 carloads and annual revenue from 3.3 million to 5 million dollars.
A Newark six year old girl received back a letter addressed to Mr Santa Claus in Joyville Iceland. The mail journeyed from Newark to New York Copenhagen Iceland Reykjavik Liverpool and back, ending with its return to the author after the dead letter office opened it.
In Bartonville Vermont S C Morrison a prosperous farmer moved his family to Tacoma Washington leaving behind a Scotch collie dog. The pet, neglected at the train crossing, stretched across the rail and let a train pass over him deliberately. The dog had been trained to fear trains and previously avoided tracks.
Marcus A. Miller educator and political writer was buried in Floral cemetery at Binghamton New York. A former publisher in Cleveland and executive in Kansas City and St. Louis Miller had been a follower of Ingersoll but embraced Christianity. As his coffin was lowered relatives burned Ingersoll books in a gesture to show their teachings’ shallowness. Reverend Samuel Dunham lit the books.
The Chicago Tribune warns the lobster could be practically extinct in 25 years. The piece notes a grim forecast for lobster lovers amid environmental pressure. A separate American Lawyer article cites about 259,000 habitual criminals in the United States as part of a broader crime discussion.
New York appellate term reverses verdict for Pauline Klapper against Metropolitan Street Railway, ruling the wife’s diminished earning capacity damages may belong to the husband. The case hinges on common law that a husband owns his wife’s earnings unless separate status is shown, prompting a new trial.
The Western Electric company of Chicago, the world’s largest telephone and supply maker, has received near a million dollars in orders for telephones and switchboards from the British post office. Used in London’s new municipal system, it is expected that millions more will be spent in the U K for similar materials. Eastern manager Henry B Thayer said early orders are advance and larger contracts may follow. a $5,000,000 American bid was reported as exaggerated but possible.
Mosquitoes in Paris during summer and autumn draw attention of the Academy of Medicine. Dr De Hove suggests draining stagnant water or covering with petroleum to prevent breeding, while Drs Laveran Chatus and Proust back the idea though deem mosquitoes harmless for disease but a nuisance. The piece also recalls how Andrew Carnegie was nicknamed the Star Spangled Scotchman in London and New York anecdotes about his generosity and the coaching era.
Mr W J Baxter of North Brook says he suffered with piles for fifteen years. He tried many remedies with no results until using DeWitts Witch Hazel salve which quickly cured him. Eugene A Pfefferle.
Now is the time to place your orders for cement sidewalks. We guarantee all work and execute all owlers promptly.
The Chicago Record Herald reports Sir Alfred Milner warns of Boer gains in South Africa and cautions that Kitchener may brand him with scorn for backing in the rear if Alf fails to act.
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