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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
7
The passage argues that advances in weapons and long range bombardment would deter war by imposing unsustainable costs and high casualties. It notes humans may resist, yet cites heredity and health as factors shaping endurance, while quoting a Chicago columnist praising longevity and vitality at age 0.
Woman's periodical notice highlights Mrs Pinkham as an authority on female ailments citing extensive experience and a long record of success with symptoms. The piece notes free advice and personal testimonials as proof of efficacy. It also reports the death of Congressman Henry Hoffecker, Delaware's lone Republican in the U S House, who died suddenly in Smyrna on Saturday.
Old parchment colonial deeds preserved at Harrisburg by the state department reveal Indian signatures still legible on many documents. One large deed covers land transfers in the Schuylkill area through 1742 with a detailed list of colonial payments. The Six Nations transfer, valued at 5000 dollars, stands out for its distinctive animal and plant signatures of the Indian chiefs.
A Philadelphia Press correspondent reports a Jacksonville ostrich named Napoleon acts as a nightly guard on an ostrich farm. The birds arrived after 1885, with the owners previously operating in California, and now guard against the temptation of a 200 bird pheasant flock among other rare specimens.
There is a prospect that Currier's restaurant on Filton Street in New York may become a playhouse with continuous vaudeville. Local merchants and clerks discuss the odds of success, proposing daytime performances from 12 to 2 30 with meals. A citizen could pay $1 at the door to eat well and see a show.
In an early 20th century ad collage a mixture of household remedies and medicines is advertised. Claims for foot comfort, cold cures, nerve tonics, and various patent medicines appear alongside personal testimonials and generic health claims. The text includes references to Allen's Foot-Ease, Laxative Bromine Quinine, and other products, with scattered notices about authors, diseases, and wartime horse shipments.
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