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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1900
Page
2
Urs note a sentiment about being regarded highly in Mephioda, highlighting a sense of pride and community recognition. The message suggests notable esteem for Urs within the Mephioda context, implying social status or respect among locals.
New York fire department trials a two light searchlight engine built in El mira arrives in the city. The device illuminates façades and interior rooms with adjustable lenses and square beam options. Weighing 6500 pounds and priced around 5000 to 6000 dollars, it could see three more similar machines if successful.
Literary Digest surveys Boer religion in the Transvaal noting a state church mainly Dutch Reformed with about 50 000 adherents and smaller fractions in other denominations. It describes daily family and public prayer, Old Testament focus, regular services across vast farmlands, and a split within Hoers into Doppers and a more hymn using sect. President Kruger is identified as a Dopper with strong Christian convictions.
Report on three announcements from a New Haven science convention. A Detroit professor unveiled a chloroform acetone crystal anesthetic with painless administration. Yale’s professor demonstrated a current based anesthetic prototype for dentistry, not moisture stable yet. Additional talks covered pelvic arch inclination measurement, athletic supervision, and training effects on general ability.
An article lauds school savings banks since 1855, noting U.S. deposits totaling 263,319.58 and cites Mrs. S. J. Oberholtzer. It compares U.S. and French practices, argues savings habit benefits youth, and advocates Rock Island adoption. It ends with an aside about dining rooms of the Mrs. Clark company in Chicago.
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