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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1900
Page
3
A discussion on garden based education for young children describes school plots for vegetables and flowers with tools water play and supervised outdoor work. It notes teacher oversight, daily routines, and the potential for wider adoption as part of an educational experiment in several countries.
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company offers a ten percent wage increase with similar notices expected at all collieries in the anthracite region. Operators hope the offer prompts many strikers to return to work, boosting mining operations as unions weigh the move.
Washington reports on a Congress act reshaping forest land selections, Russian moves in Manchuria, Galveston relief funds, census progress, Lord Roberts as commander, and a Brande Perkins torture case finding. Also adds Austin Texas fund accounting and a chastened policy remark from General MacArthur.
Kansas City chapter of the Young People's Christian Union elected officers including President Eva Marshall Shonts of Chicago and recording secretary Franklin J. Jackson of Chicago. W. G. Dean Ada Chicago served as corresponding secretary with district vice presidents from Minneapolis Denver Chicago and Kansas City. Delegates will preach in several city churches.
Mrs. Charles Reeves a middle aged colored woman from Lansing died at 2 AM in the Michigan Asylum after a prolonged night of shouting and talking. Authorities report the death came from a spasm of the glottis as her vocal cords ceased to respond.
Governor Sweeney received a telegram from Georgetown Mayor Morgan urging militia deployment to quell a race riot. Telegrams to Colonel Sparkman call for cavalry troops as violence erupts after a white man is killed.
The Santa Fe through express to Kansas City derailed fifteen miles south of here after rail failure. The smoker car turned over and day coaches partly derailed. Two people were killed and a dozen or more injured as passengers suffered in the wreck.
A vast cave 250 feet wide was found in the Helvetia mine thirty miles south of Tucson Arizona. A water filled hole indicated a continuing cavern with 500 feet explored and copper rich ore noted. The discovery excites mining men and potential Paris exposition interest alongside health ads for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Cascarats promotions. The piece also notes population growth in major U.S. cities and a brief anecdote about a man resting after work.
A jumble of old advertisements warns against mercury based remedies for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney Co Toledo. The text mixes product pitches and stray jokes about dyes inks and soaps, with testimonials and miscellaneous quips about politics and daily life.
A vivid depiction of a society queen and her dressmaker contrasts luxury with labor and hints at nervous ailments. The passage promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a reliable remedy for fatigue and female health issues. A testimonial from Dean Mus Proxiam praises the medicine for treating inflammation, womb issues, and leucorrhea, noting improved strength and ability to work.
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