13 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
1
A discourse defends a long used remedy claimed to cure many desperate diseases. It notes thirty years of regular physician use and endorsements from physicians who have applied it in practice, urging formal investigation of its efficacy.
An advertisement promises a confidential treatment using Compound Oxygen for chronic disease and lagrippe. It touts a book on the treatment and a testimonials volume, asserting all testimonials are genuine and provable. Free consultation is offered for home or office treatment.
A terse notice lists the medical practitioners Drs Starkey and Palen with addresses in Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Toronto, noting their professional registrations and multiple locale affiliations.
Virginia College for Young Ladies in Roanoke promotes courses, certificates, and European and American teachers with a focus on health and scenic campus. Also advertised are Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at 25 cents, stock yard management services in Augusta, and sales on buggies by Louie Cohen with deep discounts to clear stock.
A Paris underground rail disaster last night caused a blaze and smoke filled tunnel. By morning 84 bodies were recovered with the death toll likely surpassing 100 as police and fire crews evacuated victims from the Les Charonnes to Menilmontant stretch.
Police in Cincinnati report two days of searching for John K. Brown cashier of Union Bank New Holland Pickaway County Ohio. Brown left on a train for Cincinnati last Saturday and has not been seen. The bank could not open due to Brown retaining the combination deposits total about 200000 dollars with fears the money may be recovered when experts unlock the vault.
The weather bureau reports a hurricane forming east of Barbadoes on Aug 8 moving toward Cuba and recurve northward near Florida. Vessels warned of dangerous storms in the gulf, south Atlantic, and Cuban waters over the next 48 hours with hurricane signals ordered for east gulf and Florida ports. Furnace changes hands near Knoxville as Embriteville Iron Furnace plans overhaul and October restart.
Rome August 11 Pope Pius X fainted this morning amid the strains of his new pontificate. Doctors cite heart weakness aggravated by fatigue and order all audiences postponed. He insists on continuing duties, citing Pope Leo as example, while attendants urge rest and reduced exposure to crowds.
Associate Justice Connor grants a rehearing of the Seawell versus Seaboard Air Line case. Seawell previously won $4,500 for injuries after an employee threw eyes at him at Shelby station. The high court affirmed the damages. the case will be reheard in October following a petition by Seaboard Air Line.
Charlotte voters face a $200000 bond issue for road improvements. Officials say taxes will not rise if approved, easing earlier opposition. Also reported, four black men escaped from the Milledgeville prison farm while plowing near a railroad cut. two were captured with hounds.
On August 11 a steamship wrecked mid voyage left Senators Nelson Patterson and Dillingham stranded on a Yukon sand bar 200 miles above Nulato while on a committee mission to Alaska. Nome officials wired the rescue via Captain Healy at Rampart.
A upper New York exclusive club bans waking a sleeping member. A physician explains sleep stages and dangers of insomnia. A prominent man with chronic sleep loss dies after a sudden awakening when a kitchen fire call rouses him and he leaps from a window.
A column laments errors by celebrated authors, noting Sir Walter Scott misstates biblical phrases, Dickens misattributes a French revolutionary executioner, Kents misplaces Cortes in Darien, Gibbon errs on rivers Oxus and Jaxartes, Shakespeare misnames Bohemia, and Campbell misplaces tigers in Pennsylvania, arguing even great minds should verify facts.
In China a profession exists where elderly ladies go from rich households to amuse the mistress with fresh gossip. They drum to announce their arrival, sit with the lady to recount scandals and latest stories, and are paid half a crown per hour plus a generous gift if their gossip pleases.
In a witty exchange from Life magazine, a speaker asks to meet Miss Bond, noting she earns thirty thousand annually and has no encumbrances. The responder probes if she seeks to add one, highlighting social dating banter about finances and stability.
A collage of quotations praising women contrasts with a discussion on Anglo Saxon versus Latin word origins. The piece cites Shakespeare and Lamartine on women, then cites The London News on the misperception of Anglo Saxon simplicity while recounting Niagara Falls’ early mentions and Brinton’s note on Father Hennepin’s description.
In a Kansas City Journal note a solemn warning quotes dialogue about Colonel Hix on's death by own action. The told motive was remorse over a nephew's need for money and the uncle's failure to help, leading to the nephew running away and vanishing.
A humorous exchange notes that a woman peering into another’s wardrobe fell from a window. Mr. Boffin quips that chasing fashion can push limits, while a remark about a grouchy man suggests he would fear arrest for burglary if he smiled.
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