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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
3
A Kansas roundup features a mix of campus updates, local anecdotes, and small-town curiosities. Highlights include Tola’s toast to women at the state agricultural college, a plea for $15,000 for a library, stories from Topeka and Emporia, and notes on individuals and minor happenings across towns such as Atchison, Dodge, and Horton.
Minneapolis man As Be Ayers, long ill with Brights Disease and Diabetes, credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills for his recovery after doctors gave days to live. He says the remedy extended his life and enabled him to resume activity, urging others to use the pills and warning of imitations.
Albuquerque correspondent notes New Mexico leads U S in wool production with 4 467 000 sheep valued at 1 60 to 2 10 per head. Arizona shows 2 634 000 sheep and Marshall Fanton of Southern New Mexico amasses over 1 1 million invested in flocks and wool stores. Fanton holds 46 000 sheep in 11 flocks with 343 200 pounds of wool for 1900 and lambs worth 1 60 to 2 10 each. the Fantons expect 50 000 sheep by next summer.
The Secretary of Agriculture notes that domestic farm goods sold abroad from 1897 to 1900 totaled 3.186 billion dollars, about 860 million more than the prior four years. Averaging nearly 200 million annually above 1893 to 1896, the gain underscores growing U.S. agricultural export strength.
A historical analysis notes New Mexico could sustain 105 million more sheep with 66 million acres of grazing while Arizona could support 37 million more sheep. It details costs, wool yields, and profits per head, stressing a strong home market for American agriculture and a shift toward domestic consumption and protectionist thinking.
The New York Mail and Express urges Congress to act without delay to restore the American flag to its proper place on ocean highways. It argues the Republican pledge requires protection and encouragement for American shipping, condemning further delay until March 4.
The article notes parliamentary interest in shipping and the promised lighthouses in the Red Sea region. It discusses the tension between practical harbor safety and preserving a fairyland image, naming Sir Thomas Sutherland and other members of parliament as involved in evaluating lighthouse progress for southern Red Sea waters.
The text proclaims the new century as the era of invention and discovery. It highlights Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a celebrated remedy for ailments from weak or disordered stomachs to indigestion and biliousness.
The queen wears large spectacles with black rims while driving and uses a separate pair for reading or writing, noting distinct eyewear for different tasks.
An OCR fragment lists free samples of Allen's Foot-Ease and Garfield Tea, plus various health product claims. It mentions tornados in Missouri causing $15,000,000 in losses, and includes short endorsements for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Beeman's Beepsin Gum. The text mixes brand pitches with generic sayings and dates from January 1900.
An advertisement extols Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women experiencing the Change of Life. It claims to ease hot flashes, fainting spells, and nervous symptoms by strengthening the nervous system, with a testimonial from Mrs. Jennie Roney of Germantown.
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