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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
7
English authority estimates that one billion dollars in foreign capital is now active in Russia's manufacturing industry steamship and other enterprises.
A society forecasts the world’s end by year’s close while many doubt the prophecy yet numerous believers claim cures for dyspepsia indigestion and liver and kidney troubles will be proven by a trial.
A writer notes that over the past decade Great Britain has seen a rising count of mentally ill individuals, suggesting an annual increase of about 2000, prompting debate on mental health trends and statistics.
A historical ad promotes Allen's Foot-Hare powder to relieve swollen smarting burning feet corns and buttons. It invites customers to shake the powder into shoes with a 25 cent price and offers free samples by mailing Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York. True religion notes shared chores like lighting the fire as a moral comparison.
An 18 per week offer targets farmers with horse rigs to promote Guize Poultry Compound and Lice Killer with addresses in Des Moines Iowa and Philadelphia PA. Also Dr Kvine's Great Nerve Restorer claims a free trial bottle and treatise. A moral aside notes husbands should avoid provoking wives to neighbored scolding.
A collage of 1900 era product pitches and tag lines appears, touting Easy Ironing starch and Piso's Cure for Consumption. It includes health slogans, consumer tips, and whimsical quips attributed to various names and places.
The article surveys bubonic plague origins and spread from Athens in 432 B C to 1872 outbreaks in Europe and Africa, detailing mortality, environments, and differing national responses. It notes high fatality in India and China, race-linked differences, and the shift toward hygiene and quarantine reducing outbreaks.
The housekeeper who makes meals attractive at all times and for invalids keeps rising to a high standard. A diet that is both nutritious and tempting is a notable achievement, yet many rooms fail by monotony. Milk and beef tea remain staple. surprise and daintiness are essential to aid the treatment.
The piece notes that tailors and ready to wear firms will not profit from Ward robes of Uncle Andrew Carnegie and Uncle Russell Sage. It recalls George B M Harvey, then a New York daily reporter, joking about someday editing a large magazine.
A handsome new minister behaved awkwardly during his first call at the Fosdicks, attempting to kiss six year old Anna who refused. Anna told her mother, who suggested she would kiss him instead. The exchange sparked a family moment recorded in Harper's Bazar.
William Payne recounts a 1899 westward journey from Sault Ste. Marie to Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He praises farming land from Regina to Prince Albert, notes good crops and cattle, affordable living, and steady labor pay. Payne plans return to Prince Albert in spring 1900 and offers to share more information.
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