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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1900
Page
8
Article notes a claim that two canals will connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, predicting vast future prosperity from such link. It references Hanon health ads and urges Liver a cautions about di wants, including Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Cascarbets Candy Cathartic. It also mentions gossip on Hong Kong military orders and a Japan divorce statistic of four percent.
The largest apple tree in New York rests near the town of Wilson. Planted in 1816, it once yielded up to thirty three barrels of apples.
Germany accounts for about one third of world beer consumption as domestic breweries expand output and export activity. Industry analysts note rising demand for German lagers and pilsners amid growing beer tourism and craft brewery growth.
The ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes as a cure for swollen, smarting burning and sweating feet corns and bunions. It notes availability at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free sample offer and lists Allen S. Olmstead LeRoy NY. The memory of past happiness is described as a wrinkle on time’s face.
The United States cruiser Baltimore arrives home via the Mediterranean with Rear Admiral Watson. The ship, first home waters visit since Manila, faces quarantine due to bubonic plague concerns at Glasgow. Health Officer Doty imposes shore leave limits and restricted access pending further checks.
Miss Harriet Ives Gammell of Newport R1 married last week in a spectacle watched by 200 newsboys and messenger boys. Her fortune is reported at 20 million dollars, with each guest earning about 300 dollars annually, a contrast highlighted in the event.
A sketch from Ostend shows the Shah carrying a silver teapot and preferring iced mineral water over tea. The scene amuses the Shah who reportedly laughed at a pie‑eating image. Lord Rowton tours the queen amid rumors Beaconsfield memoirs may be delayed after the earl's passing.
The piece praises Mary Jones aka Mother Jones as queen of the mines in the anthracite region. At 56 she is described as silver-haired and eloquent, speaking for miners in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, where her spy appeal and labor support have gained affection among workers.
Miss Gammell invites 200 news and messenger boys to Island Park for a celebratory outing marking her wedding to a lucky Englishman named Thomas Shaw Safe. The event honors a fortune of 20 million dollars projected over 383 years and eight months.
The text notes the late Duke of Argyle has daughters among whom Edith becomes Duchess of Northumberland by marriage. One daughter married a plain country gentleman, another wed the Bishop of Peterborough, while Victoria remains unmarried.
The London Financial Times reports American manufacturers undercut British shipbuilders with prices as low as £6 15s per ton versus £8 28s. American orders up to 40 000 tons. Clyde steel workers seek a 53 hour week, but employers resist. Lower U S prices blamed on cheaper coal and iron.
The text notes ex-President Harrison believes a lawyer must study law thoroughly. It emphasizes a life of learning with a focus on jurisprudence as essential, mentioning a loan day and text book study.
The De Laval Cream Separators received the Grand Award at the Paris Exposition, recognized as superior among many international exhibitors in all material respects. Other exhibitors earned lesser medals, while unrelated ads note medical cures, poultry ads, and fashion quips.
Endies can wear shots one size smaller after using Allen's Foot Base powder. It makes tight shoes easy and cures swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. All druggists and shoe stores sell it for 25 cents. Free package by mail from Allen & Olmsted Le Roy New York.
An old time classified page promotes 8,000,000 acres of lands open for settlement and subscriptions to The Kiowa Chief. It advertises Morgani's Manual and a settlers’ guide, solicits reliable book sales, and features patent cures and hair products with testimonials and addresses from Chicago and Minneapolis.
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the sole remedy tailored for women's kidney troubles. It cites letters from readers, including Miss Edna Frepernick of Troy Ohio and Mrs Bertha Ofer of Chester Pa, praising relief from headaches leucorrhea and other female ailments after using the product.
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