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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
7
A dated 1900 letter from John O Atkinson Independence Missouri lauds Peruna and Manalin for curing long standing catarrh and constipation. The testimonial claims Peruna provides systemic relief beyond local remedies and urges readers to write to Dr Hartman of Columbus Ohio for advice.
A compact, humorous slice of early 20th century life with quips about morphine sales and a homely customer remark. It also lists patent medicine claims from Mother Gray's powders for children and other light anecdotes. The item blends jokes, ads, and short notices in a single page sketch.
The German Oriental Society reports a remarkable find at Abu Sir Egypt a perfectly preserved mummy of Jen Em Jecivet high priest dated about 4000 years ago The tomb also contained his priest reader and their wives Bringing the relics to Europe recent October digs revealed a blue green wig rouge enhanced eyes and a wooden statue along with two staffs The remains lie in a brown Maen shroud with signs of burial fashion and orientation toward the rising sun.
A classroom reading exercise leads to the crowding of derivatives of govern with a student declaring Gaston is ungovernable, referencing Massachusetts governor candidates. In another drawing task a pupil interprets a chair scene by explaining she would bend her subject when summoned, illustrating literal thinking. Boston Transcript notes this item.
Washington letter recalls the 1880 Republican National Convention where Blaine Hart-Breeds and Grant Stalwarts clashed, Garfield secured the presidential nomination, and Blaine became secretary of state to stay influential. Garfield’s rapport with Virginia’s John Randolph Tucker contrasted with political rivals.
A New York man builds obituary albums from 1600 daily papers and clipped notices. He charges 5 cents per clipping and 10 cents for telegrams and cards. Mrs. John W. Mackay owns several albums about her husband with over 6000 clippings. Samuel D. Babecek and Bert Reiss also feature in large volumes.
A Peterson La Patriot item tells of a young rooster in a town whose legs grew too long to reach the ground. The starving bird was noticed by its owner who raised the food higher to feed it. The clipping ends with a general remark about motive and unseen acts in the world.
The piece recalls Sir Walter Scott sharing walks with Wordsworth at Rydal Mount and an inn inscription about his ale. It also reports a sensational San Francisco banquet featuring bizarre Chinese courses such as Bird's nest soup in four courses, sharks prepared in many ways, lotus flower dishes and abalone meat amid a parade of unusual delicacies.
A display of tapa cloths from Samoa Fiji Tonga and Hawaii is now installed in the park museum in San Francisco. The varied patterns and colors include soft silk like tapas used as loin drapes for dancing girls. Some tapas appear yellow black white or gray and many hues mingle through tan and terra cotta shades.
Miss Alice Bailey of Atlanta Georgia recounts lasting relief from ovarian inflammation after three years of pain and a near operation. She describes reading an advertisement and using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, reporting two bottles brought improvement and eventual full recovery, with weight gain and restored health. The letter outlines typical symptoms and notes the ailment could involve dull throbbing pains and tenderness in the lower abdomen.
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