28 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
1
The excerpt cites nurse Eliza Kings Py and Sister Carolina of St Andrews Hospital praising St Jacobs Oil for external use in treating sprains bruises rheumatic pain neuralgia pleurisy and gout. They claim long term excellent results and recommend it for every household as well as medical settings.
The article notes white convicts on Capetown breakwater sending a loyal address to King Edward for clemency ahead of the coronation. It then drifts to miscellany on market prices for tile and perfumes, a remark on a thirteen-wives case, and finishes with Nevada voting history from 1802 to 1900 showing a steady, high turnout.
A frightened narrator describes fearsome shapes in a bedroom at night and restless symptoms. The text promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for nervousness, weakness, and related female ailments, claiming relief after using the medicine and pellets.
A mosaic of wartime memory blends with a Denver Times piece recounting Peter Sunderland, the last man to leave Fort Amanda, and his grim encounter at Bunker Hill. The article threads in Civil War anecdotes, civic reflections, and a Russian ice blessing ritual, tying themes of sacrifice, memory, and national identity.
Col Thomas G Lawler postmaster of Rockfort IL recounts Gen Turchins widow Mrs Turchin receiving a senate pension of 80 dollars monthly. She faced poverty in Radom IL while aid came from Grand Army of the Republic members. During the Civil War she aided wounded and led artillery fire against guerrillas in Paint Rock Valley, reflecting her devotion to her late husband and the Union cause.
An army anecdote contrasts a lenient colonel, a cantankerous lieutenant colonel, and a junior major. When the colonel rebukes the fault, he condemns the officer in public, then, after distance, the minor superior is subtly reminded of his own standing with a wry question. The tale is offered as a cautionary parallel to recent events.
General W D Snyman, Boer delegation leader, recalls being frightened before first volley but says after firing he felt calm. He notes others appeared white with fear, and the ice never broke for him during battles. The veteran audience echoes the shared nerves before combat.
Estimates have been submitted to the secretary of war to enlarge the Springfield Armory to a daily capacity of 400 rifles and to expand the Frankfort arsenal to supply 150000 rounds of small arm ammunition daily. Gen. Crozier is pushing all work under the ordnance department with progress on new army rifles and successful field gun tests at Sandy Hook.
Hiram Cronk the last surviving pensioner of the War of 1812 spends his final years at the Dunn Brook home of his daughter, about fifteen miles north of Rome, New York, living in quiet retirement.
Sir Walter Besant announced his autobiography for publication in February. Though not a great genius, he had many admiring readers and a notably amiable personality, making his life appear excellent reading for a broad audience.
The Philadelphia Record reports a letter Fenimore Cooper wrote to his publishers in 1831. He discusses The Bravo reception in Europe and America, noting European success in France and American bias against imagination. He jokes about sailors and earning 3000 pounds for a nautical tale praising English skill. He contrasts European romance with American realism and mentions a Button House project by a French celebrity, with ornate buttoned walls and curious artifacts.
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