Unreadable Prince Sits on Reign Amid Literacy Claim
A claim says fewer than 100 Germans cannot read or write, including the mentally unsound reigning Prince of Reusa who recently assumed the crown.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
8
A claim says fewer than 100 Germans cannot read or write, including the mentally unsound reigning Prince of Reusa who recently assumed the crown.
Announcement from Kansas City states construction has started on what will be the largest cotton mill in the world with 500 000 spindles and 12 000 looms. The facility will employ 4 000 workers. In Washington Senator and Mrs Pettus of Alabama marked their 58th wedding anniversary and Senator Morgan celebrated his 78th birthday in the same week.
The contractor on the Iron Range extension of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad threatens to abandon the project due to a severe mosquito plague in the region. The British Government ties recognition to navigator W. B. Neilsen for rescuing the Frankinston crew aboard the American schooner H. C. Wright with a gift of binoculars.
An old advertisement claims the One Minute Cough Cure acts immediately to cure colds coughs croup throat and lung troubles. It advertises safety and immediate action after exercise and cooling down.
A Roman Catholic priest with decades of service is remembered in a memorial note noting his years of labor within the church. The obituary emphasizes his dedication and parish work over a long career.
In London slums a prince rejects his patrimony and adopts a new life as a professor at a Catholic university. The narrative presents a dramatic turn from royal duty to academic vocation within religious circles.
Dr John B Murphy dean of Bush Medical College says 752 appendicitis deaths in Chicago over three years are a colossal crime. He argues most could have been saved with timely diagnosis and surgical treatment.
An advertisement notes poisons accumulate in the bowels from constipation causing headache dulness and eruptions. De Witts Little Early Risers stimulate the liver and bowels to promote healthy action without griping and distress. Rager.
Pressure 18 mounts on the new Cuban government to permit a national lottery citing revenue needs. Critics warn gambling evils despite acknowledged financial demand and past lessons.
Professor Lupton of Leeds told the Institution of Mining Engineers that the gold dissolved in all world oceans totals about 30 million dollars for each man woman and child. He suggested a profitable extraction method may be devised.
Vacation time brings children outdoors in healthy play but officials warn against accidents from open air sports. De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve is promoted as quick pain relief and treatment for scalds wounds sores and bruises with testimonials from L B Johnson of Swift Texas. Counterfeits are cautioned against by C Rager.
Recent statistics show homicidal crimes are higher in isolated areas than congested centers and insanity cases, especially among women, rise in sparsely settled districts. It notes the axiom about loneliness applying to both sexes.
Erection of monuments for foreign heroes who aided the United States is seen as boosting goodwill between nations, aiding commercial ties, and promoting universal peace through strengthened relations.
L. W. Spalding of Verona Missouri says his mother, aged seventy six, suffered distressing pains and ill health from indigestion. Two years ago he gave her Ko dot, and she improved quickly. She now eats anything and keeps a bottle of Kodo handy claiming no bad effects and strong digestion as nature’s tonic.
Babcock notices. a child ill with malaria in the Underhill family. Wiltrouts plan to stay in Winona through July and August. Horn Bakery oven rebuilt. Record offers printing and letter paper supplies. H Paulus adds veranda to residence. coffee ads for Lion and Golden Rio. request for readers to send news from out of town.
The piece argues for widespread humane work and education to protect animals. It cites Henry Bergh and urges curriculum inclusion, legal reforms, press collaboration, and local humane societies, calling for church support and rewards for humane draymen and cabbies.
A brief notice states five cent packets suffice for ordinary use while a family bottle priced at sixty cents provides a year’s supply for the household.
Fragmentary note proposes improving human living conditions by making spaces brighter and more habitable. The text hints at modifying environments to increase comfort and endurance, with emphasis on tolerable surroundings. No clear individuals or organizations are named.
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