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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1902
Page
8
The completed line drops the London to Shanghai first class fare from 2475 dollars to 160 dollars. The reduction reflects new efficiency and route improvements, benefiting travelers between the two distant hubs.
The Italian Consul at Tien-Tsin reports considerable demand for bicycles there. He suggests American manufacturers may satisfy the market.
The United States army maintains a regular organized female nurse corps. Nurses wear a white uniform with a green Geneva cross and gilt edges on the collar and left sleeve.
An advertisement touts a cough remedy named One Minute Cough Cure that allegedly cures coughs, croup, throat and lung troubles instantly and safely. The copy urges immediate use after exercise and emphasizes rapid acting relief.
The top six hog producing states are Iowa Illinois Missouri Nebraska Indiana and Kansas. Iowa alone accounts for 6 753 791 hogs or about 12.7 percent of all U S hogs and roughly one fifth of the state’s wealth.
London medical journal reports a successful graft of eyelids from the patient’s thigh. The new lids function with the perfection of natural lids following the loss of the originals by fire.
A short medical blurb urges prompt use of Dr King’s New Life Pills for digestive distress. It highlights symptoms like dyspepsia, nausea, dizziness, and headaches and promotes the product as gentle and thorough in action.
A censure bulletin notes a rise in annual lumber cut from 24,041,573 to 35,084,166 board feet over ten years. The data is used as an argument supporting liberal establishment of national forest reserves.
Senator Lodge condemned the election of senators by popular vote, warning it would cause a revolution in government weaken the states and promote dangerous centralization during a Yale graduation speech.
Medical note touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as a gentle bowel stimulant that cleanses the system, prevents headaches and eruptions, and strengthens the bowels without griping. The claim credits improved liver action and regularity.
The column notes a 100000 statue project for Lafayette Square opposite the White House and details forthcoming naval and army maneuvers planned by Secretary Moody and Secretary Root. It covers press secrecy, Governor Taft and the Pope’s Philippine stance, Canal negotiations with Colombia, and remarks on Panama Canal earth-removal costs. It closes with Delegate Rodey awaiting Beveridge Committee plans on statehood hearings.
A fragmented excerpt lists arrivals and departures with times for No 22 Mail and Express No 34 Mail and Express No 26 Elkhart Limited at f8 48 pm and other stations. The text indicates timetable shorthand without full context or destinations.
The article questions whether books marketed as for girls are losing appeal and whether girls today read works aimed at an older audience. It weighs the value of age targeted titles versus broader literature for young readers.
In Springfield Massachusetts a trolley-car is used to convey fire engines. The platform sits 9 inches above street level and by removing a trailing truck it becomes an inclined plane to roll the engine onto or off the car.
Vacation time brings children outdoors with open air sports. De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve is advertised as a quick pain stopper and wound helper for cuts and burns. A user testimonial from L. B. Johnson of Swift Texas praises it as the best remedy for sores, cuts, bruises, piles, and skin diseases. Beware of counterfeits.
The National Board on Geographical Names now uses Kongo for the ruler and country, contrasting with Congo in most literature. This official change creates a divergence between U.S. documents and scientific and literary works.
Scientists claim old time hygienic customs like the lenten fast improve health and doctors now prescribe knitting needles to ease rheumatic fingers and digital cramps.
Verona Missouri resident L W Spalding notes his seventy six year old mother suffered long from indigestion and distressing pains. After two years of using Kadol she improved immediately and now eats freely without fear, keeping a bottle handy.
A brief note promotes a health tonic and digestives as nature’s remedy for stomach comfort and body strength. It emphasizes digestion as a natural way to improve vigor and wellness.
The article notes growing demand for marriage laws requiring three weeks of name publication in France to announce prospective marriages. It argues this publicity greatly reduces Bigamy and immediately lowers desertion after marriage.
A five cent packet serves for ordinary needs and a family bottle priced at sixty cents provides a yearly supply. The note outlines affordable options from druggists.
A reader is urged to compare Bucklen's Arnica Salve with other salves and ointments, citing thirty years of cures for piles burns boils corns felons ulcers cuts scalds bruises and skin eruptions. Sold for 25 cents at Chas. Rager's drug store.
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