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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1901
Page
3
An advertisement claims 2400 blood disorders exist and Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood. It asserts cure for serofulla, salt rheum, boils, pimples, dyspepsia, and fatigue, with widespread testaments from druggists and customers urging immediate use. May persuade readers to start taking Hood's today.
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers departs for New York after a long conference by telephone with District Presidents Nichols Duffy and Pahr. Indications point to railroad strike prep as cars are loaded with munitions and idle mines face shortages. In Pittsburgh the Monongahela Traction Company faces a possible strike tied to union busting accusations, with police preparing for trouble as Braddock and surrounding lines were cited. Wheat prices drift marginally with Portland and Walla Walla markets showing slight variations.
A fragmentary note praises health as the world’s precious asset and urges care here and now. It extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for spring vigor and remedies stomach disorders. mentions cold cures with Laxative Bromo Quinine and E. W. Grove’s signature with a 25 cent price.
A period piece argues women best aid for female illness due to intimate knowledge of symptoms. Mrs. Chappell of Grant Park, Illinois, credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing ovarian and womb inflammation and urges other women to seek the same herbal remedy. Address Mrs. Pinkham's Laboratory, Lynn, Massachusetts.
A syndicated news roundup reports bubonic plague continuing in Cape Town with an average of six new cases daily, noting a large share of victims are colored. The item sits among varied notices and brief obituaries including Henry Dubois Van Wyck and Lorin Blodget.
A massive oil spill and train wreck near Glengarden New Jersey unleashed a river of flaming oil that destroyed 11 buildings and killed livestock as two tank car sections collided on a Jersey Central line. Fire swept the village from depot to main street, with losses estimated at 85,000 to 90,000 dollars as firefighters and residents battled the blaze.
Wellsburg New York secretary W J Dalton testifies his lifelong rheumatism vanished after using three boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He renews endorsement after a damp area flare up and urges others to try the remedy, sold by doctors or postpaid from Schenectady New York.
A reader notes the tonic's bottle shows iron as the sole ingredient and accuses the ad of misleading claims with a no cure no pay slogan. The comment questions the product's efficacy and ingredient disclosure.
Russell & Co of Portland Oregon announces a free distribution of a neat up-to-date account book for threshermen and others, produced at considerable expense, inviting interested readers to write to Portland Oregon for copies. In London March 24 the Speaker notes growing labor trouble in cotton with rising raw material costs and weak demand from India and China, signaling possible wage adjustments as profits fall.
Pittsburg March 25 The United States Steel Corporation will begin operations by April 1 in the Pittsburg district, the leading iron and steel center, with over 50 000 mill and furnace workers facing new employers. Management changes are not planned, but new operating systems are expected.
Burke Miners Had Fall in Burke Idaho March 25 William Shaeffer a machinist at Hecla narrowly escaped death when drawn up a shaft bucket swayed and threw him against a wall plate causing a 70 foot fall to the shaft bottom He escaped with serious bruises and no broken bones his survival deemed a near miracle.
An elevator in the woolen mills at Oregon City fell 30 feet injuring six employees named Snelton Mamie Baxter Jonnie Wilkinson Peter Somers Milton May and Charles War. The three first named suffered serious injuries. The elevator, located at the rear of the main building, had been forbidden for use by employees.
Henry Oxen dine a Webb City bartender was found dead with a bullet through his heart in a Joplin hotel room. Beside him lay Nettie Eck els fatally wounded with a bullet through her breast and a pistol in her hand.
Healds Business College occupies a central place in San Francisco growth and education for nearly forty years. It attracts students from across the globe, with enrollments in 1900 spanning Nevada to New Jersey and even international locations. Alumni base powers its expansion and prestige, with a forthcoming 80 page catalogue from President E P Heald at 24 Post Street.
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