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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1901
Page
8
Dr Luther Hazard Bugbee of New York visited President McKinley at the White House to note the striking resemblance between them. He recalled being mistaken for the president for years, even during McKinley’s time in Congress, and related an incident in Chicago when a policeman urged him to vote for McKinley.
Edith Sherson, a former London actress now in Paris, leapt onto the stage near the ferocious lion Menelik after ten days of watching. She touched the lion’s head through the cage and was escorted out with a ban from further admission.
The American Museum of Natural History receives a premier mineral collection from Clarence Bement of Philadelphia. It includes about 14 000 specimens plus Bement’s meteorite collection valued around 50 000. The set reflects 35 years of work and is estimated at 150 000 to 200 000 in total value while other institutions sought to acquire it.
Harold M Phelps Stokes, youngest son of Anson Phelps Stokes of New York, conducted a balloon experiment in the Stokes back yard. An 18 foot high 8 foot diameter paper balloon carried a six foot parachute tied to it and released at altitude. Friends witnessed the event as the device ascended and deployed the parachute.
The article describes the oriental cockroach being transported to a zoo in packing crates. It details their preference for water and food, their nocturnal flying, and how a log in a croc pool hosts vast populations. It notes some roaches become prey for insect-eating lizards and hints at ecological impact.
The Vindicator editor test uses Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice with two remarkable results. In the shoulder rheumatism case pain eased after two applications with rubbing and rapid relief. In thigh joint rheumatism two applications at night left the patient free from pain upon waking. Knapp & Co. tobacco twist note mentions a 32 year old Virginia tobacco twist from 1868 in Hopkinsville Kentucky.
Advertisements claim Dr King’s New Life Pills cure breath issues from constipation and biliousness, cleanse the system, banish headaches, and aid liver and kidney function. Testimonies from Mrs. Chas Applegate and George W Waitt tout relief from coughs, grip, and lung troubles, with free samples at Pember’s drug store and Knapp & Co. Cleveland Plaindealer notes.
The article reports Miss Carpenter racing a competitor Captain William A. Andrews, known as the lone navigator, to begin an Atlantic crossing from Nashua on June 1. Andrews is at Atlantic City arranging details while Carpenter sails in a 12 1/2 foot boat with a small cockpit for the crew.
F J Green of Lancaster New Hampshire reports years of chronic indigestion and nervous debility improved by Electric Bitters. He claims his wife has stayed healthy for years and praises the tonic as splendid for female troubles. Sold by H H Pember for 50c with satisfaction guaranteed.
The Chicago Tribune reports a provocative line from Kaiser Wilhelm claiming Christianity vs heathenism. He threatens that if China’s rulers execute the murderers of his ministers, “we’ll call it square,” otherwise he warns of retaliation.
In Morgantown Senn C D Isbill reports large head sores on his young daughter became scald head. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve reportedly cured eczema tetter salt rheum pimples ulcers and piles. Only 2fc at Pember’s.
F P Moran a Petersburg baker recommends Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children with coughs and whooping cough saying it gave perfect satisfaction and contained no opium or harmful drugs. Sold by Knapp Co. Chicago Tribune notes occasional mystic professor skeptically. Rocky Mountain Tea urged by druggists as a spring health aid.
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