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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
6
Mrs G Bruce of Lansing Michigan recounts chronic illness from travel and irregular rest, notes successful cure of ovarian issues after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash, claiming restored health and continued engagement. She urges others to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
An American electrical engineer proposes and implements a practical electric heating system for the Odeon theater in Buenos Aires. The venture proceeds despite initial doubts, with the engineer granted carte blanche and delivering a successful scheme. The report, drawn from the Philadelphia Record, notes the bold innovation in energy use for theatre heating and hints at the era’s push for electric solutions.
A collage of old advisories and anecdotes includes a Defiance Starch pitch from Magnetic Starch Co of Omaha offering 16 ounce packs for 10 cents, a comic “Presents Back” exchange from Stray Stories, a Hall’s Catarrh Cure ad with testimonials, and a note on a venerable throne of Queen Hatsa dating to 1600 BCE in the British Museum.
A quirky Chinese gambling scene centers on cricket fighting, with crickets kept in split bamboo cages and trained with elaborate remedies. Fighters wager large sums, sometimes hundreds of dollars, on bouts staged secretly at night. The article notes how the sport draws buyers, trainers, and bettors, highlighting the ritual and profits around these matches.
In Regina and Edmonton districts Canadian agricultural officials report actual threshing figures, with wheat yields up to 73 bushels per acre and oats averaging 116 bushels per acre on several farms. The Department of Agriculture is expanding crop return systems for business planning and forecasts strong prairie potential.
Heirs of the late Anthony Pollok of Washington offer a 100000 franc prize for the best life saving apparatus at sea. Open to universal competition with a Paris jury to judge. The entire prize may go to one or be split among several winners as the jury decides. EARLIEST RUSSIAN MILLET ad notes high yields and seed pricing from John A Salzer Seed Co.
New statistics from the British Inland Revenue reveal that of a 12.5 million adult population, over 19 million earn less than 800 dollars annually. the tax of 16 cents per dollar above 860 yields a total levy exceeding 3.09 million dollars, borne by no more than 20.1 million people.
A customer story touts Peruna for digestive upset and renewed vitality. A Buffalo NY reader credits Peruna with restoring energy after illness and social withdrawal, claiming rapid improvement and renewed health. Dr Hartman offers free advice from The Barimen Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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