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Newspaper

Sumner Press

Location

Sumner, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1901

Page

8

Woman's Illness and Mrs Pinkham Letters Published

A medical-era column excerpt discusses female complaints and the appeal of Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. It includes a reader letter from a Wisconsin woman praising the remedy after months of ill health and doctor visits, and notes on ongoing containment of such correspondence. It also cites 1899 pauper relief figures for England and Wales, highlighting London's large relief role and rising insanity cases.

Fresh scattered items mix and match across era page

A collage of brief notices, ads, and snippets covers health tonics, coffee and grain drink pitches, household tips, travel Railway schedules, and miscellaneous cultural notes from city pages. The jumble mentions Fly prevention, horseshoes, painting, and a Chinese village rite alongside railway routes and product pitches.

Travel hints and promotions from distant Canada and regions

Readers learn of December travel bargains to Calgary and California round trips via Southern Pacific with stopovers, plus a provincial note on Ed ensuring cheap passage. The item references Minnesota delegates, Yorkton samples, and a promotional booklet about rail service from Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway.

Thomas Kegan Colas Eden Velley Minnesota Western Canada Calgary Manitoba Mar Urs

Foreign Mail Growth Across Oceans and Eras

From Scribner s historic note the foreign mail to the United States grew from two sacks of math on the Great Western in 1840 to vast trans Atlantic flows. Cunard liners and other ships now carry about 200 000 letters and 300 sacks of newspapers to New York City with hundreds more sacks for Canada Mexico and trans Pacific routes. Status exchange offices link and move items directly to trains via New York.

Scribner's England United States Great Western Europe Cunard New York City Canada Mexico trans-Pacific Status Exchange New York

Sand Fire Control At Indianapolis Exchange

Sand from a large tank above the New Telephone company exchange in Indianapolis can smother fires effectively. It is used because it damages electrical gear less than water or chemicals, and automatic dispersal reaches all building areas to prevent spread. An editor dismissed a story while the author defended his killed hero in mid time.

Winstow Tip New Telephone Company Indianapolis

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