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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
2
A testimonial letter from Mrs Rice of Chelsea claims Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased backache misery and nervous symptoms after medical advice failed. The notice urges readers to write for the author’s experience and address in Lynn, Massachusetts.
The St Louis transit board proposes placing clocks in each car to let conductors and passengers compare times with the official punch. The ordinance, drawn for introduction by T. B. Albright, targets conductors who cannot correct mistakes, prompting residents to demand timekeeping devices on all cars.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Dodds Co. Kidney Pills claiming a health boost for kidney weakness. It cites a customer testimonial praising relief from pain and improved vitality after use. The ad emphasizes price of 806 per box and 2.00 for six, urging purchases via local druggists or by mail from Buffalo New York.
Reading list of diverse items spans slavery and voyages, wealth and farming, royalty and technology, social reform and crime. Notable notes mention Rinve Dewier, Lon business ties, King Leopold’s auto venture, New York tenement stats, Jules Verne, Montreal divorce policy, St Louis fair funding, Italian cabinet tensions, child suicides, and a rare volume in the Brockhola palace.
The text recalls yearly visits to Benjamin Franklin's grave in Philadelphia and debates about marking it with a monument rather than a sunken stone. It notes Franklin's prior directions on cemetery marking and mentions surviving relatives upholding those wishes amid changes in the new century.
Maj. A. J. Tracey and Capt. K. P. Cobbold start from Adin Alwha to consult adviser Tine Makonnen about an expedition against the Mad Mullah in northern Somaliland. King Menelik plans 20,000 men and a joint push with British support, signaling imperial prestige amid French activity.
A montage of late 19th century reports notes Admiral Dewey receiving prize money for Manila Bay victory. Other items cover prisoner's exchanges, shipbuilding orders, a Topeka murder, Chinese slave arrests, slave raiding in Africa, a heroic woman’s death saving children, New Yorks Washington Heights mansion sale, and royal gifts to Queen Wilhelmina.
The Guthrie assembly debates third reading on bills expanding school and tax powers and authorizes new educational offices. Bills on county boards, insurance taxation, and public buildings pass or advance with amendments as the council and house discuss appropriations for 1901 2, including salaries for the secretary treasurer attorney general librarian and other officials. A fatal shooting of Miller and a public mourning event for Major Crozier are reported along with local incidents and petitions for a penitentiary site at Perry.
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