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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
9
A heated dispute arises over Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption as proponents cite its success in Beal Mississippi. T. R. Beal recounts his wife’s fall illness and full recovery after using the remedy, noting improvement after one and four bottles and offering a trial bottle at no cost.
Mr and Mrs Francis Tonetti plan to convert a noted New York church into their residence and studio. They will install a stable behind a wide driveway, add a mansard roof and five story living quarters, with a studio on upper floors and domestic offices on ground level. Also notes on a fraudulent resurrection plant sales pitch and on Boer blockhouses repurposed in South Africa. Great Britain crop returns for 1902 show total wader crops and grass at 32 387 765 acres, down 29 480 from 1901.
A United States bond for 500 dollars, issued July 1, 1867, was found by Mrs. Martha Schnell in a daguerreotype case in Bornheim Germany. Consul Guenther forwarded it for redemption, with interest through 1879, and the Treasury sent a warrant for 687.81 dollars covering principal and interest to 1879. The faded portrait showed Worcester Massachusetts as the origin.
A diner asks about leathery texture of the second course and the waiter explains it is sole. The diner retorts to remove the upper with the buttons, seeking a tender piece. The quip captures a playful food pun in a dining room exchange.
A brief excerpt shows Maude and a companion discussing late night reading habits with pages intact and a mock critique of corset and baby food content. An inserted ad promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with testimonial from G W Atkinson of West Virginia praising its digestive benefits.
Nine year old Alma Rockwell in a sleeping trance wandered along Seventh Street toward Vine near Wagner’s drug store. Passersby stared as she moved with wide eyes before Mrs. Kilach, recognizing the sleepwalking child, rushed to comfort her. Alma is the daughter of Lieutenant Ed Rockwell of the Fifth District.
General Crozier reports completion and testing of an improved army rifle. Weighing about 9% pounds lighter than German and Mauser rifles, it features a red bayonet and aims to simplify equipment by replacing bayonet stabs with issued intrenching tools. Production of 5,000 units authorized.
Princess Waldemar of Denmark, linked to a bankers and merchants syndicate, plans to exploit the islands by founding a bank, promoting agriculture, and launching steamship lines. She has prior ventures in real estate near Copenhagen and Asia commerce, including Russian concessions, signaling a broad development role.
In Maxwell Street Chicago, Fred Teppan faces Justice Sabath after being accused by Detectives Thieme and Keefe of feigning a wounded arm. Teppan pounds the desk in claims of injury, but attorneys remove the bandages revealing a falsely injured arm. He is fined ten dollars plus costs.
A weather forecast warns of sudden cold and illnesses at home. An advertisement for One Minute Cough Cure claims to treat coughs colds la grippe bronchitis pneumonia and throat and lung troubles. It features testimonials from E B Wise of Madison Georgia and A A Brothen praising health benefits.
Wynne's annual postal report lauds rural free delivery as permanent. Five years in service have boosted receipts and conditions, with savings in education and public welfare. Congress to decide on expanding routes and funding, including money orders for rural routes and extended carrier authority.
Jules Huret, famed Paris journalist, has reached New York to observe the North American republic for three months. He plans visits to major industrial centers and may lecture. His aim is to show French readers Americans take greater interest in the United States. He hopes to meet President Roosevelt and learn industrial, commercial, and social habits firsthand.
A veiled nun from Moravia, Sister Thomasia Rujze, of the Dominican order, is hailed as Prague University’s most distinguished student and a remarkable, hardworking figure among 14 children of a poor shopkeeper. Proclaimed as unmatched in mathematics and physics and leading in mental philosophy, she embodies scholarly prowess. Electric Bitters advertised as a remedy for various ailments, claiming boosting stomach and organ function with a money back guarantee.
The piece notes war balloons are costly, made from oxen bladders rather than silk, with automatic venting reducing leakage. It states about 74,000 oxen bladders are needed for a medium balloon and that the coat costs around 5,000 dollars. It also mentions garlic juice inhalation as a claimed tuberculosis cure by Dr W Vinehin of Kells Ireland.
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