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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
7
The American plan dining on the Nickel Plate Road offers guests a fixed price meal, with a booklet of choices from lighter to heartier dishes priced around a dollar. Between Chicago, New York City, and Boston, diners can select from club menus on many trains, with premium service on the dining cars.
A garbled OCR fragment cites "Human Refrigerators" and a hoax cremation idea in Boston amid travel ads. It mentions comfort aboard a Crescent Route, heat, meals, fatigue, and quoted dialogue about clothing costs and passenger experiences, with scattered city names Detroit and Cincinnati.
Fragmentary OCR text references a 1900 census booklet and city notices. Mentions cities, payment, and a young person named Lily. Text is garbled with many unreadable portions and stray phrases.
A letter from Lieutenant Cheries of Hook and Ladder Co. No. 21 describes severe illness and extreme weakness. He credits the Peruna tonic with restoring strength and reducing fever after a short treatment period.
A Boston transcript describes using strong fibrous substances including sawdust as a roadbed material. Sawdust from shingles is spread eight to ten inches deep and covered with sand to form a durable, damp, packed surface that supports wagons with less wear. Roadbeds last four to five years before partial renewal is needed.
A guide to hedge protection using boards and lapping lengths, plus notes on building cheap roads in Cranston with macadam over gravel. Also discusses beautifying farmyards, exporting fruit, and storage tips for crops like beets carrots and potatoes to avoid freezing and thawing damage.
An early 20th century article argues trolley lines could carry farm produce, milk, eggs, and vegetables to markets at reduced costs, extending service from Washington into Maryland. It notes a Washington syndicate expanding lines, improving urban and rural freight, boosting farm prices and rural property values through better access to markets.
A practical double step ladder folds into a compact unit to cross a wire fence. It offers a handy crossing method for those who dislike cutting gateways. The note references a new arrangement featured in American Agricultural and The World's Grange Crop.
A sprawling collage of old time advertisements highlights Hostetter’s Stomach Bit and other tonics as cures for dyspepsia, biliousness, and nervousness. Claims include cures for catarrh and digestion, with assorted testimonials and product pitches from newspapers like Town Topics and Detroit Journal.
A light-hearted woman sinks into misery and blues after persistent fatigue and heart symptoms. Her husband urges patience with medicine, but misdiagnosis leaves her overwhelmed until Mrs. Pinkham’s guidance offers remedies and hope for many women facing similar illness.
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