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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
2
Visitors to Horticultural Hall in Fairmount Philadelphia may encounter tropical plants kept indoors in midwinter. Officials emphasize careful handling to prevent damage from fire and pests. Among the dangers is a red-and-black insect known on stems and leaves. bites have been fatal in rare cases.
An article notes sponge rubber can be mixed with other ingredients to form bubbles in dough and remain odorless. Early mixes faded, but a method now yields results. Ingredients tried include sulphur, palm oil, charcoal, alum, borax, asbestos, and ammonium chloride. Research aims at better grades of sponge for bath, cleaning, horse collars, harness pads, tires, artificial feet, and balls.
A garbled excerpt describes unprotected figures, a helmet on a table, and an inquisitive surveyor in a London publication. It mentions fearsome tramps, postmistress, and police misdeeds, with the helmet as a symbol of security amid restless imagination and social tension.
An English observer notes American press power and how visitors to the White House face inquiries about private conversations. A Chinese business visitor learns that officials avoid sharing verbatim exchanges, while Cortelyou advises treating talks as private. The president’s secretary now issues a cabinet meeting statement with proper proceedings.
A tipped image shows Lina Mex dean laboring under a heavy timber load, with experts noting balance and technique reduce strain. The Louisville Courier Journal reports Mexican workers endure punishing treks with logs, while emigration from Ireland drops to 39,570 this past year, a decline of 7,237, mostly female, with 30 percent going to the United States.
In a solemn Boston harbor ceremony Captain Frank Fowler’s ashes were scattered at sea following his death on January 28. Captain Frank Wellock fulfilled the promise to carry out the cremation and scattering, officiating aboard the pilot boat as Fowler’s final wish became a quiet memorial among seafaring peers and family.
Lady Allenbury stages a charity bazaar raffle to clear a risqué union jack tea cosy. Dorothy Seton and George Fraser collide, exchange memories, and win a shy lesson in romance as a ticket draw reveals a destined match.
A man describes how a series of telegrams from his wife and her sister misled him. After eight years of marriage the wife left, she died, and he remarried believing she was dead. He was convicted of bigamy at Albany, but claims Govid behavior secured release after about four years in prison.
Maj Arthur Griffiths argues in Fortnightly Reviews that hardship and privation breed temper trouble and temptations like drink, while fatigue and near constant marching can lead to disciplinary lapses. He cautions against excusable misbehavior before the enemy and notes the need for vigilance in the army.
Regulatory notice notes barriers for retail traders in court or before the sovereign, with examples from Indies fashion and shopkeepers. The text mentions a 19th century mix of names and places, including Band Atrect and Bond street, plus a propaganda note on medicines and Africa’s cocoa promise.
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