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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
8
Mr E Benomme of Coboes New York testifies to the merits of Ayer's Hair Vigor claiming his hair was filling out and regaining its natural color after using the product. The testimonial is dated April 21 1899.
Advertisement touts Ayer's Hat Vigor to restore youth by changing gray hair to dark hair in less than a month. Claims include a healthier scalp, reduced dandruff, and thicker growth. Price is one dollar.
The United States steamer Wilmington navigates the Para River passes near Marajo Island watching rubber gatherers tap Hevea brasiliensis. Natives work the estradas to collect sap, which is boiled on sticks into twenty five pound crude rubber balls ready for shipment. The crew notes vivid tropical scenery and jungle life along the channel.
Historical experiments show that the linden a soft wood yields the most heat while hard woods heat less. Fir elm pine willow chestnut larch maple spruce fir and others follow in heating power with oak locust beech and red beech near the bottom. The report notes many long held theories yield to scientific analysis.
A naturalist notes spiders possess sound producing organs, used mainly when alarmed. Some believe these sounds serve to call mates. The idea mirrors rattlesnake warning sounds, explored as a potential protective or communicative feature in insects.
A City Sportsman discusses game in the woods with a farmer about hunting, noting the woods are full of it and that city folk may think the game is dead. The exchange appears in the Chicago News.
A quip on courtship and propriety surfaces in a humorous exchange. Mrs. Gay defends flirtatious behavior before marriage while the Colonel questions such teachings, highlighting traditional gender norms in a satirical Puck item.
A New Orleans lawyer recalls a Kentucky episode where Jim Early was executed after a clerk misread an order. Mrs Early, praying for mercy, received a death order for her husband’s body by mistake. The sheriff, misled by the paper, halted nothing and the woman cried out as the execution proceeded.
The Schweitzer system in Paris aims to convert wheat to bread rapidly, preserving nutrients by washing, splitting, grinding, and kneading with steam driven equipment. It claims 100 pounds of grain yield 100 pounds of bread and sells loaves under five cents, with large shipments leaving daily as the trade expands.
An 19th century Collier’s Weekly anecdote recounts a property dispute between two brothers. After hearing both sides President Kruger awards the elder the split but grants the younger the right to choose his portion, a quip that reveals his wit.
The process describes turning a billiard ball in two halves. Firer is used to form the first half, a steel instrument shapes the work. The half is dried for nearly a year, then the second half is turned, followed by polishing with whiting and water. The ball must reach a precise weight to the grain.
Walter and Hildegard whisper of their engagement as a frontispiece portrait signals readers will likely miss their love story. The Detroit Journal notes they are characters in contemporary fiction and their scene hints at a hidden romance within the tale.
The fragment mentions recruitment for the Transvaal and a cavalry-pure demand, contrasting with a London cabbie background. It also references Piso's Care, La Grippe cures, and a cautionary line about marriage and experience, with quotes from various sources.
Women should write to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for confidential, free health guidance on painful periods backaches and other female woes. The familiar promo promises widespread help and urges trust in Mrs. Pinkham's remedies.
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