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The Bowbells Tribune

Location

Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1900

Page

7

Women’s Health Remedies Promised by Pinkham’s Product

Widespread endorsements claim Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound eases uterine and ovarian troubles and kidney issues. The ad asserts decades of success with thousands of women testifying in the paper.

Notes on Yellowstone geysers and future decline

Prof E H Barbour of the University of Nebraska warns that within a decade many Yellowstone scenes will fade as hot springs and geysers decline. Old Faithful still erupts regularly but intervals have lengthened from about an hour to 75 80 minutes. Exelsior shows more ebullition and irregular periods, raising hope of another display.

Japan Masters Earthquake Study and Vulcan Quest

Much-Shaken Japan forms an investigating committee on earthquakes and reports that one region will likely suffer a destructive quake roughly every two and a half years. The Pacific coast bears the brunt of oceanic shocks, while the Japan Sea area remains comparatively quiet save for local quakes. The eclipse study aims to photographically search for the conjectured planet Vulcan. Indiana University probes a 19-year-old prodigy with extraordinary mental calculation, revealing how memory and number relations enable swift arithmetic.

Japan Japan Sea Pacific Indiana University

New Fishing Rod With Inside Handle Reel Mechanism

Taylor Roos of Sodom New York unveils a fishing rod with a divided end grip housing the reel gears and springs. The spring actuated reel has brakes and a means to wind the spring, with automatic winding and release to control fishing. The rod allows easy reel manipulation and detachable hand grip for use.

Shields for Modern Warriors in England Experiments

Recent experiments in England indicate that shields may return as vital army equipment in the twentieth century. Researchers have devised steel shields about three millimeters thick and 150 square inches in area, capable of withstanding significant impacts.

Sheield England sMord

Measuring Epigot Dispensing Device by William M. Ried

A patent drawing shows an epigot device for various liquid receptacles. The measure is set by stops so discharge equals preset units like a pint or quart. A quart plunger controls the amount, with springs keeping valves open until pressed, enabling precise, clean pour and preventing excess deliveries.

William M. Ried Bishopaville D. C

Musk oxen brought alive to Tromso for Europe

A Norwegian captain Grondahl transported two musk-oxen alive from northeastern Greenland to Tromso last summer, reportedly the first living musk-oxen in Europe. The pair thrive in their new surroundings. Musk-oxen are among the Arctic’s largest land mammals, standing near four feet tall, built to endure extreme cold. In Arctic summer they roam beyond pasture, while winter fasting leaves them gaunt and thin.

Europe Grondahl Greenland Tromno Arctic

Modern Bullets Compared With Historical Firearms

Sir William McCormac argues in The Lancet that modern bullets, especially the Mauser, cause far more damage than needle-guns or Chassepot projectiles used in the Franco German War. He notes a similar pattern when comparing Civil War bullets.

William McCormac

Selentine Jottings and near global notes from a busy era

The report covers the Paris municipality motor fre engine aiding at the Trianon theater fire and St. Ouen spirit warehouse blaze, a six man crew at thirteen miles per hour, near Siena new Oriental alabas ter quarries suspected as Siena cathedral columns source, Viennese telephone uniform rule, a steel bit break at 990 feet in Germany, and a magnetized steel bar fix enabling resumption of boring after retrieval.

Selentine Paris Trianon St. Ouen Monte Amiata Siena Cathedral of Aist Germany India

Lat the Crops Alternate. The young man who is sowing him Wild oats doesn't seem to understand the value of diversified crope.

The Jacksonville Times Union notes a youthful farmer neglects diversification as he sows wild oats, highlighting a cautionary view on monoculture and risk in agriculture.

Jacksonville Times Union

Senator Rice and the Pringle's high stakes gamble tale

Col Lester Martin recalls Henry II Rice, first Minnesota senator, amid a Washington gambling tale from 1858. At Pringle's house, Rice wins a $5 chip and then loses it to a roll of luck, drawing a crowd. The bet limit is set at 250, and Rice finishes with 13,300 in winnings, later used to aid youths without gambling. The senator vowed to stop cards, and decades later kept that pledge, aiding aspiring young men who would not gamble.

Col Cole Martin Washington Henry II Rice Minnesota Martin St. Paul Rice Pringle United States Rive Matt Carpenter Boon Jose

The Turkey Rebates Tale From New Orleans Trade

A New Orleans Times-Democrat anecdote recounts a commission merchant famed for rebates who sent back a letter claiming four turkeys in a December shipment were dead. The Northwest poulterer replies that dressed birds require advance notice for heated transport, citing high mortality if shipped cold. The exchange ends with a somber closing note.

New Orleans Poydraus Street New Orleans Times-Democrat

Lessons in English as Learnt by a French Student

A French pupil in language class struggles with English pronunciation. The master explains that many spellings are irregular and that sounds like tough, cough, plow, and rough vary widely. The dialogue highlights the quirks of English orthography and the pupil’s frustration and resolve.

Hobek Enou Enuil Sheffield Weekly News

Cent Party and Its Puzzle for Evening Fun

A social game named a cent party assigns guests cards with a one cent piece and a pencil. Fifteen items found on a cent are listed as clues from animal hare to messenger one cent. Prizes include a cent dipped in gold for men and a hatpin for women.

Flaw in an Oldeying questioned in early lottery humor

A Philadelphia Press quip compares marriage to a lottery, noting that a blank ticket may be torn up and forgotten, reflecting a satirical take on luck and domestic life. The snippet captures a witty exchange about marriage and chance.

Azcum Henpeck Philladelphia Prews

Bluffer Socratly Wins With Miga Goldbag’s 22 Roses Birthday

The Weekly Telegraph reports Bluffer Socratly celebrated Miga Goldbag’s 30th birthday by sending 22 roses as a symbolic gesture marking the occasion. The item reflects a personal note amid society pages.

Sweetbear Bluffer Socratly

Patents List Issued Last Week Northwestern Inventors

Northwestern inventors are credited with patents issued last week including a brack laying machine, adjustable belt guide, wagon jack, combined straw blower and spout, and a toker for straw burning furnace. Names include TLanritz H Jensen Olaf H Lund Ole A Mickelson Henry R Nelson Emil Olund P J Caesar William G Scott Jerry Starr and others from Minnesota and nearby areas.

Northwestern Mount Vernon O Plankinton S. C Tlanritz H. Jensen Minneapolis Mion Olaf H. Lund Kenyon Minn Ole A. Mickelson Winger Henry R. Nelson Gales Emil Olund P. J. Caesar Duluth Wilam G. Scott Rock Dell Jerry Starr Pipestone Attin Johnson Attors Saga Pioneer Press Bidg

Allen's Foot-Ease Travel Ad and Exchange Note

Fragmented ad copy touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as cure for swollen smarting burning corns and bunions with drugstore and show store availability and sample offer. A separate quoted exchange references beauty advice and a two dollar fee, attributed to the New York Journal.

Allen Lmsted LeRoy

Bates Rep Water Baker and Co. Ltd. Do Lind Tres Meetles

A clipped line from the Detroit Free Press notes a social interaction involving Bead and Briggs. The dialogue hints at parental opposition to a marriage, with Griggs asking if she will comment and Briggs replying he will inform her of her parents' disapproval.

Bates Rep Water Baker & Co. Ltd Dolind Tres Meetles Briggs Griggs Detroit

Tired Tompkins Fineman for a Wireless Telegraph Company

A fragment suggests Horace questions a real sinecure as Tired Tompkins is described as the fineman for a wireless telegraph company, hinting at employment or duty within Life's context.

Tompkinse Horace Tompkins—fineman

Fragmented Crime Rag From a Fractured Tale

A garbled OCR style excerpt references hair care satire and a late telegram delay in a slack wire performance. Names and clear facts are sparse, with distorted phrases mentioning Belinda and Oriental rugs alongside stray product-like pleas and dated ad tone.

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