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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1900
Page
5
In The Enterprise Fairbury Nebraska December 22 1900 an article explains how a thunderstorm forms. It notes initial charges arise from evaporation or friction of vapor laden air and increase as water drops condense, concentrating charge and creating a thundercloud. The wind lifts the cloud and induces charging of Earth, building electric power rapidly.
Irish researchers report a newly identified mouse on the North Bull Sandbank in Dublin Bay. The pale, sand-colored island rodent, a potential sub species, may illuminate rapid color adaptation over roughly a century. A long open-wood bridge links the islet to the mainland, limiting intrusion by ordinary mice.
A dramatic sketch portrays Honduras as a crime haven where officials allegedly shield thieves and detectives fear to pursue them. The depiction paints a wild jungle realm with dangerous wildlife and constant threats, contrasting day and night dangers in rural towns.
The United States Department of Agriculture experiments with tea cultivation in Averlen. Proponents claim ori can be a profitable crop. growers employ rain harvesting, underdrainage, deep plowing, and labor to maximize yield.
A Chicago Chronicle summary reports on cannibal practices among Amazon tribes including the Yamuas Kashibos Botokudos and Parenitins. It notes rituals around eating the elderly, revenge driven killings, and the belief that cannibalism transfers departed souls.
Mr. R. Grap of Amenia Dutchess County New York recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cure for croup in children. He notes it prevents attacks if used at first signs of hoarseness or the croupy cough and urges keeping a bottle at hand for instant use. Sold by A V Pease and Co Drugists.
In a sermon Bishop Spalding of Peoria argues education is a duty and the best education should start with women since as mothers they educate the next generation. He warns that uneducated women yield coarse and irreverent men and that equal rights for women are essential to progress.
Dr Calgwell’s Syrup Pepsin, a noted stomach remedy, is now offered for sale by W W Morse and Co. The advertisement announces its availability through the merchant house.
Poisoning cases linked to overcoats have been reported in Birmingham. Officials warn residents about potential hazards and urge caution when handling suspected contaminated garments.
The article argues a sharp Midwest Southwest rivalry driven by Galveston and Mobile reshaping cotton and wheat handling, port expansion, and shipbuilding. It highlights Gulf city growth reducing Atlantic access, with Omaha benefiting from a shorter sea route and Illinois Central’s influence favoring Mississippi Valley exports.
English financier Mr Hooley, famed for his fall, reportedly believed in luck from threepence pieces with holes. He collected them and once carried such coins, sharing a few with friends, as part of his personal superstition.
The London Express notes East End residents ready for long winter nights with varied contests. Billiards, skittle and egg eating draws crowds while shove ha'penny, mussel openings, oyster opening and dock splitting provide rivalry between champions. Music attracts the most interest as canaries, whistlers and mouth organ contests draw patrons, with Bill and Tom’s supporters eager to pay for performances.
A reader recalls a labor saving device article about Chinese prayer books used by a laundryman. Each leaf bears hieroglyphics and is torn nightly to reveal a fresh supplication for the next day. The Chinaman says such prayer sheets come from Pekin and are government approved.
A Bloomingdale postmaster writes from February 20 1899 praising Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a great boon for indigestion constipation and dyspepsia after 25 years of suffering. He notes 14 hour days at the desk and urges others in sedentary occupations to use the remedy.
A tiny creature nicknamed the pocket monkey could be held in a woman's muff, described as small enough to be carried discreetly. The passage notes this thle creature as exceptionally compact and portable.
Cured and corrected by the use of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin the remedy restores natural action of stomach and bowels and is better than a remedy that merely checks conditions Sold and recommended by W W Morse and Co
Flectroid Gas presents a new light source described as an electroic gas. It is composed of acetylene with inert matter and a portion of oxygen. The process of manufacture is not complicated and it can be delivered through standard gas pipes.
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