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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
6
St Marys Academy is described as offering liberal and classical education prepared by the Sisters of the Holy Crow. Chartered in 1555, with details referencing the Directress of the Academy at St Marys Notre Dame and the Boston Normal School connections.
A 16 member posse at the Broadway Athletic Club clashed over venting a man from the venue. Postal receipts for the month stood at fifty. The scattered text confirms an incident involving McFadden Kia and a sense of upheaval at the club.
An assorted 1900 notice mentions Magnetic Starch and electric heaters for Boston and New York electric cars. It also references Wendell in New York society, a long-maligned figure aiding youths, and Pico's Cure touted as throat and lung medicine.
In New York the sun caused an automatic fire alarm in a soap factory to discharge a water shower as temperatures rose. No blaze occurred, but the intense heat activated the device by design.
Every horse in the English army is numbered and its history kept. The number is branded on the animal’s feet with thousands on the near hind foot and units on the off hind foot. For example a horse numbered 8364 bears 8 on the left hind foot and 364 on the right.
An excerpt traces Benne leaves from Indian origin to a home remedy. Mississippi steamboat men reportedly used hot water infusion for healing. James and Constance Maguire popularized and combined it with other vegetative ingredients, forming a product marketed by Maguire Cine Co. in St Louis, Missouri.
Ex Senator James W. Bradbury is described as entitled to a rest as he steps back from public life in a brief notice. The item notes his past service and suggests a period of quiet retirement.
Fragmentary notes discuss the Boxers of China and a broad problem, while missteps in choosing a location for a house are criticized. The garbled text mentions Leora Roberts and Brienne, plus a date 1580 and Paris exposition, but the meaning remains unclear.
An Arkansas woman and her seven children recently traveled to Minnesota on one ticket. The item reads like an odd mix of ad copy and a travel note with no further details.
The ad promises a one hundred dollar reward for an uncontrollable case of catarrh cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. It references F. 2. CHENEY & CO and notes financial ability to fulfill obligations. A cluttered inserted note mentions Madagascar, claiming over a million slaves freed by the French government in four years.
Astronomers say our solar system contains at least 17,000,000 comets. Magnetic Starch is promoted as the best laundry starch in the world and claims clothes will not crack. Ads mention dress shops and mail order offers with general product notes.
Great Western Railway promotes a single fare round trip to Chicago for an encampment with President McKinley in attendance. Tickets go on sale August 25 to 28 and are valid for return to September 1 or up to September 20 with a 60 cent fee. Inquiries to F H Lord G P T A Chicago.
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