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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
2
A digest of industrial field news, personal and political items, plus happenings at home and abroad. Highlights cover industry shifts, public affairs, and notable events across nations and local scenes.
Across the nation the heat toll climbs with New York reporting high casualties and hundreds of prostrations. In Chicago and other cities heat caused dozens of deaths while business and transportation face disruptions from strikes and thefts. Rail robberies yield $83,000 as trains halted in Montana.
Obituaries report Prof John Fiske in East Gloucester Mass aged 59 Bernard Morris in New York aged 109 Rev Dr Franklin Fisk founder of Chicago theological seminary in Chicago aged 1 John Burk in Lake Chicott Ind aged 102 Ex Gov Hazen S P ingree funeral held in Detroit Mich President McKinley and wife arrive Canton Ohio Dr J William Stokes Orangeburg S C died aged unknown Pierre Lorillard New York aged 68 Mortimer Nye Indiana lieutenant governor in 1892 died Laporte aged 63 Edward Parker Deacon died in an insane asylum at Waverly Mass linking a notable tragedy.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman will appeal to the British Liberal party to endorse his leadership. A meeting of the party has been summoned for July 9. In the House of Commons an announcement said peace negotiations with the Boers had failed. The Pennsylvania crew won its trial heat for the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley by defeating the London Rowing Club crew.
The Suez Canal will be deepened to 31 feet and lit by electricity. The U S outranks others in coffee consumption. Britain plans 19 new warships. American tourism is widespread. Pennsylvania produced over half of U S coal last year. W S Stratton plans to leave Colorado Springs. A Dayton firm sues the Metal Polishers union for 25000. Washington & Great Northern Railway incorporated at Seattle with a 250 mile line. Indian relics from Amazon tribes noted by the ethnological department. Independence Day declaration read in Jackson Mississippi after 40 years. Rome conference seeks to curb pro Spanish priesthood in American colonies. Cap A F Lucas once oil discoverer in Beaumont now nearly penniless. Sophia Adelaide, once claimed daughter of Prince Albert and Victoria, dies in New York. Kansas penitentiary visitors taxed ten cents each. St Cloud, Florida, palmetto paper project reported. A U S book will publish war methods gathered by military attaches abroad.
The weekly bureau report lists 989 heat deaths across New York five boroughs from June 29 to July 6, with Manhattan and the Bronx totaling 699, Richmond 12, Queens 24, and Brooklyn 264. Separately, the Great Northern express No. 3 was robbed near Wagner Montana with $83,000 taken. a posse surrounds three bandits at Buck Allen's ranch as authorities plan capture efforts.
A Phoenix dispatch says the towns of Globe and Williams were practically destroyed by fire. Losses are not yet specified but Williams is expected to reach at least 560000.
A Detroit Journal reader recounts feeding a baby with modified cows milk for six months then switching to Infant's Food. The baby survived after trading food for biscuits and eating them, while the dog died. the writer expresses gratitude and offers to allow name use.
A Pacific Slope Prune company manager laments long efforts to prove their product genuine. He criticizes a hostile editor who allegedly misclassified an advertising claim as a boarding house notice, affecting public perception.
A dialogue from the Chicago Tribune reveals a patient choosing between three months of rest costing $5000 and an operation suggested by another doctor costing $100, deciding to proceed with the surgery. The exchange highlights medical cost considerations and patient choice.
A Chicago Daily News quip contrasts a Bostonian duped by three shells and a pea with a Grafter’s game. The bean replacement explains the trick and reveals the classic shell game detail in a sharp mock dialogue.
Exiza R. Parker advises washing delicate muslin and lace gowns with Ivory Soap and drying in shade. Use little starch to avoid damage to fine fabrics.
A quotation from Christian Intelligence urges choosing quiet endurance over waking each day with ongoing debt. It frames financial struggle as preferable to persistent hopelessness and moral compromise.
Prices across cities show grains and livestock moving higher in parts of Minnesota New York and Ohio with flour wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs and cattle prices listed for varied grades. Hogs steady to firm with York prices noted in several markets Cincinnati reports active hog trading at about 4.25 to 6.10 per hundredweight.
A letter from Anson, Baker & Co. in New York claims Palmer's Lotion cured eczema on both legs and feet after physicians pronounced it incurable. The notice urges readers to obtain samples from Solon Palmer, 374 Pearl St., New York, if their druggist lacks the remedy.
The Ohio State Journal records a lighthearted exchange where Miss Mindd asks if a compliment about her hair is sincere and Mr Freshleigh responds with polite inquiry. The item reflects a social snippet from the era.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes Feel Easy Cures Corns Itching Swollen Hot Callous Smarting Sore and Sweating Feet All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it 25c Sample sent FREE Ad dress Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y
A Chicago Record-Herald quip contrasts city life with rural relief. A father explains a metropolis costs about a quarter for streetcar rides to escape and find clover, illustrating urban hardship and satire.
Advertises Cascarets as a universal cure for ailments from headache to cancer asserting bowel health fixes all. Claims easy natural movements with no gripe or pain and costs 10 cents to start. Urges beware of imitations and notes genuine tablets stamped C C C in metal boxes.
A humorous exchange where William is asked to weed a flower bed and makes a wry remark about turning the weed bed into flowers. The vignette captures light domestic humor from the Chicago Tribune.
A notice promotes Hoxsie's Croup Cure as a speedy remedy for bronchitis with a pay offer of 50 cents for each cure claimed. The claim bases itself on a proprietary treatment and seeks buyers through direct appeal.
A reader notes an insulting remark at a reception. Miss Swab asked if the speaker was a college graduate, prompting a response about education and status. The Ohio State Journal records the exchange and tone of the moment.
John F. Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana asserts Piso’s Cure for Consumption has no equal for coughs and colds in a letter dated February. The claim emphasizes the product's effectiveness from a local reader’s perspective.
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press features remarks on marriage and economy. Thingumbob quips that no woman is ever economical, labeling her either extravagant or stingy in a playful读.
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