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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
3
The article notes electricians hope future lighting costs will fall greatly as they pursue efficient methods. It cites Prof Langley praising the firefly as ideal light, produced without heat or waste, suggesting imitating it could solve a key problem.
Grocer sales pitch touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims to suit both children and adults without distress and resembles mocha or java in color. Offered at 15c and 25c per package by all grocers.
Paris hosts about 45000 fashionable lap dogs with owners paying 10 francs yearly. Sick pets are cared for in a city clinic offering treatment and housing for dogs in poor health, reflecting strong urban interest in canine welfare.
Lieutenant Charles Peterson of Hook and Ladder Co. No. 21 writes from 827 Belmont Ave Chicago praising Peruna as the finest tonic. He says a grippe left him weak but after two weeks he was strong and fit for duty and would take Peruna again if exposed to hardship.
The lettered testimonial extols Peruna as a specific for la grippe aftereffects such as weakened nerves and poor digestion. It urges patients to follow directions and promises restoration of health, with an offer for a free copy of Facts and Faces from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus Ohio.
A playful ode to the rummage sale catalogs a chaotic bounty of broken dishes brass frames and oddments while a vivid anecdote recalls Judge Taft's hazy encounter with a Manila sentry. The piece weaves memory satire and civic lore into a brisk street scene.
A mixture of anecdotes includes Tim Murphy in Washington arguing with a heat wave and a mammy, Toole and Reeves recalling era theater chats, a Wyoming mine claiming Bay Horse, a sharp clash between a lady author and editor over a fiction typo, and William Penn offering temperance wisdom.
A couple in Pick-Me-Up exchanges a whimsical vow to live together on a deserted island and be near each other. The woman asks for one additional request, to have a box at the opera for the season, and the man agrees, sealing their lighthearted engagement.
A London newspaper highlights Canon Lloyd noted for piety and graphic preaching. He describes his past as a drunkard and wife beater and claims reform. A clerical friend asks a parishioner her view, and she recalls the bishop’s younger days with surprise and renewed hope.
A voiced exchange in Tit Bits shows a caller awaiting Mr Lenders at his location. The conversation notes the expected arrival time and a promised payment, with the visitor reporting the absence of Mr Lenders. The clock signals the imminent hour.
A collage of humorous exchanges and short sketches including W. D. Howells on fresh copies, a foundling Netta line, postal card proposals, St. Pauls tomb humor, shop dialogue about a dead-black dress, a rich heiress and a poor suitor, and late night window banter.
An 1880s advertisement offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co as proprietors and cites testimonials from Toledo wholesalers West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin. The cure is described as an internal remedy priced at 75 cents per bottle and sold by druggists.
Thomas Taylor of the Liverpool School for Indigent Blind unveils a wooden baseboard with drilled holes and steel pins to shape wicker. The device lets skilled workers weave baskets quickly and with less effort.
Formosa now supplies about six million pounds of camphor annually, eclipsing Japan’s 300 thousand and China’s 220 thousand. The shift marks Formosa as the sole major world producer with a dominant share of the camphor product.
A 21 days hunting trip to Arkansas and Texas starts January 15 1901 priced at $80 including rail fare meals and hotels. A 35 days trip to Old Mexico starts February 15 1901 priced at $195. A 40 days trip to California starts February 15 1901 priced at $195. Address J M Turner Burlington Wis.
The tunny, a large Mediterranean fish, appears along our shores during summer. It can reach up to ten feet in length and weigh as much as a half ton, and its meat is noted as excellent.
Advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine aids daily bowel movements and kidney health. It promises gentle action on the liver and kidneys, cures headaches and lists prices of 25 and 50 cents.
The danger of coal mining is outlined as nearly one third as deadly as combat, with 23.2 miner deaths per 1000 workers each year in the line of duty.
A drug advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as stopping coughs immediately with free sample bottles. It promotes 25 and 50 cent sizes and urges immediate purchase to avoid danger from delays.
A horse will eat in a year nine times its own weight, a cow nine times, an ox six times, and a sheep six times.
An old notice lists various advertisements and snippets from 1900, mentioning Laxative Bromo Quinine Vablets with refund offer if ineffective, Grove's signature on boxes, plus unrelated items about mining bonds, cures, and products. It reads as a collage of patent medicines, agricultural notes, and local notices.
Dr A E Harris notes influenza in Islington and explains its many names from Italian to French la grippe and Spanish catarrh. He urges immediate bed rest for all sufferers to reduce complications and deaths.
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