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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1901
Page
7
In the main, consumption is not hereditary but infectious. The piece argues fear of heredity is misplaced, and infection continually affects people. It claims low vital force is hereditary and plants the infection, making up a sizable portion of the population. Scott's emulsion of cod-liver oil is promoted as a preventive aid.
Conductor Kimmell of the B and O railway says several students who left the city on Wednesday told sensational tales to passengers about contagious diseases. He disciplined some of them, believing the stories were false. The motive may have been to frighten travelers for entertainment or business reasons.
The Rev Dr Thompson, secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions in New York City, will speak tomorrow at the Chapel of the University in the morning on A Century of Home Missions and in the evening at First Presbyterian Church on Realities and Romance of Home Missions.
Consul Mrs Booth Tucker eldest daughter of Salvation Army founder General William Booth will speak at the City Opera House on Tuesday evening February 26. She and her husband Commander Booth Tucker lead Army work in the U.S. The lecture Dramatic Scenes of Love and Sorrow will be illustrated and has drawn packed houses in New York and Chicago. Wooster notes the consul is an outstanding speaker and this visit is a notable event for the city.
An 1890s letter from R Long of California Iowa touts Hood’s Saranparilla as a blood cleanser and tonic that allegedly cures catarrh by addressing the blood, with claims of restored appetite, sleep, and overall health after three years of illness.
Advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla claiming cures and urges immediate purchase. It emphasizes timely treatment and persistence in taking the remedy as directed.
Flames swept a four story block in Scranton damaging P J Horan clothing store and upper floor offices. Within minutes nearby businesses including Matthews Brothers drug store Norton’s book store F L Cranes fur store Marcus Breg chels fur store Ruddy Kane’s restaurant and more were destroyed by a stiff east wind. Several other reports followed from Paris and Carbondale to Milwaukee and Topeka detailing varied incidents and political notes.
London and Cape Town dispatches detail new Boer attacks in South Africa with 9 killed and 81 wounded at Modderfontein on Feb 2 and a Jan 30 assault where 200 Boers crossed the Orange River. The imperial government offers 100000 pounds for distressed refugees. An editor is jailed over alleged seditious printing, while Kruger appears at an event in Utrecht and Doorn River activity is noted.
From New York on February 7 a word reached the captain of the Standard Oil ship Astral that the vessel had sustained damage and was making for port. Details are sparse as investigators assess the incident and next steps for the crew and cargo.
In Manila on Feb 7 D M Carman American contractor and his partner Theodoria Carranza wealthy Spanish merchant were arrested for supplying the insurgents and aiding their procurement of copra. Evidence includes striped insurgent uniforms and letters. They admit trading but deny funding insurgents. Carrman a well known Manilla figure with shipping influence. Also reports on provincial government plans and other investigations in Manila and surrounding areas.
Five dead and dozens injured in Erie Railroad No 5 wreck near Greenville Pennsylvania as a smoking car collapses into a steep hill after a head on collision with the following coach. United States soldiers among the victims and many remain unaccounted for. Railroad disaster spans multiple incidents reported from Havana and other cities.
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