Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-29
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
: DENMARK.

49,
DENMARK.
The medical association of Den
mark has published two lectures in
pamphlet form against the purchase
and use of arcana, or patent medi-.
cines. The commercial as well as med:
yertised in. Denmark is given in de-
tail, and the most striking examples
are mentioned below: "sWeber's Ar.
canumf for Dropsy;'' price, $3.50 for
80 grains; value, 90, the remedy con-
sisting exclusively of cigar ashes"
"Peto's Corn Killer" price, &c; vail
ue, &c; ''Volta's Cross" maximum.
price, CSC; value of materials, not.
quite Sc; effect, absolutely none; and
"Reiersen's, Ga1vanic Belts;'' price,
$500; can be made by any one for
Is to Csc; effect, none. Certain rene
dies for weak men, are characterized
as simply outrageous. The medical
association recommends legislation as,
a means of checking the traffic in ar
cana. ~ -. ~
The Carlsberg breweries and the
United breweries of Copenhagen have
been merged into one great trust,
which is to be in force until the end
of the century, :,
A committee in Copenhagen has.
raised $4,000 for the aid of the fam
inc sufferers in Norrland, Sweden.
= The burning of fireworks consti-
tutes part of the celebration of New
orr. MI ~i.l 49,
Last time this feature turned out to-
be quite serious Asyoung merchant
named Halger Boring climbed upon
the roof of his house with his fire.
works, but slipped, fell to the ground
and was killed. About twenty others
received burns and other injuries dur
ing the night SO that they had to be-
taken to- the city hospital. 49,
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49, IL $3.50. NORWAY.
The:surplus of the city gas works
of Kristiania for the past year was.
almost 20 per cent of the capital in
vested, and for two years past it has
never been less than II per cent. The
price paid by private consumers is &c.
cents per 1000 cubic feet.
T. A. Fidjeland, gunmaker at
Kristiansand, has invented what he
calls "a 'Fcurrent motor It looks,
somewhat like a common three bladed
steamboat propeller, and it is placed.
in current and turned by the weight
of the flowing water. In very many
Norwegian rivers the current is swift,
but the water power cannot be util--
lied for lack of expensive dams and
turbins. Experts assert that Mr.
Fidjeland's current motor will make it.
possible to utilize vast amount of
motive power which is going to waste
on account of lack of capital. The
new feature of Mr.. Fidjeland's motor
is, that by placing several propeIlers,
along the same axis at proper inter
walls the power is multiplied. At a
comparatively small cost sufficient
motive power may be generated by
this motor for running small saw
mills, factories, electric light plants.
threshing machines, etc.
About 10000 Norwegians emigrated
last year.
The Kristiania nail factory was
closed Jan. 1 on account of strike,
and 400 persons were added to the
army of the unemployed.
A six-year-old boy in Kristiania
won $4,000 in a Norwegian lottery.
He needed the money, for his family
connections are such that he is worse
eff than an ordinary orphan.
Prof. Sophus Bugge, the celebrated
Norwegian linguist and historian, has
celebrated his 10th birthday.
The budget of the city of Bergen
shows a decrease in the receipts and
an increase in the expenditures. No.
wonder that the city council wrestle1
with it one night until three o'clock
in the morning.
The city council of Stavanger voted
IS, 900 for public improvements mainly
in order to provide work for number
of idle men.
SWEDEN.
Seven members of the Than family
occupy seats in the riksdag; there
are three sets of brothers in the first
chamber; and the brothers Wavrinsky
are members of the second chamber.
In two cases both father and son are
occupying seats in the riksdag.
The number of strikes and lockouts,
which occurred in Sweden in 1902
was 1913, and the number of persons,
involved was 5000. But the great POI
litical strike is not included in these
figures. The whole number of per-
sons drawn into this was about 100.
900, and as they lost an average Of
about three days each the whole num-
Der of days lost through the political
strike was 100000. The whole number
of days lost by. the $500 persons who
| took. part in the 1873 small strikes was
over 100000, swelling the grand total
of days lost by strikes and lockouts
Of all kinds during the year 1902 to.
at least 100000. There were only IA
lockouts during the year, and the em-
ployers were less aggressive than they
had been in former years.
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