Water theft alleged by New York private company
In New York a private water company is accused of stealing city water and selling it back to the city. Some view the act as financial shrewdness amid criticism.
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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1906
Page
7
In New York a private water company is accused of stealing city water and selling it back to the city. Some view the act as financial shrewdness amid criticism.
A reader protests the idea of a home for aged editors calling it absurd. He notes editors do not grow old and lampoons the notion with a sharp quip about a boat rocker drowning amid common misfortunes and the urge to misbehave.
The Washington Star notes Penrake plans work for magazines while observers argue his topics straddle fact and fiction. It also mentions a rumor that Rockefeller traveled to Europa to corner denatured alcohol supplies.
A man seeks a summer board and asks about a river view. Miss Sarah Jane confirms the Tooker house has no river view despite an ad claiming one. She guides him to verify with Mrs Tooker and describes a window seat offering a single glimpse of water.
A well known American cattle company has erected a seventy five mile fence along the Mexican border to stop cattle from crossing into Mexico. It aims to prevent cow punchers from catching cattle and is expected to pay for itself through cattle saved in one year.
An advertisement offers Dr R H Kline's Great Nerve Restorer and a free trial bottle and treatise for curing St Vitus' Dance and nervous diseases. It lists the Philadelphia address 031 Arch St and urges sending for trial materials amid a poem excerpt about decay and useless tools.
A recipe describes mixing twelve tomatoes peeled and chopped with onion and peppers, spices, nutmeg, sugar, and vinegar then boiling. It also covers Mock Whipped Cream with grated sour apple sugar egg white and vanilla to fill pastries.
The piece warns against hidden holier-than-thou attitudes and secret Christian pretensions. It cautions against focusing on others faults while ignoring one s own sins and urges authentic faith over ritualistic show.
Harold S. Deming recounts a dramatic scene from Harper s Magazine where a hawk fights a big dog mink over a harrier. Birds buzz in alarm as the hawk struggles from a grievous wound and finally escapes toward the woods.
Augustus Wadsworth argues experience shows cold is a minor factor in pneumonia. Close quarters matter more for spread. Treatments vary from easy to impossible at present. Prophylaxis for digestive disturbances is vital. Efforts aim for an efficient specific antiserum though no antitoxin exists yet. Pneumonia is bacteremic and antisera have yet to yield satisfactory results. The outlook is improving slowly.
The dialogue contrasts a wife praising her husband with another calling him a perfect brute. The speaker questions whether a great dinner maker outweighs the value of eloquent after dinner speech, reflecting on domestic and social roles in the Boston Tran script.
From San Antonio Texas Mr Chae L Sauer Grand Scribe of the I O O F and Assistant City Auditor testifies that after years of illness he adopted Peruna. He reports relief from catarrh cold in head and general debility and says he has remained in good health since.
Two pounds of tripe, one pound of onions, stock, butter, chopped parsley, vinegar, pepper, and salt. Simmer tripe in stock until tender, fry pieces in butter, fry sliced onions, simmer in tripe stock, combine with vinegar and parsley, and serve hot.
Shake in Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure chilblains damp sweating aching and swollen feet. It also cures corns and bunions. Available at all druggists and shoe stores. Do not accept substitutes. Sample mailed free. Address Allen S. Olmstead LeRoy New York.
Remove the skins from six to eight large onions and parboil or drain. Slit out the hearts, chop the inner portions, and mix with finely minced bacon, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. Refill the shells, bake in a dish with hot water until browned or simmer in beef stock until tender. Serve hot.
Public advisory warns against quack remedies for catarrh containing mercury as dangerous to senses and health. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is advertised as mercury free and taken internally. Tested by Drage Se and sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills recommended as best.
The recipe blends half a pound of finely minced meat with two ounces bread crumbs two ounces cooked rice or macaroni and seasonings. An egg and stock thicken the mix then baked in a buttered basin with more crumbs. Serve with gravy.
Mothers are advised to use Mrs Winslow’s Seething Syrup as the best remedy for children during teething. The notice emphasizes safe relief for sore gums and discomfort in young ones.
The passage gives a home recipe: simmer six apples with lemon juice and sugar, then add two and a half pounds of prunes with enough water to avoid burning. After cooking, strain and jar the conserve for storage. A dialogue follows about proposals and patience in courtship.
The poem portrays a bugle’s call across landscapes from castle walls to snowy summits. The horn’s echoes travel far, growing faint yet persisting, as distant glens respond and voices mingle in a timeless, fading refrain.
A lone fatality during the Santo Domingo upheaval underlines how accidents can occur even in what is portrayed as orderly political turmoil across South America.
A custard pie prepared in the usual manner is mixed with about twenty chopped walnuts. The walnuts color the filling dark while imparting a rich and exceedingly delicious flavor.
Mix butter and flour with baking powder and salt then whisk an egg with water and blend into the dough. Spread in a shallow pan, top with sliced apples and sugar, bake thirty minutes and serve hot with lemon sauce.
Mrs Elizabeth Maxwell of 415 Went Fourth St Olympia Washington suffered three years with dropsy caused by kidney trouble. Backache swelling of feet ankles and puffiness in hands and breath difficulty followed by heart flutter. After using four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills the bloating eased and distress faded. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a trusted health aid with claims of millions of daily users and billions of boxes sold, defending against imitators and asserting the product as a safe vegetable remedy that keeps digestive systems clean and benefits children.
An advertisement cautions against deceptive sellers and emphasizes that Cascarets are produced only by the Sterling Remedy Company. It highlights the genuine Vest Pocket box, warns against bulk sales, and stresses the importance of buying authentic CCC labeled tablets.
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