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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
8
A period advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Mass offering free advice on female illnesses. It cites Mrs Fannie D Fox of Bradford Pa reporting cure of a tumor after following guidance, claiming the compound’s superiority and urging women to write for help.
Miss Etta Smith daughter of Mrs Lew Merriman nine miles north of Mitchell Perry township was dragged by a buggy wheel after getting out to fix a tug. Her foot was caught and leg bones broken. Two passing men stopped the runaway horse and cut the halter from her head. She was taken home and doctors amputated her leg below the knee.
A fire at Irene, population 600, twenty miles northeast of Yankton, early Saturday morning caused $25,000 in losses. Harpwell merchandise store was destroyed, with banks and the building hit by fire. The fire started in the basement. Dr. Hell broke a leg escaping. The Irene fire department saved the town’s business district. Joel Fry of Sioux Falls owned the Harpwell building.
Fire broke out in the officers quarters No 7 at Fort Meade early Sunday spreading to quarters No 6 and causing damage to both buildings. The blaze was controlled after hard fighting. Defective flue blamed. Damages estimated at 1000 dollars. Jury conduct noted in Barkley Peterson case as jurors sought to alter verdict after discharge.
A new Congregational church was dedicated in Lane town, Jeraulah County, on Sunday. The dedication exercises were elaborate and attended by a large crowd.
Jay H Speers 22 a soldier of Troop H Sixth Cavalry Fort Meade died Thursday night while leaving town with fellow troopers. Cause listed as heart disease a grim end for a young serviceman.
The Watertown Fair and Racing Association held its annual election of officers and set July 4 for the 1906 race meet. Cassill was chosen treasurer and the Canton Leader notes Hon. Charles H. Cassill as a candidate for state treasurer. The Scottish Rite Masonry reunion was held in Aberdeen. A gas plant explosion near J B Fountain’s saloon in Jefferson demolished the plant, throwing N Montagne clear. Charles Divet faced a Rapid City court for selling liquor to Indians, bound over on $300 bond.
Bert Allen, about 22, jailed in Sioux Falls to serve a three year term after a turbulent run with authorities. Former school romance with a Vermillion State University graduate teacher turned marriage, financial dispute, and alleged squandering of land proceeds led to his downfall and eventual incarceration.
Spearfish youth Ike Davis, 23, inspires dime novelas to imitate Jesse James. Suspected of robbing the Beulah post office of 1650 dollars last month, he also fled with four horses from John Morton’s Belle Fourche sheep camp. A running gunfight left him with a bullet in the left foot. he escaped and is believed hiding near Beulah rifle pits. Sheriff offers 150 dollar reward.
The South Dakota Supreme Court remands the Beadle County case of H L Hubbard for a new trial in the Cakebread murder. Hubbard was convicted in September 1904 for killing G W Cakebread and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary. Judgment reversed due to failure to instruct on second degree manslaughter.
In Pierre circuit court on Tuesday the injunction to restrain Selby from extending its incorporation limits to include the Bangor townsite was made permanent. The rehearing was denied and records sent back to Bangor. The last record shows Bangor will be the county seat for at least three more years.
Gov Ehredt accepts Census Bureau crop statistics as official government figures and warns changes. Huron reports renewed talk of abolishing the South Dakota surveyor general post though mineral lands keep it. Yankton enforces saloon crackdown with State's Attorney Wyman issuing edict and Sheriff Wright serving notices to local saloonmen.
Ernest J. Archer a pioneer resident of Minnehaha County died suddenly at his home near Sioux Falls from heart failure. The notice records a sudden death without warning in the local vicinity.
The Allison brothers of Lead City negotiate to buy the Sturgis electric light plant from A. Oliver, with the sale still pending and not yet closed.
In a Hol _ inburgh University gathering Barrie interrupted a solemn student who began by saying he was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet. Barrie calmly advised him not to worry since there is no reason he cannot father one, provoking laughter as the solemn student faded from the scene.
A witty exchange frames a light moment as Mrs Naggett and Mr Naggett debate age and fashion. The Philadelphia Press quotes them in a playful exchange about aging and a bonnet, illustrating social humor of the era.
A vivid exchange notes a remarkable run for a new book with the first edition exhausted the publication day amid a blaze at the publishing house in Atlanta. The chatty moment underscores the book's rapid demand and a dramatic publishing error.
Henry Soule a Hammondsport cobbler recounts twenty years of kidney trouble including gravel backache and deadly weight loss. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a cure eight years ago and says he has remained well since. Pills sold by Wester Milburn Co. Buffalo at 50 cents a box.
The article notes wealth per person increasing from $850 in 1880 to $1,286 currently. It criticizes disruption during church services caused by coughing and promotes Anti-Gripine, claiming guaranteed cures. The ad cites F W Die mer, M D of Springfield, Missouri, and ends with Goethe's quote on rigid scruples.
Rear-Admiral Hichborn and other high ranking officers endorse Peruna for invigorating tonic effects. The notice urges use to prevent colds from becoming catarrh and claims Peruna relieves both acute and chronic catarrh with early doses being most effective.
A testimonial from R H Seidel of 2206 Olive Street St Louis dated April 15 1901 extols Piso’s Cure for curing him and notes Talebearers are as bad as tile makers while garbled text follows.
Worth Knowing that Allcock's are the original genuine porous plasters and others are imitations. Germany has 2,137 miles of electric rail lines. A guaranteed cure for piles itching bleeding protruding. PAZO OINTMENT refunds if not to go in 6 days. Beati Marconi dislikes marconigram.
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