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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1904
Page
6
Advert shows Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root promoted as a great kidney liver and bladder remedy. Readers urged to request a free sample by mail and claims to improve kidney function and aid other organs with testimonials and distribution details.
An editorial notice invites readers with kidney or bladder trouble or family history to request by mail a free sample bottle of Swamp Root and a testimonial book from Dr Kilmer & Co of Binghamton NY. Include newspaper citation in the request.
A crowded Nebraska page records various local crimes and civil actions from Otoe and adjacent counties including court filings for defamation and burglary, damages sought, and property thefts. Fire department statistics show Lincoln’s duties and losses while agricultural society activity and livestock matters appear across Clay, Hall, and Dakota counties. A baby found in a box near Fairmont prompts sheriff involvement, and other items note poultry shipments to New York, town growth, river erosion threats to Dakota City, and a Cedar Creek body mystery.
The Nebraska Dairymen's association holds its nineteenth annual meeting at the University Farm Lincoln January 20 and 21. Programs include speeches by J. K. Honeywell L. J. Stillson Henry C. Gilkeman A. J. Hacrker and others with cream tasting contests awarding a $75 pro rata fund and a $25 cap. Only state residents may compete with entries due by January 10.
Registration figures for the State university forecast a year end attendance near 2,600. Current registrations total 2,008 across Industrial and Literary colleges 1,322 College of Law 172 College of Medicine 199 School of Agriculture 108 Dental 19 Music 20 Graduate 88 Summer 19 Agriculture and Dairy 10. After adjusting for duplicates the count is about 2,455 students.
Judge Jacob Fawcett of Omaha is named supreme court commissioner to fill the vacancy created by Commissioner Barnes elevation to the supreme bench.
Lincoln ministers plan a manifesto against Senator Smoot of Utah. The ministerial association will devote the coming session to a general discussion of the Smoot case, with resolutions likely to be sent to Congress. A committee will investigate, followed by two weeks of inquiry.
Albert Cockle Grant aged 13 was accidentally shot by a playmate. The 22 calibre ball passed entirely through the knee in the incident.
Lincoln reports a surge in enrollment at the Nebraska school of agriculture. By 6 o clock Tuesday 178 students had registered for the new term, up from 152 on opening day last year. The majority of newcomers are choosing the long course as the faculty expresses satisfaction.
Governor John H. Mickey telegrammed Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison expressing Nebraska’s shock at the theater fire tragedy. He extended heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved and suffering and conveyed the citizens’ condolences.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that advancing civilization and prosperity have lowered birth rates across major nations. France shows a long decline since 1815, while Britain and Germany also see reduced birth excess. Berlin and Paris record notably lower rates, prompting discussion of state measures to boost births and curb death rates.
A medical note argues noise can awaken the subconscious to aid healing. The author cites a near death case where a bell-like tune revived a patient after last rites, suggesting vibration and arousal may substitute for drugs in some conditions.
The philologist explains that spinster derives from a historical practice when girls spun linen by hand. Each unmarried woman produced and owned a stock of spun linen, which she brought as a dower to her future husband, defining the term spinster by age and work.
A fragmented verse laments care and fate addressed to Irene L in Boston. The speaker counsels comfort amid suffering and suggests the beloved, a Wille girl, knows the heart’s burden, with themes of support and enduring hope.
A damaged notice fragment lists medical products and individuals, mentioning Pettan Nowert and F J Cheney. It reads like an advertisement note from a drugstore group with references to pills and cures and signatures. The legibility is poor and several names appear garbled.
Sir Gilbert Parker, the author, has achieved a prominent place in the house of commons in a short time. A good deal of this is due to the unusual transgressism of the personality, which always attracts people.
Woman shares years of stomach trouble and near miscarriages until Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health, able to carry pregnancy to term and care for her baby. Testimonial urges others to write Mrs. Pinkham for free advice from Lynn Mass.
A collage of old advertisements and sayings appears, with lines about drinking to drown sorrow, clothing cleanliness, and household products. It includes claims for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children and Piso's Cure for Consumption, plus social quips about dignity and intelligence.
An ad style feature touts the Dream Separator claiming it reduces butter fat loss to under one percent in thirty minutes and costs 2.75 per unit. It plugs other farm tools and catalogues from John A. Salser Seed Co for postage stamps and big listings.
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