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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
3
A mother recalls Cuban Itch outbreak on her infant, treated with Cuticura Soap and Ointment at 75 cents. Sores dried in two weeks, child slept better, healed fully by age five. Sanity of claim cited from Mrs. Zana Miller of Union City Michigan in 1906.
A catastrophic explosion at the Darr mines of the Pittsburg Coal Company near Jacobs Creek, 18 miles west of Connellsville, Pa, entombed about 208 miners. About 100 victims are American, the rest mostly Hungarian. Smoke and fire prevented rescue attempts, and officials note the mine is large and modern, in a region known for coke production along the Youghiogheny River.
A blended, fragmentary chronicle lists events from 1282 to 1838 including Llewellyn’s death, colonial milestones, state admissions, independence battles, and law changes. It weaves brief notes on Holland blockhouses, Plymouth landing, Narva victory, Jay’s presidency, and Jamaica’s slavery abolition, ending with a literary aside about a poet’s hedge between pride and sorrow.
An ad promising Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh claims the product cures the disease in all stages through a constitutional treatment. It offers $100 to any case it cannot cure and includes testimonials and a product line. Also notes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and unrelated local chatter about a delivery issue and a list of historical events.
A mining disaster in Monongah West Virginia at Consolidation Coal Nos 6 and 8 kills hundreds, with 336 bodies recovered and many more missing amid a devastated town. Another fatal blast at Yolande mine near Birmingham Alabama reports 59 bodies found and 22 missing as authorities probe causes and safety.
A compendium of terse historic items notes W R Boggs slain by Mexican laborers over wages, bombs found under King Carlos of Portugal's box in Lisbon, Marquis Cito Na ples tortured to extract a ransom, Japan driving foreign lines from China trade, Algerian frontier clashes driving natives to Morocco, a Nova Scotia steamer rescues all aboard after wreck in a blinding storm, Oscar Erbsloeh fined $280 for a balloon race prize, a German murder sentence commuted to life, Empress Alexandra ill requiring court physicians, and Tschaikovsky along with Mme Sreshkovskaya arrested and jailed in St Petersburg Fortress.
The London Standard explains the rechristener as a professional to alter watch numbers and maker marks on stolen timepieces. The engraver adds or changes initials, turning names like J. Robins into T. J. Robinson, to fool pawnbrokers and police. This clandestine craft, often tied to a drink habit or unemployment, aids receivers of stolen property.
London reports a three day North Sea trial off Tynemouth directed by Dr. Schlick using the 116 foot torpedo boat See bar. Despite heavy rolling, the gyroscope kept the deck nearly horizontal, prompting plans to install the device on several commercial lines.
Reports from Baddeeck, C. fi. describe Prof Alexander Graham Bell’s tetrahedral kite Cygnet making a December 6 ascent. With no motor yet supplied the aeroplane was mounted on a floating platform towed by a steam launch, lifting the apparatus from the platform as speed increased and the craft rose to notable height.
An ad notes only one Bromo Quinine laxative product by E. W. Grove and claims wide use worldwide. It also reports that North Carolina has 318 cotton mills operating with 2,575,180 spindles and 52,747 looms.
The Ocean Salt piece argues salt is a purifying agent created to save land from putrefaction. Winds are sent out to remove offensives, with the ocean absorbing humors, converting foul matter into healthful ozone. Stand on a ship to purify blood and arteries, while the tide cleanses poisons. Marine Journal promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Veoria Illinois.
A fragmentary notice mocks claims by a famed writer and promotes Vazo Ointment promising cure of itching and bling in six to fourteen days with money back. It references crime as “practically unknown in Ice” in a quirky, uneasy tone.
The ad touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reputable laxative option praised for cleansing and relieving internal organs without debility or need to increase dosage. It claims physicians approved, warns against non genuine products, and promotes California Fig Syrup Co. as the sole manufacturer.
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