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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
8
Mrs Joseph Paeotle of 121 Bronson St Ottawa East Canada says she suffered with backache and headache for over nine months and nothing helped until Peruna. She reports a much better condition after using the medicine and recommends it highly.
Peruna Company of Columbus Ohio promises a free sample bottle to demonstrate its value in catarrhal troubles. Readers are urged to mail for the sample and to mention reading the ad. A medical department offers free advice and literature with sensible health guidance.
A garbled text fragment mentions danger at sea, a person named MeSesh Ge prsition and a Cleveland leader. It implies a drowning incident or warning during a voyage with references to Peary and Pangees, but details are unclear.
The article surveys unusual English villages such as underpopulated hamlets with no schools or churches and even villages with only a letter box on a pillar. It mentions Skiddaw in Cumberland and Kempton near Bedford as candidates for the longest unsettled village, with roadless stretches and sinking cottages along coasts or old mines.
A reader testimonial extols Postum as a nourishing coffee substitute for mothers and children. It claims improved strength and milk supply, healthier color in a child, and broad family benefits while urging careful preparation and sharing with friends.
Five inmates broke from the Leavenworth federal prison by stealing an engine and forcing the engineer to move toward the countryside. Three escaped into nearby woods but were cornered. two, Clark and Gideon, were recaptured near the prison. Three other fugitives, Thomas A. Kating Arthur Hewett and Frank Grigware, remained at large before later capture efforts.
The Birmingham Rad Coal and Iron Company mine at Mat as suffered a major explosion trapping fifteen white miners and twenty four African American laborers. The foreman with the only roster is entombed along with the crew. rescuers found two bodies and fear all are dead. Flames shot up the shaft to long heights, and windows in the village were broken by blast debris.
The Dorlington Railroad woods in Lincoln Nebraska suffered a large fire destroying nearly a dozen railroad buildings and thirty freight cars. Loss is estimated at 125000 to 150000 dollars. A student named Her Hair Wha Volt of Berlin fell from a cliff while attempting a climb and died a few hours later.
The first National Congress of the Laymen's Missionary Movement will be held in Chicago May 0 to discuss a world wide campaign against heathenism. Representatives from across the United States will attend as the movement aims to evangelize the world within thirty five years.
Caleb Powers, four time murder defendant and former Secretary of State candidate with W. Taylor, enters the race for Congress in Kentucky's Seventh District. Goebel, wounded during the disputed gubernatorial contest, is central to the turbulent past referenced in the report.
The passage notes Goebel's January 61, 108 in Frankfort and his deputy powers being charged in the assassination. It details four trials for Powers and three for Trewis, a hung jury, and a later pardon on June 14, 1908 by Governor A. E. Willson. A former governor Taylor wrote a letter praising sacrificers for liberty.
The city police chief argues reforms have reduced violence and recidivism by treating offenders as patients in need of protection and correction rather than punishment. He notes arrests declined under the new system, crediting fewer repeat offenses and emphasis on rehabilitation.
A misspelled fragment describes a claimed herbal or chemical remedy named mycolysine said to dissolve disease and counter bacterial resistance. It asserts the product can treat intestinal disorders if used rationally, but lacks verifiable details or credible sources.
A historic dispute between the United States and Mexico centers on whether the river’s changing course would transfer El Paso territory. If the river shifted gradually, U S ownership remains. if a sudden change occurred, Mexico could gain control. A Los Angeles claimant revived the Spanish grant to contest the territory, but a federal ruling found U S ownership for titling purposes, though not final on international status. The State Department seeks resolution by summer, with treaties shaping the outcome.
Jem Driscoll to box Spike Robson at the National Sports Club in London as part of a busy schedule. International yacht regatta slated for August off Portsmouth with events in France 1911 and Germany 1912. Ground improvements planned at Columbus Driving Park center field to enhance attractions.
Government teams under the Attorney General prepare to sue northern railroads over alleged monopolistic control of coal transport. Separate notes discuss dramatic rail innovations, agricultural wealth growth, Roosevelt trophies, and federal projects including Capitol grounds enlargement and land settlement in Montana and Wyoming.
A 19 year old, Albert Wolter, was convicted of first degree murder for luring 14 year old Ruth Wheeler to his room and burning her alive in a fireplace. Jurors found him guilty despite defense assertions of tenderness. He faces the electric chair. Wheeler disappeared after seeking a job, her remains dismembered with parts left near the fireplace and yard. Wolter was arrested soon after the crime.
Secretary W. Greene of the Iowa State Horticultural Department estimates crop damage from the freezing weather at 3.6 to 319 million dollars with early fruits severely affected though some replanting can recover part of the loss. Snow falls across Iowa and lows reach 22 above zero as cold spreads to Kansas Illinois and Indiana.
A northbound Illinois Central through flier No. 2 derailed five miles north of Jackson Mississippi, crushing a baggage mail library car and two Pullmans. Four mail clerks died and three trainsmen and another clerk were injured. Col. William Craine of New Orleans organized a relief crew, rescuing passengers through windows and dousing flames with fire extinguishers. The wreckage left the mail clerks cremated. the engine left the track and dropped fifteen feet into a ravine.
A fragmented page mentions baseballs and mothballs, hats, and weather as a light mix. Notes reference Milwaukee fame from a Sublist victory, Pittsburg spectacles, and a New York clerk who died leaving money and a bank. Roosevelt’s philanthropy is noted amid broader curiosities.
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