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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
4
Peruna is both a tonic and a catarrh remedy. The herb Hydrastis Canadensis with Cubebs and Copaiba forms a specific for catarrh, reinforced by tonics Collinbonia Canadensis Corydalis Formosa and Cedron seed. The manufacturer claims universal efficacy with many testimonials. Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Columbus, Ohio.
A fragmentary dialogue recalls Mrs Monro reading to Edward about a craftsman making old looking tables and chairs, with admiration for his skill and the idea of profitable work. George KNol cites thorough workmanship as essential to national prosperity and faith in duty.
A miscellany of shoe styling thoughts and observations on dance footwear, stage fashion tricks, housekeeper sensibilities, and a comic exchange about profits and luck. The piece blends maker advice with humorous asides and catalogish notes on postcards and weekly humor.
The admiralty figure Keying Hin delivered a strange show of skills after an impromptu speech in Yorks. He allegedly quacked at a pugilist, solved a cryptogram, disarmed two expert attackers with a twinkling, and expressed regret at not pitching a curved ball. The remark hints that even famed olden time men had uneven talents.
A testimonial claims Grape Nuts food cured years of indigestion for a woman and benefited the whole family. The letter says the product is predigested, supports nervous energy, and is suitable for children and adults.
Sioux City authorities pledge broad closure of banned districts as Chief Dineen leads a house cleaning drive. Widespread prohibitions target bawdy parlors in residence areas and the tenderloin, with music, gambling, and solicitation to be suppressed. A warrant is issued for the “Barest” at 616 Nebraska Street, linked to years of vice and church proximity.
Mrs. Mikhad Kidder Me Adow of Maxon City marries Anthony Dujat after he is badly burned while trying to extinguish a locomotive fire. The ceremony proceeds at the bride’s home, with G. L. Chaves of Lisbon officiating. the planned honeymoon to Chicago and Niagara Falls is postponed.
A clash between strike breakers and Iowa Central shopmen at Macshadl town left one strike breaker badly beaten and a guard fatally injured as the melee erupted near a south side saloon before 10. A guard was beaten while escorting strikers for beer and the guard later left on duty. No arrests were made. The fourth consignment of 37 machinists and boilermakers arrived from Chicago and was escorted to company shops.
Dr Hanchette of the state health board returns from Emerson Montgomery county with news of a smallpox outbreak spread by a visiting youth. Cases misdiagnosed as chickenpox led to further transmission near Hinerson and Essex with several women fined for related crimes. Corn prices surge to 72 cents a bushel in Traer as interurban surveying progresses from Lake City toward Storm Lake. Enormous egg shipments totaling 1,752,000 from Dyersville worth over 12000.
Edgar Davis, a Des Moines man, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the February homicide of his wife. He received an eighteen year sentence after a prior trial resulted in a hung jury. Davis also wounded Dr. James B. Miller during the incident. the doctor survived.
In Marshalltown a confrontation erupted as fifteen strike breakers returning from justice court were mobbed by thirty pickets. The workers were ordered from town after being chased to the city limit while receiving no resistance. Most strike breakers had wages owed by the company.
A Milwaukee passenger near Mason City was robbed by three men who boarded the train as it neared the city. They assaulted Ebenezer a University man and forced him to surrender valuables before leaping from the train. investigators are pursuing the suspects with no arrests yet.
A series of violent and legal incidents are recorded including a six year old George Fate dying in an accident with hay, a mother shot by her year old son, and a federal case against the Chicago Great Western Railway over safe coupling devices. Bank of Corwith related claims exceed 250000 with court sessions planned. A suspect in a murder and rape case tied to Minden Neb. is detained. A barn fire destroys Bert Smith’s property and Irene Wolfe faces eight years for murder in Anamosa penitentiary.
A garbled mix of anecdotes and health ads, including a captain's blunt reassurance to a passenger, notes on chimpanzee collections, kidney cure testimonials, cautions about mercury in remedies, and a theater actor’s emotional homage to his mother, all set in a Paris-London press context.
Complaints about selecting paint before the painter is discussed with emphasis on owner responsibility. Instructions urge securing National Lead Company materials and offer a testing outfit. A brief anecdote about Lord Kelvin’s romance recounts his yacht bridge quip and marriage proposal.
Aunty advises focusing on a specialist topic to engage Mr Ketchley. If Browning strains him, switch to baseball to spark conversation and interest.
A suburban school opens with eight boys chosen to debate which life is preferable. Country Hugh interrupts, asserting city boys know nothing about going to town, a claim reflecting the era’s humor and division between rural and urban life. The text also advertises Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic.
In a Chicago Tribune snippet Wililcally Carelessa and Mr Highmore spar over Mr Lampkins eschewing appearance. Pneuritch mocks a stain on his escutcheon and suggests he could visit a cleaner to scrub it clean.
A New York family reports persistent eczema in their three month old infant. After trying multiple doctors and medicines, they used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and saw rapid improvement. Now six months old, no further treatment has been needed. Cost totaled $1.25 for one case and two boxes.
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