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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
6
A giant printed book described as seven feet high and weighing about 300 pounds is moved by three men and stored in a Burhliy museum. Bound in leather with gilt clasps, it is said to be inscribed with engravings from ancient Dutch mupa and given to Charles II before leaving Holland in the year 0.
A court scene shows a judge and attorney debating a patent remedy claim. The tainted product claims to cleanse the liver and kidneys, purify blood, and improve strength under the Pure Food and Drugs Law. The text also notes Buckwheat originated from beech wheat etymology.
The noted French chemist Pierre Eugene Berthelot died suddenly at about eighty, after half a century of marriage. As a professor at the College de France and member of the Academy, he led a path to organic synthesis and earned many honors. The government proposed a national funeral for him.
Cleveland grocer recounts health benefits of Postum Coffee after persistent coffee complaints. He notes nervous strain irritability and loss of appetite improved after switching to Postum, as advised by his wife, with positive effects on family and work.
The court hears Abe Ruef admit guilt on graft and extortion charges before Judge Dunne. Ruef vows to aid reform efforts and to expose those responsible, while Abe Ruef claims to have begun as a lawyer’s clerk and risen to influence over San Francisco politics and police. Also notes Octopus torpedo boat record runs at Newport with Captain Marix aboard and the new submarine bell signaling device.
A large group of over 1,000 Western Federation of Miners members began a strike at Treadwell Washington on May 2 after the company refused arbitration. The dispute centers on abolishing the blacklist and the right to seek work elsewhere, with officials alleging the move would profit the corporation while workers face guarded property and deputy involvement.
The report notes Francois Coppée’s prize gift to the Acad école Francais, Rockefeller’s $2 million real estate gift to the University of Chicago, and wide discussions on campus morality with Yale and Cornell figures. It also mentions the Springfield board of education curbing fraternities, the Playground Association exhibit at Jamestown, and a collision death in Jackson Mississippi.
John R. Kissenger of South Bend Indiana, a Spanish American War veteran, volunteered for Yellow Fever vaccine tests in Cuba. He suffered severe illness and later disability from spinal inflammation, using a wheelchair and kneeling to move. Moran endured a lighter course. Kissenger’s condition worsened years after. Rural Delivery report notes 75,97 rural routes with 87,447 carriers.
Striking nongshoremen forced loading delays as strike breakers loaded ships next to ill and oceaneers. Riots erupted along the docks with clashes as some lines reached terms, while attackers assaulted strike breakers leaving the refinery in Brooklyn amid late night unrest.
Dr K D Angler of Yale argues at a public lecture at the State University in San Francisco that according to new psychology there is no soul or attributes of the soul. The soul exists only as a logical postulate independent of its expressions and phenomena observed.
A boy misreads Shakespeare asking for scene titles and responds with No Mother to Guide Her. The incident, recounted by Harper's Weekly, highlights confusion between Shakespeare and melodrama in a classroom discussion about Jessica and Lorenzo's night flight from Belmont.
An article fragment blends a testimonial for Dean's Kidney Pills from Mrs. Charles N. Preston of Elkland Pa with remarks on historical figures and medicinal lore. It includes references to Garfield Tea, Dr. Pierce, and the promotion of herbal remedies, alongside brief old-time quips and market notes.
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement claims nervous women cause unhappiness at home and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure. It cites Mrs. Nellie Makham of Buffalo and touts testimonials as proof, inviting readers to seek guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
In a Fredonia New York letter Mrs Geo A James reports a long difficult illness with nervous prostration and female trauma. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and urges others to use the medicine.
The dialogue notes that after marriage the couple shifts from billing and cooing to the reality of bills. It highlights wives' and dressmakers' charges, signaling financial concerns replace initial romance. The exchange stresses early financial burdens in married life.
An 1880s advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claiming constitutional treatment via internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces. The makers offer a $100 reward if it fails, urging readers to send testimonials to F J Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also notes joke about Jones and a free sample offer for Allen’s Foot-Ease.
A Bay City Michigan mother reports a 14 year old girl suffered a stubborn itching rash behind the ears and on the face. After failing with a specialist, she claims Curttura Remedies cleared the condition, with the notice dated May 20, 1900.
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