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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
1
Fragmented text cites income tax cuts and government critique alongside a court case against Curtis Publishing and Home Journal. It mentions patent medicine disputes, a Dublin bar threat, and a rambling parliamentary scene about cold air systems and hardware sales.
An advertisement extols Mull's Grape Tone as a cure for constipation and stomach and bowel trouble. It claims pills and injections weaken the system and insists the grape tonic restores digestion, strengthens the intestines, and cures chronic ailments with Concord grape extract. It urges readers to buy the product from their pharmacist.
Ralph Peters, new president of Long Island ad firm, relates a joke he claims came from Paris. The gag touches on a recent attempt to “Hamaxsmite King Alfonse of Spain” while he rode with President Jonbel of France. Peters asks who they are after and quotes a French official.
A Pittsburgh Adams Express clerk, George Rudward Cunliffe, is accused of stealing $101000 transmitted money. The package, containing $100000 in various bills, vanished en route to a Cincinnati bank. Cunliffe disappeared after work and returned home later that evening. detectives hunt for him as the company reviews his service record.
Announcement from We Martue Hospital Service in New Orleans says the fight against fever and fumigation of affected squares will be permanently discontinued starting Tuesday. Federal forces accept the decline in fever cases, noting very few new instances and little difficulty in handling remaining cases.
English prisoner Hetd held by Turkish Beigande in Salonica area linked to a ransom demand. A package received by the British consulate at Monastir includes a human ear and a letter claiming it was severed from Wills an Englishman employed by the Turkish tobacco revenue department. Wills was captured months ago and is threatened with murder if $5,000 is not paid by October 14.
A Peoria educator, N C Dougherty, had his home and property seized by the sheriff amid a brewing case. The state’s attorney cites strong evidence of guilt as Dougherty faces possible imprisonment. Separate notes report a New York bank closure tied to depositor withdrawals after a cashier’s death and other local incidents including a suicide, a banker's conviction, and a murder verdict in a related case.
Senator Carmack recalls a peculiar farmer on his uncle Ton's Tennessee farm who could predict weather. The anecdote, told with humor, centers on a speckled cow and a day of heavy rain, illustrating old rural beliefs about predicting the elements.
In Neat in the World Cream Arkansas a man named Mr Lilly reports a long seizure of back pain and epilepsy improved after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says he was weak for eighteen months and regained strength, now able to work, claiming the pills cured kidney and blood conditions and improved overall health.
At Bromley by Bow in England the Hot Cross Bun Memorial preserves a gift of an old custom. A widow kept a yearly vow to bake four hot cross buns for her missing son who sailed away on a Good Friday and never returned, a tradition carried on by later innkeepers and staff.
A New South Wales father reports his baby endured years of head scratching and facial sores until Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment healed the face with no scarring. He credits the treatment for restoring rest and relief after failed doctors.
At Johns Hopkins Universitys twentieth anniversary celebration scholars from around the world attended a toast. Professor Sylvester, challenged to respond to the night’s boastful topic The Widversides of Great Britain offered a few commonplaces masked by humor. He claimed to have attended the opera Gerster rather than prepare a retort. The presiding officer defended the guests honor and reminded the faculty of Hopkins enduring mission to deeds not words.
A reader asks about customs after a bride visits and the meaning behind them. The piece shifts to a testimonial praising Grape-Nuts as a restorative food, claiming it cured stomach issues and restored health and vigor, attributing the change to the product and quoting a user from Battle Creek Michigan.
A fragmented account outlines a statewide convention of marshal clubs across Iowa counties to discuss proposed Sunday closing laws. Delegates from various towns and temperance leaders envision unified action to enforce Sunday saloon closures and curb illegal liquor sales.
Mrs. Peter Koenig of Durango risked her life when a fire broke on the Durango bridge. She carried water from a nearby hydrant and, with aid within minutes, fought the flames as a Great Western train lay within a half mile. Her quick action helped summon help and save passengers as firefighters arrived to extinguish the blaze.
A Webster City special reports W J Hayden, a town horseman, was forced to jump from a burning vehicle near the grain fields west of the city. Hayden sustained head injuries and is under care at Wilken Hotel. The wreck followed a collision blamed on misread train orders.
A Des Moines grand jury has indicted a suspect on forgery and related counts. The accused allegedly used a manipulated document to threaten property and influence a counterparty, with witness signatures supposedly forged. Court records show probe into the authenticity of the key envelope and timing before the Sept night.
Witnesses testified in Bloux City on alleged fake certificates of deposit used to cover overdrafts at banks in Storm Lake and Star Lake. The trial centered on Worthless certificates tied to the Stern Lake bank and payments from the Trust Company of Ten Mobs and related institutions.
The wealthy farmer Edwin Gresser was killed by robbers on a Des Moines area farm Friday evening. Neighbors reported hearing shots at midnight and finding Gresser with a bullet wound. his head lay in a pool of blood as he read the paper before the attack. The motive is listed as robbery. Chesner, a farm hand of about three years, is suspected to be involved.
The report details a 20 year old farmer Subektes Thecands who died instantly after a shooting following a failed courtship attempt. The incident sparked investigations, with witnesses recounting a tower of confusion and a drive toward a nearby railway.
Readers learn Patterson’s county ledger shows total public outlay and per capita costs in the state. The piece notes expenditures, revenue sources, and tax collections, with figures suggesting per capita costs near and above fourteen dollars, and details on county and city spending.
A Albany resident Nicholas J. Tiertz claims a heavy cold settled in his kidneys and worsened in bad weather. After using Peruna, he reports relief in a week and return to work in four weeks. He credits ongoing Peruna use for full recovery. Dr Wartman promotes testimonials and offers free wellness advice from The Wartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
An OCR fragment recounts Sir John Furlbert a longtime Red Cross volunteer and author of In Trance and War detailing Belgian relief volunteers and medals. It transitions to a science snippet on Mercury’s orbit and a humorous wartime anecdote about an old bachelor.
Incomplete text from a St. Louis anecdote hints at bravery shown by a person without witnesses. The fragment references a bottle and a capitally phrased line suggesting secrecy or a caper. Further readable context is required for a precise summary.
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