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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1905
Page
6
A testimonial from Minnie B. Gossett of Tuscarawas County Ohio asserts that Dr Williams Pink Pills improved her family health after malaria rheumatism and nervous prostration. She credits the pills for restoring vitality and aiding her daughter and husband.
The text reviews six years of prosperity from 1897 to 1902 with rising prices for breadstuffs meats dairy and coal. It notes farmers and stockmen benefited from these advances while workers saw modest wage gains and a few households faced rising living costs. Concerns about inflation and household effects appear in scattered fragments.
Reports from St Petersburg indicate Russia may seek peace with no cession of territory or indemnity, with France Britain and the United States likely aware. Japan has not replied, and U S channels are suspected, as officials weigh possible negotiations under war conditions.
A subcommittee reviews a feller gift to the American foreign missions with two weeks until a final prudential committee decision. The report notes a century of gifts from diverse beliefs and emphasizes upholding the trust and receiving gifts without altering principles.
John E. Shields of Brooklyn NY, former Armour and Co employee, was arrested in Chicago as a witness in the federal grand jury probe of the Beef trust. He was released on a $1000 bond and is to appear again in July along with Armour & Co official Thomas J. Connors, who was earlier arrested on a bench warrant.
In New York reports on Wall Street claim John D Rockefeller earns only 20000 a year as Standard Oil president. Other executives at 26 Broadway are said to earn rarely more than 5000 yearly. It is also claimed that S C T Dodd, general solicitor, earns far less than the 3 million cited and has no commission.
Washington reports General Ainsworth, under a special act of Congress, began delivering Confederate flags captured during the war to the governors of affected Southern states. He sent each governor a letter explaining Congress action and the State Department steps for the flag return.
Reports indicate a breakdown in private and press telegrams reaching the front. A note from General Linevitck, dated Harbin, mentions no reports from the armies and fears suppressions have altered Russian positions.
Mrs and Mrs Scott Smedley faced a second hearing in Denver on embezzlement charges of 916000 allegedly involving Joseph Wells of Lincoln Nebraska. County attorney moved to continue the case until April 3. Bail for Mrs Smedley reduced to 1000 and posted. she released on own recognizance.
An American ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women's diseases though not a cure-all. It promotes Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and liver regulator, urging readers to request the medical adviser booklet by mail from Buffalo New York.
Ad extols Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry claiming it saves time by not sticking and contains 16 oz per package, unlike 1/2 pound competitors sold at the same 10 cent price. Warns grocers against selling 12 oz. packs and notes chemical purity. Includes a joke exchange from a Chicago Journal humor page.
Storekeepers report that the extel quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starth make it nearly impossible to sell any other brand. The ad also notes Defiance Stare is 16 ounces in a package and sells at the same price as 12 ounce packages of other kinds. It includes quips about misers and long distance telephone wording.
A brief excerpt notes Mark Twain Samuel Clemens has offered new humorous definitions. It cites his view of a buffoon as a professional fool and a wag as an amateur, with the author calling himself a serious philosopher who never pretends to be more.
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