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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
6
A collage of quips and brief scenes including a Victoria police judge tallying prisoners sentences, a Sydney Smith quip about corkscrews, and a newlywed honeymoon misadventure at a skyscraper hotel. The bride’s door knock ends with a bath room reminder from the other side.
The advertisement claims Defiance Starch offers time and money savings for laundry. Each 16 oz package allegedly never sticks to fabrics and contains 16 ounces, with competitors selling smaller or misrepresented sizes. It warns grocers may push older stock at higher prices.
A Berlin stenographer profits by attending funerals of notable figures, drafting verbatim copies of clergy addresses, and selling engrossed copies to mourners. John H. Langton recalls a Long Island Sound yacht party gag where a note misfired a charge, prompting a witty reply and doubled tolls.
The Chicago Journal reports on Commissioner Garfield inspecting packers books under a government pledge not to use findings in court. It warns the government may prosecute western offenders over eastern targets, cites decency concerns, and criticizes entering private homes and coercing spouses in the legal process.
Senator J. R. Burton of Kansas found guilty on all six counts in U S circuit court in St. Louis for accepting pay to appear as attorney before the post office department. Verdict returned after jury deliberation. If not reversed on appeal to the Supreme Court, his Senate seat will become vacant when his term expires March 4, 1907.
Nov 26 27 reports from Sebastopol describe mutiny among sailors and mutinous Brest regiment joining workers under a red flag. Panic grips the city as troops are sent from Odessa to quell disorders and railway traffic to Sebastopol is interrupted. Admiral Pisarevski wounded. By Nov 27 the mutiny spreads with numerous regiments and artillery mutinies, Brest and Bielostok factions siding with rebels. Royal troops struggle to suppress planned uprising linked to Cronstadt agitation.
In Washington on November 26 the final chapter of the Russo Japanese War was enacted as ratifications of the Portsmouth treaty were exchanged in the diplomatic room of the state department at 4:06 pm. Baron Rogen and Mr Takahira represented Russia and Japan, with Prince Kudache, Hioki, Sidney Smith, Eddie Savoy present as witnesses and aides.
Washington November 24 In the new map issued by the general land office the Isle of Pines off Cuba will no longer bear the letters U S after its name The island has long been shown as an American possession on maps and a correction labels it Pine Island with A S after the island by mistake The senate deliberates a treaty to transfer the island to Cuba remains pending.
In St Petersburg on November 21, workers at Hubbard, Pall, Westinghouse and other key plants pressed for shorter hours. Despite a council decision to abandon a broader eight hour campaign, workers demanded reduced hours and began leaving after six hours. Employers met and vowed to maintain a sixty hour week, closing local shops if the old system continued.
A Panama correspondent reports Panamanians and Americans alike expect Theodore Roosevelt to become canal commission chairman after his presidency. He would then reside on the isthmus, a widely circulated belief, though some think the wish may influence the notion.
Washington D C Nov 27 The administration and its supporters claim the rate legislation contest is practically won with leaders confident the president has beaten the opposition. Strengths shift daily as Republicans and Democrats on the Senate committee may unite for the bill. Rumors of Selkirk’s support surface, but Wiking denies them. An attorney for a major system told the president the fight is won and a bill on administration lines is acceptable. Opponents weaken, senate committee reports loom, and a general rush to the administration side is anticipated.
Hearst increased by 80 votes in one election district in New York's mayoralty contest. The gain came from the fifteenth section of the Twenty-sixth assembly district where inspectors were recently arrested. The county canvassers reported erasures and changes on tally sheets in that district.
Gainesville Texas resident M. C. Moss testifies after thirty years of ulcers and a leg eruption, saying Cuticura Bone Ointment and Pills cured him in six months and helped at once, urging others to try the products to end their misery.
A collage of vintage advertisements and quips touting Pierce Pillsbury’s Vito porridge Defiance Starch and Defiance Cold Water Starch. It highlights frontier prowess, a shameless scam for job ads, products for housewives, and a Hungarian invention for electric washing. The piece reflects a bygone promotional tone with varied claims and humorous asides.
A fragmented ad touts Hat Catarrh Cure with claims of a cure for catarrh taken internally. It mentions Walle Cutarrh Cure and Hat vanity Pie, with price listed as 75 cents per bottle and availability through druggists. The text also references a local businessperson F. J. Chaue and general assurances of honesty.
An OCR fragment markets Defiance Starch praising its 18 ounce packages and superiority over cold water starches. It cites customer testimonials from Indiana and New York and mentions Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children. The piece riffs on common ad slogans and a light quip about an elevator boy’s influence.
Advert reads that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound offers unmatched endorsement and cures for female troubles including ovarian disorders, uterine issues, and menopause. It claims relief from backache, indigestion, nervousness, and other symptoms, selling through druggists with no substitutes.
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