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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
1
A Milwaukee housewife and a Chicago curator share long running improvements after using Peruna. The letters claim better sleep and appetite, relief from sore throat, and renewed life as persuasive evidence for the remedy. Enthusiastic readers are urged to trust user experience over critics.
Letters from Mrs Amanda Long Evanston Mrs J F Boyer Portsmouth Va and Mrs Alice Bogle Circleville Ohio recount Peruna's success against chronic catarrh indigestion and related ailments Mrs Long observes dramatic improvement after one bottle and continues to keep Peruna at home while Boyer notes renewed life and strength from Peruna tablets and Russell credits Peruna with easing his wife's severe indigestion and weight gain while Bogle reports her children also benefit and she praises the remedyafter six bottles
The St Louis Times condemns misdirected opponents who overstate Gov. Johnson’s stance on Bryan’s nomination and declare false defections. It notes Minnesota’s governor was misattributed to a candidacy and asserts Johnson denies any such announcement. The piece stresses the Democratic party remains aligned with Bryan and warns against undermining party unity.
A brief South Side item references a matter described as the Catteria Deliding. Details are fragmentary and no further context or names are provided.
Prof Stirling of Victoria University Manchester calls palmistry absurd and a mere collection of creases from muscle action. He says lines such as life and heart are misnamed flexures, while thumb prints alone can uniquely identify a person for insurance. The report also notes a house fire caused by a defective flue, damaging a pioneer landmark once visited by Thomas Benton and Washington Irving.
The Rollins homestead, occupied by the Rollins family for over seventy one years, was destroyed by fire last Wednesday. About 8,000 people witnessed the blaze as university students and about fifty co-eds helped save furniture, silverware, curtains, hangings, and bric-a-brac. Loss estimated at $10,000.
The Missouri Supreme Court overruled Judge kt. H Field’s motion for a re hearing in State ex rel Judah v Ford. It upholds the Legislature’s creation of Division No 2 of Jackson County Criminal Court and sends Sunday closing cases to that division after Judge Wallace’s disqualification. A mandate will be issued.
Lincoln March. Frank Fraz er president of the First National Bank of Lincoln and treasurer of the Lincoln Coal Mining Company was robbed on the streets of Lincoln of $5,000 he was delivering from the bank to the mine to pay employees. The bandits fled in a waiting buggy but were captured four miles northeast of the city by Night Police Chief Thomas Madi a in an automobile outrunning the pursuers.
Washington reports James Thomas Heflin of Alabama shot two men on a packed Pennsylvania Avenue streetcar Friday night. Thomas Lumby, a Negro, was critically wounded, Thomas McCreary, a New York horse trainer, was wounded in the leg. Heflin was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to kill, later released on $5,000 bond. Heflin says the shooting followed his attempt to defend McCreary's wife from an insult by two men drinking in the car.
Kentucky Rep Stanley denounces President Roosevelt on the House floor, likening him to Hamilton as an obscure adventurer and criticizing his restraint and craving for applause. Rep Cooks defends the President against Willett’s criticisms, while Willett replies he can defend all his statements.
Lorenz Speichinger of Millstadt Illinois threatens a self financed trek to Washington D C to confront President Roosevelt after being dropped from rural route No 1. He plans to cover the Belleville to Washington distance in Shirby days while camping on the White House lawn until invited in. He says the rural mail carrier no longer serves his house though he knows important letters arrive there and he must go to town for them.
Advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica salve as healing the worst sores burns and wounds with quick relief. It credits T. Clay's drug store in New York for availability and mentions a user claim of rapid cure and health renewal.
Guthrie Oklahoma March 30 Perhaps not one man in 100 knows the provisions of the prohibition enforcement bill just passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. The measure has been altered during its three month debate. Enemies claim the dispensary system will breed corruption while friends say enforcement would fail otherwise. The state guards sale with a $1000 bond for the agent. Only sealed liquor may be sold and a physician's certificate is required. customers cannot break the seal on the agency premises.
Washington March 3 President Roosevelt and Representative Dick Moe of Michigan exchanged heated gestures during a clash over Judge L. K. Wilfley of the American Court at Shanghai. The House committee was ordered to investigate after Wilfley faced renewed charges. A letter exonerating the judge was read as the dispute escalated with loud fists and a tense scene in the White House.
Representative Hull of Iowa sent garden seeds from the Department of Agriculture in flagged envelopes stating a 300 dollar penalty for private use. A constituent replied asking Hull to arrange private use in his garden, noting a 400 dollar fine and wishing to avoid public use while affirming lawfulness.
Four robbers failed to blow the Farmers' bank safe at Springtown four miles east of Gentry after four attempts. A premature blast blew off the head of one attacker, frightening the others away. Springtown, with 400 residents, had no defender or gun ready for protection.
Jules Bertero secretary of the Elks seeks $500 by Saturday night after receiving a blackmail letter asking for a bag with money left at the Elks Home. The note, illustrated with skulls and daggers, threatens harm if the demand is not met. Police and private investigators tail Bertero as he tracks the sender across local lenders.
W Hagenstein of DeKalb Mo says Buchanan county will likely go wet under local option. He adds a new plan to oppose preachers and the evils of Myusr by closing saloons. he has bought four himself.
Wet Chant ab Tole Oklahoma man found a carrier pigeon kept at a store. It wore a silver band engraved P. NB, 02, 41.830 and appeared tired after arriving at nightfall. The owner is sought to claim the bird and determine its origin and disposition.
In the Philadelphia Lodger a man declares he will enlarge the front door despite pleas. He insists on the modification as a necessary adjustment, rejecting further compromise and offering a garage alternative only with stubborn resolve.
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