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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
7
McEri tsand Bros introduces road wagons and spring wagons for trade. Local dealers showcase durable carts built for farm and market use, with emphasis on new springs and timber framing for longer service.
A boiler room blaze at a temporary waterworks crib two miles from Cleveland harbor killed about a dozen crew members. Five burned to death, four drowned, three or four suffocated, with several injured. Rescuers from the tug Sprenkle saved eighteen others. four men on a rope were rescued by a yawl boat. The crib and machinery, owned by Shailer & Schninglan, were a total loss valued over 100000. Mayor Johnson vows a full negligence probe and criminal action if warranted.
Old time remedy claim cites August Flower as the cure for Indigestion Biliousness and nervous weakness. Advertorial note says doctors were scarce and livers and nerves improved with a few doses of Green's August Flower in liquid form per Druggist H. L. Tucker and the Prize Almanac.
The Democratic state convention in Norfolk August 14 nominated A J Montague present attorney general of Virginia for governor by acclamation. Congressman Claude A Swanson withdrew from the race and supported Montague. State Senator Barksdale acted as temporary chairman while Carter Glass of Lynchburg was named permanent chairman.
An old advertisement extols Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment as a remedy for painful hemorrhoids. It claims the product cures piles and notes prices of 50 cents for bottles and 75 cents for tubes, available from HL Tucker.
Indiana Attorney General Taylor orders a probe into Jeffersonville marriage practices after a deputy report claims non residents secured licenses fraudulently and wedding parlors operate openly near the ferry, with magistrates assisting eloping couples for a fee. The Clark County clerk’s office allegedly kept diverse fees, while neighboring Floyd County issued far fewer licenses.
Nicholasville report says John Marshall, a wealthy farmer, was shot in the breast by John Higgs during a confrontation linked to past elopement allegations involving Mrs Marshall. Higgs allegedly sought to aid a wagon when Marshall confronted him. a struggle followed and Higgs was beaten as others arrived. Marshall died hours later. Higgs claimed threat to kill as motive.
London financial notes recount a speech by the bishop of Hereford on gambling. A tale cites Bishop Potter of New York traveling in Louisiana asking fellow passengers about orchards and fruit. A Louisianian replies they raise pears if they have threes or better.
A discussion on catarrh describing its serious nature and potential to contaminate the blood through nasal secretions. It warns that if untreated the disease can spread and become dangerous, with symptoms and the idea that certain washes and sprays may help, though the text is unclear and afflicted with errors.
In Mala Island on Aug 14, protests over language and other grievances grew. Demonstrators tore the Union Jack, followed by damage to Queen Victoria's jubilee statue, marred by acid. The vandals remain unidentified.
A humorous exchange contrasts strict classroom discipline with moral suasion as a boy describes his school experiences. He recalls being kept in, locked out and in, standing in corners, and forced to write one word a thousand times while being scowled at and jawed.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for blood poison, ulcers, cancer, and skin sores. Claimed to drain poison from blood and body, it promises healed sores and purer blood. Priced at $1 per bottle, with free trial by mail from Blood Bath Co. Atlanta.
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