Alleged Lottery Based On Worthless Oil Land
In Chicago on February 4 United States Judge Sanborn heard testimony about land claimed by Louisiana State loan and trial company as the source of a supposed lottery scheme led by John H Dalton. Witnesses valued the land at about 124 cents per acre, describing vast tracts in Louisiana bought by Louise A. Gourdain and Dalton that were swampy and unsurveyed. Tax sales had set the price at $16, and tickets were sold nationwide for 25 cents to 2 dollars, with buyers led to believe the land held oil wells though the nearest wells were over 100 miles away.
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Chicago
Louisiana State Loan and Trial Company
John H Dalton
United States
Sanborn
Louisiana
Louise A. Gourdain
Dalton
Lanaa
To Cure a Cold in One Day LAXATIVE BROMO QUI NINE
A short 19th century patent medicine label promising to cure a cold in one day. It advertises LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS with a money refund if it fails and features FE. W. GROVE’S signature on each box. Price listed as 25 cents.
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FE. W. Grove
Bryan says he is not willing to commit to 1908 nomination
Chicago Feb 4 William Jennings Bryan told the Chicago Record-Herald he is not willing to say how he will view the democratic nominations in the next contest. He spoke with Mayor Harrison on national politics and urged that reorganization come from the people, not leaders, and that the next platform must be positive, not negative.
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Chicago
Chicago Record-Herald
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Harrison
Lebanon youth held after fatal shooting of father
Booker Heath, of Lebanon Missouri, had a preliminary hearing after he shot and killed his father. Heath testified the shot was accidental and was bound over to the circuit court for further action.
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Lebanon
Booker Heath
Heath
Dr King’s New Life Pills for stomach and liver care
Popular medicine advertised for modern remedies to restore blood and system health. Emphasizes that Dr King’s New Life Pills cure stomach and liver troubles. Sold at Frank T. Clay’s drug store for 25 cents per box.
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Dr. King
Frank T. Clay
Mitchell Indicted On Bribery Charge In Land Deals
Portland Ore Feb 4 United States Senator John H Mitchell is indicted on a bribery charge and State Senator Geo C Brownwell is charged with subornation of perjury. The senator allegedly accepted 4200 from timber land dealer Frederick R Kribes for aiding expeditions and approvals to speed land patents and influence the land office at Washington.
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Portland
Ore
United States
John H. Mitchell
Geo. C. Brownwell
Mitchell
Frederick R. Kribes
Binger Hermann
General Land Office
Washington
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Hits the Spot for Burns
A sample medical advertisement notes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick remedy for burns cuts sores eczema and piles. It promotes the product’s soothing effects and mentions 25 cents at Frank T. Clay’s Drug Store.
One Instance of Goughing Tariff
A traveler from a Pittsburg firm cites the tariff on steel as driving up costs for bridges and steel fabrication in the Southwest. He notes steel costs $1.60 per hundred pounds domestically, vs $1 previously, and argues removal of tariffs would invite foreign competition and lower prices. He claims the tariff sustains trusts and inflates prices for Missouri bridges and Mexican steel sales.
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Truat
Pittsburg
Porte
Amertcan
England
Belgium
Germany
Missouri
Mexico
Steel Trust
Pittsburg Steel
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Healing
Harriett Howard of 209 West 34th Street New York describes years of salt rheum and eczema cured by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad touts it as a quick healer for cuts burns and sores and notes a 25 cent price at Frank T Clay’s drug store.
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Harriett Howard
New York
T Clay's
Prairie hay praised as best roughness for horses
An old farmer in the Fulton Gazette extols prairie hay from central Kansas as the finest forage. He claims it prevents heaves, boosts a horse's drive, and favors fast horsemen and liverymen who prefer it when available. He cites cures by James Leaver and T H Britt and notes a $10 per ton barn price, praising Daniel Tucker’s Richland field as highly valuable.
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Fulton Gazette
Kansas
James Leaver
T. H. Britt
Daniel Tucker
Richland
Live Snake and Nails Found in Kentucky Cow
In Lexington Kentucky a cow owned by Charles Grows died after showing unusual symptoms. Dr McWilliams an animal vet opened the carcass and found a watersnake and twenty three wire nails inside the stomach protruding through the lining. The nails likely entered via feed and the snake was swallowed after drinking from a creek.
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Lexington
Charles Grows
Wilmore
Baled Bay
Electric Bitters touted as malaria cure and tonic
An 1890s advertisement claims Electric Bitters relieve and cure ague and malaria, a superior tonic without quinine's after effects. Testimonial from E.S. Munday of Henrietta, Texas, credits the remedy with saving a brother's life. sold at Frank T. Ulay's drugstore for 50 cents guaranteed.
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E.S Munday
Henrietta
Tex
Frank T. Ulay
Metz Boys in Trouble Arrests and Guilty Pleas
Sheriff Moore and Constable Taylor arrested Robert Simmons Norman McVey Charles Johnson and Elmer Ellis in Metz for boisterous conduct at a basket meeting. They pleaded guilty in Judge Gordon's court and received one day in jail with more defendants to appear. A youth named Wycoff was beaten nearby.
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K. B. Moore
Hiram Taylor
Metz
Robert Simson
Norman McVey
Charles Johnson
Elmer Ellis
Gordon
Moss
Btia
Wycoff
Nevada
Odessa Police Chief Shot in Attempted Assassination
Odessa police say Chief Pattie M. Gelovine was wounded in the right shoulder during an attempted assassination as he was en route to the station. The attacker fled but was captured. the wound is not dangerous.
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Odesan
Pattie M. Gelovine
Galovine
Wan
Blood purifier praise from W V reader in 1903
CHROES Wheeling West Virginia May 28 1903. A man recalls a severe leg injury causing poisoned blood and running sores. He stopped doctors and used S. S. S. which quickly healed the sores and prevented future outbreaks. He has lived 12 years without recurrence and endorses S. S. S. as the blood purifier.
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Wheeling
W. Va
W. Fundis
Care Schmulback Brewing Co
Peculiar Gypsy Birth In Rockville Reported
A Nevada Post notice from Rockville reports a Gypsy wagon troupe where a woman gave birth on the sidewalk to a black eyed baby. Neighbors assisted mother and child who then rejoined the caravan and left town. The event is noted as a first of its kind in Post records.
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Rockville
Nevada Post
A Fire In The Country Near Reaviey
A blaze destroyed the Dotson home near Reaviey, leaving the family with total loss of possessions and clothing. A local relief fundraiser traveled to Rich Hill to solicit contributions, and residents responded generously to aid the distressed household.
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Dotson
Reaviey
Law to ban horse tail docking and require docked horse registry
Jefferson City reports the house passed Walmeley's bill to prohibit horse tail docking and to register all docked horses entering the state. Moss objected citing interference with horse shows, though farmers and show people showed little interest. if enacted, the measure could handicap the show. Moss then moved to reconsider and stressed the event's importance.
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Jefferson City
Walmeley
Moss
Vernon County Man Oscar Palmer Dies at Home
Oscar Palmer of Virgil township a prominent Vernon county resident died Monday afternoon after collapsing at his wood pile. He was carried indoors but died within minutes. The Nevada Mail cites apoplexy as the cause of death.
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Oscar Palmer
Virgil Township
Vernon County
The
Nevada Mail
Mr. Palmer
Move to split 20th judicial district gains support
Senator C C Dickerson introduces a bill to divide the 20th district Bates and St. Clair counties forming one district and Henry and Benton counties another. Lawyers in the four counties back the measure with others in Jefferson City urging passage. If enacted the new 35th district would hold terms in each county annually.
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C.C. Dickerson
Bates
St. Clair
Henry
Benton
Jefferson City
Clinton
Bitter fight against consumption urged in fall testimonial
Beall Mississippi resident T. of Beall recounts his wife’s collapse with consumption last fall and credits Dr. King's New Discovery for rapid improvement after other remedies failed. He reports cure after four bottles and notes trial bottles are free with a 50 cent and one dollar price by Frank Clay, Druggist.
City taxes may drive farmers back to country farms
Mexico Missouri February 4. The city attorney acts to tax livestock owned by residents as personal property within city limits. Assessors adjust books to increase city revenue by several thousand dollars annually. Wealthy farmers and stock raisers have moved to town for schools but own large country farms. The change may push residents back to farms despite fine city homes.
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Mexico
John T. Baker
Andrian County
Groves Taste Less Chill Tonic Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts GROVES Taste Less Chill Tonic as iron and quinine in a tasteless form with the promise No cure, no pay and a price listed as 50e.
George's Free Tobacco Exchange Dialogue
A man enters an office and tries to purchase chewing tobacco with a twenty dollar bill. The janitor refuses change, claiming the bill is all the customer has. The exchange features dialect and hints at deception while noting the man supposedly prefers a small amount of tobacco.
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George
Timber wolves chase man in Wisconsin sheltering treed eight hours
La Crosse Wisconsin February Hane Peterson was pursued and treed for eight hours by timber wolves last night. He escaped with hands feet and face frozen and was found unconscious wedged between branches. He received medical treatment and is reported in stable condition.
Ex-Treasurer Pitts Dead in San Antonio
The fragment reports the death of former treasurer Pitts of Porte Missouri in San Antonio Texas tonight. It mentions Capt Frank J Pitts and notes family present at the deathbed, with references to Paris and local railway financial personnel and a recent shift to uniformed train collectors on midday trains under new rules.
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San Antonio
Tex
Frank J. Titts
Pitts
Porte
Inlaw
Paris
le Caren
M. OK
Amd
Ile Pree
Globe-Democrat subscription pitch from St Louis paper
Readers are urged to subscribe to the St Louis Globe-Democrat for national news and family content. The Daily is praised as unrivaled in the west, and the Weekly is offered in semi weekly sections at one dollar per year for farmers merchants and professionals, with a free sample copy available by writing to the Globe Printing Company in St Louis Mo.
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A Nations News and Family Journal
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Union
Daily Globe-Democrat
West
Globe- Democrat
Globe Printing Company
St. Louis
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