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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
7
A 19th century style advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, claiming a constitutional remedy acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. The text offers a $100 reward for any cure failure and instructs readers to request a testimony list from F. J. Cheney & Co. and to buy the product from local druggists.
From December 2 to 4 Great Rock Island Route sells excursion tickets to Chicago from points east of the Missouri River near Muscatine and Wilton at rate plus 2 dollars for round trip with one return limit leaving Chicago by 8 10 1. These reduced rates offer a chance to attend the exposition noted for its many and fine exhibits. For information contact the nearest Rock Island ticket agent or John Sebastian G P A Chicago.
Charles L. Dickerson a Fort Worth real estate man was sandbagged and robbed of 360 dollars on Wednesday night in Fort Worth Texas.
Albert Foster of Strasburg, Illinois, was fatally burned Wednesday night when a gasoline lamp exploded. The notice reads like an early 20th century ad style segment, mentioning a patently odd product Write's Cream Vermifuge and a sales pitch for H. L. Toker selling it, alongside a fragment about a fragile babe and a growing child.
Farmers urged to subscribe to a limited time package including Live Stock Indicator Poultry Farmer and Special Farmers Institute Editions with the home paper for 1.25 per year. Public notice promotes these West known publications as practical aids for farming and livestock, with samples available at the office in Helin.
An advertorial claims Omega Oil cures throat inflammation by applying the oil and wrapping the throat in flannel. The text asserts inflammation causes all throat troubles and promises reliable relief with this remedy.
Lebanon Missouri January 17 The Democratic congressional committee for the new sixteenth district decided to select the party candidate by a delegate convention to be held at Salem Dent County on May 14 A scramble for the nomination is expected with six counties naming favorites including Robert Lamar Texas County ex Senator Th Harrison Phelps Wright F M Mansfield Wright Johns Holmes Dallas Judge John C Holmes Maries Wo Delzell and TC Love Webster counties The first two have agreed to let their county voters decide at the May 23 primary which candidate will be presented.
The census bureau reports 27,123,004 dollars invested across 159 salt establishments in the United States for the year. Product value reached 7,066,897 dollars with salaries 00,745, wages 911,140, other expenses 760,639, and materials 3,835,022. production has risen since 1850 while the number of establishments declined from 38 in 1860 to 1 in 1900. Factors include plant consolidations along coastal and interior districts, and shifting capacity across states such as New York, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas, Utah and California.
Roswell New Mexico January 24 three outlaws held up Santa Rosa town. A bloody gun battle killed three bandits. one escaped. Citizens were forced at pistol point to surrender money and jewelry. A posse pursued and the robbers were cornered. Police later arrested several suspects as townspeople recovered.
Albert Gilmore once postmaster in Southern Indiana faces an indeterminate prison term in Michigan City for horse theft. He confessed to shielding a friend, who was the actual culprit, and the court sentenced him despite pleas. Governor Durbin may pardon if Gilmore’s innocence is proven.
A chaotic Vienna dispatch reports an alleged attempt on King George of Greer. An unidentified assailant with a knife rushed a park, a park inspector intervened and was injured. The suspect is in custody, described as insane.
Reports from New Suffolk describe Charles Herah of Submarine Torpedo Boat Fulton performing a daring underwater feat after a night submerged. A gale flooded streets with three feet of water and wrecked three sloops, while spectators watched a drifting object turn out to be a torpedo dummy.
The French army plans to drop gloves for economy, allotting 500000 soldiers two pairs yearly at 1 franc 25 centimes per pair. Niort glove makers protest the reform, risking 4000 jobs. A Paris dispatch notes lack of gloves links to various military offenses and discipline. Banking in Canada contrasts with Britain, with Dominions centers in Ontario and branches reaching Dawson.
A garbled report describes Commodore Nishi offering a view on the West, praising beauty and courage. He hints at adapting a Mollindt boat for a mission while observers note efforts to deploy craft and weapons in a theater of operations amid uncertain lines.
Letters from London readers warn against American imports and dry footwear concerns while an American reply defends rubber quality. In the United States a new Vanderbilt heir is named William Henry Vanderbilt III after a long tradition, with the name Cornelius removed after deliberation.
The readable lines describe a death by self harm and a woman named Alis with a sweetheart sending a cuet binge. a clock-like moment follows, and a man named Vaoger took Soya and laid by to stand. The fragment ends with a note about 2 counts and a fund done.
A terse note promises a cure in a day with Luxative Bromo uinine Talihete and asks payment upfront. The sender claims a 25 vent driving instruction as part of the remedy, raising questions about legitimacy and safety of the treatment.
George Stewart faced larceny charges in a Leavenworth court as his father and sister testified against him. They claimed the family knew of a $17 theft, while Stewart claimed relatives tried to remove him for knowing too much about the murder of a veteran named Cummings years earlier. The father had prior arrest for the Cummings murder. Young Stewart received a sixty day jail sentence.
Philip Veid elburg of Madison County, aged 58, has married twelve times and is father to thirty-two children. Born in Germany with colonial New York roots, he hopes to marry a thirteenth wife to extend his large family.
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