23 May 1907
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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
1
A history of spring fatigue and weakness is linked to winter fatigue and change of season. The ad cites personal testimonials from C A Landgrabe and L D Townsend praising Peruna as a restorative tonic that improves digestion cleanses the blood and boosts vitality within days to weeks.
A collection of reader letters extols Peruna as a tonic aiding digestion and sleep, calming nerves, and strengthening voices. Contributors from St Louis to Atlanta report renewed health, appetite, energy, and endurance, claiming recovery from colds, catarrh, and chronic ailments after using Peruna.
Mrs Elin Malmgren of Cleveland Street West Manchester N.1 reports eleven years of spring and fall throat nose catarrh and hoarseness. She says Peruna gave great benefit and she will use and recommend it, keeping it on hand for sickness and advising friends and sufferers.
Dr J M Norris Specialist offers treatment for catarrh and its effects on ears throat and lungs. Free eye testing and proper fitting of glasses provided. Office on the South side over Elmer Dixon's store, hours 9 am to 4 pm.
Mike Blanche Steele, 21, and Misa Myrtle Hays, 20, employees at Gate City Laundry 213 West Tenth Street, were poisoned by canned pineapple and lost consciousness. Dr. W L Gist treated them, both taken home and expected to recover after the city chemist inspected the pineapple.
Examiner notes engineer Whitmore heated hours Monday morning as he led pumping efforts to ready the Amsterdam Coal Co mine for closure by a company representative. Mine idle for weeks, officials unofficially say a coal shoot project may begin to handle output once contracted.
Justice Holmes announces seven cases testing the 1892 eight hour law. Court sustains constitutionality but rules it does not apply to laborers on dredges or river and harbor dredging projects. Moody dissents. Decision affects contracts for 87 million dollars of river and harbor work and War department held up many bids.
A translated or garbled notice describes a promised remedy for piles, alleging the product or method failed to cure and references a period of days and a sum of 500. The fragment hints at legal or advertising disputes over efficacy and refunds, with no clear claims or outcomes.
A Globe-Democrat report details a St. Louis Sunday school orchestra at Lucas Avenue Presbyterian Church. Started by W W Steele, it grew to nineteen amateur performers across woodwinds brass and strings, with young ladies and men from 12 to gray-haired leaders. The pastor Dr Rogers praises its quality as a notable modern addition, reflecting changing views on sacred music and instruments. The Union Methods church nearby follows suit with its own ensemble, while historical views once labeled fiddles as Satan’s tools.
Charleston Missouri May 20 Watermelon shipments from the southeast Missouri melon belt covering Mississippi Scott and Donipkins counties faced delays after lawmakers enacted a law requiring railroads to provide cars for prompt transport or face penalties. The move caused a drop in melon acreage, though officials hope acreage will recover once shipments improve.
In Darby Pennsylvania a two month old kitten saved Dorothy and Bob Clutch from a four foot snake that slithered down a 100 year old tree in their yard. The cat climbed the trunk and pulled the reptile to the ground, then held it off while the children fled and the mother and grandmother restrained the snake with props and broom. The brave kitten struggled as the snake coiled to attack, but the pet prevented serious harm to the five year old and two month old children.
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