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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
10
A Fayette woman suspected her husband of kissing the hired girl and set a trap. She entered the dark kitchen with a shawl over her head, witnessed the embrace, and after a burst of fury struck a match to confront them.
A warning to buyers to inspect bottles when purchasing painkiller medicine. Do not be swayed by cheaper imitations and insist on Perry Davis Painkiller, available in large bottles of 25 and 50 cents.
Mr. Bryan describes a Missouri political moment with a humorous anecdote about stirring up the democrats. He recalls a lawyer client who asked for a letter to inflame a citizen, and the lawyer’s punchline about a bump on the head after the stoking.
A brief note describes abdominal cramps after improper meals or ice water, caused by distention of the bowels. It mentions quick relief with Davis' Painkiller and urges careful use.
Dr and Mrs Porter visiting their son attorney W M Porter of 8634 Washington boulevard fell over a steep Colorado precipice when a rented horse went loco over the edge. The buggy and they hung on a rock ledge thirty five feet below the roadway. They were bruised but uninjured aside from shock and bleeding and rescued by passersby at a cabin where whisky was available. The loco horse died with the wrecked buggy high above in a pine. Locals eyed the liveryman with anger but were persuaded to refrain from action.
An Emery, Bird Thayer Dry Goods Co elevator carrying 25 young women fell three stories at noon. About a dozen were injured, with 18 year old Emma Parish most seriously hurt and unconscious at home. Some fainted. fears of fatalities arose though none were confirmed. The car was freight rated and at capacity during lunch hour.
Rear Admiral Bradford advances plans for a Che Foo coaling station in northern China to support a strengthened Asiatic squadron. Additional bases in Manila Guam and Homolut provide various capacities while San Diego is eyed for a 100000 ton facility once Mission Island ownership is affirmed, ensuring ships can coal en route to the Philippines.
The U S coast and geodetic survey reports ongoing Marconi station experiments at Sagapenneck Long Island to determine longitude by wireless telegraphy. Earlier tests on Nantucket showed 50 miles with a ticking chronometer, now the chronometer times itself, aiding Alaska coastal surveying and extending signals to Fort Gibbon Bates Rapids and San Francisco harbor.
A Chicago couple, Mire and Robert Gordon Jeffrey, both seek bachelor degrees at the University of Chicago. Mire registered under her husband’s name to study alongside him, teaching him by day and attending lectures by night, finishing three months ahead of peers. The faculty granted credit to the “new” student, recognizing her rapid progress and collaboration in the double role of student and teacher.
Debate in Paris over reducing compulsory military service from three to two years draws strong opposition from Marquis de Gaftifet and other speakers. They urge careful testing, reenlistment of 60,000 to 70,000 NCOs and privates, and warn that true moral training and military spirit cannot arise in two years. Germany’s long-service model cited as contrast.
A police dog in Paris leaped into the Seine to save a man who jumped in. It seized the jumper by the clothes and helped pull him to shore. Spectators praised the dog's courage and wished to embrace the brave animal.
Naval officers have urged Secretary Moody to require minimum sea service before promotion, aiming to curb avoidance of sea duty and align with other nations. Moody taps Capt. Sigsbee for international practice, noting the United States lacks a formal sea service law unlike Britain where assignments vary and may trap capable officers in shore roles.
Capt Henry Newman, a famed New England boatman, sails a 38 foot launch named A. A. Low from New York to Falmouth England with his 16 year old son aboard. The vessel, powered by a terrene oil engine, is expected to finish the crossing in about 20 days. Naval officers say they would rather risk battle than ride aboard her in heavy seas.
The column notes unprecedented September rainfall delaying wheat planting and ground drying. It lists visitors including Mrs Susan Mosier from Kansas, a newborn daughter for Mrs W F Maddy, and local family updates. It mentions church moves, a Baptist association at Concord School, and residents preparing for travel, schooling, and markets with price hints.
A deadly hog disease strikes Clinton county Missouri with hogs dying at high rates. Examinations reveal a worm form from an imported germ, linked to mixing horses and mules at a British supply camp in Lathrop. Dr F E Bishop identifies a liver worm six to eight inches long, plans analysis at Columbia and tests of a promising remedy. A similar pest was used successfully in Australia. No cholera worms found.
An Edina Democrat item recounts a Knox County girl who refused a marriage proposal, later reconsidered after the suitor offered to become her brother-in-law. The note cites Herbine as a remedy for weak digestion and anemia, claiming it improves color, flesh, and strength.
Kansas City Missouri September 25 The new Republican County Central Committee reorganized for the campaign with no chairmen appointed for the standing committees Walter B Dickey a former chair of the County Committee and longtime state executive member was assigned to the Finance Committee Alderman Mann was named to the Press Committee He resigned before lists were released and suggested Akins men should fill openings The Akins faction appears to control the chairmanships and committee rosters Corn huskers note Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised for pains and injuries with H L Tucker selling it
In a Jefferson City address Senator F. M. Cockrell voiced pride in Democratic governance in Missouri. He asserted no tax money has been stolen or misused under Democratic administrations and challenged Republicans to name any misappropriated school funds, saying they cannot.
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