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Newspaper
Chariton Democrat
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
4
A proverb-like saying warns that seeking excess pleasure yields more disappointment than reward. It emphasizes prudence and the dangers of overindulgence, using the image of diving for pearls to illustrate the lure and result of risky pursuits.
A travel note about Mr. George A. McNutt in Nebraska staying at a town hotel. The proprietor jokes about “dam up the crics” as Tom arrives with soap and a towel for a bath. The piece includes a light quip about breakfast foods and a short plug for Allen's Foot-Ease powder used for foot comfort.
A garbled listing promotes subscriptions for 365 papers at $150 and mentions mail deliverance, with various promotional notices for medicines, mail orders, and a Notre Dame advert. It references medical cures, a Kansas City rail prospectus, and educational notes alongside product ads and localities such as Des Moines Davenport and Norwich.
W W Kimball Co offers large cash purchases and one factory price with big savings on pianos and organs. Catalogues free and photos of 300 musicians plus American Girls March available by request from Des Moines Iowa manager C B McNerney.
A race riot in Danville Illinois ends with the lynching of Joe Wilson after he assaulted Mrs Burgess of Alvan. A white man Henry Gatterman is shot and killed by a Black man, J D Mayfield, who is then hanged by the mob. The mob attacks the jail as state troops restore order. two men are killed and many wounded.
London reported by the Daily Mail correspondent describes 33 female field laborers burned to death in a barn near Schalajifka in the Don district. The women, having locked themselves inside to escape molestation by male workers, were set alight as revenge, and witnesses watched without helping as they screamed.
Thirteen convicts escape after killing one guard and wounding two others at Folsom. They seize several prison officials as hostages and head toward Bald Mountain, with a pursuit by militia from Placerville near Pilot Hill. gunfire erupts. Bernard Schlottman and others are wounded or killed. several hostages released unharmed.
New York July 29 report on an Anderson Indiana physician who says he created life as animated substances resembling germs and trilobites. Pasteur Institute doctors, via Paris Herald correspondent, argue the atoms could only come from outside sources and were likely from tube walls or materials used in the experiment.
The funeral of Leo XII closes with agents and crowds in Rome. Diplomatic corps and Cardinal Orgelia attend the consistory reception as the sacred college prepares for the conclave to elect a new pope.
Shanghai reports extreme rainfall inundating Che Foo causing massive deaths and widespread property damage in the native city and heavy losses in the foreign settlement. meanwhile London notes Russia mobilizing about 128000 troops from central and northern garrisons for possible Far East deployment and an imperial council meeting with the czar to discuss Manchuria.
Samuel, moved by God, is sent to Bethlehem to anoint one of Jesse's sons as king. David, the youngest, is chosen after the seven brothers pass before Samuel, the Spirit of the Lord coming upon him, while Saul’s court awaits the new leader. The article links this to later events and notes the emphasis on obedience to divine anointing.
Quote by T. T. Cartar on ordinary daily tasks shaping character and the divine plan. It urges giving one’s heart to God Eternal as each person is eternal.
A testimonial from Mrs. R. A. Anderson of Jacksonville Florida extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving pain and restoring strength. The letter claims cured cases of long chronic ailments after three months of use and urges other women to try the remedy despite a note about authenticity if the original testimonial cannot be produced.
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