15 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1905
Page
1
A damaged OCR letter from Crown Point discusses a young woman named Gerbing who describes a cold after a rough country drive. The note mentions her illness, a grandmother’s remedy, and advice about using Perna for relief, ending with a personal reflection on the remedy’s value.
An account recalls a traveler’s misadventure in New York as a man in a line of people distracts him by stealing his suitcase, chased by a confederate, then safely delivered to his hotel. The piece shifts to New York state crop news noting basket willow production in Lyons and Lyons, with several hundred acres, six tons per acre, and prices around 17 per ton.
Court records and bank journals opened by the Oberlin institution reveal Mrs. Chadwick held money on deposit and received certified checks, including 10000 and 5000 credits, challenging government claims she had no funds. Testimony questioned Spear and Beckwith handwriting and deposit slips while the defense weighed Carnegie's potential testimony.
A string of brief items reports on Trustee Loezer and the Chadwick papers with signature analysis, unsolved San Francisco poison claims, a papal decree reform debate, a proposed international agriculture institute, Chicago street ownership talk, a New York subway strike fallout, a fatal mine collapse in Charleston West Virginia, and divergent World War I front news including Rennenkampf’s setbacks as Japanese forces push Russians from a key position.
In New York the railway and elevated strike faced internal rifts as national labor leaders repudiated the action. Grand Chief Warren Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers said the strike violated unions and ordered men to report for duty or face expulsion. Local leaders fought on but wage delays grew as strikers returned gradually to positions, though not all gone back.
Reports from St Petersburg note several fierce attacks on the northern front repulsed as Japanese operations advance toward Mukden. Field Marshal Oyama proclaims success at Mukden with a large prisoner haul and captures of arms and supplies in a broad surrounding movement.
The report notes Russian retreat from the Shakbe river and troops seen north of Mukden. It mentions a Tass dispatch near imperial tombs and rumors about Ciracea harboring rebels. Other items cover strikes, politics, and trade developments in the Caribbean, Warsaw, and the Frisco system’s labor stance.
The article advises cooling rooms with large damp cloths at windows or doors to lower temperatures. It gives instructions for cleaning linoleum with a warm water paste and a soft cloth, and stresses air drying. It covers household work for two maids, balancing duties between laundering, dining room tasks, and upstairs chores. It warns thorough refrigerator and chest cleaning, suggests strong cleansers, and discusses rug care, carpet cleaning, and airing. It includes recipe snippets for puddings and breads, with general kitchen guidance and safety notes.
A garbled early 20th century advertisement collage touts tonics and remedies for coughs colds and consumption. It lists products like Taylor’s Cherskas Remedy of Sweet Gum and Altilen and Winslow’s Soothing Syrup with vague claims of cures. Mentions cattle exports from Mexico to Cuba and Yale University graduates, plus a long string of dubious medical claims and generic remedies.
A mother reports curing a yellow crust and terrible itching on a baby by using Cusicura Soap and Ointment after washing with a chap. She advises mothers to use Cusicura for similar infant skin troubles. Also includes various unsolicited medical ads and a note on King Alfonso's actions drawing public commentary.
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