Adulterated and misbranded foods list certified 1905
I E Ladd chemist at North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station certifies a six month sample list as adulterated under the Pure Food Law. The list names numerous products with benzoic acid coal tar dye sulphites and borates. firms include Davenport Refinery Curtice Bros Benton Meyers Co Williams Bros Sears Roebuck Armour Packing Co and others. Notary Claude E Nugent and County Auditor J G Pitts attest to sworn statements and filing on July 1 and July 3, 1905 in Fargo and Emmons County North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Ladd
North Dakota
Aavennia Agricultural Experiment Station
Per Ladd
Fargo
North. Dakota
Claude E. Nugent
Notary Public
Cass Co
Davenport
Curtice Bros
Rochester
N. Y
Benton Meyers & Co
Cleveland
D. B. Scully Sup. Co
Chicago
Reber Preserving Co
Dragon
Williams Bros
Detroit
Mich
Yerxa
Yerxa Bros. & Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Williams Bros. Co
Towle Preserving Co
St. Paul
Sears Roebuck & Co
Ills
Sears Roebuck Co
Garland
Michaud Bros
Liquid Carbonic of
Liquid Carbonic Co
eRerbanic Co
Benton, Meyers & Co
Ohio
Benton, Shefers & Co
Grand Forks Merc. Co
Grand* Forks
N. D
Jane
Utah Bros
Esko Bon
Utah Condensed Milk Co
Richmond
Utah
State of North Dakota
Emmons
Ss. I
En County Auditor of Emmons Co
Candy and breath perfumes listed with colors
The notes describe candies and breath perfumes labeled with color names such as Red, Pink, Violet from Toledo Ohio firms. Some items mention coal tar dye and lack producer details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floral Specialty Co
Toledo
Faulty Extracts and Colored Products in 1930s Drug List
A catalog of various extracts, juices, and beverages flagged for coal tar dye coloring, artificial content, or not meeting standard purity. Brands include Eddy’s, Jewett Bros., Dr Koch, Sears Roebuck, and Gillets. locations span St Paul, Sioux Falls, Chicago, Fargo, and Aberdeen with notes on sulfites and labeling concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunny Side
Cincinnati
Eddy & Eddy
St. Louis
Corbin Sons & Co
Chicago
Snider's
K. A
Snider Preserving Co
E.D. Ortman
Inneapolis
Minn
E. D. Ortman
Minneapolis
Red Cross
Geo. Benz & Sons
St. Paul
Eddy's
Jewett
Jewett Bros
Sioux Falls
Aberdeen
S. D
Dr. Koch's
Dr. Koch Vegetable Tea Co
Winona
Eddy’s
Sears Roebuck & Co
Doris
Seroco
Ills
Gilletts Chemical Works
Sears Kenwood Preserving Co
American Bottling Assn
Fargo
Drowning Search Continues for Missing Fort Pierre Women
Bad River flood receded as Fort Pierre reels from the disaster. Seventeen houses lost to the Missouri and forty three wrecked. most river valley ranch buildings damaged or ruined between Fort Pierre and Midland. A party of Fort Pierre women bound for a ranch remains unreported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Pierre
Pierre
Bad River
Missouri
Midland
Common Sense Musings From Emmons County Page
A miscellany of observations and quips on life poetry and news from Emmons County notes. The writer riffs on autos wars flowers weather reading lists and social habits with playful sarcasm and broad cultural references.
Battleship versus torpedo boat compared for usefulness
If a magazine assigned Togo to write on the comparative usefulness of battleships and torpedo boats, the issue would be settled. The remark suggests evaluating naval power and tactics through a concise, authoritative comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togo
Men who stay at home are not good for anything quote
Dr. Julia Holmes Smith says men who stay home every night are not good for anything. The reply asserts they are generally good for a touch, implying a counterpoint to the stereotype with light humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Holmes Smith
Married men and prizefighting spark social debate
Jim Jeffries argues a married man has no business in prize fighting yet claims a married man can obtain all the scrap his system needs at home. The exchange highlights differing views on boxing and domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jeffries
Sioux in Vesting in Automobiles
Report suggests Sioux Indians are arming and may be preparing for conflict. Government officials urged to maintain vigilance and monitor activities closely.
Hoboken Pastor Teaches Choir Handkerchief Filtration
In Hoboken a church pastor instructed choir members in using a handkerchief filtering method, sparking tension as several noses are out of joint among congregants and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
Marquette Man Turns 102 in Public Handspring
A 102 year old man in Marquette Wisconsin performed a handspring in public recently. The report notes he was not identified with any details about a vehicle involved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Wis
Medical Mirror seeks end to high stiffs with tailors
The Medical Mirror argues that high stiff collars should be reduced or abolished and urges collaboration with tailors and dressmakers who should decide the proper attire, not doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Mirror
Watermelons Destroyed at New York Harbor Fire
A shipload of Georgia watermelons burned and were destroyed in New York harbor recently. Comment concerns the consolation that losses are fully covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Harbor
Why Not Enter The Radium Business In 1903
A brief remark notes the large profits in radium. It cites a November 1903 price of $64,000 per ounce and a London retail price of $890,000 per ounce, illustrating the era’s speculative boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mrs William Rhinelander Stewart Buys Sioux Falls Cottage
Mrs William Rhinelander Stewart, a leader in New York society, has purchased a summer cottage at Sioux Falls South Dakota. A remark on English law notes a court ruling that toil does not define gentility, acknowledging the distinction between working men and gentlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rhinelander Stewart
New York
Sioux Falls
S. D
England
New York Hotels Near Capacity Sparsely Use Grates
The article argues New York's hotel boom is nearly at capacity and only remaining novelty is to outfit rooms with ornamental grates for burning guests' surplus money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American teeth ruined by hot bread and candy claim
The London Telegraph contends Americans ruin their teeth and digestion with hot bread candy and ice water. the remark is deemed a mistake and dismissed as overheated debate about dental health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Automobiles Prove World Tour Feasible Despite Wet Regions
The article notes Miftaden's claim that an automobile can circumnavigate the globe except for wet areas on the map. It asserts no doubt remains and that such a journey could settle long standing disputes once and for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miftaden
Bonaparte and Moorhead Advance in Diplomatic Posts
In Washington the administration named Charles J. Bonaparte of Maryland as secretary of the navy. Maxwell K. Moorhead of Pittsburgh was appointed United States consul at St. Thomas Ontario. Congress withholds no time in adjusting key posts as events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Bonaparte
Maryland
Maxwell K. Moorhead
Pittsburg
United States
St. Thomas
Ont
Treasury
Michigan
Spain
Broad Crime, Tragedies Mark National News Roundup
Berkeley Smith, a colored man, hanged at Michigan City Ind for murder. James Duncan, 22, of Platteville Wis, drowns in the Mississippi while bathing. George Ittle, Pennsylvania legislator, held for trial on election fraud. William Mueller, cashier of Gratten ger Bank, missing. Supreme Archon Hyde and Supreme Ebbe Piper of Royal league ordered to answer charges of misappropriating 30600. Willian Meyers of Philadelphia chauffeur of the automobile in a fatal incident near a treeck and kite. Eldon Sarver committed to prison. B Frank Vaughn of Ports mouth Va, suicide in ferry waiting room. Fred Ross of Denver dies after knockout by Jack Donnelly of St Louis. Coroner orders arrest of Donnelly. Russellville Ky jailer mob story mutates to a rescue party. Henry W Heine and daughter die by gas. wife driven to mania. Edward Guern, life term on Devils Island, said to be in New York. Sam Erickson of McCallsburg killed in Marshalltown Ia. skull fracture, fell or pushed from bawdy-house stairs. Investigation under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Terry
Stoughton
Wis
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
Collier
Licking
Elmira
N. Y
Cottage City
Betlakahta
Alaska
J. H. Schultz
Fairfax
S. D
G. P. Sprunell
H. H. Hoffman
Birmingham
Ala
Ed Anderson
St. Ansgar
Willow Creek
Jee Reynolds
Whiting
Ind
Rose Manning
Charles Brown
Chicago
White City
Vivian
W. Va
Edward Mote
Northern Pacific
Forsythe, Mont
Berkeley Smith
Indianapolis
Michigan City
James Duncan
Platteville
Mississippi
George 1Itte
Pennsylvania
Supreme
Aberdeen
Was
Donnelly
Russellville
Henry W. Heine
San Francisco
Secret Service
New York City
Guern
Devils’ Island
Paris
American Express Company
Sam Erickson
McCallsburg
Marshalltown
First Street
Erickson
Russian battleship Peresviet floated by Japan
Sunk at Port Arthur the Peresviet was raised by Japanese engineers. A cablegram from London reports Eleonora Duse illness forcing a theater closure. she starred in The Second Mrs Tanqueray. Cerebrospinal meningitis remains epidemic in parts of Germany with deadly impact in Silesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peresviet
Port Arthur
J. T. Cooper
Twenty-fourth Regiment of Coast Artillery
Honolulu
London
Eleonora Duse
Germany
Kattawitz
Silesia
Notable Early 1900s Obituaries and World Updates
Obituary notices include former Cleveland mayor Charles M. Otis Sr who died after appendicitis surgery and temperance leader Mrs Lucie B Tyng who passed away in Peoria Illinois. Other items note Chicago population in 1905 and several international and national events from yellow fever cases to railway speed records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Otis Sr
Cleveland
Lucie B. Tyng
United States
Peoria
Ill
Chicago
Compiled List of Adulterated Food Products
Indexed entries detail several food items with manufacturer names and locations. Notes include presence of turmeric or coal tar and improper labeling issues. Items include chocolate, mustard, salad mustard, baking powder, and grape cream products from firms in Syracuse St Louis Fargo Wheeling Wellsburg Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Premium
Wm. H. Baker
Syracuse
N. Y
Eddy & Eddy
St. Louis
Eddy’s. Eddy & Eddy
Farmers Supply House
Fargo
N. D
Flaccus Bros
Wheeling
W. Va
Central Supply House
Wellsburg
International
International Food Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Woman Hangs Herself in Two Harbors Woodshed
Mrs. Nels Anderson, recently returned from Fergus Falls insane hospital, was found dead by hanging in the woodshed of the couple’s home in Two Harbors Minnesota. Her husband, a worker in the Duluth and Iron Range shops, woke early and found the body after noting her absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Harbors
Minn
Nels Anderson
Fergus Falls Insane Hospital
Duluth & Iron Range
Gas kills two in Wisconsin cellar tragedy
In Orfordville near Janesville Wisconsin Mrs Elmer Burtness thirty and Delia Burtness twelve were found dead in the family cellar upon the husband and uncle returning from work. Authorities say gas escape and dampness caused death but mystery lingers and a coroner's jury ruled accidental death pending further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Elmer Burtness
Delia Burtness
Burtness
Orfordville
Sydney hits pier as river current drives boat into steel bridge
In La Crosse Wisconsin on July 11 the Diamond Jo line packet Sydney, driven by a swift high water current and a stiff gale, slammed into the pier of the Mississippi bridge. Passengers felt wild excitement as engines struggled. the vessel was badly jarred but not seriously damaged.
Three More Die In Bad River Flood Near Newlin
Three more fatalities are reported from the Bad river flood in South Dakota. Perry Rifenberg Ed Cook and Fred Trumbo were in the Rifenberg ranch at the junction of Bad river and Squaw creek when the house was carried away by the rushing water. Albert Rifenberg escaped by breaking through the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
Perry Rifenberg
Ed Cook
Fred Trumbo
Albert Rifenberg
Rifenberg Ranch
Bad River
Squaw Creek
Newlin
Brakeman Harry Smith Killed in Rail Yard Accident
In Williston North Dakota on July 11 Harry Smith a Great Northern brakeman died in a railroad yard about thirty miles east of Williston. He is believed to have been killed during a coupling or while passing between cars. No witness to the accident. his body was found about five minutes after the event with fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
N. D
Harry Smith
Great Northern
Smith
May Recount in La Crosse Promises Census Check
After the state census finishes two doubt ful wards will be recanvassed at city expense and possibly the entire city if state reports mislist wards. The decision came from presidents of three commercial bodies after studying the census muddle. Continued decline noted as more reports arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Sui cide Found With Poison and Pistol Near River
Fergus Falls Minn July 11 Magnus Johnson Goving an early settler was found in the river apparently dead by his own hand. Two bottles of strychnine and an empty revolver on the river bank indicate a suicide. He was seventy three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus Falls
Minn
Magnus Johnson Goving
Train derails near Herman injures three
A passenger train at Moose Island five miles south of Herman Minnesota ran off the tracks while traveling fifty mph last evening. All cars left the rails. One woman and two men were injured though none fatally. Officials cite spreading rails as the probable cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman, Minn
Moose Island
Here
Accident Shoots Man in Helena Belgrade
Helena Montana July 11 Albert Fleener of Belgrade accidentally shot George F Cantor while cleaning a rifle. The ball passed through the thigh and Cantor is in dangerous condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Albert Fleener
Belgrade
George F. Cantor
Crest of High Water In Sight on Mississippi
St Paul July 11 The stage of water stood at 14.5 feet last night and rivermen predicted a decline today from the high water that has marked the Mississippi during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Mississippi
Claim for wolf bounty arrives from Clay County
Pierre July 11 The first wolf bounty claim for the new year comes from Clay County for a wolf killed July 1. The report shows wolves exist east of the river despite westward legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Clay County
Two Women Drowned near Embryville Tennessee
Miss Maggie Thoorin and Miss Eleanor Swanson, visitors in Embryville, drowned in the Nockhhee river while boating. Local authorities reported the accident occurred near Embryville, Tennessee, on the Nockhhee river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Maggie Thoorin
Eleanor Swanson
Embryville
Nockhhee River
Rain Delays Mesaba Range Open-Pit Mine Work
Heavy rains in the Mesaba range near Two Harbors Minnesota over two weeks halted open-pit mining and damaged several mine sites. The Weather-impacted delay has slowed operations and affected multiple pits along the Mesaba range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Harbors
Minn
Mesaba Range
Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Ache Says Portland Inspector
H B McCarver of 201 Cherry St Portland Ore an inspector of freight for the Trans Continental Co says I used Pills for back ache and other symptoms of kidney trouble which had annoyed me for months I think a cold was responsible for the whole trouble It seemed to settle in my kidneys Doans Kidney Pills rooted it out It is several months since I used them and up to date there has been no recurrence of the trouble Doans Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers Price 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
H. B. McCarver
Cherry St
Portland
Ore
Trans-Continental Co
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Fickle Woman Brings Bearded Lady Back to Spotlight
A museum lecturer notes a widow, widow of the Bearded Lady's husband, resurfaces on stage after two months with whiskers trimmed in Vandyke style, prompting the manager to ask about symptoms.
Not a Good Example Quip About Bedtime
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt features a humorous exchange about aging and early bedtimes. A 63 year old narrator claims regular 9 pm bedtimes, while a younger man jokes about not staying awake past 4 o clock.
Avoid the Cheap and Big Can Baking Powders
An advertiser warns readers to skip cheap baking powders that use inferior materials and deliver little leavening gas. Calumet Baking Powder is promoted as more economical, safer, and consistent in strength, claiming it makes lighter food with less trouble and longer shelf life.
Much Ado About Nothing at a country bank scene
An elderly woman in a history era scene at a savings bank refuses to sign the slip and is asked about her name and marriage status. She cannot write. The clerk guides her through the signing process with terse questions and a comic misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Greatest natural bridge in Wyoming described
A Milwaukee Free Press note quotes Robert Jacobson of Butte Montana describing a natural bridge twenty miles southwest of Douglass Wyoming. The arch spans 180 feet from buttress to buttress with the highest point about 75 feet above the water amid a 1,000 foot deep canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Butress
Douglass
Wyo
la Prele
Laramie Mountains
Robert Jacobson
Butte
Mont
Milwaukee Free Press
Curious Sleep Help From Grape Nuts
A minister describes indigestion relief and improved sleep after six months using Grape Nuts. He notes calmer nerves, better rest after Sabbath duties, and that the cereal is now a staple for his family. The testimonial cites Battle Creek Michigan and the book The Road to Wellville.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Armour Packing Co
Kansas City
Canvas Bologna
Cunningham & Thompson
Glouchester
Mass
Kiddall Fish Co
Winnebago
Lake Mills Canning Co
Lake Mills
P. Dudon & Co
Bordeaux
R. Dudont & Co
Gowan, Peyton Twohy Co
Duluth
Marengo
Marengo Canning Co
Baltimore
Kenwood
Kenwood Preserving Co
Calore
Et al
Sugar Refining Wills
S.emon
Emmons County Record
D. R. Sreserm
Linton, Emmons County, N. D
France
Montana
Casabianca
Vassar
Mars
Caroline
Fern
St. Lawrence
J. Adam Bede
J. W. Bleecker
A. Dunlap
A. Dunklin
C. A. Hutchins
Dunlap
San Juan
Reno
Interior
Hitchcock
Oklahoma
Henry Fugate
Big Branch
Samuel Squillman
Seymour
George Billard
Squillman
Fitchburg
William Mueller
Graettenger
van Horne
Chamber of Deputies
Port Au Prince
Gonaives
Hindie
Russian Military Council
Finland
St. Petersburg
James R. Penn
Fulton, Mo
Danube River
St. Catherines
Dantzic
Italy
International Leagues of Press Clubs
General Conference of Christian Workers
East Northfield
Committee On
Magoon
Panama
Michael Holland
Culebra
Jose Desanzo
Amasa Cobb
Supreme Court of
Nebraska
Los Angeles
Cobb
Atlantic
Standard Oil Company
Col. E. L. Drake
Washington, D
Fort Wayne
Oregon
Pacific Coast
California
State
Carson City
Nev
A. Cohen
American Institute of Homeopathy
Diamond
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pontum Co
Battle Creek
Sanyy Road
Wellville
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