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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1904
Page
6
A reader from Hot Springs Arkansas testifies that three months on Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured inflammation and womb trouble, rebuilt her strength, and revived her husband’s affection, ending with a renewed sense of health.
This notice urges housekeepers to consider a generous opportunity from J. C. Hubinger Co. of Keokuk Iowa, described as reliable and valuable for saving money. The piece frames each life struggle as a hero’s battle and ties it to the offer’s appeal.
Unscrupulous ad copy touts Defiance starch price and promises lasting loyalty. The playful line implies the product’s lasting appeal and humor about locksmiths and trivialities.
A collection of short items notes curiosities and oddities from 1900 life. Remarks cover medical cures, practical products, temper, a New Orleans nunnery, a fatal baseball accident in Johnstown, a Stradivarius sale in London, Munich beer habits, ambergris value, button sewing by machine, solid liquor tablets, counterfeit coins in China, and beliefs about afterlife coffins.
An Iowa woman reports decades of nervous spells headaches and digestive issues tied to coffee. After switching to Postum and hot water she notes improved sleep, reduced nerves and weight gain while her husband also gains relief from headaches.
Early reports state Japanese forces repelled Russian ships near Gu San rock on August 10 with severe fighting. The Russian fleet fled, suffering casualties and possible loss of the Czarevitch, while Novik, Askold, and others retreated toward Port Arthur.
Viecexoy Alexieff reports to the czar from St. Petersburg that on August 10 the Port Arthur squadron, six battleships and torpedo boats, fought the Japanese lines near Shantung. The Czarevitch was damaged. Rear Admiral Withoff killed. several officers wounded. many sailors dead or wounded. Novik and Bershumi at Kiao Chou. The squadron, led by Rear Admiral Ouktemsky, pressed a perilous passage despite minefields and torpedo boats.
The Daily Telegraph reports two Russian Black Sea Fleet ships traversed the Dardanelles with no Turkish阻istance. Russia also protested to Japan via France over torpedo boat destroyer actions at Che Foo. In Mukden area, speculation grows on a possible major clash with Gen Kuropatkin’s forces as rail lines and positions come under pressure.
Pueblo Colorado reports a Missouri Pacific wreck on the Denver Rio Grande line at Eden station eight miles north of Pueblo. At least eighty to one hundred passengers died as cars plunged into the torrent below. Two more bodies were recovered, Mineola Davis aged 12 and Margaret Kelly, both of Pueblo, bringing identified dead to seventy seven with twenty unidentified and twelve missing.
Washington Aug 15 The navy department directed Admiral Sperry commanding the Caribbean Squadron to send a warship to Gonives and Jeremie Haiti after Minister Powar reported disturbances. The Denver now in Puerto Rico has been ordered on the mission.
Constantinople August 15 The issues between Turkey and the United States have been arranged to the satisfaction of both governments.
A Japanese boarding party from torpedo boats seized the Russian destroyer Reshitelnij at Che Foo at 4:30 AM. During the action a Russian was wounded in the leg. By daybreak a third Japanese destroyer was seen towing the dismantled vessel out of the harbor and all hands had disappeared. The Japanese consul stated the ship appeared to be dismantled.
The Defiance Starch Co auctions 25 round trip tickets to the St. Louis Exposition in a contest for five winners from each of Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri. Participants mail trade marks from a ten cent 16 ounce package to Omaha Nebraska by September 1 1904.
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