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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
7
It costs 1.76 a word to send two messages to Japan as war news floods cables. With war raging, cable tolls for war news are tremendous, yet people seek updates with their Pillsbury's Vitos morning disk, keeping cables busy day and night.
Stockholm reports the highest rate of alcohol related deaths, with ninety per thousand residents dying from alcohol use, indicating a severe public health crisis and urgent social implications.
Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette read his message to an extraordinary legislature session in Madison. He will resign during the current session or at its end and urges a broad legislative investigation into public service corporations and railroads, targeting lobbying, taxes, and insurance scandals for a thorough report by November 4, 1906.
Windsor Vermont December 9 Mrs Mary Mabel Rogers calmly walked to the gallows at the state prison and paid the penalty for murdering her husband at Bennington on August 12 1902. Her demeanor remained stoical with no tremor or word as officials watched. The trap released at 1 13 p m and she died at 1 27 1 2.
A collage of quips and jokes from early 20th century papers. Neatly captures waiter banter about a porterhouse with mushrooms, pumpkin crafts by Farmer Green, city cops at rest on a beat, a football injury and roasting, a bartender and a rookie misstep, gender and courtship gibes, and a touring car with a life preserver prompting gag reactions.
An advertisement mentions Red Cross Ball Blue, a large 2-oz item from The Russ Company of South Bend Indiana. It notes savings banks deposits per capita are very slow in Italy.
An advertisement promotes Halls Catarrh Cure from Cheney & Co of Toledo claiming deafness stems from catarrh and is curable only by constitutional remedies. It warns topical applications fail and offers a one hundred dollar prize for cures not achieved, while noting a laxative product also sold.
A head on collision between a freight train and the Overland Limited near Ashay, Wyoming, kills nineteen and wounds eighteen passengers and crew. Rescue trains and physicians rush to the scene as urgency spreads among surviving travelers and investigators.
A garbled collection of phrases lists various items and claims including a supposed Australian surplus, Mrs Winslow teething syrup, Piso Cure for Consumption, and a letter from Maks in Norwich New York dated February 17, 1800. Mentions China national anthem, cigars from Lewis Factory, and a vague remark about hens calculating to tackle early.
Reports from St. Petersburg describe heightened anxiety as East Prussia garrison expands with infantry cavalry and machine gun units. A thousand armed men allegedly planned to raid the state treasury but leaders fled after a betraying conspirator surfaced. Telegraphers strike now affects the postal service and business activity, raising financial crisis concerns.
Dec 3 report from Sofia notes unanimous ambassadors swaying Ottoman authorities. Military leaders opposing the powers show signs of weakening as demands gain acceptance.
Public notice item from Des Moines Iowa referencing W. WN. U. and numbers 49 1905. Details unreadable, but indicates official filing or legal notice status.
Dispatches attributed to the St. Petersburg council of workmen delegates claim mutineers seized the arsenal at Ekaterinodar and distributed 16 000 rifles to Eka terinoder and Novorossiysk. A revolt reportedly develops at Elizabethpol with insurgent troops in control at Novorossiysk.
President Roosevelt has removed James C. Pettijohn as register of the Valentine Nebraska land office for alleged land frauds. The receiver Alber L. Towle is asked to resign immediately and a special agent will take charge of the office.
Washington reports that Robert M. LaFollette has not yet had his credentials received by the senate, leaving him unrecognized as Wisconsin’s senator. The situation mirrors Senator Hill’s, who served as New York governor for a brief period after Congress convened.
The English flag is observed over 11,865 merchant vessels, indicating a large fleet presence. Sailors aboard numerous ships confirm the banner’s standard amid maritime activities and trade routes.
The article notes 876 submarine centres spanning 178 919 miles with most under private ownership while governments hold about 25 000 miles. It claims these cables transmit daily orders worldwide for Pillsbury's Vitos, the all day food product.
Fragmentary text mentions a bartender and claims of superior quality and money offers. A character named Delianre Stare is noted as taking a leading place amid unclear context. A cryptic line references a baby and a $10,000 offer, with a hint of a quoted exchange from Harper's Bazar.
Mrs Potts advises Tow Women to prepare for motherhood amid worries of infertility and miscarriage. A reader from Wet Springs Arkansas credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and enabling pregnancy, promoting her as a testament to the remedy's value.
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