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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1907

Page

7

Thaw trial ends as defense reaches into insanity claim

Court adjourns amid defense dissatisfaction with how Dr Charles C Wiley was handled. Delmas notes Gleason led yesterday's testimony while Thaw seen favoring the attorney's address. Jerome cross examines Wiley hard, proving readiness for expert testimony and revealing Thaw defense aims to show insanity potential. Catarrh Cure advertisement follows the trial update.

New York Harry K. Thaw Stanford White Delphin M. Delmas John B. Gleason Charles C. Wiley Pittsburg Jerome Delmas Mr. Delmas Gleason Justice Fitzgerald Harry Thaw C. C. Wiley Wiley Thane

Bailey Calls Witness Liar In Texas Senate Probe

In Austin on February 6, during the Bailey investigation a dramatic scene erupted when E N Mentz testified. Representative Coke accused Col Cowart of Dallas of traveling to New York for Kirby Lumber business under the guise of throat treatment. Bailey denounced the charge as a lie and escalated toward Mentz before Deputy Sheriff White intervened. Bailey apologized to the committee as he admitted irritation.

Austin Tex Bailey Legislative Committee E. N. Mentz Houston Representative Coke Mentz Colonel Cowart Dallas New York Palley Kirby Lumper Company Hailey Cowart Sriar Senator Bailey White

Floating island sighted southeast of Jamaica by Ikbal

Captain Robertson of the steamship Ikbal from Liverpool reported near Jamaica a drifting earth and forest island about eighty three miles southeast of Jamaica. The raft measured nearly three miles in length and the ship steered clear to avoid it.

Galveston Tex Robertson Liverpool Jamaica

Occult Research Faces Risk of Fashionable Amusement

Occult Review warns that psychical research risks becoming a fashionable social pastime with few practical aims. The piece notes that even prominent members of the Society for Psychical Research contribute little to curb this trend.

Society For Psychical Research Occult Review

Caution on Imitations of Allcock's Plasters

Warning against market imitations closely resembling Allcock's Plasters. The notice stresses that imitators lack the beneficial elements of Allcock's and can be harmful, urging buyers to insist on the original porous plasters as the safe, best external remedy.

Allcock

Ownership of National Banks Reveals Diverse Capital Funds

The article notes that about half of U S national banks have capital under 100000. Twelve percent hold 100000 to 250000, while seven percent range from 230090 to 1000900. The piece counters the idea that ownership lies with the very rich.

United States

Salter Seed Co Introduces Long Headed Oats In Wisconsin

The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin unveils a new oats variety with heads two feet long hailed as a wonder. Their catalog proclaims Spetz the greatest cereal hay food America has seen.

John A. Salter Seed Co la Crosse Wis America

Seed and Tool Catalog Offer From Salzer Co

Our mammoth eight page Seed and Tool Catalog is mailed free to all intending buyers. Send ten cents in stamps to receive free samples of new Two foot Long Oats and other cereals. John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box W, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

John A. Salzer Seed Co Box W. la Crosse Wis

Sake Drinking Customs in Japanese Banquets

Lafcadio Hearn notes Japanese sake intoxication is pleasant and brief. Banquets demand restraint and practice to drink without slurring or losing balance. Small cups and varied shapes encourage sipping, with some officers downing large amounts yet disciplined by etiquette.

Lafcadio Hearn

Coffee to Postum: a Kansas woman's health turnaround

A Kansas woman explains coffee worsened her heart palpitations and fatigue. After quitting coffee and switching to Postum Food Coffee, she reports improved digestion sleep and energy with rheumatism relief and no medicines.

Kansas Postum Postum Co Battle Creek Mich Wellville

Peas Feed Hogs and Cheap Land Offer in Colorado San Luis Valley

Prof. H M Cottrell of Iowa notes field peas grow well in the San Luis Valley and yield efficient hog feed. An acre of peas can produce 400 pounds of pork at low cost, with potential to reach a million hogs annually if one-fifth of the valley is devoted to peas and hog production. Renters urged to claim land. contact S K Hooper at Denver Rio Grande.

San Luis Valley Colorado H. M. Cottrell Iowa S. K. Hooper G. P T. A Denver & Rio Grande R. R Denver, Colo

Rainy talk from Portland man at the Imperial

In San Francisco, F. S. Morris of Portland braves a heavy downpour. He boasts his country where rain pours so hard rivers rise two feet above banks, shrugging off the storm with a proud boast.

San Francisco F. S. Morris Portland The Imperial Morris Oregonian San Francisco Chronicle

Land Seekers Information Bureau Opens

The Burlington Route sets up a Land Seekers Information Bureau to aid western land settlement. Write D. Clem Deaver General Agent at 1004 Farnam St Omaha NE to describe the land wanted and learn where it can be had and at what cost.

Burlington D. Clem Deaver Gen’l. Agt Farnam St Omaha Neb

Eleven-Year-Old Shikar Prodigy Tames Big Game

An 11 year old heir to the Sirguja State has become noted for hunting prowess. Starting with a gun at seven, he has slain seven tigers six panthers and two bears along with other game. The detail appears in Allahabad Pioneer.

Sirguja Shikar Allahabad

Defiance Starch Endorsed for Honest, Easy Ironing

A brief sales note touts Defiance Starch as not sticking to iron, preventing blotches or blisters and making ironing easy. It urges honesty in business relations and implies honesty pays.

Curb a Cold in One Day Claim for Laxative Brom Quinine

An advertisement offers LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets to cure a cold in one day with a refund if it fails. It notes BW UROVE’s signature on each box. The piece adds a quip about men not appreciating poverty until entering the millionaire class.

Trappers' Supplies Sold Cheap For Catalog No 9

Catalog and circular No 9 from N. W. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis Minnesota lists affordable trappers gear. Includes traps skinners knives and fur handling tools with pricing aimed at traders and outdoorsmen.

N. W. Hide & Fur Co Minneapolis Mion

Self-Reflection Prompts Honest Self-Opinion

A reflective note on how solitude reveals true self-assessment. It advises observing inner thoughts when alone to form a tolerably accurate personal view, attributed to Bengel. The idea emphasizes introspection guiding self-knowledge and authenticity.

Bengel

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