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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1906
Page
17
In a humorous tale a con man named Jerry pockets fifty dollars after promising to settle a theft related disruption on a gravel train. He boasts of connections to a fictional cousin Jimmy Galla gher who is boss of the gravel thrain. The scheme ends with Jerry returning to headquarters triumphant.
Assistant foreman Jerry Hennissey of the gravel squad was sent to settle a damage claim amicably after a horse owned by a Polander was struck and killed by a railroad train. The boss capped the settlement at seventy five dollars, a prompt, risk free end to a potential lawsuit. The notice also references Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar and mentions the Earl of Minto as Ireland’s top paid governor with a seventy five thousand dollar annual salary.
The flicker is an ideal ground forager consuming six to ten thousand ants daily. Ground feeding birds reduce insect pests in orchards and fields, making the flicker a valuable ally. The story urges conserving flickers by providing soft decayed wood high in trees, not in poles, to sustain their nests.
An old testimonial from Livonia Mo via Graysville Mo praises Dr Kings New Discovery as a cure for consumption and coughs. The piece touts its effectiveness, notes a free trial bottle, and mentions a doctor endorsement from Dreier & Bro. Drugists. The report includes mis-typed phrases and references to arm strength studies.
Kansas City Star reports Colonel John Cosgrove once cited scripture to defend a client, quipping about Daniel and Solomon as the sun stood still. Judge Hazel objected then Cosgrove quipped the sun obeys Solomon, leaving the point unchallenged amid the trial. Also an ad mentions Cade's Liver Pills and King's Dyspepsia Tablets available at Rhoads' drug store with testimonials and free trial offer.
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