27 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
1
The piece lampoons current topics from Me thuselah’s years to fruit crops and climate fears. It notes optimistic weather in parts of the country, extolls a New York ice joke, and contrasts American lumber camps with London tree felling records amid humorous commentary.
Scientists report a massive bear fossil discovered in a Pennsylvania cave dating back about 20,000 years. Near it lie mammoth calf bones, suggesting the predator dragged and consumed the young while narrating a prehistoric tragedy.
Nova Scotia, an agricultural province, fights brown tailed moths with a three cent bounty for each captured and identified moth. Government and agricultural officials organize trained school children to collect and submit the pests.
A New York letter requests a uniform nurse rate after employing six trained nurses from Roosevelt St Luke's and Presbyterian hospitals at $25, $35, and $30 weekly. The Boston Globe advises he should stop questioning rates and hire the first two nurses as needed.
A Washington Catholic convent nun who declined Richard Mansfield's marriage proposal has died after taking vows. He sent her flowers for years, and she gave them to hospitals. Also noted is the life timeline of Mrs. Sarah Harriet Llwyn, widow of New Zealand's first bishop, who died at age ninety-eight.
The young duchess of Manchester once Miss Zimmerman of Cincinnati cannot be appointed lady in waiting to the queen because the honor requires being a peer's daughter as well as British birth and parentage.
Commander Robert E Peary plans a new voyage from New York around Melville Bay toward Grant land and the northeast coast, aiming to reach the pole. He emphasizes light gear, weight control, and a revised ship outfit with more boilers to increase reliability for the final Arctic crossing.
A necklace auctioned at Christie’s in London drew bids totaling five thousand pounds. The piece comprised fourteen emeralds, six large pearls, and eighty marquise-cut brilliants.
Instructions for a plain or checked waterproof sponge bag with washable outer coverings. Apply the words Sponge Bag in black or Finglish with a scroll, using cross stitch or double outlined seeding, and finish with mercerized red or old blue cotton, a long straight piece doubled and hemmed, with a cord and tassel.
A quirky observation frames marriage as a duet where the husband provides the steady accompaniment. The remark hints at marital harmony and traditional roles without naming individuals or events.
A compilation from across the state notes fires at Madrid and Lorilla with losses up to 30,000 dollars, drownings at Grundy Center and Calamus creek, and a fatal hand car accident at Cascade. It lists deaths of Otto Grievel and Delbert Crosby, marriages, divorces, and notable firings, as well as political speakers for Independence Day celebrations and the will of John Beno of Council Bluffs.
A hungry looking man orders a lavish meal and cannot pay. The proprietor calls a policeman. The man jokes about not needing a stomach pump while the scene ends with a reminder of the vendor’s caution. Also mentions laundry starch and Defiance Starch as a solution for better dress upkeep.
At a political meeting the chair asked if any gentleman had a question after the candidate spoke. A politician struck a man who asked a question. The chair then again asked if any other gentleman had a question.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cuznay & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each cataract cured by Bay's Catarre Cube. Notice dated December 6, 1886, in Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and claimed testimonials.
Harper's Weekly notes a New York church vestry placed a memorial tablet in the church vestibule after the pastor’s death. The tablet lists virtues and ends with Now the people of God have rest, a detail that has drawn smiles over time. The item also includes ad snippets for Defiance Stargo starch and Lewis’ Single Binder cigars.
A health ad warns that early nervous breakdown signs signal impure blood. It praises Dr Williams Pink Pills for restoring blood richness, shares a Rochester woman’s recovery after severe nerve strain, and notes pills’ use for rheumatism neuralgia and other conditions. Sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady, NY.
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