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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1910
Page
6
Readable fragments from a civil war era memoir describe a veteran’s words on bravery and duty. A nursemaid, a private, and a white regiment are referenced with tense battlefield phrases and calls to strike for home.
A jumble of advertisements and notes touts Culcuron and other tonics as cures, praises a 1876 life span, and promotes an almanac for home use. It mentions Mrs H Kloman of Brooklyn and Munyon Company, with claims of cures for eczema and other ailments.
The fragment describes dangerous, unverified home remedies for coughs and colds, warning of deadly outcomes. It mentions using Glyciralie and whisky, with instructions to dose every four hours, and cites fatal cases from Russia as context. The garbled text references neighbors gathering and a death, implying a hazardous belief in improvised tinctures.
Federal Judge J. F. later in Columbus, Ohio appoints receivers for the Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron, Clay Constructions, and Brick Manufacturing firms. William A. Barbour, Thuilmen, and F. N. Sinks named receivers with bonds set at 76000, 26000, and 35000 respectively. Bond sureties pledged. actions take effect immediately.
A six year old boy wandered into his grandfather's wine shop at 331 Dat Gao Bundred and Sixth Street in New York and discovered his grandfather dead behind the shop with hands tied and a gas tube tied to his foot. An open bottle of chloroform and a handkerchief were in the room. Police officer Heenan Bweeney carried the frightened child from the scene.
Fragmented OCR of a historical legislative debate shows both houses debating a primary election law. Mentions include Minority Leader Champ Clay of Missouri and others, with confusion over tariff provisions and appropriations. The article reflects partisan maneuvering and unclear outcomes.
A Michigan University experiment in Ann Arbor challenges prior sleep theories by showing the brain’s volume rises during sleep and shrinks after waking. Researchers noted changes in limb sizes and traced results to a breathing wave detected in the body during rest.
Fifty acre farm of Bro Balla Quenees burned with her three children in a fire that destroyed her home. Farm near Gunness may become part of adjoining property. Norse references to Nelsons and Amelia appear as oblique entities amid a fragmented 1808 Indiana note. Also mentions Japan and Russia regarding Manchurian railway neutralization proposals and alleged unfriendly act by Obipa.
A teacher at Lincoln High School Misa Lulu Van Fiset confronted a highwayman who held her up. She threw him into a snowbank and trampled him as he fled. In the resulting struggle she pursued the robber and recovered the purse he dropped.
A baby girl born to Mrs W J Yenen on the southbound Big Four train arriving in Marion at noon. The child named Marion honors the journey, with Ray W J Yenen of Clave cited in the report. Also notes Ohio officials and a court case involving $211,000 in alleged wrongful funds.
Forty eight persons are killed and two dozen injured in a wreck on the Canadian Pacific Railway Sudbury branch near Webbwood Ontario. Two coaches plunged from a bridge into the river. several passengers drowned. Rescue efforts are hindered by flooding and scarce telegraph facilities as investigators note the catastrophe ranks among the railroad's worst disasters.
Major Hy Rees in charge of the federal housing department announced a complete report by the corps of engineers detailing plans for harbor development. The proposal includes a cement breakwater about a mile and a half north of the city and dredging work to follow within about thirty days.
The Anaconda Copper Company board of directors proposes increasing capital stock from 1,200,000 shares at $25 par value to 6,000,000 shares, to fund property acquisitions and other company purposes. The plan was approved at a March meeting held in Anaconda.
A Chicago bound locomotive wrecked west of St John Ville killing Melvin Handville and Join Scanlon. The engine overturned and crushed both men as it struck a crossover and plowed through rails and ballast, with attempts to slow the train failing.
Fragmentary text reports a prospective strike and wage demands of 10 percent or more. Mentions of districts, organizations, and actions to oppose or support the contract show tension over pay. Names and clear details are obscured by OCR errors.
Two bardits are captured after a night of reported disturbances, with authorities noting rival groups involved and ongoing investigations to identify other participants.
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