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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
6
A garbled OCR blend mentions North Brother Island tuberculosis patients in blue baskets and sun lit scenes. It also recounts a peace delegation visit, a sailor’s remark, and random notes on kidney pills, a Miners visit, and a founder’s telegram about civilization and global powers.
A woman recounts severe stomach pain and heart trouble linked to coffee, noting improvement after switching to Postum. She describes quitting coffee after medical concerns, a husband’s skepticism, then relief and better health for herself, her husband, and child after adopting Postum. The narrator credits the product from Postum Co. Batavia Creek.
Reports from the Manchurian theater describe minor engagements along the extended front as Japanese forces probe east of the railway. Russian forces retreat from Tsin kheteben while Japanese raids strike northeast of the Shennan and rail lines, foreshadowing possible renewed large scale action near Mukden and Vindlyvos tol.
International commission ruling in Paris finds no hostile fishing net and notes no torpedo boats nearby. It says Admiral Horestvensky acted to protect trawlers, orders not excessive, and acknowledges risk to ships amid war conditions. Judgment described as a compromise.
The article argues Japan seeks assurances against Russian naval revanchism while maintaining sea control as decisive in the war. It notes Russian Baltic squadron movements toward Madagascar, Japanese predictions of Madagascar actions, and diverging viewpoints on the legitimacy of torpedo boat actions and the responsibility for fleet catastrophe.
Fragmentary item mentions Adela Grant countess of Asex described as a London beauty and vegetarian, Mrs Payne Whitney once Calen Tay hoping her novel will be a hit, and a note on a Basters' League of Plieburg wage dispute with manufacturers over a unified agreement for hot water appliances.
A devastating blaze swept nearly a mile of the Mississippi riverfront in New Orleans destroying the Blinois Central Stuyvesant docks complex. Dozens of freight sheds, grain equipment, loaded boxcars, and thousands of bales of cotton and sugar were lost. Firemen and dock workers were injured, with total losses likely exceeding five million dollars while thousands visited the scene as crews fought the flames through the night.
A devastating blaze began at the Grand Central hotel in Hot Springs, sweeping within hours across a mile of he city. The flames consumed the Grand Central hotel, multiple other hotels and residences, the county courthouse and jail, churches, and 200 to 250 buildings. Three people are dead with several missing as residents fled in fear while bucket brigades and volunteers fought the inferno amid high winds and failing water pressure.
The Senate, in a court of impeachment, acquitted Charles Swayne district judge for the Northern District of Florida on all twelve articles. Voting mostly along party lines, with only two articles drawing single digit convictions. most close votes fell short of conviction. The presiding officer ordered the record entered and the court adjourned as Swayne sat in the President's room awaiting results. Five House managers attended the hearings.
The short session produced over 100 public acts and more than 1,000 private bills. It saw arbitration treaties with seven European powers and sixteen American republics, impeachment trial of Charles Swayne, Roosevelt and Fairbanks election results announced, Philippine tariff reform, and bonds for Philippine municipal and railroad projects. New naval ships, updated trademark and copyright laws, forest reserve transfers, and immigration enforcement measures were enacted. Statehood bills advanced for Oklahoma and Indian Territory, railroad policy outlined, and various public works and land, canal, and forest provisions established.
The Weather Bureau reports February 1905 averaged very cold with heavy precipitation in the south and less than average in the central valleys and New England. Snow cover protected winter wheat belts, but much snow disappeared after the 20th. California was warm with rains, while New Mexico Arizona and parts of Colorado and Utah had heavy precipitation. Iowa Nebraska and Kansas report winter wheat in good condition though concerns linger for Illinois Indiana and Ohio. Pacific coast conditions favorable except Washington severe freezing. Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys see calm weather injuring fruit buds. Atlantic coast buds show some risk. Minor notes include the Chickasaw normal school to be located at Wyanwood, ten men punished at the Wilmington whipping post, Uncle End O Connor dies in Nevada MO, and SF police scandal leads to Chief Wittman’s suspension for incompetency.
A Mattoon Illinois woman Ida L Brown cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after years of nervous distress and ailments including St Vitus dance. She describes numbness dizziness and heart palpitations that subsided after eight boxes and remained well aside from a brief grip episode. The article notes the pills as a rapid remedy and tonic sold by druggists.
A testimonial from Miss Mary M. Fay of Westboro Massachusetts credits Culicura with curing an eight year eczema ordeal. She describes severe itching burning and facial skin damage before noting relief the first day and eventual full recovery.
A tale from Colonel Cody known as Buffalo Bil recounts a joke about a red headed Indian. The narrative appears in the Philadelphia Public Ledger with Cody claiming he once saw a bald Cherokee on the Port Scett trail, provoking disbelief from the professor. An advertising feud over Ponte Vecchio is noted along with a protest to city authorities. A medical ad promises piles cure with refund if not effective in 6 to 14 days.
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