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Newspaper
Hutsonville Herald
Location
Hutsonville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
2
A miscellany notes naval opinions, sharks abroad after submarines, a long lasting clock using radium, auctions of rare items, and scientific curiosities. It covers Russia’s navy, Chinese soy beans, Hawaii fish, U S pensions, Adm Schrey, Tesla wireless dreams, and a 1862 naval clash with Japan.
Reports from Washington describe a brighter peace outlook after White House talks with Count Cassini and Takahira. Russia hints at possible peace with Japan while Japan seeks cautious terms. Roosevelt sent identical notes urging an end to hostilities and a plenary meeting place is debated.
Reports from Washington confirm Russia has assented to President Roosevelt's peace talks with Japan. Count Cassini delivered Emperor Nicholas's acceptance and Russia would appoint plenipotentiaries to meet Japan's envoys to discuss terms. London papers hail Roosevelt's diplomacy as a world triumph and Russia's support boosts hopes for a negotiated peace.
Edward Barnes of St Louis suffers leg injuries after two rail cars drag him under while sleeping on a platform near Collinsville. Separate incidents include Mary Smith seeking death near a poor farm, Chester banker William A Campbell’s death, and Ben Turner drowning after cramps in Winona. The Salem Endeavor convention, Decatur Patriarchs Militant event, a depot fire at St Elmo, and other local notes fill the Illinois recap.
An east bound Cotton Special passenger train carrying Confederate veterans to a reunion in Louisville wrecked at Golden Gate NL. Three people died and 29 were injured including engineers, agents, and veterans from Arkansas Indiana and Missouri.
Premier Delyannis of Greece was stabbed at the chamber of deputies by gambler Gherakaris. He died within hours from internal bleeding after an attempted rescue and a swift detention of the assailant. The attack followed Delyannis crackdown on gambling houses.
A 19th or early 20th century recruitment of Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervous prostration in women. The ad features a Brooklyn reader recounting relief from nervousness, backache, sleeplessness, and fatigue after using the product, urging other women to try it and be cured with ease.
The piece recounts Thomas W. Lawson failing to profit from a wind powered clock joke as a street urchin extorted a dollar an hour to hold his horse. It notes Lawson’s amusement and a reader note about a kidney cure testimonial from Frank M. Russell, plus miscellaneous quotes and gags from assorted sources.
Eugene E. Lario of Denver recounts that Dean's Kidney Pills stopped his backache after severe attacks and he claims no further pain since. The testimonial notes the remedy and price 60 cents per box, offered by FosterMilburn Co. and sold by druggists.
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