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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1906
Page
7
A 60 year old veteran from Ross County Ohio testifies that after thirty two years of widespread eczema he found relief using Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent. He reports spending large sums on doctors with no cure before trying Cuticura and promises high praise.
The president warns against indiscriminate attacks on character and calls for honest exposure of crime while avoiding sensationalism. He urges steady, sane action to curb evils in politics and business, and advocates reforms in taxation and corporate regulation to protect the public.
The speaker warns that wealth and powerful corporations seek to avoid regulation, risking public harm. Reform must blend honesty with sanity to prevent reckless zealots and unseen conspirators from derailing progress. Emphasizes sympathy for workers and seafarers, and the need for ethical, broad economic opportunity and upright character as the nation’s foundation.
The article traces Franklin B Gowen as the founder of the coal trust, noting his 1871 consolidation of thirteen coal and iron properties into the Philadelphia Coal and Iron Company. It contrasts Gowen's idealism with finance peers, cites a $40 million price, and records the transfer to the railroad at cost, while highlighting later dominance of the Reading.
The Cananea copper district in Sonora shows a vast undeveloped wealth with 10 408 acres held by Cananea Consolidated Copper Company. The plant is among the continent’s most complete and cananea mines produce over 6 million pounds of refined copper monthly. Numerous other firms operate in the region awaiting capital and skilled management.
A writer in Era Magazine asserts that if all life insurance assets held by U S companies were distributed among every person on Earth each would receive two dollars. He cites 1908 figures showing New York state and national insurers owning over 2.2 billion in assets, and notes major expenses for a pervasive spy system used to monitor policyholders.
The Boston Transcript quotes a quarrel over whether a woman may justify deception to secure marriage. The exchange contrasts Pragmatic doubt with moral concern about honesty in courtship, reflecting 19th century social norms.
A printer halts a customer and checks a calendar while the customer insists on receiving letterheads and envelopes, adding that the calendar is unnecessary. The exchange ends with the customer referencing the Philadelphia Press.
The C N W will run non stop trains from Sioux City on May 14 at 7 30 p m arriving Hot Springs next morning at 10 15 with round trip fare 22 00 Exceedingly low rates from Elot Springs to Rapid City Deadwood and Lead For more information contact city ticket offices at Fourth Street and 2nd Nebraska or the new passenger station.
A hair dresser explains Marcel Ware waving technique and cautions that slight heat excess can turn gray hair yellow. He demonstrates by heating the wand with an electric lamp and warns gray haired women to seek experts to avoid damaging color.
Mrs Laura Sullivan of Marquette Michigan describes backaches swelling limbs and dizziness then reports relief after using Deans Kidney Pills. She says she used about half a box before full cure and notes bloating subsided. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Chicago Tribune item notes Boni’s marriage brought a dramatic social stir, followed by a rapid personal decline. The piece depicts him living fast and fading, using stark imagery to imply a fall from prominence.
A curious tale traces Niagara Falls from La Salle’s voyage to modern tourist sights. It recalls early explorers risking the whirlpools, crowds riding trolleys, and visitors tossing sandwiches for a photo with the mist, while noting changes from wild landscape to popular lure.
The American chameleon Anolis carolinensis inhabits the U S South. It quickly and fully changes color from brown to yellow or pale green. It eats insects, is harmless to larger life, kept as a pet, sometimes worn as an ornament, and has adhesive toe pads enabling it to run on smooth vertical surfaces.
The charge for telecommunication between London and Paris is reduced from $2 to $1 for a three minute conversation.
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