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Newspaper

Ireton Weekly Ledger

Location

Ireton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1905

Page

3

Commodore Nicholson Recommends Peruna for Coughs

Commodore Somerville Nicholson of the United States Navy endorses Peruna as a cure for catarrh and general ailments. He cites widespread endorsements from military figures and urges readers to try Peruna or contact Dr Hartman for guidance.

Onmodore Somerville Nicholson United States Navy Washington, D.C Bperuna Hartman Peruna B. Hartman Hartman Sanitarian Columbus Ohio

Manikiki Island Laws Enforce Ancient Dog Death Penalty

Cook Island laws on Manikiki re enact the old law of Muanirixt to execute dogs. Pigs must stay local, and any person abroad may be arrested for explanation at the court. No native debt is recoverable in court. Selling liquor to natives carries a $50 fine.

Cook Island Cook Islinds Pacific Manikiki

Mary E Lease Endorses Dono Kidney Pills in Letter

Mary E Lease former Kansas political leader and orator and US Senate candidate praises Dono Kidney Pills after claiming personal cure of bladder and kidney troubles. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York distributes at 50 cents a box.

Mary E. Lease Deis Dean Kansas United States Sirs Dono Kours Tral Mary Elizabeth Lease Foster-Milburn Co Budfaio, Y

You Can Get Alien's Foot Enac FREFa Free Sample

Advertisement offers a free sample of Alea's Foot-Hass powder to relieve tired aching feet and corns. It claims to soften shoes and aid worn or tight footwear, with care for corns and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 1.25.

Alien Olmsted le Roy Alea

Beribbieton Writers Foresee Popular Fair Wer

John W. Heart of Fostoria Ohio reports mixed data on exports and trade totals, noting changes in Far East and Western Europe markets. The text includes garbled dialogue about fiction and recent events, reflecting a playful or rough manuscript fragment.

Tsh Japan Far East Europe Levant

Scandinavia in quarrel mocks a greater union

From Des Moines Mews 1905 comes a critique of Nordic tensions among Norway Sweden and Denmark. It laments secession and federal failings while warning that Nordic disunity risks foreign domination and future regret. It mocks census estimates and laments stagnant union.

Sweden Norway Finland Denmark Russia Scandinavia United States Des Moines Mews

Equitable scandal shows graft in life insurance directors

The report details alleged self enrichment by Equitable directors who used policyholder funds for bonds and stocks profits. It notes Hyde and others aimed to seize control, while critics urge tighter government oversight. Despite fraud, carrying costs per $1,000 of insurance favor the Equitable at $9.80 versus $11.60 for Shutuai Life and $10.50 for New York Life.

Equitable Tarbell Hyde Alexander ‘Ghd New York Shutuai Life The New York Life Government Life Insurance New York -American

Duties of the Hour in US Policy on Japan and the Pacific

The Chicago Inter Ocean cites cabinet duties on Japan's victory over Russia. It urges Secretary Hay and Theodore Roosevelt’s successors to limit indemnity to territory, speed Panama Canal completion, and strengthen US naval power in the Pacific to prevent Japan from controlling sea lanes.

Japan Russia Haz Foun Theodore PF Panama Canal United States Pacific Ocean Pacific England Atlantic Chicago

Census by Guess Smears City Population Figures

The piece denounces the Census Bureau for estimating 1904 and 1905 city populations by adding half the 1890 to 1900 growth to 1900 figures. It cites Washington as 302 553 by census but 322 572 by police count, urging private counting methods. It argues the government should not handle this task.

Census Bureau Procrustes Attica Louisyilla Courier-Journal BE Census Bureau Sysoto Washington City

Government Reports a Basis for Gambling

A Chicago American editorial argues that the monthly U S government crop report for cotton fuels gambling among planters and speculators. It cites alleged early access to the report by New York traders and calls for abolishing or reforming the statistics bureau under Secretary Wilson.

United States New Yorks Menimake Aashington Govenment Tie New York Tie’ Elarge Wilson Thonsth Whson Chicago American

Bank inspection and a call for reform in lending practices

The piece condemns lax national bank inspections and notes funds lent to gamblers enable hardship, urging accountability for bankers who misuse funds. It warns that desire for riches leads to temptation and ruin, reflecting a moral stance from the Illustrated Home Journal.

Amg National Bank Keenes Leiters Harpers Houschinsons Gateses Illustrated Home Journal

Old School Discipline and Biblical Creation Tale Echo

A dialogue contrasts harsh school discipline with gentler modern methods as an oldster recalls his harsh teacher and suspension practices. The passage shifts to a mythic retelling where Maitumbe and Naitergorob disobey paradise rules, drawing a link between punishment and forgiveness.

The Fall of Man and Native Legends

Fragmentary account cites Dr Emil Reich on Masai beliefs of creation. Natives of German East Africa reportedly link Masai myths with Babylonian and Christian themes, suggesting shared origins not drawn from missionaries.

Emil Reich Reich

Tautology and Repetition in Classroom Dialogue

A fragmented dialogue shows a teacher and Roy discussing tautology as repetition. Roy mentions plans for a meal with sheep head and Elsie, and the conversation shifts to routine chores and a mention of a distant policy about washing dishes and stacking them.

Roy Elsie

A Goold Beginning

A medical student asks the doctor if his first case was successful and the physician replies that he attended the patient for two weeks and the estate administrator paid the bill in full.

Fifteen years of torture ends with Cuticura cure

An Allegheny man describes fifteen years of scalp and body sores relieved in a week by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He says three days of bathing and applying the products cleared his head and a single cake of soap and a box of ointment completed the cure, ending his long suffering.

Maitumbe Naitergoreb Paradise Naitergorab Neni Rilegen, Ure Morning Star Waiebh Sud H. B. Franklin

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