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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
3
A humorous anecdote from a Boston hotel describes a barber failing to recognize actor Richard Mansfeld. The barber jokes Mansfeld has just left jail for assaulting inquisitive barbers, while the impostor insists he is an actor.
OCR fragment mentions a person helped by MM G Dar Was with a paid matter. Details are unclear due to damaged text. no names or dates are fully readable.
A damaged OCR passage notes a long used remedy sold in drug and medicine stores for over nine centuries. It mentions Sirs and a protective stance but contains garbled phrases and unclear claims.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a playful exchange about dignity and music as Baroness James and others discuss tunes and a future rhapsody by Biszt. The scene hints at polishing silver and social wit amid partial phrases.
Advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by a nurse at a New York Children's Home to treat constipation feverishness stomach troubles and worms. Claims claim 80 006 tests with 43 druggists selling at 25 cents each and offers free samples by mail from Allen S. Olmsted La Ros New York.
A column warns readers about the health risks of coffee tea mixtures. It asserts harmful effects on the nervous system and general vitality, arguing many people underestimate these dangers. The piece urges scientific and practical care in beverage choices.
Washington reports the United States plans a two year trial of a Philippine parliament with elections for a Philippine assembly. The assembly will have 50 to 100 members and share legislative powers with the Philippine commission under an 1905 act. Voting qualifications remain fixed.
The annual reports from Great Northern Erie Baltimore and Ohio Denver and Rio Grande and Illinois Central show earnings increases freight tonnage records and higher operating costs. A New York Central electric locomotive test at Grand Central signals a shift to faster cleaner service as city growth drives landmark station changes.
The latest Bradstreet report notes October bank exchange highs and rising retail demand while railroads struggle to forward goods despite new rolling stock. Manufacturing shows no decrease in demand with raw materials heavily drawn, and plans for capacity expansion proceed amid improving leather, footwear, woodwork, and hardware sectors. Holiday trade is shaping up, but transportation tensions and wage pressures affect outlook. US weekly failures rise modestly while Canada falls.
Chicago to Buffalo and Indianapolis to St Louis list cattle hogs sheep and grain prices, with wheat corn oats rye and baromarket ranges. The piece also notes a fatal Atlantic City rail accident, rescue efforts, and river and rail responses amid public reaction.
A Camden to Atlantic City electric train plunged from a bridge into the Thoroughfare near Atlantic City. About seventy people were believed drowned as rushing tides swept the submerged cars. Rescue efforts by volunteers and divers were hampered by the strong current and rising waters.
Mark A. Carleton of the Department of Agriculture predicts the U S could reach about 1 500 000 000 bushels of wheat with expanded wheat areas and higher yields. He notes winter wheat varieties and broader growing regions push growth beyond traditional limits.
A string of violent and disruptive incidents spans multiple locales. A husband kills his wife in Minnesota amid domestic trouble. A Spokane secretary is shot dead by two men in a mine near Salisbury. An explosion kills two in a South Carolina mine. A fire in Jessup damages the Sireland hotel and telephones exchanges, valued at 220000. A British steamer Arabistan is believed sunk in a hurricane with 3 million on board.
A long standing Weather Bureau forecaster will continue publishing six day ahead predictions aided by near global atmospheric data. Reports from Russia and other regions will improve forecast accuracy. The piece also covers pure food and drug act labeling rules, Cuba's political turmoil, and ongoing nutrition and public health experiments at the Washington laboratory.
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