Soldier dismisses tale of battle and injury
A wary crowd questions a claim of being shot in a prior fight. The responder insists the injury occurred to his spine, sparking disbelief as the scene unfolds.
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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
3
A wary crowd questions a claim of being shot in a prior fight. The responder insists the injury occurred to his spine, sparking disbelief as the scene unfolds.
A Virginia reader reports ten years of hand eczema cured after using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent. The testimonial describes sores spreading body wide, rapid improvement after one bottle, and full recovery by the third bottle. Her daughter also improved within two weeks.
In New York James Hyslop the psychologist recounted an elderly woman’s skeptical view of ghosts. She dismissed spirits with a sharp quip asserting that the dead would not return to the mortal world regardless of heaven or hell.
A man boasts of nearly punctual breakfast timing and vents frustration at his wife for not acknowledging his cleverness, joking she had to call him three times to wake him.
Governor Charles H. Haskell will testify in his own defense before the legislative investigation commission in Guthrie Oklahoma. The panel is probing charges that state officers mishandled public funds. Witness W T Hutchins of Muskogee opened the session.
Frank Mikl, convicted last night of murdering his wife and two children on Christmas Day 1909, admits the crime in a full confession. He says a quarrel over the child’s parentage sparked the tragedy. he claims the child wasn’t his, while his wife denied the accusation. Mikl says he strangled the baby and then killed his wife when she threatened arrest, with a possible new trial and a potential death penalty debated by local authorities.
Kansas City February 9 coroner's jury at Independence ruled Colonel Thomas H Swope died from strychnine in capsules prescribed by Dr B C Hyde but could not determine if intent was felonious The jury rendered its verdict at 1 pm after a one hour deliberation Hyde declined to testify or be sworn amid heightened tension at the inquiry into the millionaire philanthropist's death
Nyack New York February 9 Justice A S Tompkins denied Harry K Thaws latest bid for discharge from Mattewan state hospital for the criminal insane He also appointed William Vanainen of Orange County as referee to gather evidence on Thaws transfer request and report to the judge with an opinion on treatment at Mattewan
Paris reports the Seine up nine inches in the last day due to rain and melting snow. The hydrographic department predicts further rises to above twenty two feet at Point Royal by Friday, approaching the 1882 flood level. Authorities say there is no danger but are taking precautions.
President Taft, advised by Senator Gamble and others, extends entry time for Cheyenne River and Standing Rock lands from April to May due to severe winter in South Dakota and the northwest. Entrymen gain more time to inspect lands they could not access.
Washington reports the rivers and harbors appropriation bill favorably to the house. The measure includes a 40 million dollar appropriation and 10 thousand dollars allocated for a survey of the Red River and its main tributaries.
Abdul Hamid former Sultan of Turkey reportedly seized with frenzy in Vienna and tried to strangle himself with a silk handkerchief. A servant stopped him and he was placed in a straight jacket for safety.
Conductor Richard Reach of St. Louis was killed and three others injured when Rock Island train No. 28 from Kansas City derailed near Union Missouri sixty miles west of St. Louis. Rescue crews responded to the wreck scene. Authorities investigated the cause of the derailment and transport to local hospitals was arranged for the injured.
Jack Lashell of Lathrop died from a rifle wound after a family quarrel at his house. Witnesses say the shooting was provoked, and no arrests were made. The coroner reports Lashell attacked his wife with an ax earlier, threatening their six year old child.
Washington senators described a cooperative plan for an international park about 5000 square miles along the continental backbone. The U S side would include the nation's only living glaciers 16 in total and numerous waterfalls and high bluffs. The proposed area covers the Flathead river headwaters along the Rocky Mountains south of the border, about 60 by 40 miles.
A. W. Kennedy a Northern Pacific switchman was struck and crushed by a locomotive near the switchmen’s quarters in the Billings yards on the first anniversary of his marriage. He was a popular member of the railroad workforce.
Helena J P Raferty editor of the Treasure State must answer to a district court jury on a criminal libel charge brought by Mayor Edwards. Justice O Donnell bound him over after a preliminary hearing citing vicious attacks alleging political graft and corruption in the mayor.
Carrie Nation delays coast visit to stay longer in Montana as she surveys saloon activity and pledges to chase prohibition in further western cities. She plans to pursue legal action against a California wine house over an advertisement for a Carrie Nation cocktail sold at 10 cents displayed in a Missoula storefront.
Helena reports that the Montana supreme court affirmed a lower-court ruling holding an eastern bonding company responsible for $11,760 in losses tied to fraudulent juror and witness certificates used by W. P. Farrell as chief deputy in the Butte clerk of court office. The county sued clerk Devies and the American Bonding Company of Baltimore. the lower court ruled for the county, and the high court upheld it.
Fire swept Marysville, a mining camp twenty miles northwest of Helena, wiping out the business section with a $50,000,000 gold production record. The blaze began in a barber shop and spread rapidly, prompting Helena to send aid by special train with a chemical engine. Dynamite was used to clear paths in the flames. no lives were lost, but total damage could not be estimated.
A railroad contractor in a warm climate faced heavy sickness among laborers. He reduced meat rations and greatly increased Quaker Oats in their meals and even fed oatmeal-water with drinking water. Within moments signs of stomach disorders vanished and workers gained strength and spirits.
A man atop the shore vows to face arrest, declaring death by own action as he sinks with a bubbling grin, the scene described in a lifelike fragment.
The item promotes Allen’s Longe Bal tam for hoarseness and cold symptoms with prices 25¢ 6c and 1.00. A decollette gown shows a woman in swimwear preferring minimal coverage.
Advertisement claims Azo Cinticent guarantees cure for piles with no bleeding or itching in 6 to 14 days or money back. Includes pricing and refund note.
A concise proverb notes that some people delay cruelty to later times, suggesting a habit of postponing negative actions rather than addressing them now. The maxim implies a pattern of procrastinating harmful deeds rather than choosing restraint.
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