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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
3
A troubling notice describes female health symptoms including nervousness headaches and loins pains. It claims the feminine organism needs immediate attention and touts a sole speedy remedy to remove the cause and restore health.
Claims from readers in Rockland Maine and East Earl Pennsylvania describe relief from backaches side pains and improved appetite after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad notes the product has been a standard remedy for female ills for thirty years and lists conditions it purportedly helps. An elderly aunt anecdote and a stray dialogue line appear as filler.
One hundred dollars reward offered for a catarrh cure that fails Hall's Catarrh Cure from Cheney & Co. Toledo. Endorsements from Watkife, Kinnan & Manvn Wholesale Druggists vouch for F J Cheney's honesty and solvency. Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as internal medicine with mucous treatment and blood impact. Price seven cents per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Bhonglish are noted for a queer marriage rite where the groom pins his nose to a small cylindrical object. The narrator confesses uncertainty about the object’s exact nature, suggesting it might be a prindstone as Mr. Grouch inserts.
An old promotional notice urges readers to write for a free 48 page eye care book and buy Murine Eye Remedy. It claims relief for red weak weary eyes and invites inquiries through druggists with Chicago based Murine Eye Remedy Co.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a predicted event that did not occur. The exchange underscores lingering uncertainty around an investigation with no proven outcome.
An advertisement for Dr. R H Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer claims to permanently cure fits, St Vitus dance, and all nervous diseases. It offers a free trial bottle and treatise for $2 and lists the Philadelphia address for orders.
A figure described as a modern genius plans to compile his life through postcards noting that there were no letters, only postcard correspondence to shape the biography.
Kansas City police traced a mail pouch theft from Los Angeles to New York with over $50,000 in money and jewels. A suspicious man was arrested but released on vagrancy charges after a lawyer secured $200, and authorities ordered the suspect to leave town. The case remains linked to the missing pouch contents.
George Siler longtime boxing writer and famed referee died in Chicago at age 62 after a heart attack that struck June 4. The former lightweight fought in early days and refereed major bouts including Cornett vs Fitzsimmons and Jeffries vs Sharkey, Gans vs Nelson. He served on the Chicago Tribune staff for about fifteen years.
Albert Tinbulowski was shot three times while asleep beside his wife on Alexandria avenue Detroit. He died from wounds after identifying the voice of the shooter as that of the brother of a man he had quarreled with over a year ago. Mrs Tinbulowski escaped injury, rolling from bed to the floor during the attack.
Two laborers killed and several injured as Morris & Co meat plant near the Kaw river flood channel in Kansas City Kansas suffers $250000 to $350000 in damage. Explosions from sewer gas and ammonia ignite a stubborn blaze, taking five hours to control amid six to eight foot floodwaters. Meat loss totals unknown due to ruined coolers and overwhelmed rail traffic.
Unusually heavy rains across Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Iowa push the Kansas and Missouri rivers toward high flood stages. Missouri River at Kansas City fell briefly by 6 p.m. then rose at St Joseph while the Kaw climbs six inches and Topeka Kaw shows rapid rise. Weather bureau warns of a flood slightly exceeding Tuesday’s in Topeka as tributaries remain very high and more rain is possible.
A Jonesville dispatch says the Black River area has six to ten feet of floodwater inundating fields. Residents live on upper stories, float rafts, and pen stock on them. About 2900 people suffer with roughly 1450 absolutely destitute.
Rochester June 14 The federal court jury found Standard Oil guilty on all counts in a case accusing the company of accepting concessions from the filed tariff on oil shipments from Olean New York to Rutland and Bellows Falls Vermont There were forty counts each tied to a car of oil and the maximum potential fine stands at 800000 dollars.
Quotations from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul show wheat prices ranging from No 1 Northern around 1.08 to 1.12 in Milwaukee and Chicago No 2 red around 0.92 to 0.93. Corn prices hover near 0.69 to 0.72 with oats around 0.46 to 0.48. Cattle hogs and sheep prices listed across centers with varied ranges and weights.
The Mississippi River rose to 14.8 feet by 4 PM yesterday in St Paul, up about eight tenths of a foot since the week’s start. Forecasters expect it to reach fifteen feet by morning due to heavy rains in the region and northern parts of the state.
Unknown trespassers cut about twenty five shade trees on H. K. Ward's farm in Anson town, Chippewa Falls. Dispute over highway location noted as possible motive for vandalism. Also reports a Denver tragedy where Charles E. Byers killed Mrs. May E. Boren and Edward Smith before taking his own life.
Report by Lothrop and Johnson lists patent grants to U S inventors from Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota. Recipients include A E Arons International Falls rotary motor W E Bean Minneapolis gas pressure regulator A B Grodnes Arthur grader F James Mitchell shock gatherer F O Kilgore Minneapolis cushioning device C J Miller Minneapolis package carrier F J Thull Minneapolis grain drier.
Zimmerman Bros in St Paul Minnesota claim the finest Kodak Store in America offering developing and printing for amateurs with very beautiful work at reasonable prices. Prices available on request.
Archaeologists note that fish hooks have maintained a consistent form for about 2,000 years, suggesting enduring design principles. The finding highlights long standing fishing technology and cultural continuity across ancient communities.
Des Moines reports a launch mishap at the Interstate dam when the engine balked. Four men named Eb ersolt and Jennings were swept overboard and drowned. Rescuers recovered two bodies as the river carried away the craft.
A reflective line notes that concern over future damnation is less troubling than the weight of public opinion. The remark implies social judgment holds greater sway than personal theological fears.
An advertisement from the American Tent and Awning Co in Minneapolis offers prices and information on stacks covers awnings tents and related fabric goods. The notice emphasizes product availability and contact details for potential customers seeking outdoor shelter items.
Classified ad for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. Claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic. Offers a 25 cent bottle.
A disrupted OCR note reports burglars broke into the Northern Pacific Depot at Deer Creek last night. The entry damaged multiple express packages and cash is mentioned among the losses. Authorities are investigating the incident and tracking possible suspects.
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