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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
2
Notice from Jackson Missouri post office listing advertising rates for locals per issue or per year professional cards and legal advertisements with display rates available on application. The notice dates back to November 4, 1897 and notes second class matter status.
Market report surveys prevailing grain conditions with emphasis on price trends and supply dynamics. Reports indicate shifts in futures, cash markets, and moisture impacts, with notes on price directions and potential demand signals affecting farmers and traders.
Testimonial from North Bend Nebraska resident Auten praises Western Canada crops and climate. He cites high yields in Edmonton district with oats at 65 bushels per acre and wheat 3140 bushels per acre, notes potatoes fine and frost early, and foresees a continental railway opening via Canadian Northern and other lines within five years.
J W Walls Lebanon Kentucky reports kidney irregularities and back pain. Doan's Kidney Pills provided quick relief after doctors failed. Proponents claim the remedy helps with abnormal secretions and kidney disorders. Sold by all druggists 40 cents per box. Faithful note from readers cites mortgage woes and a quip about debt.
Travel ads tout Lowieville and Nashville Railroad service from St Louis Evansville Louisville and Cincinnati to winter resorts in the South Southeast and Cuba. Includes illustrated booklets Florida Cuba New Orleans time tables and rates with address to L Stone Louisville Ky.
Fragmentary note reports Plato’s death in his eighty third year and his final hour spent on intellectual work. A damaged line mentions a remedy for a cold using quinine laxative, with garbled phrases following.
Southern cities press for segregation of public libraries with separate facilities to serve Black and white patrons. The campaign argues for Jim Crow style separation under law and policy, signaling escalating racial territorial demands across the region.
A resident of Milan unveils a bread clock crafted by an Indian maker who spent three years of life shaping the curious timepiece. The clock is of notable size and reportedly keeps good time.
A sow owned by Edward Hope of Sevenoaks Kent has given birth to a litter of piglets. The sow and litter are reported to be thriving with two piglets noted as having perfectly formed feet. The farm duo are described as strong and doing well.
A Missouri political notice reports that Richard Ian Jon was confirmed Friday as a member of the St. Louis Police Commissioners and that Governor Folk proposed appointments to the Board of Election Commissioners while Governor Packer’s role remained unclear. the piece notes unclear lines of succession and mentions several business and political figures in Jefferson City.
City official A J Carter plans legal action against Western Union and Postal Telegraph for not burying overhead wires in the must district. Ordinance from March 10 1904 imposes fines from 10 to 100 dollars per wire per street for failure to underground wires. The Lighting Department seeks enforcement. prosecutors and city officials have been notified.
Jefferson City Me reports the Butler case being argued before the Supreme Court in a session described as intense and wide ranging. The proceedings include briefs from Attorney General, Sager and Moaroney, with references to the Court’s potential to challenge patent and ownership questions as the term progresses.
Jefferson City reports an alarmed fire in the capitol causing smoke to fill corridors. Legislation members and staff hurriedly moved, water buckets fetched, and fire crews assisted as officials restored order on the House and Senate floors.
Mrs. Dinsmore of Woburn Massachusetts credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing her four year battle with rheumatism after doctors failed. She took the pills for four months and remains largely free of symptoms, cautioning that blood health is key to lasting relief. The story cites medical opinion and public scrutiny of therapies.
A report outlines a proposed appointment process involving Jefferson ley and Williai Todd as chief deputy to investigate an incident in Montgomery County. The text notes a suspicious assignment tied to a purported purpose amid general belief Todd would be appointed.
The Missouri Schwewol for the Dead reports shows the wake of HAA the betting for the poet two yen to have been Fines Superintendent SN Bo AMfeKem with a $1700 edition. Enrollment at the School for the Dest held steady for eight years with 112 new pupils, while total pupils reached 450. Nevada residents voted to establish an eight mile wage district, Nevada as the center, by an overwhelming majority led by OM Dates, Doctor De Wo Howard, and Decte.
Many cures touted for Dodd's Kidney Pills claim kidney relief and rheumatism cure, including Maggie E Deckert of Eagle River Wisconsin who says nine boxes freed her pain and sleeplessness. Auto tour from San Francisco to New York highlights Defiance Starch contrast and a soprano appointment for Lassie Cahill of Waltham Massachusetts.
Andrew Schiller of 168 South Fourteenth Street was fined one dollar by Judge Hiro Moore at the Court of Criminal Correction for improper conduct involving his underage son. Authorities noted involvement with a tea work factory while the child was under age.
Fragmentary OCR note lists names and positions in town administration. It mentions a general superintendent and a foreman related to municipal work, with references to Felon and Murtington areas. Details are unclear, but indicate a scheduled staffing change and duties at Nore Street.
A prominent Kirksville institution, the American School of Osteopathy and A. T. Still Infirmary, dominates local life. The school educates 700 students, with 400 graduates practicing nationwide, while offering free clinic care to hundreds weekly. Missouri hosts the oldest US lead and nickel mines in Madison County, worked since 1726.
An old time notice touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepes as a universal digestive remedy promising relief from headache constipation and digestive irritants. It claims quick relief for clogged bowels liver kidneys and circulatory discomfort with a money back guarantee if it fails.
The photographic portraits by Alv p Cabhurn of Heston In the photographic salon of the linked Hing Society at London attract attention as the test in the exhibition, highlighting landmark works in the display.
A Brooklyn reader reports a remarkable cure for a severe disfigurement once deemed incurable, attributed to Cutheura products including soap ointment and pills. The notice also notes M Van Dusen claiming to be the world’s first eighty one year old creamery buttermaker and promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch’s features and price. It ends with a wartime warning as Mauser works on an order for 200000 gifts and Berlin ammunition plants prepare 100000000 cartridges.
The article warns farmers about deceptive claims from the V. S. Department of Agriculture and promotes Paleer's New National brand as yielding in ten to fifty states. It urges readers to act in 1905 to beat the spread of poor endorsements and secure better acre yields.
An old ad praises Salzer seeds including Speltz Emmer Macaroni Wheat and Victoria Rape with high yields per acre and per acre grain. It markets Teusinte Fodder and Pedigree Potatoes with prices and claims of big catalog samples free upon request to John A. Salyer Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin.
The article notes ongoing concern among newspaper correspondents visiting South African nations that the United States shows persistent indifference to their markets, a thread running through many reports.
Nearly 22,000 persons became insane in England and Wales last year, the highest number on record. The increase over the previous year was 6,251, marking a notable rise in mental health cases.
British Mediterranean squadron visits Barcelona and contracts local bakers to supply 20,000 pounds of bread daily during its stay. The arrangement highlights wartime logistics and civilian cooperation in the port city.
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