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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
3
In Wild Rose Wisconsin a posse of 50 citizens engaged four bandits eight miles from town after a post office burglary and bank loot attempt. One bandit was killed two mortally wounded and one captured after an hour and a half of gunfire. The fourth refused to surrender until others fell.
Figures show beef 21,027,464 pounds lamb 76,564,464 pounds and mutton 146,311,528 pounds exported in 1903, with total meat exports up by 17,600,008 pounds from 1902. Also includes scattered opinions on domestic conduct and Arbor Day sentiments from Salt Lake Tribune items.
John F. Gaynor and Benjamin D. Greene have reached Savannah after departing Canada. Laflin Kellogg, who defended the prisoners before Commissioner Shields and represented Captain Carter at the court martial, described his advice to stand ground and warned flight could be an admission of guilt. Kellogg later noted Greene's pride as the reason they left.
A new town named Cuzzco in Dubois county Indiana aims to be dry with a prohibition rule. Each deed carries a clause that if whisky is sold on the premises the land reverts to original owner W H Nicholson and his heirs. Located about 15 miles from French Lick Springs.
On German state railways the carriage colors match ticket classes. First class carriages are yellow, second class green, and third class white, ensuring clear class distinction and guiding passengers.
Chester resident John S. Summersgill aged 21 a member of the Franklin team died in local hospital from abdominal injuries after a blow during a Saturday game. He was rendered unconscious and never regained consciousness.
A fragmented extract questions whether more money is spent on tea or whiskey and which pays. It mentions daily free toothbrushes for guests at Japanese inns, describes a wooden brush with a frayed fiber tip, and references various odd items and names, including Howard B. Burton, Mayers, Chen, and American infrastructure in Korea.
Frantic advertising extols Pillsbury VITOS breakfast food as pure wheat meat, guaranteed by Pillsbury Company of Minneapolis. It promises purity, economy, and a two pound package yielding twelve pounds of white food, priced at 20 cents, with a call to ask grocer for the product.
A Chicago Journal snippet records a boy with spectacles being urged toward the presidency by a patronizing figure. The boy responds that his parents would not consent to him standing outside on a March day to be inaugurated, quenching the dream.
A Berlin doctor argues that the piano should never be used by a child under 16. He reports that among 1000 girls who played before age 12, 600 developed nervous diseases, urging parental caution about early musical training.
A short inquiry asks readers whose tea they favor and what effects they seek, from soothing calm to a mental lift, inviting opinions on brands, varieties, and brewing methods.
The obituary style note states John McCardle of Jamaica Plain Mass will turn 100 in June. Since 1853 he has drawn a pension as a British soldier at six pence daily, about $11 per quarter, for disability.
In Newton Massachusetts a car collision injures Senator George Fulford of Brockville Ontario. His chauffeur Louis E. Vessat of Albany suffers a fractured skull and may die. Will T. Shannon of Schenectady is injured but not seriously.
A spieler aboard the Seeing New York auto extols the “ladies” as wives of millionaires, inviting a gaze at them. Reuben Grassbinder retorts that they visit his place yearly for sunburn at $5 a week, then depart claiming yacht time.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh and claims a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. It notes internal intake, blood and mucous surface action, and invites testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, with pills also marketed.
United States Minister Conger, arrived from China, will proceed to Mexico City immediately to assume duties as ambassador. The article notes the new Russian ambassador to Washington as Roman Rosen.
In a tavern scene from the Chicago Daily News, two men discuss oddly fragrant cigars. One man tastes a mysterious Porto Rico variety, noting a tropical awoke vision, while the other disputes the wrapper and origin, eventually ordering two clear Havanas as the exchange ends.
A mosaic of curiosities spans 19th century notes from coal finds in Kamchatka to Bible translations and Venetian ship lore. It covers natural history with the sea elephant, railroad bridges, and the habits of smokers, alongside social quips on public buses and weather schooling in Switzerland.
A mounted specimen of a sea elephant is displayed at Bert’s Seological Garden as a notable attraction. Reportedly the largest sea elephant ever killed, it was found about eighteen months ago by whalers off the Falkland Islands, who then surrounded and slaughtered the monster.
A testimonial from Nicholas J. Hertz of Albany describes kidney pain relief after taking Peruna. He recounts a heavy cold settled in his kidneys, weather exposure worsened it, and after a week the back pains eased allowing him to work again. He continued treatment a month and fully recovered. He notes ongoing use when exposed to weather. Dr Hartman promotes Peruna and offers free medical advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
In a Chicago Tribune style quip, Miss De Muir asks Mr. Feathertop if he ever gambles. He replies that he only plays a quiet progressive ouchré during church sociables, and nothing more.
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