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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
7
Rival committees seek funds as a capital figure muses on gifts. A philanthropist contemplates $5,000 to each committee but realizes such a move cancels progress. He then decides $10,000 will buy the automobile he desires for his plan.
A Reader reflects on the paradox of love seeming blind yet guiding paths for a sightless man. The piece plays with irony and empathy, suggesting affection acts as direction beyond physical sight.
In a message to Congress President Roosevelt urges remedial land legislation. He seeks more special agents to curb land frauds, transfer of parks and grazing to the Agriculture Department, leasing rights for coal oil and gas, and a comprehensive public lands act to protect settlers and conserve fuel resources.
Secretary Taft outlines the Cuba mission with Bacon to stop fighting between rival armed forces. He says the aim was to preserve peace and protect American lives and property, warning that next steps could require American troops if the island remains divided and elections are unjust.
An inquest in Pittsburg returned a suicide verdict for Linford L. Dilworth. William C. Sanderson elected mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts on the Republican ticket. In Los Angeles, Democrats claim victory in the mayoral race with Harper ahead by about 3,000 votes. Bernard L. Carter, representing St Louis and Chicago capital, offered Routt county land deals near Hayden and Steamboat Springs for 1 million dollars. Rhode Island mill wages to rise 5 to 10 percent, with Massachusetts and Connecticut mills likely to follow. Corn Products Company, linked to a glucose trust, pays 500 thousand dollars settling related dealer charges. A fire on the Cretan causes 200 thousand dollars in losses after 24 hours, extinguished by port fire crews.
President Roosevelt and former Secretary of Commerce Metcalf present a plan to protect Japanese residents in California. The report covers school exclusion, boycotts against Japanese businesses, and violence against Japanese people, with a call for full federal protection of persons and property under the treaty.
A coal famine threatens Utah Nevada and parts of Colorado amid Western railroads dominance. Intrastate disputes and train hold ups trigger ICC investigation. Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Northern Securities stock sales boost Union Pacific and Hill control. Burlington, Great Northern and Pacific near full merger with Billings Great Falls shortcut. Henry S Hartley guilty of rebates. Mississippi railroad commission bars Illinois Central stop at Magnolia for through mail efficiency.
A 1905 testimonial cites Cuticura remedies curing severe scalp itching after failed medical treatments. The narrative includes a Philadelphia man, aged 80, who battled eczema with various doctors before relief via soap ointment resolvent baths. Also quoted is a humorous Bangs anecdote from Puck about plagiarism and a failed suitor.
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, claiming it cures the disease by treating the blood and mucous surfaces. A one hundred dollar reward is offered for any case it fails to cure, with testimonials to follow. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a police incident involving a Swat ruler being taken to a detention hospital.
A Great Outside Remedy promotes Allcock's Plaster as the quickest safest and certain method to cure local pains from a back crick rheumatism or a cold. The ad claims sixty years of use giving the product a strong reputation for prompt clean and cheap relief while allowing continued work during healing.
A college professor laments missteps and contemplates stage fame while a boarding house discussion touches on improving streetcar service. The piece mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigars costing a premium to fund higher grade tobacco in Peoria Illinois. A muffled Christmas shopper incident is noted as a rear window drop at 3 am.
A cut ad notes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets promising a one day cold cure with refund if ineffective. It mentions E W GROVE signature on each bar and claims Montana hosts some of the world’s finest glaciers, highlighting travel allure alongside health tonics.
The most remote mission station in the world sits on Herschel Island in Canada’s far northwest. The nearest post office lies 2000 miles away and packets arrive seldom, often fewer than two times yearly. The island is bleak with no trees and over two months of winter darkness. Missionary teaching is civilizing the Esquimaux, improving manners and a growing desire for instruction.
Cure any case of itching bleeding or protruding piles with PAZO OINTMENT. If not cured in 6 to 14 days, money back. Includes pricing and import permit note for hippos and Jim Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething with gums. Continuous, period-appropriate ad copy tone.
An old notice extols Golden Medical Discovery made by Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo New York. It highlights Golden Seal root as a key ingredient and claims safer extraction with glycerine. The text urges timely use for weak stomach indigestion liver and catarrhal conditions while warning it won’t cure advanced consumption.
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