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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
3
Oswald, a witty Pari sian, used sharp humor for vengeance at a man’s reception. When insulted, he lured 500 hunchbacks to the event, claiming a legacy awaited them. The gathering underscores a cruel prank turning bitter in its consequences.
Samuel J Taylor of 312 North Second Street Goshen Indiana testifies after thirty years of kidney trouble and gravel that Doan's Kidney Pills cured him and kept him free from the problem for years. The ad notes the product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Also includes a brief literary lesson about Macbeth and Macduff with critique of stage profanity.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh with a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and promotes F. J. Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hal's Family Pills for constipation and notes ants see ultraviolet rays influencing light preference.
A Washington gentleman hired a valet with initials W D C Cheney. The Englishman explains his name came from his mother loving novel names and christening him valet de chambre, a French term she heard. He implies the name fits as a joke on his role and pronunciation.
Western Freight Association tariffs filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission set June 1 as the effective date for higher rates. Wool shipments from Minneapolis to New York rise from 54 to 64 cents per hundred pounds, about a 20 percent jump, with Boston affected similarly. Live hogs shipments from Minneapolis St Paul to Chicago rise 2½ cents per hundred pounds, about 12 percent. Tariffs cover all western roads and will take effect simultaneously.
Joseph Frank, a former worker for Herancourt Brewing, won a Supreme Court judgment in Columbus Ohio for 12500 dollars for the loss of both eyes. He alleged the shellac used to line vats contained wood alcohol causing his blindness.
Brooklyn resident Henry Schmitz lit a cigar for one hour fifty minutes ten seconds to claim a new long smoking record in Philadelphia surpassing Abraham Pugh of Phoenixville. In railroad news M. E. Ingalls will resign as chairman and executive head of the Big Four Railroad due to ill health.
General Nelson A. Miles U S A retired was thrown from a new horse in Potomac Park Washington. He suffered a broken rib a scalp wound and shoulder and side bruises but no internal injuries are thought likely.
A Galena Kansas woman described a lump near her right side that grew after a March fall. Doctors urged surgery for a tumor like rupture, but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was advised and the lump broke away after use. The ad promotes the remedy for female illnesses and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A tale from Charles II. era recounts comedian Joe Haines feigning deference to a bishop to escape two bailiffs over a £20 debt. The bishop agreed to settle the debt, prompting the bailiffs to visit and receive payment, as the lord justified the arrangement and cleared the claim.
The report notes record warmth on a recent April day and a frigid 26 degree day on April 22, 1910. Crops including oats, cotton, corn, fruit, vegetables, and wheat suffer damages totaling about 500 million dollars, with drought and heat blamed for widespread losses in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska.
In Chicago Representative Charles A. White testifies before State's Attorney Wayman confessing he took 1000 for his vote in the Lorimer Senate race. He describes a system of votes bought for 1000 to 2000 and a 900 portion of a slush fund. Lorimer denies purchases Browne calls the tale blackmail Wilson calls charges false and denies a jackpot.
A Saloniki dispatch reports 500 Albanians mostly women and children dead after Turkish bombardment of Godanitz. Turkish troops twice failed to dislodge Albanian rebels at Kachanik Pass, with heavy losses. Fears for Pristina and Prisrend rise as rail link to Uskub is cut.
Government bulletin shows imports under the new tariff up 33 percent in manufacturers material 26 percent in finished manufactures and 3 percent in foodstuffs for Aug 1 1909 to March 31 1910 versus the same period a year earlier.
Former Cleveland mayor Tom L Johnson tours Europe seeking improved health in London. In related notes Kaiser’s cousin Frederick Heinrich becomes a Catholic monk after ceding fortune to the church.
A man reports relief from a severe widespread itching after using Cuticura remedies. He bathes with Cuticura Soap and applies Cuticura Ointment, noting rapid improvement by April 1 1909. Mention of Frank Gridley and seller Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. appears in the testimony.
In the moment of preparation Mrs. Ferguson searches for hairpins. Mr. Ferguson teases with a sly reply that they are right under her nose, prompting a playful exchange about removing them to speak plainly.
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