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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
7
In South River New Jersey a man named Willetts faced opposition to opening a drinking resort. Despite the common belief that women oppose saloons, a petition of women signers emerged in support of his venture, while the town already hosts many establishments.
Samuel Snell of Holyoke Massachusetts, at 73 and wealthy, devotes his spare time to crafting stone coffins. Over the past twenty five years he has made and disposed of more than 100 coffins, claiming they preserve the body well after burial.
Mr. and Mrs. Zaccheus Gaskill of Dresbach Minnesota boast ten children with a curious trait. Five children possess twelve fingers and twelve toes, while every alternate child by age has an extra finger. Those without this trait have six toes and the normal number of fingers.
Wright City Missouri December 30 medical men study the Symes inflammatory rheumatism case. Joseph G Symes suffered extreme pain and insomnia despite standard treatments. After using Dodd s Kidney Pills he improved steadily and after six boxes was free of pain able to work day and night. Doctors call the recovery remarkable and near miraculous.
Miss Marie Corelli lectured in Edinburgh on imagination and read an extract from a 1672 book about the Egyptian pyramids. The excerpt described Samid, a high priest of Memphis, using wireless telegraphy.
A fragmentary ad filled with old time patent medicine claims for Mothers Grays Sweet Powders used in New York Children's Home. It boasts 30 000 testimonials and lists ailments from feverishness to worms with 5 cent price and supplier details.
The influx of population into Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Alberta demands bigger school facilities. Many new buildings stand half occupied, proving satisfaction with the system and belief in future expansion. Free homestead laws and cheap railway lands attract settlers as Canadian government agents publicize opportunities. The adage the man who hesitates may be lost echoes this push.
The Italian government pressed Washington to extend federal powers to protect foreigners and enforce treaty guarantees in lynching cases within U S states. Ambassadors discussed Erwin Miss lynching and the aim to enable federal action without seeking cash indemnity, recognizing the limits of state sovereignty in enforcing treaty protections.
Pretoria reports that a new burgher corps named National Scouts has been approved by General Lord Kitchener. Boers chosen by burghers will lead fresh wings in southern and eastern Transvaal, cited as pivotal to British successes through cooperation with Celliers and Cronje under General Bruce Hamilton.
New York on December 26 Edward Stanton Maclay said of his dismissal from the naval yard that he has written to civil service authorities in Washington seeking a formal opinion. He will be guided by the advice received from that source.
Donlap Smith a prominent Chicago financier and real estate dealer died of pneumonia at age. He was the youngest son of Perry H Smith a wealthy Chicago citizen in the 1870s and 1880s.
Telegram reports from Senor Estrada Palow say General Gomez fares poorly on his political tour for Palma. In Puerto Principe province meetings break up with shouts of traitor and stones hurled at him. He travels with a guide and veterans on the same horse used in the war.
A Calne Wis man recounts six rheumatic fevers in twenty years and endorses St Jacob’s Oil as a rapid pain reliever. He cites relief from toothache faceache and sore throat after use and pledges future support. Also notes Red Cross Blue sale and Western Canada Press trip planned for 1902 with Canadian writers and a Grand Canyon side trip.
A fragment filled with patent medicine pitches and scattered remarks from an early 1900s newspaper page. It mentions Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a sworn oath for a hundred dollar reward, then promotes Hall’s pills and Allen’s Foot Ease. It closes with assorted ad copy and inspirational lines and a personal testimonial from 1900.
Fragmentary 19th century advertising snippets note claims about Defance starch Cures for colds laxatives dropsy dyeing goods and marriage luck The text references prices marketing lines and a France wheat consumption figure with terse statements and multiple products without coherent narrative
A grocer claiming no Defiance Starch in stock is likely worried about slow sales. Defiance Starch is promoted as superior to other cold water brands and offers 6 oz more per package for the same price as 12 oz rivals, effectively boosting value.
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