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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
7
Five of 27 aboard the Aigburth survived a wreck off New Guinea after a storm and island capture. Captured by two tribes, the crew faced torture and poisoned arrows before eventually escaping and reaching Philadelphia with enduring scars.
Survivors recount brutal days as Davis Ellis Macgregor and Capt. Reed are captured and fattened for a feast. Reed escapes to rally a delaying force, breaking a siege and sparking a three day battle that ends in release and a risky voyage home aboard a life boat.
A dramatic account follows shipwrecked sailors who faced cannibals with no weapons yet vowed to make the aggressors pay and hoped Reed would rescue them. They survived the ordeal and recounted the astonishing voyage from Australia to England and Philadelphia. The piece notes that such stories of cannibal islands resemble truth more than fiction. Three tons of Epsom salts and a million pills were used in London's hospitals last year.
A Washington letter to the New York American cites Congressman Brownlow from a Tennessee mountain district. The piece defends his push for better roads noting the region’s sparse settlements, crude housing, and long travel distances. A rural anecdote about a Philadelphia drummer illustrates local frontier conditions.
A child recalls Willie speaking of a tree that grows out of rocks and credits his father with a family tree notion, in a note from the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Chicago Tribune quotes a father expressing concern that his son William may become a scholar. The remark highlights parental hopes and anxieties about his academic future.
A Detroit area bricklayer, G. Cleghorn of 119 Buttler St., claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his diabetes and bladder trouble after long suffering. He reports rapid improvement and urges others to try the remedy, asserting it cures kidney issues from backache to Bright's disease and rheumatism.
A three month old baby recovered after Cuticura use, with a mother from Jasper Ontario praising a complete cure after one set of remedies. The clipping includes unrelated quips and an ad for Pazo Ointment promising money back if it fails in six weeks.
In a New York restaurant the waiter misheard a patron asking for Amber Ear as the bandleader tried to interpret the request. After several exchanges the singer finally played Gounod’s Ave Maria, blending amid the scents of rarebits and Newburgs.
The U S Department of Agriculture introduces 80 bushels per acre wheat in Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Pennsylvania New York with potential 40 to 60 bushels on dry lands in Montana Idaho the Dakotas Colorado. The John A Salzer Seed Co offers free samples and a valuable seed catalog to farmers.
The Southern Railway announces a fine observation sleeper on the St Tonks line from St Louis to St Augustine with through service via Kentucky, Chattanooga, Atlanta and Macon. Depart St Louis daily except Sunday at 10 00 a m and reach Jacksonville next day at 0 35 p m and St Augustine at 10 05 p m. Passengers may also tour via a variable ticket option to Jacksonville returning by a different route including Savannah and Knoxville. Officials noted via Chicago and Florida Special connections and winter equipment.
Two daily routes connect St Louis to City of Mexico with through Palace Sleeping Cars via Iron Mountain and Laredo Route. Travel time under three days, depart at 2 21 p m or 7 20 p m reach Mexico City 10 50 a m or 7 30 p m respectively.
Mrs John La Rue of 115 Paterson Avenue Paterson New Jersey describes years of back pain headaches dizziness and nosebleeds. She says Doan's Kidney Pills gave relief from the stinging backache blood rushes and other symptoms after using the first box and she continued the course. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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