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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
4
An ad boasting a long history cites a well built mule car system and street improvements. It touts Defiance Starch as superior with a new chemical blend and added ingredient for strength and smoothness, claiming 25 years of market leadership and ongoing innovations.
A trimmed excerpt features humorous dialogue about judging by appearances with characters Mr Watt Manners and Mrs Watt Manners referencing Cashburn and an umbrella. It also touts Defiance starch as a superior value, noting each package contains one-third more starch for the same price. The piece ends with a quip on gendered luncheon habits.
The article argues pale skin signals thin blood affecting nerves and claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore red blood and strengthen nerves. It cites Mrs Harriet E Porter of South Medford Massachusetts recounting years of illness and dizziness ending in fear of paralysis.
The ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as relief for anemia rheumatism grip after-effects and nervous disorders including neuralgia and partial paralysis. Free booklet Nervous Disorders a Method of Home Treatment offered. pills available from druggists or by mail at 50 cents per box or $2.50 for six from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
A New Castle Pennsylvania resident describes long kidney trouble with urinary pain swelling and heart palpitations. After a week of Dean's Kidney Pills she improved and reports being strong at 68. The ad notes the product is sold by dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama writes magazine articles for research but refuses pay. He has declined railroad passes for himself or family. At over 80, he works half the night and avoids pressing for jobs for constituents, remaining modest in means. A period ad promotes Defiance Starch for shirt laundering with home laundering quality.
A client jokes to a lawyer that his career choice would hollow out the enemy due to the lawyer’s high charges. The lawyer questions the point, and the client replies with a pun implying excessive fees.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for hot sweating callous and swollen aching feet. Sold by all druggists for 25e with no substitutes. Trial package offered under Allen S Olmsted Roy N.
An old advertisement touts Defiance Starch for ironing without sticking to the iron and mentions a 16 oz package for 10 cents. It also notes a historical claim about glass mirrors and their Venetian revival in 1300.
A vintage advertisement touts Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with 25cc bottle. The copy promotes discretion, jovial men paying for merriment, and references on pay day.
President Roosevelt ordered a secret railroads post office inquiry, now under way with 32 inspectors. In Cincinnati four inspectors conferred with Holmes, examining alleged railroad conspiration over mail payments, saving the government about 2 million dollars annually. Names include Peters New York Kline Indianapolis Britton Chattanooga Cisler Augusta Ga.
Washington reports that E. H. Harriman the railroad magnate is immune from criminal prosecution following his testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission in New York. The ruling hinges on his statements to the commission.
President Roosevelt and five cabinet members, two Interstate Commerce Commission members, and government counsel held a three hour session on the Harriman case and the coal carrying roads. Attorney General Bonaparte remained to discuss the Harvester trust for possible prosecution.
Richard Croker's unfallen Orby won the classic Epsom Derby riding Johnny Reiff the American jockey. Col Baird's Wool Winder placed second while Capt. Greer's Slieve Gallion finished third after a strong run despite being the favorite.
Three farmers from Woodstock township Neil Ferris Washington Griffith and Byron Bereher were drowned while fishing on Silverlake three miles south of Cement City Michigan. Their boat was found upside down near their hats Ferris could swim and may have died trying to save the others, authorities say.
John Rounds assaulted Mrs. Park Hillsenberger of Gray Mills with a hammer during a morning altercation in Boscobel Wisconsin. The victim died Friday morning from injuries sustained in the attack.
Milwaukee police reported a severed head found nearby and the body of an unknown girl about 20 years old located Friday near the Folsom street viaduct. The case remains under investigation with authorities seeking information from the public.
A Wednesday fire in Atlanta ten miles north of Macon Missouri caused about $40 000 in damage to business buildings. The Atlanta hotel burned and several guests escaped injury with narrow margins.
In Ashland Mississippi Marvin and Don Mathers, brothers, fought a knife duel while drinking. Marvin was killed instantly and Don sustained multiple wounds and is not expected to recover.
Harrisburg Republicans endorse Senator Knox for president and John O. Sheatz of Philadelphia for state treasurer. A platform backs President Roosevelt and the Fifty-ninth Congress. Penrose leads Pennsylvania delegation. Stuart to serve. Knox absent from the convention, with Penrose likely to head the state delegation. Knox signals willingness to run for president in 1908 if the Republican party nominates him.
Justice Day of the National McKinley Association said Mrs H G Barber of Canton intends to donate the McKinley homestead and that the offer hinges on a purchase from the President’s brothers and sisters. The move aims to support the memorial association honoring President William McKinley and his wife.
Text notes efforts to keep the McKinley residence and its belongings in the same condition as when President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley left them. The statements imply care taken to maintain the home’s integrity and historical state.
A fierce cyclone struck Kurrachi, driving ashore several steamers and leaving most structures damaged. Karachi, a major British India port and Sindh capital, is described as a growing city known for carpets and silverware with over 120,000 residents.
San Antonio report says Lieut. Mack Richardson, who resigned Thursday, was found unconscious in his Fort Sam Houston room. Medical exam revealed morphine and prussic acid. a note on the table declared the act inevitable since last November. Physicians report he cannot recover.
In Norfolk Virginia the supreme assembly of the Uniformed Bank Knights of Pythias of the World voted down a proposal to modify uniforms by adding a stripe down the side of the trousers.
Springfield reports Alfred C. Hugenberger, a leading Tallula businessman and partner in Hugenberger Hustman and Wecker, was electrocuted Friday afternoon while testing a circuit. The incident occurred as he worked at his firm’s office.
Mutland transit line steamer Averill from Chicago to Ogdensburg struck rocks near Alexandria Bay in thick weather. The vessel rests easy and makes no water.
Lafayette Ind reports Helen W Gougar a noted temperance leader and lecturer died of heart failure at her home Thursday. She was identified as ten years old in error though her long career as an agitator and speaker is noted.
A vintage ad pitch urges customers to try Defiance Starch for hot and cold starching. It promises better results at lower cost and offers a money-back guarantee if the shopper is not impressed, with grocer refunds on return.
A friend praises the poet as ambitious and devoted to the muses. The critic counters that the poet mistakes Bacchus for a muse, highlighting a flaw in his inspiration.
An old advertisement offers a $100 reward for any catarrh cure not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo. Testimonials claim reliability and the remedy is said to enter the blood and mucous surfaces. The offer cites endorsements from Waning, Kinnan & Marvin and a Toledo druggist.
A speaker notes that the tower dates back to William the Conqueror. A listener asks if this claim is satisfactory, prompting a brief exchange about the tower’s origins.
An Englishman jokes about Americans with a shaggy caricature of misheard words. He mocks American dining terms and puns to tease the humor, noting how the waiter misinterprets requests like sinkahs and pink ink for wine.
The New York Globe notes a Gallery chapel arch at Columbia University was widened after an early visitor, a very fat man, wedged through the narrow span and required difficult extraction. Builders chose width over symmetry to prevent future obstructions, ensuring the pier bears no loss of width on either side.
A sensational medical claim promotes Cuticura remedies as a universal cure for severe afflictions. The article frames patients suffering untold misery as evidence of the product’s transformative power and urges readers to seek the treatment.
Mrs. R. N. Risley of Piermont New Hampshire recalls decades of failed patent medicines for her son’s eczema. After using the Cuticura Remedies three products for a little over two months the boy improved and was fully well in six months. Newspaper date October 24 1905.
A rich man pays for a natural likeness in a humorous portrait tale. The piece notes fine wash goods look enhanced by laundering and starching, praising Defiance Starch for its strength to stiffen fabrics without thickening them.
An Oklahoma editor reports gaining 25 pounds and regaining strength after using Grape-Nuts food, calling it more valuable than a $2000 doctor bill. He endorses the product, praises its nourishing quality and taste, and suggests reading The Road to Wellville. He claims the food’s claims are proven in his case and urges others to try it.
Miss Dowdey asks for a matching hat to her new dress while Miss Knox suggests a slouch hat. The exchange shows light wardrobe recommendations in a social column style.
A fragment from an old advertisement and quotes page noting energy to uproot faults and plant virtue. It promotes Lewis' Factory Peoria Illinois 6c cigars and contrasts with 10c cigars. Also includes a statement about equality until discovered.
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