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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
6
Nervous dyspepsia left Mrs. J. A. Wyatt near starvation with heart pain vomiting and weakness. After doctors failed she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, regained strength and appetite, left bed in two weeks, and resumed duties. Pills sold by druggists and Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
Fragmented report lists varied items including German university enrollment figures, a Kingston marine school opening, clergy ordinations by Cardinal Gibbons, a Auckland MP elected on prohibition, and noted deaths and achievements. It mixes statistics with biographical notes and church matters from different regions and times.
An Iowa clergyman recalls coffee harming his nerves and sleep after college. He switched to Postum Food Coffee, found it better in strength, clarity, and rest, and credits it with restoring health. The notice promotes Postum by the Postum Co. Bat tle Creek Mich.
The Society and Tuamotu islands in the Pacific suffered a devastating hurricane on February 8 lasting 16 hours with winds over 100 miles an hour. Papeete Tahiti submerged, villages swept away, and thousands homeless as relief appeals go out. French Polynesia details include Tahiti population and administrative centers.
Washington senate committee on Philippines Friday refused to report the Payne tariff bill by eight to five, blocking a favorable report and seven to six to report adversely. The measure would reduce sugar tobacco and rice duties to 25 percent of the Dingley schedule with free trade after three years. The House had passed it 258 to 71. In a separate item the Lodge announced Dominican Republic treaty aims to shift customs duties to the United States and share 46 percent with the republic while 55 percent funds debts.
Ex Governor James Stephen Hogg died suddenly at the home of his law partner Frank C. Jones. He was found in bed by his daughter Ima Hogg after a period of ill health. Hogg, born 1851 in Rusk County, served Texas as governor beginning in 1890 and opposed railroad and Standard Oil interests. He spoke of a grave monument of pecan and walnut trees to bless the plain people.
Elevations and details of a affordable double house with cellar and modern improvements. It costs 2200 dollars and fits a 26 foot corner lot or larger. Describes construction, finishes, plumbing, gas piping, and materials like cypress, pine, hemlock, brick cellar, and two coat white lead paint.
Springfield Ohio on Thursday remained calm as about 1000 troops and several Gatling guns patrolled the negro district after two nights of riots. Militia bayonets and police clubs kept order though houses were burned and negro residents attacked. by sunrise the city appeared at peace with military presence evident.
Lieut. Gen. John M Scofield dies at 8 29 p m Sunday in St Augustine Florida after a cerebral hemorrhage suffered earlier that day. Former secretary of war 1868 69 his military service began at West Point in 1849 and continued until his 1895 retirement with the rank of lieutenant general. His command of the army spanned 1888 to 1895.
A Meridian tornado death toll reaches 24 with 46 injured and many not expected to live. Property losses top 1.25 million, mainly in Lindsey Hill and Georgetown. Militia guards 7 companies, 100 workers clearing debris. relief and rebuilding underway.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co announces a special catalogue to ship with orders. Send the notice today to receive radishes and a free Hargain Book. Remit and a packet of Cosmos flowers will be included, from La Crosse Wisconsin. A note mentions reforms started by eminent gentlemen without intent.
The Nickel Plate Road offers a refined passenger experience with uniformed porters, clean cars, Tullman sleepers, and an excellent dining service. Tickets must be bought in advance at Chicago’s Dearborn Street station, with inquiries directed to General Agent J Y Calahan in Chicago.
An old Washington Star quote plays with a Uncle Shen style misdirection while noting Benjamin Franklin as a top political mind. The quip contrasts honesty and deception and cites Puck’s wry reflection on friends and faults to spark a buoyant view of judgment.
The motion for a new trial in Albert T. Patrick's Rice murder case was adjourned until April 3. Patrick remains under a March 19 electrocution sentence, awaiting further gubernatorial reprieve.
Fire gutted the Seaboard Air Line general office building in Portsmouth Virginia destroying the structure except for the walls. Loss was about 25000 dollars and many valuable road records and official papers were destroyed.
Henderson Kentucky reports Andrew Perkins shot and killed William Ward during a dispute over a woman. Police identified Perkins as the shooter and an investigation is underway in the local court.
Columbus Ohio Governor Pattison has suffered a relapse, the fourth since taking office, as friends grow alarmed over his condition. The setback follows anxiety caused by riots at Springfield.
Reverend W H Strickland pastor of Spruce Street North ern Methodist Episcopal Church was run down and killed by a street car in Nashville Tennessee. The tragedy adds to a day of local shock and mourning.
A four month old two headed box tortoise, Terrapene Carolina, found near Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia, shows heads nearly equal in size and feeding separately. The creature, owned by taxidermist E. S. Schmid, is photographed in Scientific American amid wide public fascination with such oddities.
A New York Weekly item notes Dr Pill reacting with impatience and frequent slurs when medical progress is discussed at a meeting. Dr Powder is said to be affected by six weeks of rheumatism and criticism from visiting physicians worsens the mood.
Davenport Iowa obituary notes Lydia Van Sant mother of former Minnesota Gov Samuel Van Sant died Friday in Le Claire aged 94. She had lived in Le Claire since 1837.
The joke features a mother questioning a boy about his father writing clever child sayings. The boy explains the father encourages talk but threatens a thrashing if he whispers while writing.
A short échange unfolds as a widow questions a visitor about a proposal while he confesses he only came to spend the evening, revealing a coy dispute over intentions in a Houston Post item.
Gorham of Olympia Washington testifies that after six years of constant back pain and kidney trouble he used Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports improvements within a week with clear urine and regular passages and says the pain faded completely after six boxes. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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