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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
3
An English newspaper editor receives a fine chicken believed to be a reader’s gift. After a dinner featuring the chicken a letter arrives asking what the chicken died of, highlighting humor about misinterpreting gestures and talent opening doors.
The Citronelle assembly features premier Chauatuqua talent in a 2000 seat auditorium. A Fulford Cup golf event and other outdoor activities are planned. March climate in Citronelle is ideal for Northern residents seeking sun and a break from winter. Low railroad rates available. contact Jno Beall M O R R St. Louis for brochures.
Dixie Flyer departures from Chicago at 7 00 PM reaching Jacksonville 8 40 AM next day. Chicago and Florida Limited leaves at 1 5 PM arriving Jacksonville 7 55 PM and St Augustine 9 25 PM next day. Dining and observation cars on solid trains. Service via Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway the Battlefields Route.
Advertisement from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17, 1900 promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with refund if not cured. Claims signature on each box and cites Colton and Samuel as endorsers. Ends with a stray line about a telephone girl.
President Roosevelt transmitted Commissioner Garfield’s findings on Armour Swift Nelson Morris Schwarzchild Sulzberger and Cudahy Packing. He cites 1903 slaughter of about 45 percent of US total and low profits per head, with competition strong and no general interownership. Grand jury probe remains set for Chicago March 20.
The Kansas House approved by 82 to 18 an anti discrimination measure aimed at Standard Oil, the final anti trust bill of this session, now sent to Governor Hoch for approval. The law bars firms doing business in Kansas from charging lower rates in one region after balancing distance and freight costs, deeming such practice unfair discrimination.
An ice gorge moving 40 miles along the Ohio river crashed into Cincinnati harbor on Wednesday, causing about 400000 dollars in damage. Including prior ice damage, river interests face total losses over 600000 dollars. Also noted is Elihu Root declining Roosevelt’s offer to lead Panama Canal construction.
General Manager H J Horn says passenger train No 8 en route to the Pacific coast collided with a freight near Bearmouth Montana. Two killed and two injured. Also reported are the death of ex Official H I Muldrow in Starkville Mississippi at 68, a large fire in Bryan Texas destroying the Bryan Cotton Oil plant with heavy losses, and violent payoffs at the Ponianski cotton mill in Lodz with three workers killed and 42 injured.
A rear end collision on the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago line at Clifton station eight miles from Pittsburgh on Friday evening left seven dead and about fifty injured. A special carrying Ohio National Guard members stalled by a hot box was struck by a following train at nearly 50 miles per hour, with the locomotive shredding Pullman cars and fire consuming several coaches.
Arnold Beuthien the young cashier of the wrecked New Liberty Savings bank was sentenced to four years in Fort Madison penitentiary for a bank shortage. He pleaded guilty to an indictment and faced separate charges after investigation into a $75000 loss.
Rev Dr William H Roberts stated clerk of the Presbyterian general assembly and secretary of the interchurch conference on marriage and divorce will send an appeal to 30 000 ministers representing 18 000 000 members urging state legislatures to adopt more stringent divorce and remarriage laws. A copy has been sent to President Roosevelt and others to governors across states.
News from St. Petersburg and Newehwang describe a fierce clash between Russian and Japanese forces in Manchuria. Reports claim Kuropatkin shelters a retreat while Japanese scouts press north of Mukden and Kaulbars directs Russian troops in a critical triangle. casualties run high with 12,000 Russian wounds and about 30,000 Japanese casualties cited.
Cassie L Chadwick faced trial in U S district court with Judge Taylor presiding. The jury includes a railroad man a real estate dealer and ten farmers. Chadwick allegedly conspired with C T Beckwith and A B Spear to obtain funds on worthless checks totaling 67 000 across eight transactions and 270 000 from Oberlin Citizens Bank. She fainted in the anteroom as testimony continued.
In New York on March 7 the threat of a citywide strike by 6 000 subway and elevated railway workers stalls Manhattan traffic. Police guard stations exceed 3 000 as 1 250 000 to 1 500 000 daily riders face disruption.
The senate unanimously passed Senator Notzinger's bill to prevent trust operation in the state. Modeled after a Texas law, it targets stifling competition with a $20,000 fine for each violation and allows expulsion of offending firms from Kansas.
In San Francisco at Woodward’s Pavilion on March 1, Battling Nelson from Chicago nearly stops Young Corbett of Denver in the ninth round. Seconds throw in the towel to save their fighter. Also reports: George W. Kitzmiller 50 dies in Eutaw House lobby Baltimore. William Chaney 16 kills companion Howard Tapscott 18 in Boston, Illinois after revival quarrel. Sacramento assembly passes Espy horse wagering ban and anti prize fight bill. Wilkes-Barre wire destroys four residences, loss about 50 000.
A Brooklyn Life quotation reports a financier saying he will endow a university chair. He clarifies the chair is to teach graduates how to get a job, addressing a widely felt need.
A sharp exchange on pay and averages appears in the papers with a broad minded man defending public official salaries as fair while a cynic notes the overall average. The Chicago Daily News quotes a remark about hope being unique and not bunkoed.
Special report from Ward Arkansas March 6 notes cures of kidney disease with Dodd's Kidney Pills. Interviewee J W Wagsoner, a local resident, says two boxes cured his kidneys and bladder after other medicines failed. The feature promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills as the sole remedy for Bright's Disease.
The John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin presents new vegetables including an earliest Green Fating Onion described as a money making variety. Farmers and gardeners are urged to try this new offering.
A Chicago Tribune notice offers 10 000 plants seed test kit for 160 postage plus 26 cents, promising cabbage, turnips, celery, lettuce, onions, radishes, and flowers, plus Salter's Fourth of July Sweet Corn shipped earlier than competitors.
Puck credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Villa as a near superhuman remedy for eczema psoriasis eczema scalp ring worm milk crust and infantile eczema with widespread testimonials. The advertisement appeals to anxious parents seeking relief from severe skin conditions.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Fase as a cure for swollen sweating hot and aching feet. It directs readers to druggists for 25 cents and warns to accept no substitute. Address listed as A. & Olmsted Le Roy NY. The Chicago Chronicle notes related Russian dispatches mention deadlier matters than the cigarette.
An advertisement claims a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding forms. It states a refund if the remedy fails within fourteen days and touts select callers as fit for success copied from a New York Times notices style.
Miss Nellie Davis of Kansas City Missouri writes that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her kidney troubles after a cold. She suffered back pain sick headaches and general misery but reports becoming a well woman after a few boxes. Signed Nellie Davis. Trial free address Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents.
An article touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the sole women’s remedy for kidney ailments. It cites anecdotes from Mrs. Samuel Frake and Mrs. Z. W. Tang praising its cures and invites readers, especially women, to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free advice for feminine weakness and kidney issues.
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