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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
7
An article touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It cites E E Strong of Capleville Tennessee who recovered after six months and three boxes. The pills are said to cure by improving blood and root causes without stimulants, and a free booklet is offered.
The piece notes Lady Curzon as a swimming advocate in Britain and praises Countess Jersey as a cultivated, globe trotting hostess. It mentions the Duke of Argyll aging 60 with a prolific 21 year literary output, plus Lord Carew as a Jersey cattle farmer. It covers King Edward reviewing Scottish volunteers amid travel subsidy gaps, Ex Empress Eugenie visiting Kiel at 79, and Queen Alexandra’s reluctant but charming speaking voice.
California once minted $50 gold coins that were octagonal and prone to abrasion. Lead-filled interiors and loss through wear ended their circulation. Pure gold varies in color by origin with Australian gold redder than California gold and placer gold more yellow than quartz sourced. The red Urals gold stands as the gamut’s end.
A 94 year old man credits Grape-Nuts as the key to restored digestion and normal bowels after two years of use. He says the nourishment keeps him comfortable, strong, and erect, able to walk with ease, and plans to continue breakfasting on Grape-Nuts daily. The ad cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek and promotes The Road to Wellville.
Des Moines leads Iowa manufacturing growth with a 78.2 percent rise in product value from 1900 to 1905, outpacing Cedar Rapids and other cities. State totals show manufacturing value up 20.8 percent to 160 million dollars as small establishments consolidate. Anti liquor groups in Iowa unify for stronger enforcement at a joint Y M C A meeting.
The Iowa prison commission tours the nation to gauge indeterminate sentence feasibility and potential legislative fate. Critics cite Michigan’s issues while supporters see possible benefits if carefully implemented, with a 1907 biennial budget of about 1.1 million dollars guiding early planning and appropriations.
W H Thrift, adjutant general of Iowa, plans to ask the next legislature to raise national guard appropriations by about thirty thousand dollars. He aims to confer with four regimental colonels and Gov. Cummins to frame a bill. Guardsmen will receive copies of the proposal to pressure lawmakers.
Politicians at the state house plan to push Samuel J. Kirkwood Iowa's war governor into the National Hall of Fame in the next legislative session. Iowa City’s Mr Koontz proposed Kirkwood's election in 1904. The House appropriated 5 000 dollars for a bronze statue.
Labor Commissioner E D Brigham urged January legislative action on several laws. Proposals include child labor records, a state free employment department with labor statistics, stronger factory inspections with penalties for removing safeguards, and mandatory reporting of disabling accidents. The bureau audited about 900 establishments last biennium, 500 more than before, including wood working operations with safeguards previously lacking.
Iowa prison commission appoints Senator Saunders of Council Bluffs as chairman with Jones of Montgomery and Temple of Clarke as members. Jones elected secretary. Delegation toured Joliet Pontiac Elmira Concord in reformatories and planned changes to indeterminate sentencing. Democratic convention in O'Brien county not called, Whitmer seeks to retain seat. Current topics include gas discovery near Muscatine and a push by women suffragists for a lobby at the next session.
At the burial of Mrs. Matt Bowldes in Hawarden her husband was arrested on murder charges after children testified. They claimed the husband killed her in a fit of passion over money donated to the church, choking her then delivering a fatal blow while the son tried to intervene with a hatchet.
In Sioux City a 60 year old man E H Darrow shot and killed his 26 year old daughter in law Lillian Darrow and then shot himself in the right temple. Both died instantly at the scene in a carriage on the way from a hotel to a railroad station. The driver, unaware of the first shot, went to the police station and returned minutes later to find both victims dead.
W B Brown, president of the failed First National Bank of Storm Lake, was sentenced in United States court to five years for fraudulent banking and false entries. He faced two indictments and 31 counts, 30 of which led to guilty verdicts. the minimum sentence is five years.
William Mouck killed himself after stabbing his recently divorced wife in Fairfield. He had tried to force reconciliation, then shot at her. the gun misfired before he took his own life. Mrs. Mouck survived and reported the assault.
George W. Catt who funded his Ames engineering education by milking cows died in New York last week and left 200000 to Iowa State College. The item also notes local moves on an electric railway, a fraud case in Odebolt, a Rockefeller package in Chariton, a suicide in Chicago, and various Iowa news snippets.
A Boston joke case features an expert witness who admits not studying the geology of a coal tract yet claims to have read the formations. The prosecutor accuses him of self-contradiction as the judge calls for silence in the courtroom.
Special report from Bradford Tennessee notes scientific research linking kidney disease to many illnesses and endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure. Local resident J A Davis reports complete relief after using several boxes, urging early treatment at first signs of kidney trouble to prevent Bright's Disease and related ailments.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item records a quip between a man who comments on things and Senator Badger. The exchange centers on the idea of exceptions, with the joking line about occasional help from the janitor as the sole possible exception.
Fred Busche of New York City describes a severe scalp humor and hair loss followed by unsuccessful remedies. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the humor vanished and hair was restored, with ongoing use of the products for scalp care.
Chicago Sun quotes a politician reacting to a deadly city explosion with a 200 to 250 death toll and noting the August election looms a month away, prompting political implications and calls for response.
A Kansas City druggist recalls a morning visit by a wealthy man who tossed a dime on the counter and asked for two nickels. When the druggist questioned the request the man replied he planned to go to church, not gamble or cheat.
A overheard exchange between Mr White a banker and Mr Willer Wellman retired casts doubt on patent medicines. They discuss doctors versus tonics arguing most remedies offer temporary relief but fail to cure chronic conditions. The pair praises Mall's Grape Tonic claiming it cured constipation and stomach trouble and notes a free first bottle offer to readers who send their druggist address.
A Chicago Daily News snippet records a missionary visitor prompting a bar inmate about treatment inside the jail. The prisoner, serving a three year sentence, responds that only one fault exists with the care given and mentions being denied permission to carry a night boy.
The Policy Holders Committee at Now 77 Jackson Blvd Chicago promises information on 200000 dollars used as commissions to Mr Rosenfeld for Life Timurance purchase and a 1905 200000 dollar outlay to buy shares in Security Life and Annuity. Judge Kolikant cites Moulton Rosenfeld Moore executive committee to show cause for contempt. An inquiry is requested by NEURVIEY B.TICKS chairman.
A curious fragment mentions phrenology remarks about a boy with a bumpy head and a father’s puzzled reply. The piece references a cough remedy Piso’s Cure and an address for WO O’Brien in Minneapolis. It ends noting a property offer and a singer’s reception in business.
A famous New York dresser and author praises Down's Kidney Pills for kidney illness. He describes sleepless nights and aching back before noting the remedy cured him. Signed Paul Dresser. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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