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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
3
Praise for Dr Pierce medicines notes Favorite Prescription badge of honesty and full list of ingredients. Claims the product helps women with headaches back pain stomach pains and other female complaints without alcohol or habit forming drugs. Advises perseverance and offers free letters to Dr Pierce Buffalo and promotes Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and regulator.
A vivid account describes India's vast idol phenomenon with 323 million gods, focusing on Juggernaut at Puri. It details idol creation by potters sculptors and metalworkers, the life-giving ceremony over images, and the sacred status of Brahma Vishnu and Siva. The Juggernaut festival, its thousand-strong processions, and the perilous devotion of worshipers are recounted, noting British safeguards against fanaticism.
In Naples and Genoa friggitrici sell fried artichokes and cheese balls from steaming kettles. Vendors deliver hot, crispy bites with tender centers, as chestnuts, rice, chicken, and vegetables fill variations. Portable kettles allow door-to-door orders like milkmen.
A remarkable noiseless gun that requires no powder or electricity, with a 3000 yard range, was unveiled by William Patten of New York. He claims 50,000 shots per minute, simple operation, and possible naval or mobile mounting. A Cincinnati peace monument concept was also discussed at a chamber of commerce meeting. The report notes future decision on form and fundraising.
North Adams aeronaut H Arnold flying the Grey lock to qualify as an Aero Club pilot promised a dinner with his wife in Savoy, over the Hoosac range. Homer Burnett spotted the balloon and called to Arnold who confirmed and steered to land where locals stopped haying to join him for a meal.
A civic movement in Cincinnati aims to mark the end of the Civil War with a major exposition and a peace monument. The effort seeks to celebrate a lengthy period since the conflict and to honor reconciliation between the North and South.
A new Union station is to be built at Winnipeg for the Canadian Northern and the Grand Trunk Pacific railways. It will require three years to complete it.
The Conservation Commission has begun cataloging U S resources under Roosevelt. It aims to report to the president by January 1, gathers material on waters forests sands and minerals, and plans a Dec 1 first meeting with state governors for closer cooperation.
Two solenodon species are known, one in Haiti and the other in Cuba. They differ mainly in fur color and texture. Solenodons are quaint, larger than rats, with long flexible snouts and naked tails. They are nocturnal, dig for insects, and when chased by dogs, reportedly hide their heads in holes while leaving bodies exposed.
A playful exchange aboard a voyage features a young woman asking where Mother Carey feeds her chickens and a captain answering with a maritime proverb. The dialogue blends wit with sea lore and ends with a Dutch saying about value of a good head and diligent hands.
The United States circuit court of appeals in Chicago reversed a 1907 judgment against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, a Standard Oil of New Jersey subsidiary, over rebates to the Chicago and Alton railroad. The original $29,240,000 fine was levied by Judge Landis for 1,462 rebates across 36 shipments from Whiting, Indiana to St. Louis, at 64 cents per barrel versus the 18 cent rate.
A former sailor and ink expert known as Jim Squid allegedly tattooed permanent designs on the arms of bathing maids at Atlantic City beach. The marks ranged from anchors to hearts with arrows and were embedded rather than painted. Fathers search for the artist as authorities note his shop by the boardwalk and earnings in the hundreds of dollars. Memorial to Joel Chandler Harris planned near Atlanta for Uncle Remus children, with Juvenile Protective Association directing a campus including school gym and workshop. An 400 acre elite site will host a capitol building, funded by subscriptions, and termed the Juvenile state.
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