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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
7
Women and men alike suffer from kidney trouble says this ad noting mood loss, diminished vigor, and bladder issues. It touts Swamp Root from Dr Kilmer and Co as a remedy available in 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes with sample mail order and testimonials from cured sufferers.
Secretary Garfield orders a resurvey of Leech Lake swamp lands, claiming a $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 saving for the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota. Attorney E. Richardson says the decision mainly benefits the Indians as most disputed lands lie under water due to dams. Governor Johnson objects, arguing the satire survey could be flawed if the original was inaccurate.
Samuel A Phillips is ordered to serve seven years in the Penitentiary after the supreme court affirmed Judge Bunn of the district court on his appeal. The indictment charged him with appropriating Hancock company funds as its representative. Phillips, a well known promoter, previously worked as a compositor in Chicago and later represented the Hancock company in St Paul.
Delegates to the Democratic state convention in Minneapolis largely go uninstructed with few explicit directives. Governor Johns enjoys broad support for a third term, while Hennepin county stands as the only large instructive bloc. Congress man Winfield S. Hammond receives favorable mention in some districts but no formal delegations pledge him. Arm son of Stillwater leads Washington county, likely to back him if nominated, yet the delegation remains uninstructed.
Postal authorities in Minneapolis arrested Charles A. Hudson, alleged proprietor of the Keystong matrimonial agency in Chicago, on a charge of using the mail to defraud. He pleaded not guilty in federal court and was returned to Chicago for trial.
The Minnesota state supreme court overturned a Minneapolis municipal court ruling that Hammond Packing company violated laws against manufacturing bogus butter. It ruled the evidence failed to prove criminal intent, while upholding the constitutionality of the statute.
A boiler explosion on a farm near Prosper kills farmer Gahnal Munson and likely fatally injures his helper George Johnson. Munson's young son suffers serious injuries as the faulty threshing engine boiler bursts, hurling Munson's body from field to his porch and stripping him to his shoes.
Judge Purdy of a U S district court names Charles F Amsden and Henry F Douglas as receivers for the Minneapolis and Northern Elevator Company at the Pillsbury-Washburn mill group request. The move places the 100 elevator operator under milling company receivers while asserting no impairment of the feeder's finances. The firm lists a $1,000,000 capitalization with officers Amsden as general manager and directors including Washburn Pillsbury Little and Mi Amsden.
Nine teen-year-old Anna Rowe of Duluth endures a five week line to file on government lands at the U S land office. She plans to become a farmer, confident she can live from chickens and garden produce. She will camp at the pond du lac reservation lands until opened. She is ninth in line with five men ahead.
Alvin Hartin fifteen and Albert Motz seventeen drowned while bathing in Bartons slough four miles below Inver Grove St Paul. Motz sister found their clothes and sought help. Frank Chadrema dragged the slough and recovered both bodies about an hour later.
A farmer near Little Falls was attacked by two masked burglars who demanded he endorse a certificate of deposit to cash it. He refused, was beaten and left for dead in his bed as the intruders ransacked the home and threatened Mrs. Cormick with a revolver. A small cash sum and the certificate were found. investigation pending alongside unrelated society and legal notes.
John L. Smith, a Duluth area farmer, died after a toothache while walking toward town, holding his head as a Great Northern train struck him. In Grand Rapids, 71 year old Mrs. George Cochran was slain in her front yard by a knife, with no suspect identified.
Tony Pastor recalls a basement cellar debut as a tambourine child star in Greenwich Street New York. He describes early travel by stagecoach, a Cincinnati elephant incident, and his rise to vaudeville management over thirty five years, praising female audiences and audience loyalty.
A Philadelphia advertisement claims Dr H James cured his only child of consumption with Calcutta herbs after other remedies failed. The claim says the doctor will send a free recipe for two two-cent stamps, promising cures for night sweats nausea and fresh cold within 24 hours, addressed to Crad Dock & Co., 1032 Race St.
An Agriculture Department filing proclaims Jell O and Jell O Ice Cream Powder strictly pure under National Pure Food Law. The document, tying to guarantee 158, shields wholesalers and retailers, praising the products in official circles. Also promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for sores and lists Kodol as a stomach tonic sold by Pfefferle and Olsen.
Advertisement offers a home remedy for nervous debility and loss of manhood caused by excesses and youthful follies. Promises a plain sealed envelope with the prescription upon request. Mentions Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic claimed to brace the body and brain and regulate internal organs.
An odd ad fragment notes forgiving elopers and setting a seven dollar weekly board price. It promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as child friendly and effective for all ages, claiming maple sugar taste and a gentle cleansing action. Sold by Eugene A Pfef ferle.
Mrs Chas Smith of West Prankhha Maine says she likes good things and has adopted Dr King’s New Life Pills as their family laxative medicine because they are good and do their work without making fuss about it. These painless purifiers are available at M Olsen’s drug store for 25 cents.
A playful dialogue labeled The Modern Version features a speaker asking if the other was as the Romans do and a retort that she was done as the Romans do, highlighting a witty misquote exchange.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills advertised as safe easy pleasant and sure were sold by Hugene A. Pfofferle in the local distribution. The item underscores a traditional patent medicine offering through a named dealer in the period.
A promotional notice from Allen S Olmsted of Rochester New York invites readers to send cattle and horses to the Uresby Friston Fur Company for conversion into coats robes rugs gloves and related items. It advertises a new illustrated catalog page and offers free samples of Allen's Foot Ease and a sanitary corn pad, urging readers to request the catalog.
Bargains in South Dakota farm lands and rare business opportunities in new towns along the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway extension are featured in an illustrated descriptive pamphlet. It advertises the “New Empire” as farmers and stockmen’s paradise, available free by mail upon request to A B Cums G P and T A Minneapolis Minn.
Fragments advertise cosmetic fur hides and a patent remedy line for women health. Claims a Rochester firm Crosby Brisan Bar Co and Mother Gray nurse in New York promote cures for female weaknesses and urinary troubles with mail order, pricing freight.
Washington Star notes a labor scene with Plodding Pete asking about jobs. The retort highlights Western willingness to provide employment and hints at relief from disturbance, reflecting regional labor optimism.
Rates apply on first and third Tuesdays of each month to Nebraska Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas New Mexico Colorado and other states. Stopovers allowed tickets valid twenty one days. For rates and times contact agents or A 5B Cutts G Pi T Av Minneapolis Minn.
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