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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
7
An old newspaper notice warns of widespread kidney disease and urges readers to try Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root. Advertises relief from back pain urinary issues and overactive urination with sample bottle and free book offer. Mentions Binghamton New York and druggist sales in fifty cent to one dollar sizes.
An obscure fragment describes alleged medical discoveries about male health issues including varicocele and enlarged glands. It references Dr. Rek and Co in Minneapolis with claims of consultation and care, noting high costs and a guarded approach to treatment.
At the Minneapolis Democratic convention Johnson was nominated for a third term as governor amid pandemonium led by Mayor Lawler. The ticket includes Rechter, Matthews, Nelson, Lamb, Bjorge, and Mee with a platform backing Bryan and Kern, direct U S Senate election, and a strong judiciary.
Governor Johnson accepts the Democratic nomination at Minneapolis despite doubts. He states duty to the party compels him to run, though he views a third nomination as unwise and against party principles. He regrets the action and notes no formal committee informed him and fears putting the party in a hole.
Arthur Upson thirty one, author and poet, is found drowned near Bemidji after a missing boat incident. P J Wilite and Floyd Brown discovered the body. coroner notified, remains at Upson's undertaking rooms. It is unclear if death was suicide or accident amid rough weather and a missing oar.
In Cottagewood near Lake Minnetonka a train collision killed Minneapolis brewer John Gluck and his wife. Their auto stalled on the track and was struck by a Minneapolis and St. Louis train, bursting into flames. Mrs Gluck died at once. she was pinned under wreckage. Mrs Edward le Baire of New York, sister of Mrs Gluck, and her two year old daughter were seriously injured, possibly fatally. Gluck served as secretary and treasurer of his namesake brewing company and was a longtime Minneapolis resident.
J. Lewis, Mountain Lake village marshal, was fatally stabbed in the abdomen during a confrontation with four men believed to have robbed a local meat market. A pursuit followed, a fierce struggle ensued, and the suspects were captured and jailed by a citizen posse.
Isaac Ekberg sues Swan J. Turnblad publisher of the Swedish American Posten of Minneapolis for over 1,000,000 asserting Turnblad profited from the paper owned by Ekberg’s publishing company. Two amended complaints target similar grounds, with Ekberg as stockholder asserting ownership disputes.
New York August 15 The campaign plan calls every candidate named for the Chicago convention to speak in the national campaign Taft and Sherman are the targets. Frank H Hitchcock chairman of the Republican national committee announced the list includes Vice President Fairbanks Speaker Cannon Senator La Follette and possibly Senator Foraker Also mentioned is Senator Forsaker who may join Youngstown campaign events if invited Chairman Hitchcock and General T. Coleman Dupont will use Forsaker if he consents.
In Wigan England on August nineteenth seventy miners entombed by a Maypole coal mine explosion are believed dead. After ventilation was restored rescue crews found eighteen mutilated bodies near the shaft bottom. Officials say sixty to seventy men were underground with no survivors expected. Families wait at the surface through the night.
In Tacoma August 22 about forty Italian laborers fought Hindu strike breakers in Northern Pacific railroad yards. Italians armed with rocks and clubs were repulsed by bullets. One Hindu hospitalized and a foreman struck. Strikers alleges pay cut to 1.25 dollars and missing return transportation. Leader warns vigilance until Hindus stay at work.
Market notes report Minneapolis wheat values for Sept and Dec contracts along with Duluth and St Paul bids for wheat flax and grain, then Chicago grain prices for wheat corn oats and pork. Cattle and hog ranges listed from St Paul yards, with sheep and lamb figures, and a brief Chicago Union Stock Yards cattle and hog snapshot.
An 19th century notice claims Dr H Tomes cured his only daughter of consumption using Calcutta herbs. The doctor offers the recipe free for two 7 cent stamps to pay expenses, promising relief for Night Sweats and nausea and a 24 hour cold cure from Crad Dock & Co Philadelphia address 1062 Race St.
Washington Jan 17 The Department of Agriculture records a strong document guaranteeing JelLO and JelLO Ice Cream Powder meet Pure Food Law requirements. The serial number 15s protects all wholesale and retail grocers handling these products. Official circles affirm the purity and reputation of JelLO.
An East Poland Maine resident endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve for sore feet burns and abrasions and promotes Kodol to prevent chronic dyspepsia. The ads urge trying both products and note they are sold under guarantee at local drug stores.
Advertisement offering a home remedy for nervous debility and weak manhood from A B Robinson in Detroit Michigan. Claims a summer tonic called Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea aids body and brain, cools the system and regulates stomach kidneys and liver. Priced 85 cents and available as tea or tablets from Pioneer Drug Co.
The product is recommended for children and adults alike with a pleasant maple sugar taste. It claims to drive the cold from the system through a gentle copious action marketed by Eugene A. Pfefferle.
A lighthearted exchange notes a dog waiting on Miss Greyhound keeps late hours and is called a real sotter. The brief tease reflects humor from Illustrated Bits with playful wordplay on late nights and habits.
Mrs Chas Smith of West Franklin Maine promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a family laxative claiming they work without harsh effects and are sold in town at O M Olsen s drug store.
Dolly asks if the doctor said you had a pronounced disease. Madge replies yes but she could not pronounce it even if she tried for a week.
Pills described as safe easy pleasant and sure are sold by Eugene A Pfefferle. The ad notes DeWitts Little Early Risers liver pills with emphasis on quick relief and reliability for consumers seeking gentle liver support.
An OCR laden ad fragment promotes Kodol for sour stomach belching and indigestion with claims of relief when needed. It mentions Mupene Plefterle and Crosby Frisian Fur Company Rochester N Y and hints at catalog requests and Allen s Foot Ease sample offers.
An advertisement offers a free illustrated pamphlet on South Dakota farm lands and new towns opened by the Minneapolis and St Louis Railroad extension. It promises extraordinary bargains for farmers and stockmen and asks readers to request by mail or postcard to A. B. Cutts, G P T A, Minneapolis.
An advertisement urges tanning hides into fur items and promotes Crosby Frisian Fur Co catalog from Rochester New York with free freight. It also touts Mother Gray herbal remedy for women’s health, claiming the Australian Leaf monthly regulator and sample free by mail from The Mother Gray Co Lewiston.
Interruption questions a man named Plodding Pete about hunting work. Pete states Western territory offers ready employment and he prefers hunting there without disturbance, reflecting a Washington Star dialogue style.
Homeseekers rates via the Minneapolis and St Louis Railroad on the first and third Tuesdays each month to Nebraska Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas New Mexico Colorado and other states. Stopovers allowed and tickets limited twenty one days. For rates times of trains call on agents or address A B Cutts GP ST A Minneapolis Minn.
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