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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
8
State Fire Marshal Peterson warns stoves and woodwork cause many fires with losses over 175000 dollars annually. He cites cook stoves as most costly and gasoline stoves as most dangerous, outlining wall protection, metal coverings, and proper foundation to prevent ignition and explosions.
Former Minnesota bank examiner Johnson returns from six weeks in New York City with conclusions for the Minneapolis Journal. He argues the current financial distress is purely mechanical and political, driven by hoarded product, heavy farm debt, and overextended railroads, while suggesting a covert plan by finance leaders to discredit Roosevelt policies.
A river birch on the Little Coal river bank in Boone county West Virginia is linked to Jit Martin a woodsman who enlisted in 1846 during the Mexican War. He drove a handspike into the soil and the tree sprouted from that spot growing into a living monument while Martin fell in battle and his bones rest in Mexican ground. The story comes from the Washington Post via M C Eldred of Madison.
A young Russian engraver named Benkendorf spotted a mammoth head rising as Lena River floods swept away its old channel. The body emerged as torrents freed it, with hind legs still buried. the ooze had frozen over. Workers dissected the find, noting a last meal of fir and pine shoots in its stomach before floodwaters carried it away.
The piece notes chrysanthemums as a favored flower among Chinese gardeners and emigrants who value it as a heart’s emblem. It cites a proverb about timing blossoms and suggests patience as each person awaits their own moment.
A fragment from the London Telegraph shows a light exchange about a photograph. Clara asks how it looks and Hattie praises the likeness, noting Clara would not likely see such wonderful shots again even after many sittings.
A brief fragment shows Quiggles claiming a good deal on his hands while Fo responds with a quip about soup and water. The dialogue hints at a humorous exchange or predicament without clear context or setting.
Mrs. Eliot confesses she cannot dodge politics in women’s club elections while insisting she keeps her word. She entertains competing pressures from Mrs. Tufts Edith Reynolds and Mrs. George, ultimately promising to vote for both nominees to stay fair and true.
A 1655 Duchess Dudley bequeathed 3600 per annuum for freeing English slaves from Turks. In 1725 Thomas Belton cut off kin but left much to the Ironmongers' company with half interest for ransom of British captives. An elderly Barton resident followed the curfew bell to guide her steps and left land to the parish.
Reading the Hogland chronicle reveals odd local customs and quirky bequests. A tale describes governors of old estates gifting green vests and gray cloth coats to the poor each Christmas while a wandering minstrel asks what use is in looking at letters. An eleventh hour joke about an eye test ends in a punchy exchange.
In the Reformation, stones from St. Nicholas Church Yarmouth monuments were shipped away for grindstones and naval deck cleaning. The London Standard notes the origin of sailors term holystoning the deck from this practice.
The piece notes that moles store food in autumn like squirrels, yet they do not kill the worms they collect. Instead they spear them in a way that prevents escape, a curious and interesting feature highlighted by Country Life.
A satirical Harper's Weekly caption comments on preparedness culture and social norms. It critiques the idea that excessive readiness guarantees safety and weds humor to commentary on gender expectations.
A Danielson of New Ulm Music Store announces a full line of small musical goods including violins accordions mandolins mouth organs music wrappers bags stands cases strings violin bows and more. Call when in town to visit the New Ulm Music Store.
An old advertisement claims deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tubes or catarrh and cannot be cured by local applications. It promises one hundred dollars for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, urging readers to send for free circulars from Chenney & Co of Toledo, with incidental mention of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Notice is hereby given that the probate matter for the estate of Joseph Wen deceased is before the District Court Brown County Minnesota on November 25 1072. Also notices regarding the Board of Public Works in New Ulm Brown County Minnesota before Judge J J Olin on Thursday December 1907. Dated New Ulm Minnesota December 2 1907.
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