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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
7
Historical ad copy promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. Claims it cures urinary issues by treating kidneys and prevents waste buildup. Includes offer for a free sample bottle and informational book by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghentons NY.
Readable prose fragment notes a recurring forty day cadence or policy shift involving a ban and changes in wartime or regional operations. Mentions Southwestern States and periodic cycles, with unclear details about purpose, parties, or dates.
Product ad from Mex & Co at 202 Nicollet Ave offers a remedy named Vartewele Rapture and enlarged viandaren with a claim of unique discovery. It guarantees cure with no incurable cases accepted and lists a price of $1.40 for the item.
The jury found William K. Hicks, secretary of the Minneapolis board of education, not guilty on the bribery charge after a twenty six hour deliberation. Hicks faced two charges with four counts originally, stemming from a September indictment based on a probe by George E. Burns and Walter J. Burns of San Francisco into Minneapolis school board affairs. Backers of the investigation included former Governor John Lind and local figures W. A. Lancaster Hovey Clark Mrs Clifford Thompson and Miss Mae Snow, a public school teacher.
R F Cargell a cattle dealer from Clyde New York arrived in Minneapolis en route to Heimaberg Germany. In a satchel by car were $7000 in gold and negotiable papers. A stranger posing as an express agent induced Cargell to cash a check and hand over the grip. On returning to the station he found the grip empty save for four beer bottles, the supposed fortune vanished.
James Cunningham, a Black inmate at Stillwater state prison, was found guilty of first degree murder for killing fellow prisoner Frank Lemire. The verdict came without visible emotion as County Attorney Nethaway urged immediate sentencing. O. E. Lee argued for life, but the court imposed a sentence of write imprisonment.
Jim Root, the oldest engineer on the Northern Pacific system, retires after heroic service during the Hinckley fire. Although laid off, he will still draw pay as if active, and the railway company owes him gratitude. He is 73 years old.
Mrs William Hunter Doll a St Paul native widely known in the Twin Cities and Washington as wife of the late Senator Cushman K H Davis died suddenly in Washington. She had moved to Washington about twenty years ago and was a prominent society figure in the capital. Dashed to Death on a Stump. George Nessing of Dora Otter Tail county was killed when his team ran away near Vergas his head struck a stump and death was instantaneous.
An eastbound Great Northern coast passenger train from Robbinsdale to Clearwater Junction carried engineer Mearne P. Irvin who died shortly after being found unconscious in Minneapolis. His fireman George Hidgeway saw Irvin lean from the cab with a fractured skull and, clutching his companion, steer the engine to Clearwater Junction before Irvin died.
Minnesota railroads last fiscal year caused 181 deaths and 1,720 injuries, according to sworn statements filed with the railway and warehouse commission. The report covers thirty four roads for the year ending last July, noting few fatalities on six small lines and emphasizing overall counts including trespassers and workers.
The drainage commissioner reports that about 1,000,000 acres will be drained by new ditches as contracts finish in two years. Alongside the ditches, seventy five miles of roads were built at seventy five dollars per mile. The era saw more ditch digging than in all prior state history, with fifty ditch machines operating at one time.
A Duluth murder verdict describes William Scheiber guilty of first degree murder after killing Sapust near February. Knapp tragedy sees August Carlson shoot his wife then himself. Horace Deschen of Minneapolis dies after being struck by a streetcar near Lake Harriet. John Mailer of St. Paul dies from a nose pimple related blood poisoning. Inver Grove farmer P J Benson killed by Rock Island freight train. James McDevitt injured as buggy collapses. St Paul bridge worker John Din sustains only minor injuries.
The Celtic cargo ship delays its departure from Brooklyn yard delaying the U S Navy Christmas voyage. The 14 000 sailors on the Atlantic fleet await homeward bound meals and gifts as supply ships carry beef turkeys and provisions for the holidays. The Celtic plans to reach Gibraltar by February while officers ensure Christmas trees and cheer aboard every ship remain a priority despite the wait.
The article recalls J Pierpont Morgans claim learned from his father to trust in America’s future. He reportedly warned that anyone betting against the country would go broke, while urging hard work and belief despite panics. Morgan refused interviews, but friends recalled his optimism and cautious stance during business reversals.
Representative Cocks of the First New York district arrives in Washington with the slogan a flag for every post office urging passage of a bill. He tells Representative Overstreet that cost is irrelevant and that all post offices should display the flag, as a patriotic duty and symbol of federal power, even if postmasters fund them themselves.
P. H. Murphy, a 24 year old baseball pitcher from Leominster, died of pneumonia after requesting to hear his favorite song Face to Face sung by his friend William Lahaiff. Murphy began in Keene New Hampshire and later played for Bridgeport before joining the Allentown outlaw league and returning to organized baseball with a $2,400 transfer to the St. Louis Nationals in 1907. As his friend sang the refrain, Murphy slipped into unconsciousness and died in his arms.
Suburban housewives embrace open air sleeping with balconies turned into outdoor sleeping rooms. Long Island family begins outdoor slumber as new builder completes work. Physicians say the practice can start any time with proper covering and care, arguing cold air inside the body is not harmed.
Helen Kelley of Traverse City Michigan will remain in bed for twelve months to prevent deformity from tubercular trouble. Doctors advised rest, but the long bed rest is required to avoid lasting impairment and the need for a heavy brace.
A misquoted speech describes a peevish millionaire and a push to convert cattle and horse hides into coats robes rugs gloves and mittens through the Crosby Frisan Fur Company of Rochester NY The note urges sending hides regardless of distance and mentions Crosby Freight Days and a new illustrated catalog to request.
Kitty-Norton meets a girl aboard the liner and, before landing, becomes engaged. The snippet notes ocean travel dangers remain, with social chatter about engagements mid voyage. An ad fragment promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for breaking in shoes and a sample offer from Mr Jen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
A dialog fragment shows a back and forth where one speaker asks who committed an act and the reply is I did, revealing confession in a cautious tone. The exchange centers on responsibility and accountability amid formal rhetoric.
The Crosby Frisian Pur Co of Rochester North Carolina offers an illustrated catalog showing how cow steer and horse hides transform into fur coats robes and mgs. It claims high value and notes that freight is paid.
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