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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
3
A collage of medical ads and light political quips. It mentions Foley’s Kidney Remedy and hexamethylenetetramine as a urine remedy, then shifts to a human paradox joke about a “dense” girl. It includes insurance pitches, household finances, and promotions for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and Klasing jokes, ending with Zemo eczema treatment agency notes and claims of successful cures.
Brussels reports King Leopold of Belgium died at 2 85 this morning after a sudden collapse despite days of apparent recovery. Born 1837 in Brussels, he was the son of Leopold I and married Archduchess Marie Henrietta. He leaves Prince Albert as heir, with three children and a reign marked by political study and public service.
Helsingfors Finland Dec 16 Governor General Zyn returned from St Petersburg with a czar issued warrant to revive fourteen oppressive Finnish regulations and enforce them anew. The measures raise Finnish taxation to 8 million dollars for Russia's defense and policing costs, doubling the prior burden amid a history of terror and unrest.
George Gould and son Jay Gould survived with minor injuries after Southern Railway No 11 derailed at Reedy Fort trestle ten miles from Reidsville North Carolina. Ten killed and thirty five injured as four rear cars plunged fifty feet into a creek. BR Russell of New York injured, taken to St Luke's hospital alongside other wounded in two trainloads.
Seven people perished and seven more were injured in a four story tenement fire at Third Street and Sycamore in Cincinnati. Fifty escaped, some leaping from windows while others were rescued by firemen and police. The lone fire escape failed as emergency doors, ordered open, were nailed shut.
Chicago coroner Holman reports an unusual holiday spike as twenty people attempted self destruction around Christmas. He notes the annual pattern starts about ten days before December 25 and ends after January 1 with a daily average of one death. Melancholia from holiday contrasts drives many cases.
Pittsburg December conflict ends with labor conferees formally declaring war on the United States Steel corporation over open shop policies. The resolution cites low wages long hours and alleged oppression, and is sent to President Taft Senate and House with copies to governors where Steel plants operate.
Sensational testimony in federal court from Iowa witnesses in Denver reveals a suit to recover coal lands in Routt county Colorado obtained through dummy entries and other frauds. Judge Lewis says a prima facie case exists against part of the defendants. motions for notices will be overruled. The suit targets officers and directors of the Union Land company.
Managua reports Jose Santos Zelaya has stepped down and sent a resignation to congress. He cites oppression and foreign intervention as factors. He asks the national assembly to fill the remainder of his term to avert further bloodshed and pause U.S. hostility.
Tulsa reports two unidentified men found torn by an explosion along the Arkansas river likely robbers killed by their own dynamite. Nearby, five of six Sugar Refining employees in New York convicted of conspiracy to defraud customs dues. one holdout, Bendernagel, disagrees with jury verdict. Mercy recommended for all convicted.
Thomas Lynch of Meridian Connecticut was elected president of the National Baseball League by unanimous vote in New York on December 18, ending a three day deadlock. John A. Heydler succeeded Lynch as secretary. Lynch, a compromise candidate nominated by John T. Brush, had been chief of the staff of umpires and recently resided in Cincinnati.
In Lafayette Indiana on December 15 a sledding accident along the railroad track left one boy dead and six others wounded. The party was coasting near a Wabash passenger line when the sled crashed into kindling wood and toppled onto the tracks. Local authorities investigated the scene for details and safety factors.
New York December 16 Arbuckle Bros prominent rivals of the American Sugar Refining Co acknowledge failure to pay government duties on imported sugar from 1898 to 1907. They offer payment of 695,573 as settlement of all civil crimes. criminal prosecution will not be hampered or dismissed by this acceptance.
A collection of advertisements touts at home remedies for nervous debility kidney and bladder troubles backache and lung illnesses. It promotes Poleys Kidney Pills Mother Grays Australian Leaf and Dr Ring's New Discovery with testimonials and mail order offers from Detroit Dunville New Ulm and St. Paul Rubber Co amid sales for lots in New Asia and rubber goods.
An advertisement touts ZEMO as a vegetable liquid remedy for external use that cures eczema and all skin or scalp diseases by drawing out the germ life. It claims safety for infants and quotes testimonials about Foley's Kidney Remedy as a trusted medicine.
The ad proclaims that cow steer and horse hides yield high value when made into fur coats and robes. It highlights the Crosby Frisian Fur Co. Rochester C. It promises a revealing new illustrated catalog and mentions freight terms.
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