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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
7
An old health ad claims kidneys filter blood every three minutes and that overworking them causes pains and heart strain. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure, offering a free sample and pamphlet by mail from Binghamton New York. The mis-spelled ad urges readers to mention the paper.
Rare bargains in South Dakota farms and other business chances are advertised by The Ilil Gray Co of Lewy New York. The Minneapolis and St Louis Room offers a descriptive pamphlet on the new empire for farmers and stockmen, mailed free upon request to A B Acuste G P T A Minneapolis Minn.
Justice Dowling rules Harry K Thaw is insane at the time of the Stanford White murder. Thaw is ordered confined to Matteawan asylum until the state insanity commission determines he can be at large without endangering public safety. He is transported from the Tombs to Matteawan amid courtroom relief and jurors' verdict reflections.
Washington reports describe plans to publish a Roosevelt letter to Willard Foulke addressing concerns over the presidents message to Congress. The piece notes speculation about Taft and the war secretary's political roles and mentions an investigation led by Indiana senators. The president and War Secretary are expected to respond once a forthcoming inquiry arrives.
The Home Bank of Brooklyn, a state institution with capital of 100000 and profits of 53670, was suspended. Deposits, once near 500000, have fallen since the October panic, though officials say the closing will not affect the wider financial situation.
Telegrams report widespread cold weather across Europe with snow and frost extending into Northern Africa. German telegraphic and road communications are disrupted by snow and high winds. various minor accidents are reported.
Jury returns double verdict in Brennan case with Anthony Brennan found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and Michael Nolan Brennan not guilty for the murder. The date of the fatal shooting is August 27, 1907, amid long family quarrels over boundary fines and adjoining farms.
J Kiehle a Minneapolis junior in mechanical engineering was found dead amid the charred ruins of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at Cornell University Ithaca N Y after a fire. A roll call confirmed his absence and the body was located near the elevator shaft where the blaze began as he reportedly tried to reach Ted Seeleye of the cross country team. Kiehle had been among football squad tryouts last season.
Attorney General Young argued at a Fourth Ward Republican rally that Supreme Court appointments could shape the election. He warned four aging justices may retire, urging voters to back a president who will appoint judges opposed to centralization of power.
In St Paul Governor Johnson denies any telegram to Wilber J Abbott Bryan’s manager about not opposing Bryan for the nomination. Reports quote Abbott as saying he received a message from Johnson. Johnson says he did not know Abbott. Also noted: State Bank of St Paul to reopen Monday after reorganization. death of prominent Minneapolis firm member Mr Gage. centenarians Zejdliks die in Warren, ages 102 and 105, lifelong Bohemian settlers.
Government reclamation service plans an irrigation system near Garden City Kansas to tap underground streams and flood over 10 billion gallons annually. The scheme uses 230 wells up to 200 feet deep, electric pumps, and a large ditch network to revive barren prairie and raise land values, attracting private investment and mortgages from the east.
William Zimmerman a Postal Telegraph messenger of Dubois Pennsylvania recently demonstrated that a rabbit can swim when necessary. He caught a rabbit on the island north of the boulevard and carried it to the Pennsylvania freight depot. The rabbit leaped away, fled among freight cars, leaped between a locomotive wheel, and dived into Sandy Creek where it swam like a duck before heading home.
The Ton ga Islands disbanded their entire standing army of six officers and thirty men, the Lonilou Standard reports, declaring the force unnecessary in the kingdom.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt explains how English words often carry opposite meanings. It cites let as permit or hinder, cleave as split or adhere, lurid as red or pale green, and fast as moving quickly or still. The piece notes this linguistic paradox plagues learners.
Good Health notes yeast is a small plant visible only with a microscope and exists in wild and cultivated varieties. It requires warmth moisture and food, with sugar from wheat as fuel. Cultivation hinges on clean separate buildings to prevent contamination. bread dough rises from carbon dioxide and heat releasing alcohol as baking occurs.
The text presents a distorted critique of tyranny linking lashers and rulers to widespread suffering. It references a tyrant named Yndole Rinerson and a punitive figure called the whipper, hinting at a cycle of punishment and censorship whose echoes traverse the earth. The piece frames suppression as a corrupting force driving social awareness.
A Chambers' Journal account describes the northern Australian frontier as a graveyard for unlimerable Asiaties entering via Carpentaria in search of gold. It notes death by thirst and starvation claiming thousands, while survivors return to spread tales of Australia’s relentless solitude.
A question to a politician prompts a lawyer to weigh options if a paper calls someone a liar and a thief. The lawyer jokes about waiting ten tons of cents to see if it reforms or drafts the editor. The tone mirrors a Cleve and Leader cartoon caption.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Ledger quotation contrasts hesitation with shame over stingy behavior, noting that awareness of some men's miserliness would shame any person. The fragment captures social attitudes rather than events or names.
An English captain enters a Spanish port seeking safety after his ship is damaged. Governor grants relief, stating distressed enemies are afforded humanity and cannot be seized as prizes. Ship is unloaded, repaired locally, and allowed passage to Bermuda. once repaired, it may be impounded if pursued, otherwise it remains protected as a stranger.
An antiquated Christmas dinner described in feudal terms. The menu includes morning courses with plum pudding porridge and a venison dish, followed by a garlanded symbol plate and a lemon head garnish. The feast features mulled drinks and a mind course with gilded pastry.
In Boston port reports sailors prize pet canaries aboard ships. The birds perch in officer and crew rooms, prized for song and morale. Even battered ships retain canaries, described as bright, noisy fixtures amid the sea routine and shifting berths along the waterfront.
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