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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1908
Page
7
An old newspaper advertorial asserts that women and men both suffer from kidney trouble affecting mind and vigor. It promotes Swamp Root as a remedy, claiming quick relief and urging readers to request a free sample and pamphlet from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
Read ers learn of farm lands bargains in new South Dakota settlements and opportunities in expanding towns. A pamphlet titled The New Empire offers descriptions of the country opened by the Minneapolis and St. Louis rail line. Mail a postal card to A. B. Cutts in Minneapolis to obtain the pamphlet before stock is exhausted.
Chicago February court ruling dissolves injunction blocking Harriman interests from voting 21,231 shares of Illinois Central at the March annual meeting. Judge Ball found Fish failed to prove its claims that foreign control harmed Illinois Central or stockholders, allowing Inton Pacific and Railroad Securities Co. of New Jersey to vote shares. Fish may pursue further action, but the decision notes Harriman’s name alone does not prove the alleged harms.
Senator As bury C. Latimer of South Carolina died at Providence hospital from peritonitis after an appendicitis operation revealed a twisted bowel. Born July 31, 1851 in South Carolina, he spent his early life in agriculture and served in the 53rd to 57th Congress before moving to the U.S. Senate, seated March 4, 150%.
Police in St Petersburg arrest fifty men and women in a series of operations aimed at royal targets. The detainees, many armed with bombs, offered fierce resistance. three officers were wounded and one killed. Investigators focus on the palace of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaievitch as the likely focal point.
Washington February 19 The house committee on coinage weights and measures unanimously reported favorably the McKinley bill to restore the national motto In God We Trust to gold and silver coins President Roosevelt was overridden in the committee during the discussion California representative Knowland proposed adding the inscription I know that my Redeemer Liveth to all clearing house certificates.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks objects to a colored group using the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Minnesota. A letter from John K Tener asks that charter applications be refused pending investigation. The original order has not incorporated, while the newer group has. A grand lodge committee will report in Dallas, Texas, in July.
Sixteen year old Joseph Mulhall testified before United States Commissioner Foote in Chicago that his father James T. Mulhall is a criminal accused of swindling Minnesota produce raisers through the Nicollet Creamery Company of Minneapolis. Mulhall says Nathanson is involved and that they operated under false names and defrauded growers by mail. He says he worked for his father and wants to leave the unlawful business.
Assistant Attorney General Weeks holds parents or guardians cannot open letters addressed to minor children without the minor's consent. The restriction extends to school principals and college heads. Only the recipient can authorize opening. even parents or guardians lack standing. The opinion was given privately to a Minnesota school official responsible for many minors.
East Grand Forks alderman Kelliher introduced an ordinance requiring aldermen to be legally married, at least twenty five, of good moral character, and married for over sixty days to participate in council proceedings. Noncompliance could trigger removal from office.
The Minnesota State Historial association session in Minneapolis elected officers: President W. M. James of Breckenridge. first vice president J. Y. Gordon of Browns Valley. second vice president W. L. Goetzinger of Elbow Lake. other officers Mer president A. W. Sheets of Long Prairie. secretary C. P. Stine of St. Paul. treasurer David Ramaley of St. Paul. executive committee C. Whitney of Marshall, F. J. Meyst of Minneapolis, W. Easton of Stillwater.
R G C Russell, formerly with a Minneapolis undertaking firm, admits robbing bodies in his care. He took $100 from a person who died by own action and stole a gold watch from Eliza Odegard. He is held to the grand jury.
W. F. Breitner, arrested in Cincinnati, reportedly confessed to Police Chief Corriston of Minneapolis that he stole a tin box from the safety deposit vault on the fifth floor of the Metropolitan Life building in Minneapolis. The box belonged to D. C. Hopkins and contained stock certificates and other papers valued at about $50,000.
The article details the lengthy process of making a bowling ball over three days. It describes selecting a log free of knots, turning, sanding, shellac coating, oil rubbing, additional sanding, and two finger holes, followed by polishing. Wastes from cracks reduce usable blocks, and the typical ball lasts about two years with test balls costing $5 or $6.
The article argues that ample fresh air is essential to fight pneumonia and prevent it. It cites practices in a New York hospital of moving patients to sunny roofs and advises open windows, cleared rooms, and minimal furnishings to aid ventilation. It describes symptoms and the turning point between days five and ten when recovery begins if the patient’s fight succeeds.
A collection of vignette quotes from Strand Magazine and other papers recounting nautical superstition about sunk ships, with tales of a sunken emigrant vessel in the Mediterranean and its haunting bell, plus a string of witticisms on Diogenes, Frosty, and other jokes from the era.
An advertising notice promotes Kodol For Dyspepsia as a natural digestive aid. It asserts the product digests food, supports a healthy stomach with vegetable acids and natural digestants, claims each dose digests over 3,000 grains, and notes availability from Eugene A. Pfeiterle.
Edward Stevens, a San Francisco youth, sought stage work then vaudeville but faced rejection. A German manager balked at the aspiring comedian and challenged him to make him laugh. An advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a remedy that eases coughing and soothes throat irritation, noting its bowel-stimulating effect and child appeal.
The exchange recalls a whimsical line about heaven and a jam tart, featuring a playful punchline that reframes the notion of paradise as a kitchen mishap. The quip centers on Bobby and a punchy misdirection.
General Moore of Grimesland North Carolina credits Dr King’s New Discovery with his recovery from consumption after taking a dozen bottles. The medicine is described as a remedy for coughs colds and weak lungs and is advertised at 5c and 1.00 with a trial bottle offered free at Olsen’s drug store.
An Omaha man, driving through a ranching region, broke down after taking a rough shortcut. Lacking a monkey wrench, he sought help at a nearby ranch, but the farmer declined. The piece migrates through various local anecdotes and ads about tonics and remedies, including Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and related health claims.
A dramatic exchange reveals a woman proclaiming the end of a past affair and a forthcoming marriage. Jeannette and Sam note the farewell, as a trunk of old love letters is to be burned and a new life begins without the previous partner.
A simple-hearted German named Louis Schultz living in Hoboken becomes engaged after a brief acquaintance to Minnie Blanche, a maid whose reputation as a coquette is well known. A friend questions the match, but Louis insists the engagement stands, joking that Hoboken isn’t such a big place.
Advertises homeseekers rates via the Minneapolis and St. Louis system. On the first and third Tuesdays monthly, trips to Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indiana Territory, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and beyond. Stopovers allowed and tickets valid twenty one days. For rates and train times contact agents or A. B. Cuts, G P and T A, Minneapolis.
The passage imitates a comic exchange about digestion and remedies. It touts a natural digestant named Kodol as the best remedy for stomach troubles, claiming prompt relief and natural digestion, sold by Eugene A. Pfefferle.
A quoted exchange discusses vegetarianism as a humane diet and logical choice. The narrator recalls asking why humans do not kill butchers after a New York settlement class where a child compares lions and sheep to justify the stance.
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