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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
8
An old advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a superior kidney remedy. It claims kidneys filter all blood every three minutes and links kidney trouble to broad health issues, urging readers to request a free sample bottle and pamphlet by mail from Binghamton New York.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Crosby Frisian Fur Company in Rochester NC offering coats robes gloves and mittens made from cattle and horse hides. It claims cheaper goods and freight paid by Crosby and cites a new illustrated catalog for interested buyers. A second ad pitches Mother Gray's Australian Root as a monthly regulator for women's health with address LeRoy NY.
Learn about exceptionally rare bargains in South Dakota farm lands and new towns opened by the Minneapolis and St. Louis extension. The illustrated pamphlet promotes the farmers and stockmen’s paradise with free mailing. request by postal card to A. B. Cutts, G. P. & T. A. Minneapolis, Minn.
Minneapolis company plans wireless telegraphic links within a month among Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago and Detroit. Test messages will be accepted commercially once proven. Rates promised lower than wire, telegraph, or telephone. Executives include H W Wiecking and George Armour. Metropolitan Life building hosts Minneapolis station, Ryan hotel roof connects St Paul. Water route via Duluth to Chicago and Detroit chosen for better undersea/water transmission.
Donald J. McCall of Shakopee, shot near Prior Lake on Christmas Eve, died at St. Barnabas hospital in Minneapolis. Thomas Nee of Prior Lake is under arrest in Shakopee, accused of wounding McCall during an attempt to serve a warrant for alleged theft at a hardware store.
Mrs. Joan Burns of St. Paul wife of a railroad conductor and sister of Mrs. Robert Budatz of Council Bluffs Iowa died after a walk near an Iowa town her body found east of the city. She had recently undergone surgery and been treated in a Minneapolis sanitarium. Accompanied by a collie the dog remained with her body as the remains were discovered.
Large timber cutting by Minneapolis mills from April to mid November has reduced demand for 1908. About 211,000,000 feet cut. 1907 levels seen to fall by about 60 percent for next year. Employment will drop to less than half, with thousands already repurposed from camps. Last winter 26,000 men worked. this year around 10,000 were employed.
William Kane, 70, Northwestern Thresher branch manager, died of heart trouble at his Mankato home during supper. He planned to retire soon to Heron Lake, leaving a wife and eight children. A Great Northern train from Duluth to Derr River was held up by three armed men who subdued passengers and fled toward Deer River.
The U S Supreme Court affirmed Minnesota’s case Marcusiniak owner of two Minneapolis saloons and fined $25. After state and federal courts upheld the ruling, the court rejected his claim that a jury trial was unlawfully denied. Chief Justice Fuller announced the decision without a written opinion.
Otter Tail County Sheriff reports a boy aged eight was killed by wolves while walking home from school eighteen miles east of Fergus Falls. The father found the mangled body after hearing wolves, the wolves fled as he approached, and the remains were brought home for burial.
Peter Niggin awaits grand jury action at the May term of district court in Wabasha while James Margastad lies in St Elizabeth hospital in serious condition from two shotgun wounds. Niggin is charged with the shooting, which he denies. He allegedly was ousted from Margastad's home after being abusive and then fired.
Seventeen year old Thomas Nee pleaded guilty in Shakopee to first degree murder for fatally shooting Special Officer Donald McCall on Christmas Eve in Prior Lake. He awaits grand jury action scheduled for March and will remain jailed at Shakopee.
In West Caldwell New Jersey on Christmas morning John Hickey won three turkeys and four geese in a raffle and carried them home toward Little Paris. A white ghost-like figure followed him repeatedly urging Give to the poor prompting a flee to safety. The unseen sender demanded charity and Hickey abandoned the birds before dawn discovering two turkeys and three geese later on his veranda. His wife learned of the tale and neighbors called him frightened.
Congressmen congratulate Wallace of Arkansas for a one minute speech that yielded three imagined song speeches in the Congressional Record. Notes claim of prolonged and sustained applause though no applause occurred. The Arkansas lawmaker is credited with nerve and light humor in a staid publication.
Chicago police dispatch describes a 20 month old boy named William J Shoemaker lifting a scale of coal, handling five pound dumbbells, and climbing a wall supported only by his father's fingers. The remarkable infant reportedly teaches himself through such feats. Lofty Game of Seven Up In Athol four Harvard students climbed a 175 foot smokestack and played seven up with their feet dangling over the side.
A playful tale features a farmer who boasts he will not bank his celery or money yet discovers success by banking both. The tale ends with a wink at interest and a punny transformation from crop to cash as the farmer’s garden yields saltcellars and plans for future payoffs.
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