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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney and urinary ailments. It asserts kidney trouble leads to bladder pain and organ failure, promotes the remedy s wide availability and a free sample offer, and urges readers to mention the paper when replying.
An ornate medical advertisement offers a wide list of chronic diseases and ailments purportedly cured by a regimen. It targets men and women of all ages with promises of rapid relief, systemic tonics, and nerve and blood remedies. The text markets treatment for digestive, respiratory, nervous, sexual, and constitutional disorders with a stated price and a Minneapolis reference. The prose imitates a late 19th or early 20th century tone, emphasizing universal cures and longevity benefits.
A massive blaze consumed more than 31 million dollars of property at Rice's Point, Duluth, as elevator D of Consolidated Elevator Co burned for hours. Tug boats and firefighters fought flames across two blocks, keeping surrounding structures from ignition and saving the bay front. The fire began at dawn and burned for over four hours, leaving only smoldering wreckage with water and wind aiding containment.
A tabulation shows J F Jacobson of Madison leading for governor with 362 pledged and 141 favorable delegates, while Young has 208 pledged or favorable, Snider 113, Heatwole 46, and 287 delegates undecided. If Jacobson gains a portion of doubtful delegates he could reach the required 427 to secure the nomination. Hennepin County instructed its 1123 delegates to back former Congressman Snider.
James T. McCleary of Mankato plans to seek the Republican nomination for Congress in the Minnesota district. He has returned to Washington after consulting with friends and will not announce for several days. He may delay resigning from the Post Office Department until after the primaries, following Taft's example.
A high water tragedy at North Mankato claims three lives when Miss Eva Ehler of North Mankato and Miss Maud Worlds of St. Peter drown after attempting a rescue near Cornelia street. Nearby youth Max Sues leaps in to aid, all three missing presumed victims of cramps in the swift river.
Sixteen year old James Flood, known as the boy murderer, set bedding on fire in his cell to kill Jailer Peter Morton and break from Henr Nezipin county jail in Minneapolis. Flood had been arrested after shooting Arthur P. Camden along Nicollet Avenue on June 3 and is now confined in the insane ward.
A St Paul freight slammed into Hagenbeck Wallace circus cars at Chestnut street, pinning about 100 workers under sleepers. Eight seriously injured, twenty lightly hurt. four flat cars and two sleepers wrecked. Fire broke out but was controlled. victims taken to city hospital. none in serious danger.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr will spend a month in northern Minnesota visiting Coleraine at the invitation of John Greenway, a former Harvard man and White House friend. Greenway, who built Coleraine as a mining center, favors business over politics and may not take civic posts. In July, Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth may visit Coleraine while en route to Yellowstone.
A severe cyclone struck the Twin Cities region causing one death near Hopkins and another in Minneapolis while St Paul escaped fatalities. Property damage ran high, especially at White Bear Lake with torn roofs, uprooted trees, and wrecked docks. A baby perished in a Hopkins area collapse as a mother sheltered in a cellar. An unrelated grand jury indictment charged Dr. S. W. Robillard with manslaughter in a criminal abortion case, bail set at $4000.
A Fifteen year old, Edward Fulmore, was accidentally shot and killed by sixteen year old Fred Forseen on a dairy farm near St Paul. Forseen attempted suicide but was restrained by witness Ernest Zuscher. Separately, dynamite exploded killing H A Rogers near Tracy. The Hansenbeck Wallace circus tent collapsed in Duluth injuring none seriously as panicked spectators were removed.
An embellished reminiscence on Grover Cleveland as a lifelong outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing near Holland Patent New York. The piece recalls his stoic philosophy, ties to nature, and friendships with figures like Joseph Jefferson and Fighting Bob Evans, noting his disdain for wanton slaughter and his belief in balanced recreation for industrial peace.
London Ontario dispatch praises the American Olympic team as the finest ever assembled, noting they will outpace and outperform English athletes in running jumping and weight throwing. The piece highlights American speed and strength as superior to all other nations.
A physician named Dr. B lames found a Calcutta herb recipe after many failed remedies that cured his daughter of consumption. The doctor claims the cure is permanent and offers the recipe free for two 2-cent stamps to cover expenses. The herb is said to also cure night sweats nausea and colds within a day. Address Crad Dock & Co. 1032 Race St Philadelphia.
Washington January 1907 A Department of Agriculture filing presents a strong guarantee that Jell-O and Jell-O Ice Cream Powder are pure and meet the National Pure Food Law. The serial 10% guarantee protects wholesalers and retailers handling the products. Official circles regard their purity as unquestioned.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea marketed as the most effective summer tonic. Sold as tea or tablets for 35 cents by Pioneer Drug Co.
A. S. Robinson offers a free at home cure prescription for nervous debility, loss of power, weakness, and memory issues. Send request in plain sealed envelope from 3561 Juck Building, Detroit, Michigan.
An old advertisement lists Hoillister’s Rocky Mountain Tea for stomach relief at 85 cents and promotes Kodol Digestive Aid for complete relief of stomach disorders. It urges continuing use for a short time and notes Dol sold by Eugene A. Pfefferle. Also pitches Allen’s Pout-Base products with free samples and a catalog from Allen Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
An advertisement offers rare bargains in South Dakota farm lands and business opportunities in towns along the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad extension. It promotes a free illustrated pamphlet titled the New Empire and invites readers to request it by postcard. The notice appeals to farmers and stockmen seeking opportunities in a rapidly expanding region.
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