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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
7
A vintage medical ad proclaims Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as the remedy for kidney liver and bladder trouble. It touts a free sample offer via mail to readers, plus a book on Kidney and Bladder health and guidance on how to determine illness.
A historic medical advertisement details a renowned European trained doctor offering consultations in German and English. It lists extensive treatments for ear nose throat, lung diseases, digestive disorders, rheumatism, nervous debility, sexual health, skin diseases, and various chronic conditions. The lengthy catalog emphasizes specialized care and promises remedies and complete treatment within a modern, scientific framework.
A tornado five miles east of Fairmont in Pleasant Prairie township destroyed the Albert Manly farm. The dwelling and barns were blown into a nearby slough with occupants injured. The Manly family, including an aged father, a broken leg, a seriously hurt wife and baby, and a severely injured nephew, faced grave injuries.
Two Northfield High School students, Livingston eighteen and Blodgett seventeen, drowned when Blodgett’s gasoline launch went over the Cannon River dam near the lower bridge. A crowd of 150 to 200 watched as the boat toppled in the swift four foot current. efforts to rescue were futile until Ed Rice dragged Blodgett ashore.
A circus train with twenty six cars and two engines wrecked two miles west of Alpha, Jackson county on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. Five empty cars on a siding, set in motion by a strong wind, struck a switch and collided with the main train. The empty cars derailed, the circus train was hurled into the ditch, crew members jumped to safety, and performers in the last car were shaken but not seriously hurt.
The body of Benjamin J. Steenerson, a Marine private who drowned last February saving a companion, was recovered by a fisherman off Prudence Island near Newport Rhode Island. His father is Salvor Steenerson of Minnesota. C. Soderlind, Ivanhoe farmer and bank vice president, killed himself, believed due to melancholy and ill health. Hart case ends as Minneapolis attorney Francis B. Hart faces six months’ enforced vacation. petition for a rehearing denied by the special supreme court.
A ste reopticon exhibition at Hope chapel caused a panic among two hundred children. A sudden flash, breaking glass, and a crowd stampede sent kids sprinting through doors and windows while adults were shaken. the exit bottleneck and chaotic scramble lasted about half an hour before all left the building.
The United States court of appeals at St Paul affirms the lower court ruling in a rebate case against the Omaha, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway and H M Pearce general freight agent. A $20,000 fine for the railroad and $2,000 for Pearce are upheld after trial before Judge Morris in Minneapolis. Indictments spanned fifty counts for improper rebates on interstate routes through Wisconsin to Duluth.
Governor Jon A. Gannson returned to St. Paul from Virginia and Alabama. He spoke at Armour Institute commencement in Chicago on June 4 and delivered the University of Kansas address. He praised Southern cities Norfolk Atlanta and Birmingham and noted his 38 percent Democratic vote in Alabama primaries.
In St Paul Judge Hallam accepts a guilty plea from Eschle for the March 22 killing of John Smolensky, aged rag picker, as defense plans extenuating mental condition witnesses. Eschle sentenced to life imprisonment. Also reports: Le Roy Girard, 20, struck by lightning while driving cows in Bloomington township and killed instantly. His body found near a splintered tree. watch chain melted in his pocket. Robert Gurtick dies attempting to grab his hat on the Canadian Northern bridge at Spooner, plunging over the edge.
Former Kansas governor Samuel J. Crawford, a practical farmer, urges the US Department of Agriculture to test dynamiting subsoil to break hardpan and let water penetrate. He cites a personal farm experiment where a dynamite blast improved moisture and pasture, suggesting a test on a quarter section west to evaluate flood prevention and drought resilience.
A French journal reports a new leather horseshoe market for Australia. It claims leather footwear offers better hoof support on grass or fine sand, suits scarce stock, and reduces risk of lost shoes. Though costly, advantages may justify the price, with potential expansion to other soils.
A Philadelphia confectioner notes a new fad of serving ice cream at breakfast. He recalls a customer requesting a quart of strawberry cream each morning before 7 am, and says several others have followed. The idea seems to be spreading locally as a cooling morning treat.
Dr H James reportedly cured his only child of consumption using a Calcutta herb recipe after other remedies failed. The claim states the child is healthy now in this country. The ad offers the remedy free with two 2-cent stamps to Crad Dock & Co Philadelphia for details and to send the herb.
Lester Nelson of Naples Maine writes he used King’s New Discovery for years to treat coughs and colds and believes it saved his life. He calls it a reliable remedy for throat and lung issues and cannot imagine being without a bottle or food. The product has led the throat and lung remedy line for forty years and is backed by a guarantee at Olsen’s drug store with 50 cent and one dollar sizes and a free trial bottle.
A Washington Department of Synculture document guarantees that Jell O and Jell-O Ice Cream Powder are strictly pure and comply with the National Pure Food Law. The serial number 1554 protects all wholesale and retail grocers handling the products, and officials praise their purity and wholesomeness.
A. K. Robinson offers a free brain sealed envelope describing a simple at home remedy for nervous debility loss of power weak back memory and deficient manhood caused by excesses and youthful follies. He invites men to write for the free prescription from the 64 Lick Building Detroit Michigan.
Nature provides stomach juices that turn food into strength and health. Weakness of these juices harms health, so act quickly with a reliable remedy like Kodo for dyspepsia. Kodyl is pleasant, effective, and guaranteed to give relief, sold by Mugeny A. Pfefferle.
Send Your Cattle and Morse Hides to the Crosby Frisian Fur Company of Rochester New York for conversion into lute coats robes rues gloves and mittens at a better and cheaper price than you can buy Crosby buys the freight Read their illustrated Catalog page if interested send for it A Certain Cure For Chilblains Allen's Foot Ease powder eases chilblains frost bites damp swelling feet all Druggists and Shoe Stores Free sample address Allen S Gilbert Le Roy NY
After a late evening visit, Jack always leaves with cigars in his seat pocket broken and crushed, making the attempt seem unnecessary.
A promotional notice offers rare bargains in South Dakota farm lands and business opportunities in towns along the Minneapolis and St Louis extension. It invites readers to request a free illustrated pamphlet titled “New Empire” from A. Th. Cutts, G P and T A, Minneapolis. The ad includes a stray食品 exchange phrase about food value and quick cooking.
Rates and routes announced for travel on the Minneapolis and St Louis line. Sail overs allowed and tickets valid twenty one days. Inquiries to agents or A B Cuits GP and T A Mingen polis Mini.
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