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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
7
Readers are urged to try Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder trouble. A free sample bottle offer is extended by mail from Dr Kilmer and Co Birmingham New York with a book on Swamp Root and how to tell if you have organ trouble.
An advertisement touts Kodol Digests What You Eat as a remedy for sour stomach, indegestion, belching, and general debility. It claims the product uses natural digestive juices plus tonic properties to cleanse and strengthen the stomach lining, featuring a statement from S. Ball of Ravenswood West Virginia and listing the maker E C GeWitt Co of Chicago. It also promotes hides processing by a Rochester company and an illustrated catalog offer.
Rare bargains in South Dakota farm lands and business opportunities tied to a new county opened by the Minneapolis and St. Paul extension. Descriptive pamphlets titled The New Empire, Farmers and stockmen’s paradise, mailed free. portal card requested by writing A. K. Cutts, Minneapolis.
A damaged OCR fragment warns against accepting any substitute Thief package offered by mail. It mentions an address ANH and includes garbled names like ALM and Olsen. The text references Allen's Frot-Ease and a pawner context with fired, weighing, and swollen fort phrases.
An odd historical notice promotes Kay's New Tale Pills claiming to cure headaches neuralgia and other ailments. It asserts the patent medicine will be fully refunded by Olsen's chemist store, offering a curious advertisement style with elusive details.
A civil suit by town authorities of Buyek in St Louis county accuses Treasurer Charles Buyek and Clerk W A Jones of misappropriating 37000, organizing an unorganized territory town to bond and tax funds for personal use. Restitution demands total 37500 with Buyek depicted as the mastermind and Jones as an accomplice. The suit cites forged petitions, road bonds, and a pattern of profiteering and mismanagement.
Irregularities in J A McDermott accounts totaling 6199 95 prompted an audit by Public Examiner Schaefer. McDermott admitted obsolete bookkeeping and errors may have caused losses while repaying the state. Schaefer notes the state will not lose a cent. Investigation began at Secretary of State Schmahl's request under a law requiring an examination before successor approval.
After four years of service as judge in state and federal courts Judge Lochren of Minneapolis will resign as a United States district judge at month's end. Rumors of resignation have circulated for years but were denied until now. He turns seventy six next month and has faced health declines for the past year or two, prompting the decision.
Word from Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Commissioner Neill at St Paul says they cannot address the Chicago Great Western wage schedule change for at least two weeks due to pressing railroad matters in Washington.
Joseph Mek won the Republican nomination for mayor at the St Paul primary, capturing about 1500 more votes than his rival Tis Hoffman, who was the Republican candidate two years prior. Daniel W. Lawler, former Democratic gubernatorial candidate, was nominated for mayor by the Democrats.
William Burns aged thirteen and Harry Capron aged fifteen were arrested at apartments rented in the Rogers hotel Minneapolis after a pattern of forgeries. They allegedly confessed and were believed to have obtained more than $100.
A North Sixth street blaze in Minneapolis caused $60,000 damage as the third floor of the Gamble Robinson Wholesale Fruit Co building collapsed and exploded. Five salvage corps members Lieutenant Frank Cross Al Fleetham Paul Thompson Steven Linham James Allerdice and Police Sergeant Russell were buffeted into the street with bruises and cuts. The blast was blamed on hot air forcing into the unventilated first floor after the third floor gave way.
Adolph Griffin and Conductor J W Saxton of the Northern Pacific clashed in Gladstone yards using revolvers and drawpins. Griffin was taken to St Paul city hospital by Sheriff Gerber with multiple injuries including scalp wounds a possible left temple fracture and a broken left arm. Saxton escaped with scalp wounds and returned home in Gladstone amid reports of yard robberies and Griffin’s detection in Saxton's cuboose.
Wealthy Winona county farmer William Estey, sixty five, left his home during a guest gathering and hanged himself from a tree near the house. Guests searched as he did not return, and his body was found at daylight. Health listed as cause of the deed.
Mrs. Selma Mattson was acquitted by a jury after fifteen minutes of deliberation in the Chisholm Jaw murder trial. She faced an indictment for murder in the second degree after allegedly confessing to police, a statement ruled inadmissible as made under implied immunity.
Lawrence Hope jeweler of St Paul aged about fifty died instantly after being struck crossing tracks at Post Siding by the Omaha flyer. The engineer reported Hope stepped into the path as the train approached. Hope was active in Masonry and other fraternal groups.
Carleton College at Northwield shuts down after a smallpox case is reported. Spring vacation originally set for the 2th is advanced. authorities allow all students to depart early as many parents request homeward return.
Eight business houses burned in Braham Isanti county before Minneapolis firemen contained the blaze. Total loss estimated not to exceed $100,000.
A report from Colorado Springs confirms the death of Henry Knute Nelson, son of Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota, aged thirty seven, following a long illness. The family grieves in Minneapolis.
A titled Italian recounts Arpagnio the Roman miser dying in a bare palace as he savors every saved lira. Amid doctors and a barber, he snarls at waste until the last thirty minutes slip away and he dies, boasting of saved coins.
An old Connecticut minister’s diary recounts a 1714 Thanksgiving nearby at Mr Epes on a hill. The council refused venison after learning a Pequot hunter shot the buck on the Lord’s Day. They ordered punishment but later ate the meat, save for Mr Shepard whose conscience stayed tender about the venison.
A butterfly dealer notes a fake specimen in pristine appearance. The faker uses dye powders to convert cheap field butterflies into convincing imitations, fooling buyers until wear reveals the deception.
The dilera borealis or nortern dawn appears in high northern latitudes during winter, lighting the sky with streams of light and changing shapes and colors from pale red to deep red. The aurora is now linked to magnetic needle disturbances as an ascertained fact.
An old catfigh asks children what they are talking about while a kitten asks about iron and blood. The adult warns that iron will not help them if it comes as a hook, reflecting a cautious, moral tone in the Catholic Standard and Times.
A short quotation note highlights Martha Washington praising the blessings a daughter brings to a household. It mentions the communion with her mother, comfort to her father, and pride of brothers and sisters, framing a daughter's role as central to family unity.
A fragmented quotation shows Mr Staylate urging departure for the fourth time. Miss Patience Goune responds with a sharp remark about being cautious while noting the odd tone of the exchange. The snippet reflects period style and dialog.
Readable snippets show a humorous domestic scene with garbled names and phrases centering on marriage and sudden growth from small things. The line reads like a fused proverb exchange, mentioning a bride, a groom, and a May event, with unclear local references.
Hon. Jake Moore, State Warden, endorses Kodol for indigestion. He describes years of stomach distress, weight loss, and near death before trying Kodol, then regaining weight and health. Letter dated Atlanta August 10, 1904, notes sale by Eugene A. Pfefferle.
A clipped exchange notes a person asking about stopping smoking and another reveals Jack often collapses or falls in the evening, then leaves with cigars in his pocket broken and crushed.
Mrs. J E P White of Rushboro Pa credits King’s New Discovery with saving her life by stopping a severe cough and lung trouble that doctors said were hopeless. The medicine claims to relieve coughs colds grippe asthma bronchitis and pneumonia and is sold with a guarantee at O M Olsen’s drug store priced 50 cents and 1.00 per bottle with a free sample available.
A humorous slice from a turn of the century column describes Miss S a forty year old bachelor seeking solitary life yet aiding slum women. A ragged abused wife seeks shelter as Miss S counsels and questions her before noting Miss S home is Fifth Avenue. The piece ends with a product plug for Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup sold by Eugene A Prefferle.
Prominent San Francisco figure Norman St. Coulter supports Electro Bitters as a quick cooking remedy. The advertisement claims it treats indigestion liver and kidney issues, boosts the system, and markets Electric Bitters as a premier spring medicine sold by O M Olsen's drug store for 50 cents.
In Ohio a deacon’s visit to the pastor over a sworn remark leads to a humorous exchange. The clergyman asks for details and learns the story of fishing with a worldly man who declares a good bite. The pastor cheerfully replies that he likewise has a good bite.
The fragment touts a seasonal health tonic promising to banish winter ailments and improve digestion liver and kidney function. It references a Pioneer Brig Uo and hints at surprising results with a dubious celebratory tone.
Western detective Hilary K Adair explains in Chicago that suspicious signs misled a bank robber and led to a deduced conclusion. A light anecdote follows about a breakfast scene where a wife teases her husband about mending a vest pocket and a missing hole, hinting at clever detection.
On first and third Tuesdays each month homeseekers travel to Nebraska Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas New Mexico Colorado and other states. Stopovers allowed and tickets valid twenty one days. For rates times call or write A B Cuts G P T A Minneapolis Minn.
A fragmentary exchange shows Pil refusing consent to a marriage while another character asserts they have no prospects. The dialogue hints at family disapproval and potential conflict over a union.
Mr John Riha of Vining County notes he has sold De Witts Kidney and Bladder Pills for about a year and customers report perfect satisfaction in every case. He personally used them with fine results and says a dozen others have tried them and were fully satisfied. Sold by Gene A Piefferle.
A curious anecdote recounts that Stephen Girard's will barred clergy from entering his Philadelphia club. A dapper stranger faced a gatekeeper at the entrance who initially refused entry, prompting the janitor to apologize and invite him in.
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