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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
6
Kidney trouble prompts a Swamp Root offer with free sample bottle and a health book. Dr Kilmer offers a cure for kidney liver and bladder issues through Kilmer Swamp Root with a mail order promotion from Binghamton New York. Regular sizes sold by druggists.
Mrs A Te Alley of Geals Me declares she would buy Dr King's New Discovery again for coughs colds and lung trouble after seeing its excellent results in her family and others. She reports quick relief and bonus bottle offers with guaranteed safety from O M Olson.
An old ad proclaims Dr Klog's New Life Pills as an all round laxative tonic and death builder. They claim to tone and regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood strengthen the nerves cure constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headache chills and malaria. Alleges a ready remedy with minimal side effects.
New York hosts a Hudson Fulton celebration starting Sept 25 and ending in Troy two weeks later. A replication of the Half Moon and the Clermont will travel upriver under steam. The event draws foreign governments, ships from many nations, and thousands of visitors, with educational exhibits, parades, concerts, and a grand carnival finale.
The New York Durand horse show featured Arab Beaming Star resisting a spur. Max A Mosse’s bay stallion turned its head and gave a nip at the rider’s tag during a cavalry gymnastic test. Spectators applauded the bold move highlighting breed intelligence and independence.
Indianapolis organizer C. G. Pisher plans a luncheon in the clouds for six or seven guests. G. L. Bumbaugh will pilot a giant balloon basket with eight seats. The Aero Club of America chose Indianapolis as the start point for the June 6 national balloon race, with the feast in the clouds slated for May.
An exhibition on city planning and municipal art will run May 4 to 16 at the Twenty second regiment armory in New York City. The event, organized by the committee on congestion of population and the Municipal Art Society, aims to study urban congestion and guide future improvements. A three day conference will accompany the opening, gathering data from ninety cities to formulate an improved development plan.
A playful note suggests President Taft used a discovery kit and peanuts to endear himself to the public, portraying his approach as practical and relatable. The anecdote frames Taft as accessible and connected with common pleasures to boost popularity.
A historical piece surveys shark worship across Pacific and Atlantic cultures. It notes Hawaiians feeding the dead to sharks to guide souls, Solomon Islands, Ulawa, New Hebrides, Fijis, Samoa, and Fiji islands, and mentions Af rican coast tribes performing annual shark festivals. The article links transmigration beliefs to shark reverence and details ritual acts and omens observed in battles and voyages.
In a witty exchange from the Boston Transcript, a speaker notes that widow and window share a lively fate, then asks for the answer. The responder muses that proximity to either makes him fook out, delivering a playful linguistic quip in period newspaper voice.
In 1909 story by Ellert T Bentley, Billy Andrews, a farm hand, opens a double combination safety deposit box with Lucy Miller. They unlock bonds and a deed to a farm worth 10000 dollars, share the box, and after mutual intrigue marry following the box’s term expiration.
Actress Blanche Bates plans a June motor trip from New York to California living without hotels. Her car will feature portable tents, electric lighting, cooking, fans, and even a radio wireless telephone with a 600 mile range to stay in contact with cities along the road. She aims for hotel comfort on wheels and vows no hotel stays during the journey.
Workmen digging near Molambins Tai uncovered nine substantial, sausage like masses at about six feet deep. The soft, pliable substance resembled sausage mixed with sugar, present since a distant era, and a dog reacted strongly to the scent before officials planned chemical analysis.
In Harper's Weekly William Horiangwus notes Canada as the cradle of marathon mania and Hamilton as its birthplace. He recalls late 19th century youths walking on winter Sundays while golf and sailing faded, detailing early trials, local races around bags, and the Herald's coverage shaping the idea of marathon competition in America.
A wrecking crew hired for salvage near the former Abdul the Damned palace in Turkey faced a deadly scene as divers refusing to dive reported a submerged forest of bodies. The cryptic account hints at a graveyard linked to the sultan’s rule and the area’s grim history.
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