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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
3
Send your cattle and horse hides to Crosby Frisian Fur Company in Rochester New York to be converted into cuts fobes rugs gloves and patterns. Crosby pays the freight. See illustrated catalog page. If interested, send for it.
An ad states that back ache signals kidney trouble and that De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills provide prompt relief for weak kidneys, backache, and bladder inflammation. Sold by Eugene A. Pelferle.
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription is presented as a non alcoholic, composition listed medicine for women's weaknesses. The ad claims broad professional endorsements, free book upon request, and highlights pills and other products like Pleasant Pellets and Kodol for digestion, urging readers to buy through druggists.
A New York Sun report explains Chicago packers use skewers to tag beef quarters. Each butcher purchase is encoded by up to three skewers in varying angles, enabling rapid sales and discreet records. Salesmen manage hundreds of customers daily, preserving anonymity of buyers and brands.
The London Graphic cites Montaigne on a case where men were condemned for murder. Officials from an inferior court claimed confessions by prisoners, with circumstantial detail solidifying the murder. Judges feared reversing a sentence, so innocent men were executed.
In the early Civil War era patriotic merchants and manufacturers sent clerks and workers to war with promises of salary continuation. A New York landlady, eager to aid, offered to let her boarders’ bills run on as usual if any chose to enlist in defense of the nation.
A wry exchange on humor frames a man’s claim that women lack sense of humor. The wife counters, noting many laugh at their husbands attempts at cleverness, with Petrarchian wisdom on sameness versus variety.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat item recounts the tale of Mungo Park, who allegedly named a coarse fabric after his shoddy blend. The old lady admires a gown while discussions of the origin of mungo reveal a playful linguistic origin linked to Park’s carding mishap.
The article cites Professor Ravenstein of the Royal Geographical Society estimating fertile lands at 28 million square miles, steppes at 14 million, deserts at 1 million. With 207 people per square mile on fertile land, ten per square mile on steppes, and one per square mile on deserts, Earth’s full capacity is about 6 billion. At current rates, full occupancy could occur around 2072. this summary also notes Washington’s role in founding West Point, Lucknow’s Great Hall, and the origin of cut nails in America.
In this brief scene Cleveland Plato Dealer recalls Wyndley giving up the cornet after a neighbor shot two keys off the instrument while he played it. The exchange hints at a comic or domestic dispute affecting a musician.
A Sunday sermon by the parson on mean men drew reactions from Jones and Brown. Jones called it scathing while Brown described it as singular. Smith expressed interest in hearing others opinions on the message.
A brief scene shows two women discussing a woman across the street who waves her arms. One woman claims she is describing her new hat, not practicing physical culture. An inference is made about a prior operation and its outcome.
A historical recount on the ritual use of the executioners axe in treason trials, detailing how the blade faced the condemned before sentence and key cases like Lords Balmerine Kilmarnock and Cromartie. It notes reactions of fear, ritual theater, and the cruel symbolism of public punishment in Westminster and the Tower.
A compilation of curious tales about intelligent horses from history and legend. Examples include Bucephalus alerting Alexander’s guards with a trumpet blast, Arabian horses acting as scouts for Haroun al Raschid, and horses taught to dig potatoes and husk corn on St Helena. A New England clergyman recounts a horse reattaching a lost horseshoe with its teeth and hooves, showcasing surprising equine skill.
Two men riding into Denver from a nearby town discuss a slow local train. The train stops every few minutes and stalls as engs work, prompting one man to complain about progress and joke that a moving picture would be impossible. The anecdote is attributed to the Denver Post.
Gertrude Atherton wrote to Henry James after his favorable review in Everybody's Magazine seeking blunt feedback. She asked whether he liked the book, signing the note with her courtesy and interest in his judgment.
A poetic quote from the Cleveland Plain Dealer expresses a paradoxical wish to be both ruined and happy. The speaker contemplates being used for experimental purposes as a test of resilience and joy.
In a New York Press recap, Badly Swollan and Hewitt-Large are noted for slow, methodical movement. Jewett comments on endurance, while spectators wonder how to counter their steady pace and strategic head positions.
Shall We Tan Your Hide reveals the value of cow by converting steer and horse rides into fur coats robes and mgs. The new illustrated Rochester New York Crosby Frison Fur Co catalog promises a revelation and notes Crosby has the freight.
An advertisement touts Dr Addison Jones of Chicago offering permanent cures for chronic diseases including heart, liver, and nervous system disorders. It claims rapid, painless results with an absorptive treatment, glasses fittings, and surgical case attention. Also promotes early riser pills and a general health guarantee.
The Minneapolis and St. Louis offers a first popslee excursion May 18 and 19 with round trip price of 1.50. Tickets valid for return on regular trains leaving St Paul by 8 20 am and Minneapolis by 9 02 am Monday May 20. A first-season low rate to visit the Twin Cities.
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