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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
7
Kidney trouble harms mind and ambition, affects beauty and vigor in both women and men. Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer offers quick relief. available in fifty cent and one dollar sizes, with a sample bottle by mail and pamphlet from Binghamton New York.
An ad for medical cures lists treatments for eye ear nose throat lung diseases and many chronic conditions. It claims restoration of deformities and offers consultation at 283 Wicollet Ave Minneapolis. The writing uses archaic spellings and promises relief without guarantees.
Articles of incorporation filed in St Paul reveal a seven million dollar Minnesota and Ontario Power company. Backed by Minneapolis Chicago and New York financiers, it will develop Canadian boundary water power into electricity, build a large paper mill and lumber operations across 15000 square miles, and supply substantial electric energy to regional manufacturers. Initial work includes a dam and power stations at International Falls and Fort Frances, with a 200 ton daily sulphite and news print unit and 50 ton warp pulp plant, soon doubling capacity.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission adds forty eight Minnesota women to its list of heroes. Rachael Lyon of Howard Lake perished saving Caroline Sehl when a lamp overturned. Eleanora Suess of Tennessee Lyon and Max Suess of North Mankato received silver medals and monthly stipends for saving Eva Ehlers and Maud Worless from drowning. August Schultz of Brainerd died saving Mrs Louis Koerner. his wife Cornelia Schulz receives a silver medal and monthly support for their children. August H C Hanson of Owatonna, age eighteen, earned a bronze medal and $2000 for rescuing Hazel Shaw and Bertha Berden from the Straight River.
The board approved the Tha St Paw measure 10 to 2, signed by Mayor Lawler, and it becomes effective upon publication. Northwestern Telephone’s B A Prendergast says the law will be challenged in court once enforced as officials move to implement provisions. Indictments: W K Hicks faces four upgraded counts for bribes tied to Minneapolis school board director duties, released on recognizance. Robbery: O M Harrington of the Van Dusen Harrington Grain Co. reports diamonds and jewelry worth over 4000 stolen from his Minneapolis home. police deem the culprits as professionals with no clear clues.
A large public reception at the Auditorium in St Paul welcomed Bishop Robert McIntyre of the Methodist Episcopal church recently moved to St Paul. About 3,500 attendees heard Mayor Lawler, Rev Ezra Clemmans, and church leaders offer greetings while Bishop McIntyre delivered an hourlong, acclaimed address.
August S. Anderson, cashier at Bank of Kensington for nine years, confessed to misappropriating several thousand dollars through wheat speculation using bank funds. He faces district court sentencing after admitting false CD entries and using salary payments to cover interest. Bank remains solvent, with bondholders and officials covering the loss.
Minnesota creameries produced 87,044,317 pounds of butter in 1907 with an estimated wholesale value of 23,502,100 dollars. Eight hundred fifty-one creameries operated, supplied by 71,769 farmers who received 18,912,043 dollars for milk and cream from 546,595 cows. Cheese factories produced 4,206,779 pounds at about 12 cents, totaling 512,012 dollars. City demand boosted milk and cream sales to residents to about 19,000,000 dollars, while Minneapolis and St Paul together used 50,000 gallons daily.
State Game and Fish Commission visited Wa basha to relocate 10 000 bass and crappies from floods along the Mississippi River. The program, led by S F Fullerton, saved vast numbers of fish and restocked lakes statewide. A separate item notes the state board of equalization reduced realty assessments to about 10 million dollars less than last year, due to counties differing in value. Also reported is the suicide of Desarcus Tessier of St Paul by poison, with a note requesting less from his family due to mental weakness.
Four years of John A. Johnson as Minnesota governor are praised as he faces reelection. The piece lauds his honesty and leadership, urges voters to judge by his record, and notes high-profile national figures backing party loyalty to defeat him. It highlights iron ore tax changes and tariff-backed mining issues as campaign finance concerns.
The piece urges Minnesota voters to decide in the upcoming election, listing issues from transportation tariffs to resource conservation and education funding. It emphasizes continuity with Governor Johnson's influence and asks readers to consider 2 cent railroad fares, 10 percent freight reductions, higher Steel Trust valuations, mortgage taxation, conservation measures, and prison industry expansions.
A Rush City campaign over a peddlers license bill details a veto by the governor and constitutional challenges. The piece notes misleading campaign letters, emphasizes the veto rationale, and questions enforcement while highlighting criticism of political maneuvering around the measure.
Fragmentary text hints at tanning hides into fur products and a Sales pitch for a cosmetic or patent remedy. Mentions Crosby and Mother Gray with dubious medical claims about women's ailments and kidney issues. Lacks clear events or dates.
A clever exchange unfolds as a pretty nurse notes that the wealthy patient may press for marriage. The remark hints at a flurry of other requests from the man, illustrating hospital corridor humor and social tension.
A liner encounter leads Kitty-Norton to meet a girl and a man named Pearls of the Deep becomes engaged on the voyage. The remark suggests ocean travel still holds unforeseen perils and unexpected matches.
A terse exchange unfolds as a speaker refuses to name the culprit. The other character urges mercy and asks who committed the act, but the reply defers blame with a cryptic terse line. The dialogue captures tension between accountability and clemency.
Rates announced for homeseekers via the Minneapolis and St. Louis branch. Trains run on the first and third Tuesdays each month to Nebraska Kansas Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Texas New Mexico Colorado and other states. Stopovers allowed and ticket validity twenty one days. For rates and times contact agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn.
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