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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
3
A promotional piece by Dr. Pierce touts Favorite Prescription as a reliable feminine remedy. It claims to relieve irregularities and menstrual pain, support nursing and expectant mothers, and treat nervous symptoms. Readers are urged to request a booklet of authorities supporting the claims.
In a Buffalo Times memoir, an acrobat recalls substituting for a ill parachutist at a large country fair. A thousand-yard ascent, crowd cheers, a delayed parachute opening, twisting lines, and a near fatal fall end with a cautious rescue and a faint collapse on landing.
In a playful exchange from the Chicago News, Billy imagines being a giraffe to soar over fences while Tommy counters with a morning soap and water neck scrub quip. The cartoonish dialogue captures humor in a family scene.
Greensyich Conn resident I R Chard spent a month near New Smyrna Florida and claims a crab he caught contained a corroded Spanish doubloon dated 1608. He believes buccaneers hid vast treasure nearby and will conduct a thorough search based on local legends and his findings.
A compressed air powered underground shovel at Prosperity near Toplins Missouri threatens the longtime dominance of the "spade hand." Invented by Captain B Thew of Lorain Ohio, the 10-ton machine moves ore dirt with three engines and can haul 600 to 700 pounds per scoop, doing the work of seven men and potentially replacing mules and tram cars as it proves effective.
Kansas City begins work on a monumental zoo garden project costing 500000 dollars with a five year completion window. Key feature is a lion house measuring 120 by 800 feet to house about seventy lions and tigers. An adjacent ten acre jungle at Swope Park will house fenced wildlife roaming in a near native state.
Vice Consul General Lucien Memioinger reports to the department of labor on Api elephant training farm in the African Kongo. He says the trained beasts may in the future significantly help solve transport problems where roads are impracticable.
A Fort Scott street in Irian is being macadamized. Day crews gave up due to heat, so paving continues by moonlight.
A Youth's Companion article recounts John Hyman of London who buys showy European uniforms for sale to Africa and the Orient. It notes Africans miswearing gowns and military outfits, including a prince’s crest and a chieftain in a pink satin cape and apron, illustrating comic misfits in imported attire.
The devil's advocate is an official appointed to test the memory of a candidate and mount charges against him. The canonization proceeds only after the accuser is silenced by disproof of the charges.
In Montreal James Bryce, addressing the Canadian elu, stated he would not elaborate on Scotch contributions to Canada's literature and science. He noted a friend’s quip that Scots acknowledge their greatness, avoiding further argument on national claims.
The saying Courtesy costs nothing is challenged as impractical for the commercial world. Ingire notes that consistent courtesy in business demands substantial mental effort and is hard to maintain for most people, though it drives the machinery of commerce.
Lady Randolph Churchill recalls Bismarck speaking of his love for nature during long daily walks. He claimed life everywhere wed him and warned it took faith to believe the eye could notice every living atom in a single square yard, urging close inspection of the brass.
A lighthearted note depicts two people once in romantic bloom who soon married and later found their bond transformed into deep friendship. The tale highlights how enduring affection can evolve beyond initial romance into lasting companionship according to a witty observer.
Captain Mertz, commissioned by the government, will command three lightships and three tenders on a 14 000 mile voyage to San Francisco. The flotilla, built at Tompkinsville, N Y, will stretch one nautical mile long with civil crews totaling about 160 men. He plans to start by October and will instruct the crew in emergency signals to ensure coordination amid storms and drift risks.
Motor car owners in Southampton New York stage mosquito fumigation by releasing burning cylinder oil as they drive. Chauffeurs and cottagers churn out dense smoke along roads around Old Agawam Lake to drive pests away. Residents like Elim Root Nathaniel Holmes Colonel Thompson and J P Robb see residences freed from the pests as cars pass by daily. The burning oil cloud trail chokes bystanders while lowering the mosquito presence.
A fragment recounts Dr Francis T Hawkes famed preacher of Grace Church New York famed for oratory and ecclesiastical influence A Buffalo delegation offers 3500 dollars while Hawkes suggests his current earnings and business considerations in a parable like tale
A clergyman recalls Bible study while a spokesman questions divine provision for a young Hawkes. The exchange centers on faith and the Lord's care during family hardship, with Elijah and ravens invoked as supporting, yet contested, evidence.
An article explains Mexican gestural language as a universal sign system beyond spoken tongues. It details fixed gestures with wide understanding from Guatemala to Texas, including meanings for no more, wait, you're drunk, drink with me, barber reference, eat, and a salute for Modern Mexico.
A young wife bursts in to tell Milton Wiskar editors stop returning manuscripts. He learns editors return MSS only if stamped envelopes are enclosed, a policy noted on the editorial page of the New York Press.
In Venice Mrs Malaprop Partington jokes that the city has no cabs because streets are flooded and one hires a chandelier to be rowed about in a dongola. The quip highlights the humorous image of travel by improvised watercraft in a flooded city.
An OCR fragment describes a coster’s wife reacting with sharp wit and sudden violence, quoting her insistence that she was not loidy and her claim that the next minute she would strike, reflecting street life speech patterns and brutal sentiment.
Tess notes Tom appears calm while proposing and mentions Tom’s background as a life insurance agent and a book canvasser. The dialogue centers on a betrothal plan and parental opinion. The piece frames a fiancé’s confident stance and a fiancée’s reaction.
A reader complains about Nelle Sharpe calling her selfish and disrespectful. Dora recounts a scene at a piano where Mr Spagner visited and Nelle asked Wint to turn the music so they could not speak with him. The tale portrays Nelle’s perceived selfishness and social meddling.
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