Nebraskan Notes From Across Counties
Nebraska notes report revivals in Nelson with about fifty conversions, J. M. Whitted's hip injury from a slip in Papillion, and William Allen addressing the State Historical Society in Lincoln. Other items include a coal vein near Wymore, a new Blue River bridge south of Beaver Crossing, and discussions on a state firemen convention.
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Nelson
William V. Allen
The
State Historical Society
Lincoln
Beaver City
Cuticura Heals Eczema Case Aboard Fulton Oswego
Mr and Mrs Frank Abbott report their one and a half year old daughter suffered eight months with a severe eczema and eye ulcer. After failing with four doctors and expensive remedies they found rapid improvement using Cuticura Remedies costing one dollar. Eye damage remained but they credit timely Cuticura treatment.
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Caticura
Surea
Oswego
Doctor No. 5
Frank Abbott
Fulton, Oswego Co
Serpent Mound Stands as Nation’s Largest Ancient Earthwork
The Serpent Mound in Adams County is described as the greatest mound in the country, a vast earthwork likely built for worship with a noted history of recent ownership changes. The piece also notes a future in poultry keeping hinging on the intelligent farmer’s daughter and cites challenges of poultry farming not yet proving profitable.
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Ohio
Adams County
Five Weeks in Bed With Kidney Trouble Woman's Cure
Mary Waener of Bridgeport Connecticut describes five weeks bedridden due to kidney disease with severe pain backaches and dizzy spells. She credits Deans Kidney Pills with immediate improvement and a final cure after five boxes sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at fifty cents per box.
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Mary Waener
Kossuth Ave
Bridgeport
Conn
Dean
Deaters
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Damascus Gets Electric Light and Trolley Service
Oldest city in the world, Damascus, is now served by a trolley railroad and electric street lighting. A New Orleans man claims a chicken can live three weeks without food or water, found in a cellar after 23 days. In Austria, every domesticated animal except the cat is taxed.
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Damascus
New Orleans
Austria
Counting Dead Laborers Refuse to Work for Double Pay
Governor Swettenham reports Jamaica earthquake aftermath in Kingston Port Royal and St Andrew. Fire largely quelled. area cleared slowly as locals refuse double wages. Kingston hospital census reaches 440 with more treated elsewhere. Minor notes on pests, tobacco, and clothing buttons conclude the dispatch.
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London
Colonial Office
Alexander Swettenham
Jamaica
Kingston
Port Royal
St. Andrew
Parade Gardens
Sea
Duke Street
Princess Street
George
Brantlay
Malabre
Haggart
Lyons
Solomon’s Demertado
Henriques
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Spanish Town
President urges two new dreadnought battleships in navy plan
A White House letter dated January 11 1907 to Chairman Foss of the House Committee on Naval Affairs advocates building two first class battleships of maximum size and speed. The missive insists no navy budget increase but stresses economical spending and replacing cruisers and monitors with battleships.
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Washington
Foss
Howrse
White House
Senate seeks end to Brownsville issue with Foraker plan
Senate leaders expect a compromise resolution by Senator Foraker to resolve Brownsville affair. Foraker will speak after business if undisturbed by eulogies for Senator Bate. The measure orders the Military Affairs Committee to print testimony and investigate the Brownsville incident with authorized witnesses and expenses from the Senate contingent fund.
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Washington
Senate
Brownsville
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Senator Bate
Tennessee
Committee On Military Affairs
Tex
Sai
Mayor McClellan Seeks Contempt Ruling Against Attorney General
Albany reports Mayor McClellan files motion at a special term of the supreme court asking for an order punishing Attorney General Jackson for contempt of court. The mayor alleges the attorney general violated a temporary writ of prohibition.
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Albany
N. Y
McClellan
New York
Jackson
Supreme Court
McClelland
To Drive Out Gamblers
New York District Attorney Jerome urged 1,008 churches through clergy at the Bible House Astor Place to appoint representatives to pressure Albany. He argued driving lawmakers is the only path to end gambling and racing in the state.
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New York
Jerome
Bible House
Astor Place
Albany
Miscellaneous world notes and curiosities from old reports
Various items include corn feeding cautions for hogs, a Rouen invention that feather-strips poultry in seconds, a Galt Ontario horse parade, Japan wedding rites burning toys, the French Academy delaying its dictionary, London criticism of submarine torpedo boats, a Bath beer poisoning case, a St. Louis bride dress description, and tips to protect pansies with boards and brush.
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Rouen
Galt
Ontario
Japan
French Academy
London
Bath
England
St. Louis
Pink Pills Claim Blood Cure For Deficiency Symptoms
Widow Jennie Cowan of West Bay City credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her strength after a grip and fever left her weak and pale. She says the pills rebuilt her health and she now uses them to ward off illness. The capsules are sold by druggists or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady New York.
Survivors Trapped in Ruins As Firehouse Collapse Unfolds
New York reports describe Seufert alive and Campbell possibly alive while Lennon is presumed dead after Hill's paper house collapsed. Firemen, buried timbers, and risky digs continued as rescuers worked to reach those inside the debris.
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New York
Seufert
Hill
John Seufert
Priest Grants Absolution as Buried Fireman Confesses
Father Rafferty and Father Smith were summoned to St. James's Church building where a buried fireman named Seufert gave his act of contrition via a voice tube. The ten minute confession preceded resumed debris work and interlude with Fire Commissioner Lantry. Seufert claimed Campbell lay nearby but heard nothing after the collapse.
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Lennon
Campbell
Senfert
Engine Company No. 32
J J.quinn
Quinn
Dan Campbell
Dan Dan
Campbell No 82
Duffy
O’connor
Binns
Thomas Lennon
Daniel J. Campbell
John Steufert
Seufert
Steufert
Father Rafferty
St. James’s Church
Father Smith
Fire Department
Seyfert
Lantry
Cremated Body of Child Causes Fine in Chicago
Charles Peterson a laborer was fined 25 dollars for cremating his deceased child. He kept the body in his home for five days hoping to raise money for a proper funeral. Neighbors reported the conduct and police investigated finding he burned the corpse in a foundry furnace unable to afford burial.
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Chicago
Charles Peterson
Peterson
Cers
China Has Big Revolution Heads Central China Upheaval
Victoria BC reports a growing revolution in Central China led by Sun Yat Sen. Dispatches say missionaries traders and German workers at Pinghiang coal mines joined forces with Shanghai forces where American Mintieh German and Japanese gunboats were posted.
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China
Victoria
B. C
Japan
Sun Yat Sen
London
Pinghiang
Shanghai
Golden Medical Discovery claims and ingredients listed
The advertisement touts Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with a full list of ingredients and claims it purifies blood and strengthens the body. It notes roots like Golden Seal Queen's root and Bloodroot, glycerine extraction, and references to authorities. It urges sending for a free booklet and mentions All-Healing Salve and Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowel health.
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Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Bartholow
King
Scudder
Coe
Ellingwood
Odd Customs and Relics From Distant Lands
A rounded collection of observations notes Peterhof’s czarist relics including the first sod of the Siberian railway in a glass case at the palace. It mentions Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia ordering brutal punishments for snuff and tobacco use and a Moroccan sultan’s penalties for smokers. It also mentions Kangas employing a man who is a minister doctor undertaker and tombstone dealer, with another man ready to stand from start to finish.
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Czar
Peterhof
Gzarovitch
Menelek
Abyssinsia
Morocco
Kangas
Piles Cure Claim and Other Old-World Tidbits
An ad style page item touts PAZO OINTMENT with a guarantee to cure itching and hemorrhoids in 6 to 14 days with money back. The column also shares quirky notes about Miss Edwina Lawrence’s Ohio inheritance, widows in China, chrysanthemum care, a cautionary ladder proverb, and large cancelled checks from Stoller Commission Company. It closes with gardening tips on amaryllis and seed germination tactics.
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Edwina Lawrence
Ohio
Gallante
Atlantic City
Herr Luck
China
Stoller Commission Company
Kansas City
Frank P. Stoller
Amalyllis
White Bread Causes Trouble for Digestion in Wisconsin Woman
A Wisconsin woman recalls years of illness ending after a physician advised against white bread and prescribed Grape Nuts. She reports rapid improvement, regained strength, and continued use of the product, crediting it with resolving stomach and bowel issues and cerebro spinal congestion. She invites publication to help others and cites Postum Co. as the source.
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Wis
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Disaster at the mills leaves families in grief and danger
A catastrophic industrial accident at a metal mill devastates a community. Fire, broken machinery, and exploding furnaces send metal and smoke across the yard as workers and their families face injury and death. Local witnesses describe chaos, frantic rescues, and the collapse of safety as authorities begin investigations and search for survivors.
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M .T
Pia
George Knox
Arbitration and anti trust case headlines emerge in New York notes
In New York a dense OCR fragment discusses an arms-related prosecution and Sherman anti trust actions. It references Jews Forbes Co Carl Jure Howard E Young and corporate defendants with government involvement. A Topeka notice mentions western business and a league meeting with a committee report on constitutional issues.
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Sherms
New York
Armony
Jews & Forbes Co
Carl Jure
Howard E. Young
Sherman
Topeka
Waterat O
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Byrg, Douglas
Nebraska
Hordville
A. Person
Furnas County
Presbyterian Church of Columbus
Plattamouth
Jesse L. Root
J. M. Whitted
Papillion
Nebraska City
William Steinmeyer
Beatrice
Clatonia Township
L. Brown
Stella
Shrader
John N. Baker
North Platte
Julia A. Burns
Robert Burns
Chadron
J. B. Thompson
Plattsmouth
Troxel & Benz
Lansdale
Tarney
John McNeal
Palmyra
Spokane
L. C. Pittinger
Nebraska Dairymen’s Association
Holerege
Dodge County
Sam Workman
Memphis
William Young
W. A. Cate
Lee Grass
Logan Lambert
Dakota City
W. P. Snyder
Sheldon
Denver
Cambridge
A. L. Baughman
Milford Soldiers
N. R. Persinger
State Banking Board
Table Rock
Texas
Mexico
Brownville
Fred Ortman
Wilsonville
Opticiang
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Swettenham
Dodds
Dr. Williams
Free Farms
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