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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
4
The Plattsmouth Journey weekly notes Egg storage jokes about Easter rabbits and frost absence. Mentions business failures for the week ended April 9 with 258, compares to prior weeks and 1907. Paul Morton predicts Taft will be elected. rebated assertion questioned.
A Minneapolis man who lasted thirty one days without eating to show mind over matter has died. Authorities say the fasting experiment ended fatally and that the subject did not eat again.
Congress plans to adjourn by May ninth amid a stagnant session. The report notes that little substantive progress has been made, with officials suggesting the delay might have occurred months earlier.
The Journal calls for a change after eight years of Republican rule to inspect state finances. It argues Democrats do not abuse Governor Johnson of Minnesota and credits Bryan’s enemies for making him a tool. it suggests the Denver convention may bring wisdom.
A Taft Republican critique accuses Taft of neglecting duties and touring for self interest. An Osceola hunter paid 36.0 for a yellow hammer songbird, shot it for fun and faced court, a stern judge warning others to check what may be in sight.
The Bismarck Tribune proposes Yankton host the second annual Missouri River Improvement Congress in September to showcase river navigation. North Dakota, Nebraska and other cities could charter boats to travel by river to Yankton and demonstrate safe, efficient passenger movement on the Missouri. The piece also comments on deporting anarchists like Emma Goldman and calls for a law defining and deporting anarchists to remote islands.
Brief notices from the Daily Journal recount local personal items of interest including social events arrivals departures and community happenings listed in concise bullet style.
Dozens of residents and guests from Lincoln Council Bluffs South Bend Murray Stirling Stirling Colorado arrive in Omaha for visits business and transit. Vehicles include a Burlington pay car trip and a new auto test run by T E Parmele with companions Pollock and Mayfield.
The company explains that only pure gratitude letters with recent photographs showing identity and responsibility are usable for advertising. They publish hundreds of testimonials with full name and address and reject any Franco loan testimonials as dishonest and dishonorable both morally and commercially.
A letter from W. H. Parsons of Washington DC praises Peruna for grip symptoms after four months of illness. He notes improvement after one week and credits the tonic with helping appetite and stomach function. Other Texas resident Charles Schweihs reports recovery from catarrh of the liver and general weakness after taking Peruna.
Itching bleeding protruding or blind piles yield to Dean's Ointment. Chronic cases relieved finally cured. Drug gists all sell it.
The ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only cure for catarrh and a constitutional treatment taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. It offers one hundred dollars for any failure to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials while noting the product sells for 75 cents with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A large group of friends gathered in Mynard Monday evening to honor Misses Pheme and Florence Richardson on their thirteenth birthday. Attendees included Mary Wetenkamp Olga Fight Pearl Schloctman Helen Livingston and many more. Refreshments were served by Mrs. A A Wetenkamp and S O Cole with games hosted by Edna Propst Eva Porter and Elsa Stokes.
Uncle Henry Boeck continues upgrades at his store room occupied by A E Wurl. Miner Allen lays a new floor and plans a front painting to brighten the premises.
Letters from W O Clement of Rome Georgia and Moses F Merrill of Columbus Kansas commend Peruna for curing disordered liver chronic constipation and systemic catarrh. Clement reports six weeks of use ending bowel issues and catarrh while Merrill says digestion improved and bowels regulate after a hard fight.
Witnesses report several hobos in town over the last night and morning with two seen lighting matches near Happy Hollow and staring at a bloodied man on the ground. One engineer volunteers that the city could thin the problem by setting them to street work under supervision.
Richard A Cleve a well known stock raiser of this district suffered ptomaine poisoning after eating link sausage. Doctors treated him for two days and expect recovery though he remains weak. He fell ill while in district court pursuing damages against the Burlington for cattle killed in transit.
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