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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
4
Snapshot of varied actions across Congress and state bodies including tariff discussions Taft endorsements and investigations. notable items include Lorimer affair fallout committee reports on mining credit and insurance. civil reforms on homestead residence requirements and public notices.
Summary of scattered reports: stock in Standard Oil Kentucky hits 900 per share. a deadly mine explosion near Bluefields West Virginia leaves eighty-two believed dead. IN GOP convention tensions as Taft backers gain control and Roosevelt faction bolts. railroad valuations authorized by house committee. Alaska governor accused of misstating conditions by Delegate Wickersham. fire at Fall River hotel causes deaths and injuries. House Leader Underwood links cotton tariff revision to senate action. coroner implicates South Omaha police chief in killing of Farmer Blunt. Hyers and Trout named as accessories in unresolved case.
Governor Hunt of Arizona spent a night in a state prison cell of his own volition. Nathan Alexander of Goodland Kansas claims paternity of twenty seven sons. An official has been identified who suppressed the report in the Everglades case.
Readable items cover James A. Simons claiming a share of Mrs Alex McHugh’s large estate, state Woodmen convention plans for Des Moines, court actions, postmaster appointments, thefts, drownings, and local governor and college news. Notable notes include a Marshalltown find of an 1851 well, seed corn tests, and Ottumwa high school basketball champions.
A witty compare and a blunt parable describe a putty headed man as tough to affect. The joke uses Napoleon and artillery metaphors to claim such a person can only hold one dent at a time and needs exposure to the sun for centuries to harden like granite.
Suen Is Life. Dugan comments on Casey showing off a new automobile and grand airs. In the old country he reportedly went barefoot. Ryan doubts the eviction claim and notes a turnout drew attention. Dugan adds that eviction always does.
Advertisement touts Murine Eye Remedy for red weak watery eyes and irritated lids. It claims oculists compound it, not patent medicine, with sales by druggists at 2c and 50c per bottle and Marine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes priced 25c and 50c from Marine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
Senator Sorghum answers a reporter asking for reform ideas with a wry remark implying that he and his close allies are the only ones who do not need reform. The exchange reflects skepticism about political change among his circle.
Important to Mothers urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles for CDL signature. Notes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and mentions Fletcher's branding and longstanding use over three decades.
A humorous exchange features Senator Sorghum noting a vast fund of information held by a man, while contrasting the inability to convert it into a campaign fund. The dialogue highlights concerns over funding sources and political usage.
The product promises rapid relief and cure for burning itching and torturing skin diseases with instant pain stop for burns and scarless healing. Available at druggists for 25 cents and 60 cents. free samples offered by W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wisconsin.
In Chicago Ella questions him while Stella notes his stingy ways. The ad copy promises Garfield Tea as a cure for dyspepsia and mocks war gloom. A pretty girl frowns on flirtations and an optimist accepts tougher troubles as inevitable.
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