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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
2
A Brazilian paper cites the Hamburg American and Hamburg South American lines agreeing to jointly start a New York to Brazilian ports service. The note mentions Hindoos on Hull and a March 1 prank day similar to April Fools but focuses on the ship news.
In Cedar Rapids western detective H K Adair explains his trade relies on acute reasoning. A young man seeks guidance from a dream diviner after dreaming of his dead sweetheart showing five figures on each cheek. The diviner questions whether the mouth was open, then instructs to play 505 in the lottery.
Information on several excellent weekly newspapers available for sale can be obtained by writing to the Western Newspaper Union in Denver. The notice invites interested buyers to contact the organization for details on listings and terms.
Washington reports a French chamber of commerce warning about Turkish sharpers who dupe European manufacturers. They solicit prices and terms, receive an order, and ship goods after cash payment. A fictitious London draft with forged signatures funds the scam, and the seller discovers the fraud only after shipment.
Plans for a vast New York connecting railroad bridge over Hell Gate advance, forming a three mile steel viaduct joining the New Haven Hartford system in the Bronx with Long Island and the Pennsylvania. It will be the world’s longest and heaviest steel bridge, using eighty thousand tons of steel and four tracks, with a 1000 foot steel arch over the water and 200 foot towers housing railroad rooms.
Washington reports Ambassador Wright forwarded details of a Korea Japan forest cooperation plan. It mirrors US forest service methods and aims to establish nine model forests near Seoul Pingyang and Taiku within five to six years with about 600000 dollars in capital, half from Korea.
A Hudson resident recalls Senator Spooner as a top legal mind who may resign. He notes Spooner’s courtroom prowess and shares a story illustrating how good motives can cause harm. The anecdote features two elderly ministers and a caution about judgment.
A New York scientist and father of a growing family recalls singing in Yale’s glee club to quiet a crying baby. A neighbor’s fourteen year old girl interrupts, requesting quiet for a sick occupant next door. The piece notes Decoration Day stirring Adm Dewey to praise Civil War bravery and a Connecticut recruit story about ducking bullets. A humorous exchange about a portrait sitter and a misdirected bill follows. A German joke panel includes an exchange about matrimony costs and a quotation about uprooting faults and planting virtues.
A collage of 1920s classified style items includes a testimonial for Dean's Kidney Pills praising kidney health recovery, an editorials note on Shanghai jail punishments, an ad touting Defiance Starch for easier ironing, a profile of Senator Morgan and tips on laundering white goods, plus a piece on Yucatan’s modernization and Merida’s streets and transit.
An Oklahoma editor testifies that Grape-Nuts was worth more than a $2000 doctor bill, gaining 25 pounds and restoring strength and brain power after illness. He praises its nourishing concentration and delicious taste, urging others to try the product and noting a “There’s a Reason” slogan. Read The Road to Wellville in the packages.
In Quimper Brittany the wife of Le Saux bore a son who was sold for $40 to Mme Bonan the butcher’s wife. She passed the child to her husband as her own infant and Le Saux registered the birth. The husband was evicted when the ruse surfaced and registered his own birth for the child. legally the infant is tied to two families as sons of two mothers.
A suburban employer asks Pat how long he can keep drinking cheap whiskey. Pat answers, All my life, if it doesn't kill me, revealing his practical wit and hardy tolerance despite limited income and heavy drinking.
A mother recalls a son with an extreme eczema case starting at four months old. Doctors deemed it the worst seen, covering nearly the entire body. After using Cuticura remedies from age three years four months, the child improved in two months and was well in six months, according to Mrs. R. L. Risley of Piermont, New Hampshire, on Oct 24, 1905.
Civil engineers show admirable precision as the Simpson tunnel deviates slightly from plans. The tunnel length is 12.5 miles and settled 31 inches longer than expected while headings diverged by less than 3.5 inches. The text also includes assorted patent medicine ads and light humor.
An ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for nervous troubles linked to blood health. It cites Harriet E Porter of South Medford and reports relief from dizziness neuralgia and facial pain after using the pills. Claimed benefits include less headaches rheumatism and improved nerve strength. Boxes priced at 50 cents each or 2 50 for all six.
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