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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
7
An advertisement extols Mull's Grape Tonic as a guaranteed cure for constipation and related stomach and bowel troubles. It warns against laxatives, claims the tonic builds up waste tissue and strengthens the intestines, and offers a free bottle to first-time users through local druggists.
A playful poem from the Houston Post portrays a father promising time for games and affection. It invites a child to imagine fantastical creatures and a voyage to the Island of Hullabajog, ending with gratitude that the speaker was chosen as a dad.
A U S Department scientist Dr Clishman announces an electrical process to extract eight percent potash from vast gneiss rock deposits. A Denver chemist later discovers residuum from beet sugar refining can yield potash with sugar as by product. Germany supplies large potash imports to the U S.
The Cleveland Leader cites Theodore Roosevelt urging the square deal as the law guiding American life in joy and government. It notes the motive to calm volatile politics and banish fears of destructive storms.
Excerpt shows dialogue about a matinee and a father’s remark to a child, followed by an old advertisement seeking agents to sell flavoring extracts from Theo Haswell Chem Co in Kansas City, a testimonial for Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and a dated generic remark about easygoing men.
An advertisement touts Defiance Starch as flexible lasting and gut friendly with claimed better results than competitors and more value for money. It hints at political and financial commentary and includes a guaranteed cure claim for piles with a 60 cent price and a refund option if not cured in 6 to 14 days.
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe reports five thousand dollar reward for arrestees who removed spikes and fishplates causing train No 17 wreck near Lang Kansas. Two killed include E B Derrick and Harry C Davis while four others injured. previous Lang wrecks noted.
Moscow sees a general strike igniting early actions in a crisis over constitutional reform. Soldiers guard trains as officials halt meat traffic on the Rock Island line citing unprofitable rates, affecting shipments from Missouri to Chicago.
Milwaukee reports say for the first time a U S senator was elected without expenditure of a cent. La Follette claims no one spent money for him. Missouri’s Warner notes he spent thirty nine cents on the contest.
In Manila W J Bryan cables from Hongkong to Acting Governor Ide declining an invitation to be his guest during the Manila stay. He says he would come as a newspaper reporter not a citizen and would owe the government obligations he might wish to write about later.
In New Orleans Charles W Heec ker and John Kelly two government postal workers were murdered while asleep. The motive was robbery. In New York Miss Marguerite Louis Snow Platt, daughter of the senator, married Joseph Carmody.
The Crops Reporting Board estimates cotton production in 1905 06 at 4 860 217 358 pounds or 10 167 818 bales and planned harvest area at 26 117 153 acres, down 3.3 percent. Winter wheat area seeded reaches 31 341 000 acres, up 0.6 percent. Winter wheat condition on December 1 stands at 94.1, above prior years and the ten year average of 91.5.
In Washington Senator Burton of Kansas faced an animated senate dispute sparked by Senator Bailey of Texas. Bailey argued a senator must perform committee duties once recognized, while Burton claimed the English parliamentary precedent allows the senate to determine seating by resolution, a two hour debate with no final decision yet due to the delicacy of the issue.
In St Petersburg the workers council defies police by printing 100000 copies of a paper declaring civil war on the proletariat and predicting the Romanoff throne’s downfall. It says Riga already has proclaimed a republic and that most regiments side with the workers.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Washington a 45 year old farm hand from Durant Mississippi has reportedly turned white after a long illness that purged his blood of pigment. He was born black and now exhibits white skin except for small spots. Nearby enslaved people are said to be developing light spots and may turn white as well.
Miss Vivian George daughter of F George of Los Angeles is reported lost in the mountains fifty miles west of Denver. She was with artist Ralph Loughborough of Kalamazoo when they disappeared in a blizzard. Mr George has organized hunts and offers a large reward for their rescue.
For the first time, Chicago’s city council refused to confirm a mayoral appointment. Mayor Dunne sent John F. Finerty to succeed John Minnegan on the board of local improvements. The council voted 40 to 26 to refer the nomination to the committee on special assessments for consideration and report.
Libbie Garrabrant, age 51, released on parole after thirty four years in prison for poisoning Random F. Burrows in Trenton New Jersey. The case followed a long legal battle and the parole milestone marks a rare ending to a high profile crime case.
Philadelphia report states the Reading Company will abolish passes on its lines after December 31. The change affects conductors and riders relying on pass privileges.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. Cure requires internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is offered as a reliable prescription by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo. Also sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Pittsburg Gazette note announces plans to organize a New York company to build flying machines, prompting suspicion that buyers of gold bricks may not all come from rural areas.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows a bachelor noting the high cost of keeping a sick child in bed while Phamliman adds that if the child recovered, worn clothes would be spared. The exchange highlights concerns over medical care and household burden in period life.
A St Louis doctor notes that children of the wealthy suffer from lordosis a spinal defect. TheCoal Man's Son reflects on Brother Willies health condition revealing underlying medical concerns.
The text references enduring brutality in football and the expectation that the harshness will appear in other rare, rough games. It frames viewing this harshness as a hopeful, albeit cautious, stance toward sports violence.
Special from Westfield Illinois December 18 Minister G L Good testifies to Dodd's Kidney Pills saving his life after years of Bright's Disease illness. He recounts weight gain from 105 to 165 pounds and urges kidney sufferers to try the remedy for relief. Some people forgetfulness noted.
A reader-turnished testimonial praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming a tumor disappeared after five bottles. The letter describes initial diagnosis of a uterine tumor and an operation recommended, then notes complete recovery and medical reexamination showing no signs of a tumor. The sponsor offers free advice to women writing about themselves.
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