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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
5
Dr Albert F Snell announces a nationwide trip offering free consultation examination and advice for diseases of men women and children. He claims a new method curing deafness catarrh cancer tumors and nervous disorders with 30 years in his sanitarium. No charge for diagnosis or examination. address in Cincinnati Ohio for communications. callers urged to bring urine sample for analysis in suspected kidney trouble.
Natives of New Guinea use spider web nets to catch fish up to a pound. They stretch bamboos into a landing frame in the jungle glades and spiders weave nets over the frame. The fishing method involves watching for a passing fish and dipping it out onto dry land.
In British Columbia near Ashcroft several small lakes have shores and bottoms covered with a crust rich in borax and soda. The crust, cut into blocks like ice, is mined as a washing compound with an estimated 20,000 tons in one lake.
The Engadine, a famed Swiss valley in Grisons, ranks among Europe's highest inhabited regions. It stretches northeast for about 65 miles along the Inn river and its lakes from Mount Maloja to Martensbruck.
Cincinnati May 9 W H Taft for president J B Foraker for United States senator and A L Harris for governor is the program advised by George B Cox former Hamilton county Republican leader in an Associated Press interview. Cox urges unity to win next fall and to secure a Republican legislature and key state offices. Foraker comments that he seeks Ohio Republicans approval and not personal honors. Taft aide confirms. Taft's brother Charles Taft notes Cox's broad view and the push for party unity.
Walter F. Brown chairman of the Republican state central committee says a meeting will be called in Columbus on May 15 at the Buckeye Republican club. The aim is to adopt a firm expression of support for Taft for president and restore party harmony amid the 1908 nomination crisis.
Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the County Commissioners until noon Eastern Standard time for limestone screenings used in the repair of the free turnpikes of Json county Ohio and repairs to breakers screening to specifications on file at the Auditor's office. May 15, 1907. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By order of the County Commissioners. Reynolds, County Auditor. mro-4tw
Probate Court of Tefferson county will hear June hearing on many accounts including final administrations for Nora Cole Ada Martin Annie Swearingen Joseph McCullough Sheridan Baker Martha Smith Frank Row Charles Porter Loretta Mansfield Anne McClure John George William Clifton John Porter and others Objections to any account must be filed by the stated date Judge J R McCleary notes this notice appears in the Tefferson probate docket with guardianships for Ida Smith Eliza Russell Vashti Stoner and others and estates of several deceased individuals.
A fragment notes J C Hagge and Son of Metropolis Pleasant Quebec presented a prize horse described as one of the best breed in the country. The text is garbled but indicates approval of the horse and its breeder reputation.
A sheriff sale in Jefferson County Ohio is set for June 16 at 1 pm at the Steubenville court house. The property includes two parcels in Steubenville with appraised values of 7000 and 15000 dollars. Terms are cash.
Probate proceedings list guardianships estates and guardians accounts with appraisals and private sale orders. Notable items include Annie Stock guardianship and cross Creek property sale to George Crabb for $800, administrator appointments for Andrew Stock Vashti Shimer minors and Mary McCausland, and insane detention orders for Adolph Noltean and Charles Priest with Massillon hospital commitments. A jury is drawn for Mingo Junction vs Bryson and multiple attorneys listed.
The undersigned depicts appointment as Administrator of the estate of Varla E McKldowney, deceased, in Steubenville township. Dated this seventh day, William signs.
New York May 9 The wage dispute between trans Atlantic and coastal steamship firms and striking longshoremen disrupts shipments. Ships sail with partial cargoes while crews work double, delaying freight and angering merchants nationwide. Merchants expect a general protest to pressure higher wages, amid fears of mall contract suspensions.
In New Jersey two Point Pleasant women riding with Mrs. C W Boyce attempt to pass a Jersey Central train between Point Pleasant and Asbury Park. Miss Awilda Mass is killed instantly when the car overturns after being struck by the train at about 55 mph. Mrs Boyce is unconscious and taken home.
A woman wore a little Japanese charm that brought misfortune and illness. Her son took the jewel to the Paris museum's Japanese curator who identified it as the emblem of sickness. The woman then stopped wearing it.
Despite owning public buildings, New York City pays $332000 annually in rents. The remark highlights ongoing lease costs in the municipal budget and questions efficiency of property ownership versus rental arrangements. The item notes the scale of rent payments as a public expense.
At a conference of head teachers in Leamington, Miss Cleghorn of a large Sheffield elementary school denounced coeducation. She claimed large mixed schools harmed children educationally morally and physically.
Market list from M Keane and sons with prices on cheese cream flour molasses syrup fruit butters crackers sugar coffee eggs butter apples pineapples radishes onions lettuce cucumbers strawberries cabbage and other vegetables. Various prices per pound per sack per quart and per peck reflect midweek adjustments for consumer shopping.
A quirky note states that blondes will not disappear and will remain for more than 600 years, as Dr McGee announces. The line uses playful language about the green-eyed monster and a tall timber motif.
The text states rheumatism stems from disrupted perspiration which normally removes poisons from the blood. A chill suddenly stops perspiring, often after heightened exercise increases poison production. When perspiration is most needed, the function is halted, linking symptoms to this valve-like blockage.
A compact excerpt asserts boys must be bred for fishing and shooting to become first class American citizens. It claims the proper boy enjoys long days outdoors, works hard, and returns exhausted yet ready for bed rather than meals, evoking the Outer's Book as authority.
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