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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
3
A. C. Barnett of Avard Oklahoma reports his son’s severe scalp eczema cleared by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after a failed physician trial. He also notes his own year long facial eczema improved after six bottles of Cuticura Resolvent.
Washington May 14 The senate committee on interoceanic canals sits in a deadlock five to five on recommending a sea level canal or a lock type. A returning Senator Carmack could tilt the vote, with five backing sea level and five backing the lock plan amid three proposals, Morgan excluded.
Senators debated the railroad rate bill focusing on Allison amendments about federal court reach over Interstate Commerce Commission orders. Rayner offered a venue and injunction limits amendment, vetoed. Bacon proposed a narrower review, also defeated 22 to 46 amid technical legal discussion.
Milwaukee May 14. John A. Davis general manager of the General Paper company announces the firm has withdrawn from the field as a selling agency. Mills formerly selling through the company will supply the trade direct and unfilled orders will be invoiced and filled by the mills.
Chicago May 14 The venerable John Alexander Dowie lies critically ill in bed with swelling near the heart. Dr Blanks says Dowie’s great vitality may keep him alive a week or ten days but a fatal termination within two or three days would not be surprising.
An exploding gas lamp ignited the main tent of a circus in New Rochelle on May 14 causing a runaway panic. Many spectators were bruised or lightly injured and one emcee suffered a broken leg amid the chaos.
F B Hibbs of Peoria testifies before interstate commerce commission in Chicago on May 14 about methods used by Standard Oil salesmen. He names five Illinois towns where customers were misled into believing inferior oil was superior, noting rebates bribes price cuts and inferior substitutions to win business.
Fred L. Purdy editor of the Indianapolis Sun received a thirty day jail term and a $250 fine from Judge Fremont Alford after editorial criticism of the judge's handling in a case.
From Constantinople and London on May 14, reports indicate the Turkish government has conditionally accepted Britain’s demands on the Tabah boundary, though officials say there can be no conditional acceptance and the British terms are the irreducible minimum.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis improves after grip illness at the Hotel Gerard New York City. Baron Currie once British ambassador at Constantinople and Rome dies. William H. Lewis longtime Monon railroad treasurer dies suddenly in Chicago. The giant Ferris wheel from the Chicago World’s Fair, moved to St. Louis, is destroyed by dynamite as it no longer earned profit.
Iowa City reports William N. Thornburg and Miss Elizabeth Ogden of Linden may have drowned while returning from a river picnic. Their boat was found bottom up near a dam break, and rescue efforts continued as authorities investigated.
Four year old George Kuster escaped his father and crawled beneath a freight train. He rode eight miles at speeds over forty miles an hour on a rough roadbed between box cars and the brake beam. Rescued at Fountain by Conductor William Plummer he was unhurt and laughing in a white dress.
In St. Petersburg the lower house held its second session with a frantic demonstration in favor of amnesty. Messages from across the empire were read, some from political prisoners, as members cheered en masse. A draft reply to the throne speech sought a constitutional monarchy, full parliamentary rights, universal suffrage, and abolition of the death penalty. Best for Women and Children. Orine Laxative Fruit Syrup is praised for mild action and easy digestion. Sold by local merchants.
Chicago May 14. The steam packet George T. Watkins will run its first trip of the season under a woman master after Mrs. George T. Watkins received the first full master and pilot certificate issued by the Chicago steamboat inspectors. A former schoolteacher turned fireman and engineer she passed all navigation and signaling tests at age thirty eight.
Washington reports an imminent agreement in the statehood fight. Conferees are expected to report statehood for Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, while Arizona and New Mexico face a separate decision on becoming a single state. Minority Leader Williams demands a quorum and blocks unanimous consent.
New York May 14. Attorney General Mayer filed a brief in the court of special sessions upholding the labor law provision barring women from factory work after 9 p m or before 6 a m. The brief counters a demurrer arguing unconstitutionality by an employer charged with violation of the act.
Excur sion tickets valid May 12 13 and for trains reaching Sioux City by 7 30 p m May 14 return to June 2 on Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly I O O F South Dakota. Side trips from Hot Springs to Rapid City Deadwood and Lead May 18 19 with return by June 1 stopover privileges. Apply to agents Chicago & North Western Bu. Also ads Cole’s Bradbilder tonic claim for blood and tissue renewal.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup advertised to stimulate the liver and thoroughly cleanse the complexion of pimples and blotches. Claimed to be mild and pleasant for women and children, not causing griping or sickness, and superior to pills, patent waters, and ordinary cathartics. By H. Longstaff.
An array of medicinal claims promotes De Witt s Little Early Risers Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Cole s Carbolisaire and Cole s Carbolic salve as cures for constipation indigestion liver trouble burns itching piles and hair restoration with endorsements and druggist availability across households and industries.
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbolisalve as a remedy for chilblains chapped hands and cracked fingertips. It asserts quick cures after a few nights and promotes the slogan if it isn't Cole's it isn't Carbol salve with prices 25 and 50 cents available at druggists.
Advertisement seeks capable men in multiple localities to represent a land firm. Duties include showing lands to buyers supplied by the company and selling properties. Good salary and commission offered. must be well acquainted with the territory.
An advertisement touts PAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for piles with relief in 6 to 14 days. It includes ordering details from Paris Medicine Co. and mentions a first application case and price. The page also promotes Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as a cough remedy, noting its claim to cleanse bowels and mucous membranes and its sales by Holland Wheeler.
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe and certain cure for coughs and colds amid calls to check consumption the so called white plague. It urges readers to use Foley's Honey and Tar rather than unknown preparations.
Bucklen's Arnica salve is hailed as a scientific wonder for its cures. It healed E. B. Mulford lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry Waynesboro Pa of piles and treats burns, sores, boils, ulcers, cuts, wounds, chilblains, and salt rheum. Only 25 cents at Wheeler's drug store.
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