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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
15
Instructions from the Philadelphia Inquirer on ironing summer shirt waists at home. Use Defiance starch for even stiffness, smooth with a damp cloth, and roll tight in cloth for a few hours. Iron sections in order from back to sleeves, then air the finished waist before storage.
Explorer Baldwin's Arctic voyage is described as a huge success despite not reaching the North Pole and facing trouble aboard ships.
From July 2 to August 20 Great Northern Railway sells harvest excursion tickets at low group rates. From St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and West Superior and from Chicago to Minnesota North and South Dakota points, rates vary by group size. Special rates apply to Minnesota areas west of Sauk Centre and Benson and North Dakota east of Minot. Contact railway agents or G P T A Fl Whitney in St Paul or G I A Max Bass in Chicago for tickets and information.
A concise saying asserts that a man's significance is not defined by the number of initials preceding his name, emphasizing character over title.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for an incurable case and lists testimonials from Toledo wholesalers West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin. It promotes internal use and blood action, plus Defiance Starch claims and a quip about heaven and marriage.
A testimonial from Evizasetta Caine of Fond du Lac Wisconsin touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for suppressed menstruation and general ill health. The letter urges other women to seek the remedy and offers free advice from Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
In Creighton Nebraska a father fatally shot E F Finson after accusing him of unduly intimate relations with his sixteen year old daughter. N S Walser surrendered and claimed he acted to right the wrong. Finson was wounded and not expected to survive as doctors treated him at the scene.
W. R. Riley a former dairyman and drainage commissioner was shot in bed at midnight on Robert Solomon's farm at the head of an island in Fountain Bluff township Jackson county. Mrs Riley witnessed the crime and the sheriff pursues a suspect, with robbery named as a possible motive.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railway system plans wage increases effective September 1 for brakemen, baggagemen, conductors and collectors. Minimum brakeman pay rises from 45 to 50 55 dollars monthly. collectors and baggagemen from 55 to 60. those handling express gain 5 more to 65 monthly. Passenger conductors move to 125 dollars monthly. mileage pay rises 1 to 2 cents. A separate note: T B Hoard leads a syndicate to found a bonanza wheat farm in Canada between rail points Prince Albert branch. 40 000 acres bought for 200 000 with 190 900 set for immediate improvements, including F J Waddell of Aurora Neb among investors from IA and IL.
Great Northern Railway announces harvest excursion tickets July to August with discounts from multiple bases. Prices start at 6.00 for groups of five or more from Paul Minneapolis Duluth West Superior to North and South Dakota. Chicago to North Dakota invites 13.00. F I Whitney and Max Bass sign off in St Paul and Chicago offices.
The seismic essayist urged abandoning equal professor salaries in favor of large prizes to eminent researchers. He argued this incentive would boost scholarly work and advance scholarship.
Ahead of Marconi A. E. Dolbear who just earned an LL D from Tufts is highlighted for his early prominence. Forty years ago he invented a writing telegraph, then a magneto telephone in 1874, a static telephone in 1879, and as early as 1881 a system of wireless telegraphy.
An old ad claims Defiance Starch is unmatched in quality and quantity at 16 ounces for 10 cents. It pitches a savvy housewife approach and jokes about relationships while urging readers to try the product to save money.
An old advert promotes Mrs Winstow's soothing maven for children teething. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic with a bottle.
A reflective passage argues that first impressions linger as clubs symbolize social judgment. It asserts that everyday economy rarely saves money and that no person is so worthless as to lack a reputable supporter.
Bold ad style lines offer laundry soap guidance and questions about strength. It promotes Red Cross Bal Blue and a price note of five cents per package to grocers. The quirky copy compares small people and big meals to evoke endurance.
Roy Fleming, a youth from Trenton Nebraska, accidentally drowned in a pool near his home after going swimming with his father F Fleming. Rain runoff created a dangerous washout. the father nearly drowned while searching for him but help arrived too late.
An explosion at an iron works near Camergo Spain destroys five houses kills fourteen people and injures many more. Other items include a note claiming ill health for a Louisville real estate man’s suicide and a nitroglycerine blast near Bradford Pennsylvania that kills a driver and two horses. A German carpenter dies in Seward Nebraska after a fall. A Blagovestchensk cholera outbreak reports 611 cases and 101 deaths. A passenger in Lincoln reports being robbed of 80 to 100 dollars at a Burlington depot.
The report details taxes paid by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy system in Nebraska for 1901. It notes total taxes of 451 619 78 dollars and cents, averages per mile, and compares Nebraska’s share to other states. It remarks on varying business volume and describes net revenue and earnings, with Nebraska contributing 27 percent of net earnings despite its tax share.
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