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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
7
Practical advice from The Philadelphia Inquirer on ironing shirt waists at home. Use Defiance starch for even stiffness, smooth with damp cloth, and roll tight in a damp cloth for two to three hours. Iron in sequence from back to front, smooth seams, and air the garment before storage.
Despite failing to reach the North Pole and facing shipboard troubles, explorer Baldwin's Arctic expedition appears to have been a major success with notable achievements.
From July 2 to August 20 the Great Northern Railway sells harvest excursion tickets at discounted rates for groups of five or more from St Paul, Annesapolis, Duluth, and West Superior, with $13.00 from Chicago to Minnesota and Dakota routes. Additional fares apply to all points west of Sauk Centre and east of Minot in North Dakota, with group rates listed for Sioux City and Yankton departures. Tickets available from agents or directly from railway officials including H Whitney and Max Bass.
A reflective line argues that a person’s significance cannot be measured by the number of initials before their name, emphasizing intrinsic worth over title or pedigree.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Joint testimonial from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin endorses Fr. Cheney as honorable and able to fulfill obligations. HalfCatarrh Cure advertised as blood and mucous system remedy with testimonials and 15 cents per bottle price. Hall's Family Pills recommended as best.
A playful fragment notes gendered phrases about speaking up and being outtalked. It promotes Defiance Starch as a strong product with a money back guarantee and a 16 ounce bundle priced at 10 cents, ending with a humorous line about marrying in heaven versus other places.
A testimonial from Miss Elizabeth Caine of Fond du Lac Wisconsin praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from eight months of suppressed menstruation and general debility. The letter credits the product with renewing health and urges other women to use it while noting the testimonial may be forfeit as not genuine. Pinkham invites ill women to seek free advice at Lynn Mass.
N S Walser of Plainview Nebraska shot and killed E F Finson a Creighton barber after accusing him of wronging his daughter. Finson died soon after while Walser surrendered to authorities. Doctors said Finson could not recover from the wound.
W. R. Riley, a former dairyman and drainage commissioner for the big lake district, was murdered at midnight Friday on Robert Solomon’s farm at the head of an island in Fountain Bluff township. He was shot in bed by a short heavy set stranger, witnessed by his wife. Sheriff’s deputies pursue a suspected robbery motive as Riley had no known enemies.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy system announces a broad wage increase for about 7,000 employees including conductors brakemen and train baggage men. Minimum monthly pay rises from 45 to 50 55 dollars for brakemen, 55 to 60 for collectors and bagagemen, with an extra five dollars for those handling express. Freight and passenger conductors also receive mileage or monthly boosts to align with a 125 dollar per month standard.
A Nebraskan led syndicate under T B Hoard will found Canada's first bo nanza wheat farm between Craik and Davidson on the Prince Albert line. They bought 40,000 acres for 200000 dollars and earmarked 190900 for immediate improvements. The group includes F J Waddell of Aurora and investors from Iowa and Illinois.
The Great Northern Railway offers harvest excursion tickets from various cities at $5 per person for groups of five or more to Minnesota and North Dakota points, with $8 per person from Sioux City and Yankton, and $3.0 from Sioux Falls, valid on specified dates. F. J. Whitney and Max Bass direct agents in St Paul and Chicago.
Professor Hugo Muensterberg argues that in the interests of scholarship the current practice of nearly equal salaries for college professors should end. He proposes awarding large prizes to eminent researchers as strong incentives.
Advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething in children. Claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic. Priced at two dollars per bottle with emphasis on soothing effects for babies.
The remark hints at first impressions shaping judgments about individuals and social groups, suggesting that appearance or context can lead to assumptions about a person’s affiliations or activities. It underscores the ease of labeling based on initial perception.
The saying notes that prudent saving eludes most, and that even an average person can find a trustworthy advocate. It emphasizes practicality over stinginess and suggests value in prudent endorsements.
Ahead of Mariant A. E. Dolbear who earned an LL D from Tuftlecol College, note his rise forty years earlier with the writing telegraph invention. He then created a magneto telephone in 1874, followed by the static telephone in 1879 and, as early as 1881, a system of wireless telegraphy.
A regional ad extols Defiance Starch as unique and superior with 16 ounces for 10 cents. It urges homemakers to buy now to save money and notes a humorous line about a wise wife feeding her husband rather than managing him.
An old advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue with a claim it keeps whites snow white and notes availability in grocers at five cents per package. It concludes with a folksy line about small people and big meals.
Roy Fleming, son of F. Fleming of Trenton Nebraska, accidentally drowned in a pool near his home. He swam with his father, who later found his clothes on the bank. The father entered the water during a washout caused by heavy rains but could not save the boy. Help arrived too late.
An explosion at Camergo iron works in Spain destroys five houses and kills fourteen people while injuring many others. Authorities report no tender offers for a fast mail service between Great Britain and Canada. A Louisville real estate man, Pierce Bodley, commits suicide citing ill health in a note.
A Nebraska issued statement shows railroads average 2040.00 net revenue per mile, with 27 percent of Chicago Burlington and Quincy earnings in Nebraska. The Burlington system reported 18,100,777.00 net earnings, with Nebr taxes amounting to 27 percent of total taxes.
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