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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1902
Page
7
The Philadelphia Inquirer shares instructions for ironing summer shirt waists at home when laundry services are unavailable. Starve the fabric evenly with Defiance starch, smooth with a damp cloth, and roll in a damp cloth before a two to three hour rest.
Two women in the senate gallery discuss the Wisconsin Senator Charles Spooner remarking on his clothing as evidence of his origin. Mrs Spooner teases him about his fashion and his supposed New York shopping, while the senator jokes he trusts his wife’s advice.
Sarah E Rowe now 72 reports long term kidney trouble relieved by Dodd's Kidney Pills. She suffered burning urine and misery for years before trying the remedy and claims the pills cured her kidney disease and stopped the scalding sensations. She feels better now than in twenty years.
In a Missouri town a lawyer addressed the jury with frequent biblical and Shakespearean references. He closed with a quip about the Nazarene on Judea’s hills declaring that stealing his puree would be theft of trash, while his good name remains.
Travel deals from Chicago to St. Louis Portland Maine Providence R I and summer resorts with specific sale dates and special rates. Stops allowed at Niagara Falls. Inquiries to Wabash Railway office 1661 Farnam Street Omaha and Harry E Moores Passenger Department.
A bronze statue of a Confederate private in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery near Columbus Ohio was dedicated recently. Erected by William H Knauss of Columbus it is touted as the first memorial to Confederates built by an ex Federal soldier.
A dressmaker trims the gown to fit but the final bill still climbs high, leaving patrons stunned by the total cost and the invoice presented by the couturier.
The chronic bachelor shows equal aversion to entering a new relationship and welcoming a baby. He avoids commitment to both a potential partner and child, preferring solitary life.
Readable text describes a textile or laundry item list mentioning clear white clothes and a large 2 versus package with five conta.
A quirky note reflects that certain individuals find high pleasure in squeezing a lemon and enjoying its zest.
D M Strong an attorney from North Bend and once prohibition nominee for governor was struck by a train at Vailey and had his left arm severed. He was taken to Fremont hospital where surgeons evaluated his condition as serious with uncertain recovery. Strong had been traveling from Lincoln toward Fremont when a platform mishap precipitated the crash.
Secretary Root testified to Congress on April 17 in response to a Senate resolution. He cites 50000 advanced for the Philippine commission from the U.S. treasury, later reimbursed by the Philippine treasury unit. Total costs to date include 170,226,586 for the war, plus 4,803,448 for troop and supply transport since the peace treaty, with large inventories of ships, horses, equipment, and ordnance remaining in the Philippines. Some last year’s payments are argued as not strictly military in nature, covering troop pay and maintenance that would be due regardless of theater.
Opponents of selling the Danish West Indies to the United States continue secret meetings with weak public funds raised for their cause. Business figures eyeing a St Thomas steamship line support the effort, while the government discourages anti sale activity ahead of the landsting elections. Premier Denitzer plans a speech tour next week.
The Illinois river at Peoria reaches the highest June level on record, flooding bottom lands on both sides and forcing many farmers to abandon crops. Between Pekin and Bath an estimated seventy thousand acres of corn lie under water, with depths of two to six feet. Hogs and calves are drowned in large numbers.
Governor Heard of Louisiana reports British consul notification that Louisiana cattle will be barred from South Africa. Officials cite retaliation for Heard's protest to the state department over mule shipments and the British military camp at Port Chalm ette.
The House of Commons approved a 50 000 pound grant to Lord Kitchener for his eminent services in South Africa. The decision followed strong opposition from nationalist and radical members and the application of closure, with a final vote of 227 to 48 on Thursday.
St. Petersburg correspondent reports 160 Jewish women arrested for participation in riots. The dispatch highlights police brutality and ongoing unrest in Russia.
In Weeping Water Nebraska Bud Lane and William Shepherd were blasting a rock well using dynamite. They returned after dinner to gas heavy conditions. Lane rescued Shepherd from the shaft but Lane himself descended again and was pulled up unconscious, later found collapsed at the bottom with a fractured skull.
A fire in Burwell Nebraska last night destroyed McLain's livery and feed barn, Mrs Smiths boarding house, and a vacant George Bartholomew property. Twenty horses and carriages burned. Mrs Smith’s furniture and boarders were lost. Becher brick building survived between flames. Several boarders leaped from second story to escape. Insurance listed at 2500 dollars.
Barns, aged seventy seven, who disappeared from his home fifty seven years ago and was thought murdered by fur trappers, returns to Hammond Indiana to visit relatives. He confirms a brother Vosxeph Pirns as his only avowed relative, two years his junior. The reunion reveals boyhood ties and a pledge to live together in the future.
The piece cites competing Kansas viewpoints on a dry pond’s million frogs puzzle. The Russell Record says frogs burrow and wait for rain to wake and sing, while the Delphos Republican offers a tale of a man who overestimated frogs, discovering only two heads in the mud.
President Cantor announced a plan to prepare designs for fountains for dogs at various stations across New York. The design submission will be sent within five days to the municipal art commission. Mrs Kiake and others contributed ideas, with suggestions for small animal accommodations and inscriptions.
Fragmentary note suggests housekeepers reject inferior starch brands. The readable text implies a claim that a superior starch quality compels defiance of a competing product. No clear entities or dates are present.
Fragmentary prompt shows garbled sentence about a girl and medicine references. No verifiable event, person, or organization to summarize into a valid news item.
The F. E. Sanborn Company in Omaha seeks good men for sales in Nebraska and Iowa. Candidates must lead teams, work full time, be in good standing with business ability and livestock knowledge. Wagons furnished, strong inducements for permanent salesmen, bond required. Send for application blank. Nebr. No man ever realizes how much trash he owns until he moves.
Readers are urged to use Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming it is better and more economical, with four or more packages noted as cost effective.
A pithy aphorism notes that certainty often masks folly, suggesting that those who deem themselves flawless may be the most misled. The remark frames intelligence and humility as scarce, warning against arrogance in judgment.
An 19th century ad offers Mrs Winstow’s Soothing Syrup claimed to calm children teething pain and wind colic. It markets as a cure with soothing properties and a focus on easing discomfort for infants and toddlers.
Garbled text shows a mix of mixed terms and names including bonds and meetings, with unclear actions and locations. Several proper nouns appear intermittently but the overall meaning is obscured and cannot be fully determined from the readable fragments.
Fragmentary lines describe a defiant stance and a claim about getting the best value for a small amount. The text appears as garbled dialogue or misread OCR with scattered phrases and partial quotes.
A brief ad-like fragment touts a constitutional cure for catarrh and lists price as 75 cents per straw hat. The text mentions wind effects and hat ways, presenting a wartime era sales pitch tone.
The death of Rev. J. B. Green former pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church in Fort Scott, Kaw is announced. He had suffered from Bright’s disease and passed away after a long tenure as pastor for twenty seven years. He served as president of the ministerial association for over twenty two years.
A mob gathered outside Vincennes Indiana jail firing rails to breach doors as William Edson faced assault charges. Guards from the militia were posted by order of the governor. Edson’s trial set for tomorrow amid sheriff concerns over transporting him to court.
Former director of posts B G Rathbone, jailed for ten years and fined over 35000 for the tce frauds in Havana, sails for New York aboard the Niagara. He was released under the general amnesty signed June 9, joined by prominent Cubans and Spaniards at the dock.
An Omaha dispatch reports a nationwide strike by boiler makers on the Union Pacific, likely to cause serious trouble for the road in a few days as engines will suffer from neglect. The company refuses to concede to the workers demands.
President Schurman reported that Cornell University has secured 260000 dollars from John D. Rockefeller after ten months of effort. The donor offered the funds on the condition that the university raise an equivalent amount, which has now been achieved to reach the milestone.
A Paris dispatch says French troops killed fourteen hundred natives in the Tched district clash on January 20. The victory claims mastery of Kanem and Onadi, with the French forces asserting control following the fierce battle.
The president pledged to visit St. Louis during September, arriving on September 13 to address business leaders and tour local sites. The announcement underscores ongoing outreach to regional business interests ahead of the trip.
State records show the Board of Equalization, under oath to tax fairly, scrutinizing railroad and telegraph valuations. The 1890s to 1900s saw declines needed to align railroad assessments with other property, while local assessors later adjusted values, keeping railroads paying more than their share.
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