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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
3
Fragmentary ad style copy touts Defiance Stated as unmatched in quality and quantity, claims a 16 ounce product for 10 cents, notes Undertaker coverage must be done more than once, and mentions Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a trusted nurse’s remedy.
A reunion of Brigham Young descendants is planned with over 1,000 listed in survivals and later generations. The prophet’s lines include fifty six children, 294 grandchildren, and 745 great grandchildren through the Civil War era, highlighting family prominence and long lineage.
President Roosevelt will make two long trips this fall starting with a journey to Detroit Springfield Chicago and other points in September and October after a brief White House stay. The second trip will go south through Mississippi New Orleans and San Antonio with speeches en route and a bear hunt arranged by Mississippi officials before returning to Washington.
Reports from San Francisco and Guatemala detail widespread destruction and high death tolls. Quezaltenango and nearby towns suffer massive loss of life with 140 prisoners killed at a jail in San Marcos and entire towns like Tuxlachico left in ruins. Coffee plantations report extensive damage and financial losses run into millions. Tapachula records about 200,000 dollars in damages.
General Filipe Buencamino former Aguinaldo secretary of war meets President to correct reports about civil government and Taft commission in the Philippines. He praises the civil government and army, denies cruelties, and hopes Taft remains in charge. Also notes water protection plans for Wichita and butter testing in Chicago.
A collage of ad copy and quips touches on marriage markets, stale stares at fashion, patent remedies, and household products. It markets Defiance Starch, Red Cross Ball Blue, Allen's Foot Ease, and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin while wittily remarking on social mores and travel connections via the Missouri Pueblo Railway. Names such as Sherwin and Townsend appear in ad copy and ticket sales notices.
Mrs Louise M Gibson writes of dramatic relief from kidney trouble and related symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Pills, claiming six bottles restored health and vitality. A German inventor proposes harnessed eagles to tow balloons, with no proven steering method.
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