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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1906
Page
2
Fragment from The Free Press of May City lists an inexact source line and unidentified names. The readable text references a local publication in May City with no clear event, date, or individuals to anchor a summary.
Abi lene has prepared an appraisement of the water works plant and the Sand springs water source and will vote on purchasing the plant next month. The price is $55,000 and bonds to this amount on a 4 12 percent basis will be submitted.
A long string of small notices from Kansas towns reports a man’s suicide near Worden, price changes in Brown County livestock, a large oil or gas find near Iola, a new park inscription in Wichita, a church dedication in Garden City, and various local incidents. Other items note legal actions, farm accidents, civic plans, and community projects across the state with names of towns, counties, and organizations.
In Toledo common pleas court Judge Kinkade imposed a maximum 25 000 fine and one year in the work house on five ice men convicted or pleading guilty to conspiracy in restraint of trade. Names include Joseph A. Miller R A Beard R K Lemmon H P Breining and Peter H Waters. Restitution may reduce penalties. incarceration continues until payment or disposition of sentence.
London reports the Tribune condemns sending a British fleet to Cronstadt arguing it would ally with divided Russia and complicate entente. The Foreign Office plans to delay cancellation, while MPs push to clarify the visit as a gesture to the Russian people not the government. Grey stands firm on no joint protest with ambassadors.
Berlin June 26 at a largely attended meeting the topic of Russian massacres drew speeches by Prof. von Liszt Dunov Alberta Treager and Brutzekius. A resolution urged telegraphing to the Russian parliament expressing sympathy with the victims and calling for punishment of offenders while pledging progress toward constitutional rights and religious freedom.
Information from Meridian Mississippi reports an unknown Black person killed by a mob at a store, believed linked to an alleged crime against Mrs James Young. The assailant fled behind the counter before being pursued and captured. a lynching occurred that night.
U S Engineer Mudge, aboard a United States Army transport, sent word to Chicago authorities asking for aid to locate his wife Nelle A Mudge. He fled from the Philippines after learning of the earthquake and is now searching for his home and missing spouse as weeks pass with no word.
A Philadelphia man testifies to severe scalp itch and eczema beginning around 1900. After failed medical treatment he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent along with two daily baths, reporting rapid relief and cure, urging others with skin itch to try the remedies.
A garbled piece mixes a domestic anecdote about a man returning from a trip and facing a scolding with a string of advertising blurbs. It references Pitcoe and Pitene, a wife’s rebuke, and a joke about his fear of trouble, followed by short ad lines for Defiance Starch, Lewis tobacco products, Red Cross Ball Blue, and other brand mentions.
A Chicago Record Herald anecdote recounts a downtown druggist selling moth balls to a streetwise customer. The buyer returns with a boast and blunt critique, claiming moth balls are no weapon for moths and recalling past cons. The manager reflects on the odd exchange and the man’s insistence on a quick death for moths.
Public revenue in Britain for April stood at 418 895 pounds with expenditures of 24 260 461. London new capital issued January 1 to May 5 reached 288 788 915 dollars, down from 494 216 505 dollars year earlier. Bank of Japan total 1905 operations totaled 14 578 127 060 dollars, up 5 744 100 420 from 1904. Banque de Paris 1905 net profits were 16 804 883 francs, down from 19 411 421 francs in 1904. A 100 million franc loan will soon be issued for French colonies in West Africa to aid navigation on the Senegal and Upper Niger rivers.
The note describes a visitor greeted warmly by a host who reassures the visitor about a watchdog. The exchange emphasizes the dog’s calm behavior and the host's purposeful handling of the encounter. A whimsical Latin phrase is included as a framing aside.
Mr High J Henneman of Oakland Nebraska reports a year long stomach sickness cured by Peruna noting improved appetite and well being. Another reader, Mr Austin Small of Astoria Oregon, says Peruna restored appetite during hot weather and served as a good tonic.
An old advertising column argues that Castoria reduces infant deaths by countering narcotic bitters used for children. It claims Castoria with the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher improves blood circulation opens pores and eases fever, contrasting with deathly opium based drops and syrups.
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