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Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
10
A Scotsman begs his wife Nancy not to be left alone as he fears poverty in old age. She vows faithfulness. he suggests marrying John Clemens who is kind but not church affiliated so all can be the same in heaven. The tale mixes humor and faith.
A humorous exchange features two men discussing guarantees on bank deposits. One man recalls serving notice to a bank president, threatening tar and feathering if the bank failed, highlighting themes of accountability and public protest.
Advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorse the cure and claim its effectiveness. The note includes testimonials, price, and distribution details. Also mentions Hall’s Family Pills and notes St Peter’s Basilica has a floor area of 227069 square feet.
A puzzling question arises about how some mosquitoes survive the Arctic environment without a blood diet. Researchers note extreme wintering strategies and potential preference for sugar sources, challenging assumptions about host-seeking behavior in frigid climates.
An old ad proclaims a single Bromo Quinine product as a universal cold cure in one day. It urges readers to look for E. W. Grove’s signature and notes the price of 25 cents.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a college student advancing in social circles, with a joke about entry to exclusive circles. The dialogue highlights a shift from family expectations to campus social hierarchy as the son reaches senior status on campus.
A Boston man details three months of severe itchy burning eczema on hands and arms with blisters and deep cracks, worsened by water. After trying doctor prescriptions, he used Cuticura Remedies and was cured in a month. Wal ter H. Cox 16 Somerset st Boston Sept 25 1908. Potter Drug & Chem Corp sole props of Cuticura Remedies Boston.
Abe Ruef, a former power in San Francisco politics, received a fourteen year term in San Quentin for bribery. Judge Lawlor set the maximum sentence, later reduced to just over eleven years for good behavior. An appeal was filed immediately, with a probable cause certificate staying the sentence.
In Media Pennsylvania Mrs Florence M Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine Beisel stand trial in Delaware County Court charged with murdering Captain J Clayton Erb husband of Mrs Erb. The shooting occurred at Med Gables near Village Green after a quarrel and a visit by Beisel. Beisel admits firing shots claiming self defense.
Mrs. Frank Freihach acted as police judge for her husband on trial for abusing wife and children. Witnesses testified to drunkenness and cruelty. After a joint consultation, Judge Crawford upheld a one day confinement in jail as the minimum sentence.
William McKay a painter who moved to Detroit from Cleveland with his family was fatally injured while rescuing his two children Edith nine and John two from a rooming house fire on High street He lowered Edith and John from a third floor window but fell thirty feet after hanging for minutes Mrs McKay escaped with a broken arm Edith and John were found uninjured McKay suffered broken back and legs as flames blocked the stairs
The Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington praised Arkansas actions as T. H. Bunch of Little Rock was fined $15,000 for rebating on grain shipments from Omaha and Kansas City to Little Rock. He pleaded guilty to ten counts with forty dismissed.
Cleveland Hilson of Montana Coke and Coal Company claims Yellowstone park sits above a vast coal deposit. He says outcrops run for thousands of feet and envisions development within twenty to forty years, with millions of dollars in coal and minerals potentially trapped in the national reserve until opening.
A life-saving course for Columbia University women trains them in grips, towing, and artificial respiration. In a timed exercise a fully dressed student is thrown into the water and rescued across the pool, completing the drill in 57 seconds. The program, a new departure in co education, has become immensely popular.
William White of Three Rivers Michigan suffers kidney injuries after a railroad collision. He describes long illness with bloody urine and weakness, then six months hospitalization. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills for four months he reports marked improvement and regained strength, with purchase through Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A dialogue about gambling exposes family tensions as Alvira questions risk in wheat. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup targets teething children offering gum relief and wind colic cure at a quarter. A separate note reports twenty Chinese bandits raiding a Pekin tobacco shop and fleeing with the safe contents.
Advertisement claiming Pazo ointment cures piles in six to fourteen days with relief from itching bleeding and pain or a full refund.
A historical look at armored coaches used by rulers from King Edward to King Alfonso with steel plates and shutters. It notes Alfonso and Ena escaping a 1905 Paris assassination attempt as well as Czar Alexander II’s fatal 1881 bombing in St Petersburg.
A chatter about fashion plates suggests gowns will be shorter next year. Mrs Highmus-l notes not wearing gowns more than once, while Mrs Pneuritch-Gracious laments her husband’s likely reaction.
A Louisville woman cites her daughter’s nine year recovery from coffee related illness after stopping coffee and tea, drinking Postum and eating Grape-Nuts. The daughter, now healthy and active, supports charities and clubs, with Postum and Grape-Nuts credited for the improvement.
Broad farmers column covers livestock care and feed efficiency, excelling in compaction of farm tasks. It discusses peach varieties hardy for New England, methods to store apples in trenches, and early boll weevil control strategies. A satirical note about a wife and grocer rounds out the page.
Cincinnati readers are shown a testimonial from Mrs. Joseph Hall Chase of Washington DC and Mrs. A L Wetzel of Terre Haute Indiana praising Peruna as a cure for coughs and colds. The ad notes Peruna Drug Mfg Co of Columbus Ohio and offers a Free Peruna Almanac for 1909 through druggists.
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