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Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
6
A dentist jokes about a cloud of makeup rising as he cleans teeth. He notes patients arrive with lipstick, penciled brows, rouge, and blue veins at the temples. He fends off the scent and swipes makeup from his coat sleeve as the scene unfolds.
A Philadelphia Inquirer note recounts rattlesnake served at a supper for automobilists. It argues the meat is edible when dried or smoked, comparing to cod and praising its smoky gamy flavor. The piece defends the practice as not dangerous and cites southern preparations and a perceived aristocracy of the snake.
The article notes heavy peanut consumption in the United States causing a short native supply and details imports from Marselles totaling about 5 000 dollars in 1906 and over 73 000 dollars in 1907. It also mentions the west coast of Africa as a peanut producing region.
A 71 year old grandmother ill for 18 years with stomach and bowel consumption reportedly recovered after slowly introduced Grape-Nuts. The letter claims she gained strength, ate ten spoonfuls per meal, and required no further medicine, impressing the doctor.
Pierre Constable races to Fort de France with Lara to escape the Mount Pel é eruption. The Madame and crowd flee as Pelee roars, lava and smoke fill the air, and a sudden surge of disaster strikes the plantation as Lara’s mother awaits. The scene ends with a dramatic rescue and a grim birth of death on Ascension Day.
Miss Stansbury contemplates the harbor fire and looming volcanic crisis as the ship Diana advances toward Saint Pierre. Laird the first officer orders her below while Macready and the crew brace for eruption and destruction. The smoky shore, burning hills, and churning sea frame a nightmarish escape.
A dramatic scene unfolds as Laird commands natives and sailors during a perilous voyage. The ship buckles, fires erupt, and eight bells signal a looming catastrophe with comets and volcanic fury above and below. The narrator clings to safety as the de Stael buckles and slides toward an unfinished world.
Rachel confrontsFlo about the photographs and Flo's habit of soliciting pictures from boys. Kent Hampton and Tom Calverly sense manipulation as Rachel recalls their long friendship. The piece follows Rachel’s hurt and resolve amid social dynamics and a mining-stock aside.
The Weekly Review of Chicago trade notes record bank clearings at 243,279,198 down 9.7 percent from 1907, with 21 district failures versus 25 last week and 18 a year ago. Manufacturing shows cautious gains, rail and furnace activity improve, ship building dull, and retail demand broadening for necessities amid rising machinery employment.
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes warmer than normal conditions and the approaching national election dampening seasonal merchandise sales. Industry shows slight activity gains in iron and construction, but drought and low water hinder coke, waterways, and paper mills. Rail tonnage rises with smaller earnings declines. overall caution remains amid credit constraints and withheld new ventures. Business failures: US week ending Oct 15 totals 244. Canada 29.
Chicago markets show cattle prices from $4.00 to $7.60 and hogs $4.00 to $5.90 with sheep $3.00 to $4.60. Wheat No 2 ranges 97¢ to Dec, corn No 2 72¢ to T4c, oats 49c to 75c, hay prices rise to $13.00, and butter 23¢ to 26c. Major hubs include Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee New York Buffalo Toledo with varied prices and commodities listed. Bartele Thelen & Co. of Boston and Chelsea announce a general assignment with liabilities estimated $400,000 to $500,000.
A compiled timeline lists key events from 1814 to 1907, including battles, treaties, architectural milestones, medical breakthroughs, political shifts, and international assemblies. Notable items cover Napoleon at St Helena, Florida cession, Croton waterworks, ether anesthesia, Woman's Suffrage, Sevastopol, Ostend Manifesto, and the Hague peace conference.
The American Smelting and Refining Company reports a year ending April 380 last showing earnings decline of 3,846,776 compared with the prior year while maintaining a surplus of 13,408,219. President Daniel Guggenheim says the dip does not impair the surplus as stockholders are advised.
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