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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
6
Washington letters discuss Alaska’s growth as a tourist draw with mining and potential oil prospects, noting government support and geological surveys. The piece covers the renovation of the Capitol statuary hall, debates on federal oversight of statues, and the rise of Washington apartment living, including height restrictions near public buildings.
A soldier recounts a shell wound during a ridge advance, with immediate wild pain and abnormal breathing. Doctors labeled him a malingerer before his death during a forced removal from the tent. Postmortem notes reveal complete disintegration of small intestines without abdominal swelling. The account cites the Army of the Cumberland, a Canadian surgeon, and a complaint from Mother Bickerdike.
The passing soldiers and aging veterans spark debate on who among Union officers may yet become president. McKinley is cited as the last Union officer who could reach high command, with others like Grant Hayes Garfield Harrison still held as historical possibilities. Also notes a report on petroleum fuel for torpedo boats surpassing coal, achieving steam in nine minutes from a cold start.
In England the private firm paid the chief constructor of the British navy 218000 a year after years of government service. Before entering the service he earned four times more elsewhere. The report outlines disputes over naval pay and private sector compensation.
Article details the Wisconsin Civil War monument by Capt W R Hedges of St Louis for the Fourteenth Sixteenth and Eighteenth Wisconsin regiments. It recounts Shiloh battles April 6 7 1862, regimental actions and losses, the design by Hodges Britischuret, and notes nearby states with monuments.
A garbled compilation of brief quotations and phrases from various papers including Louisville Conzine Journal Philadelphia Press and New York Times. The text touches on social observations and curious sayings about life discipline and social favors in a fragmented, newspaper-card style.
A column praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as the best kidney medicine, recounting a testimonial of relief from back pain and pelvic discomfort after using the product. The piece warns kidney disease can follow if untreated and laments common ago to bills and advertising tactics.
In strict confidence Lydia Pinkham offers free advice to women with female illnesses. The ad cites Mrs. Seydel of Philadelphia praising the remedy and claims over one hundred thousand cases yearly, lasting twenty years. It urges sick women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts, for guidance and asserts cures are possible with the compound.
Ancient text extols wheat as the king of foods in Egypt times and today. It notes bread as the staff of life and promotes Egs-O-See as a healthier form of wheat cereal with refined diastase for better digestion. The copy claims no premiums, only a full measure of top cereal quality.
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