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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
3
A period piece urges that backache signals female or kidney disorders and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure. It includes a testimonial from a woman who found relief after using the remedy and mentions several doctors and locations.
Fragmentary remarks mix pop culture lines with aphorisms on love confidence and money. The piece cites Wheat ao Catalogue and Heimer in Met while threading quips about marriage age and personal dignity, ending with a wry line about clouds like borrowed umbrellas.
A string of aphorisms discusses wealth, envy, and the sting of hate. It notes that value is social, aging comes with pride in infirmities, and personal bias colors judgment. The piece references Uncle Dick in Madison Journal and hints at humorous observations about remarriage.
A farmer testifies that decades of stomach distress from coffee vanished after stopping coffee and using Postum. He details weight gain, no medicines, and family adoption of Postum, urging a ten day trial and citing the company slogan There’s a reason. The advertisement invites readers to look for the book The Read to Well in product packages.
The column lists multiple incidents across the West and Midwest, including an injury from a streetcar in Portland, a murder acquittal in New York, a body found on a railway track near Ontario, a jail escape in Rawlins, Wyoming, a self-inflicted shooting by a 11 year old in Portland, and various fires, drownings, and robberies. It also covers political talk on Roosevelt and Bryan, a lightning death in Denver, murder charges in Seattle, and major irrigation and wool trade notes in Wyoming and Montana. Numerous named places, people, and events appear throughout.
A health note discusses appetite digestion and balanced eating. It outlines three key body functions and urges careful food choices, regular elimination, and hydration. Tips include fruits vegetables cereals fish and laxatives if needed, plus optimism and kindness as health aids.
A reflective piece warns that force of circumstance and poor excuses mislead actions. It urges holding to truth regardless of opinion and cautions against overestimating wealth or value. It notes humility can seem dishonest and warns against jumping to unfounded conclusions.
A new fruit called maypop Passiflora incarnata shows promise for value in gardens. The plant, familiar in the southern states, is ornamental and easy to grow from seeds. The improved fruit is larger than a hen’s eye and palatable.
Esther Mitchell, jailed after shooting her brother George at Seattle's union depot, follows the earlier acquittal of her relative Perry Mitchell in the killing of Frank Edmund Creffield, leader of the Holy Rollers. Esther claims she and Mrs Creffield plotted to kill the man who killed Creffield, testing her resolve as she fired. George fell beside the Oregon-bound train as Esther aimed the pistol, while Perry and Fred Mitchell wept and were detained as witnesses.
Washington grand jury returns indictments against American Tee company Chapin Racks Tee company and their local officers for conspiring to raise tee prices under Sherman Antitrust law. Samuel A. Kimberly George F. Hoover Arthur A. Chapin and Samuel Redman named as defendants. Bonds set at 2500 each. trials not until next October.
Harrowing reports reach here of Turkish forces crossing into Turkish Armenia causing horrific devastation in Van. Tax collectors Saldiere are said to have faced brutal outrages as the population is described as nearly destroyed, with houses torn down and women assaulted.
A cloudburst and landslide on July 10 at Ocampo Chihuahua Mexico almost destroyed the city and killed seven or more Mexicans. Dozens injured. American residents assist with wounded and recovering bodies. Cedar Raids reports eight children at a river picnic three blocks away. seven drown while attempting rescue. Ruth Klersey survivor. Minneapolis police investigation links N M Riggs to a Minneapolis murder. Riggs killed himself at Elroy Wis. after arrest. authorities note no known motive.
An Austin Texas resident formerly from Indianola writes of years of kidney pain headaches and urinary issues. After trying several climates and medicines he credits Deans Kidney Pill with restoring his health and calls it a lasting cure. The note appears alongside other era items on age trees and humorous quips.
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