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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
6
A man in Carterville Missouri set a livery stable and several buildings ablaze to witness large fires. He attempted to ignite a woman pedestrian but was stopped and imprisoned, facing punishment for arson and related charges.
A Savery, Ohio couple credit Dr King’s New Discovery with saving James Lee Cot Well’s life amid severe lung troubles. The ad touts the cough and lung remedy, its guaranteed relief, and local sales by Nash Martin’s drug store and others. Also notes on Fernie Columbia fire tragedy and an early aeroplane trial reported by the Globe.
William Oliver a young aeronaut from Mason Michigan was killed during a parachute drop at Hague Park near Vandercook Lake Jackson Michigan. The parachute strings on one side snapped causing a 2000 foot fall to his death. He landed near a crowded merry go round and died five minutes after being taken to a nearby house.
Bush and forest fires in Manitoba spread rapidly threatening lives as vast forest areas have already burned, forcing evacuations and drawing fire crews from multiple regions.
M T Lynch editor of the Phillipsburg Daily Post commends Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds in his family and recommends it through Noah Martin. A new cotton picking machine is claimed to revolutionize the industry.
Mrs M M Davison of 379 Gifford Ave San Jose California extols Electric Bitters as a potent oral family remedy for headache biliousness and liver and bowels torpor praising its digestive benefits A bottle is sold with guarantees at Noah Martins drug store priced 50 cents The piece also notes a gubernatorial candidate in Illinois named Smith could gain broad support if rumor that all Smiths back him proves true.
Fragmentary text mentions Macon county sheriff and a trial or event on a street. Names and details are garbled. no clear dates, places, or outcomes are discernible. The passage includes possible references to Jackson Mercantile and Grey Star, but specifics are unreadable.
Taft and family enjoy a prolonged pause at Hot Springs Virginia as the presidential campaign continues. The candidate seeks rest while the race remains active and competitive.
In Oakville Indiana R A Gray confined to bed ten years with kidney disease. He sought top medical care, found no relief until Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended. The remedy proved a Godsend, and the medicine is sold by Noah Martin. The Osteopaths annual convention is in Kirksville.
An ad style notice warns that many over sixty suffer kidney and bladder issues often linked to enlarged prostate. Foley's Kidney Cure is urged at first signs, with a testimonial from Rodney Burnett claiming relief at age 91 after two bottles. A San Francisco crash is noted with several fatalities and injuries, including women and children.
An ad touts Foley’s Honey and Tar for hay fever and summer colds, claiming immediate relief of breathing and healing inflamed air passages, with a yellow package highlighted and Noah Martin as the seller. The surrounding text mentions an oil well fire near Tampico, Mexico and a dubious book offer for women by Dr Shoop, plus garbled lines.
A fragmented notice catalogues dubious cures for kidney and bladder diseases sold by Noah Martin. It mentions Dr Shoop Restorative and urges readers to avoid weak stomach or heart remedies. It also reports Bryan defeating McKinley in 1900 electoral votes and cites Missouri’s Nagel joining the national Republican committee.
The Unionville Missouri city clerk will receive bids for supplying coal to run its electric light and water works plant for one year. Bids must state price per delivered ton to coal bins at the power house, on writing with a contract and bond. Bids due by 7 p.m. August 21, 1908, to City Clerk J. W. Cumisman, subject to alderman approval or rejection.
The sign on the Pinkham Medicine Company front proclaims openness and invites verification of claims about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The piece questions the existence of Syd E. Pinkham, the private correspondence with women, and whether millions of letters exist, while defending the product’s reported cures.
A biblical study outlines David's victory over Goliath as a test of faith and divine Providence. It notes the Philistines near Elah, Saul's doubt, and David's trust in God, with lessons on courage, preparation, and spiritual warfare.
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