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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1907
Page
1
A local pitch urges parents to use Vinol cod liver preparation to strengthen weak children. It claims Vinol is easy on fragile stomachs, builds flesh and bone, adds red blood, and improves vitality. The ad quotes pharmacist R. A. Miller and notes Vinol is sold in Algona and nationwide.
Jamestown tercentennial exposition opens Friday in Norfolk amid unfinished grounds. Officials promise completion by opening program headlined by President Roosevelt with a vast naval display from foreign powers and the U S Atlantic fleet under Rear Admiral Evans.
In Portsmouth Ohio on Sunday April 22 a church faction opposed to Rev. Freeman Chase attempted to depose him and use another minister. A riot ensued with blows and panic. police stayed away until the new minister and elders restored order. Chase has withdrawn from the conference and continues the church independently.
The body of Peter J Kennedy, a noted theatrical manager who vanished on December 28, was found Sunday night in the water off South Brooklyn. His hat and overcoat were later found on a ferryboat landing at Thirty ninth Street. A special delivery letter to Mrs Kennedy that night indicated he planned to drown himself.
The Pacific Mail steamer Mongolia grounded Monday morning near Mayeda lighthouse in Nagato province Japan. With a 45 degree list she lies close to shore but life is not at risk. The accident followed an attempt to avoid a collision with a sailing ship. The Mongolias tonnage is 13439 built in New York 1904 for Pacific Mail. She had recent grounding repairs off Midway island and was en route from Yokohama under Capt Hathaway.
President Roosevelt will leave Washington on June 12 for his summer home at Oyster Bay, earlier than usual, to rest and recover. He will deliver speeches after departure, including two in Georgia at Jamestown Exposition on June 10, then travel to Canton for the McKinley monument event, returning to Washington for fall and winter duties.
Benedin Gimbel, a Philadelphia merchant, faced a bribery plot with Detectives and a request for his release by offering money. After release on bail he slashed his wrist in a Hoboken hotel, was taken to St. Mary’s hospital, and died despite oxygen and attempted blood infusion. His wife and brothers remained at his side.
Rev Dr Carter Helen Jones of Broadway Baptist in Louisville said a plan for a $60,000,000 donation from John D Rockefeller to educate Chinese in mission schools is near completion. She kept details private and would not elaborate after the sermon.
Two dead and 12 hurt after a southbound freight collided with a mainline freight at Woodlawn Junction. A passenger train later struck the rear of the freight. a wrecking crew responded to clear the wreck. Nearby fires destroy Menominee Church and damage a Baptist church and Dr Philip’s residence after a wind-driven blaze. Kent City, near Grand Rapids, wholes village destroyed with 30 to 36 buildings burned. In Chicago, Louia Moyers kills friend John Maklagka in an April 23 boardinghouse incident led by mistaken violence.
Mobile Alabama April 28 heavy rains flooded streets up to two feet half the city and halted schooling. Rain delayed grading and disrupted wire communications. Children could not attend classes as the city faced widespread water coverage.
The Mayflower yacht carrying Secretary Taft and party passed the Virginia capes on Monday en route to Washington for immediate arrangements for the president’s trip to the Jamestown exposition opening.
In Fulton Kentucky early Monday a farmhouse fire killed four children aged from one to ten. The home of John Hades Green was destroyed by the blaze with the father, mother and two other children escaping rescue by neighbors. The tragedy shocked the small town as investigators began detailing the scene and ages of the victims.
A British traveler with a new pony drove through Barmah where natives and Europeans mingle. The pony bolted into a holiday gathering, injuring a native driver. The Englishman bowed and offered apology saying the cart should not have been there.
A Paris returning woman endures stare complaisance from a middle aged man aboard a Cherbourg steamer who offers to adjust her hat while quoting a milliner. The tale leads into Dr. Austin Flint's remark at the Century Club about a will contest and a nephew who inherits after keeping his aunt in an insane asylum.
A brief note explains the origin of the term foulscap for paper size, 13 by 16 inches, tracing its roots to England. It recounts Cromwell’s choice of a fool’s cap as the future mark, alongside the later restoration omission that left the designation in use.
A conch shell with spirals twisting right is under investigation for its alleged sacred link to Indian religious ceremonies. The item, valued as worth its weight in gold, was once offered for sale in Calcutta with a reserve of a lakh rupees, but finally fetched 20 000 dollars.
Notice to locate living heirs of old settlers in Ky south county who resided 1865 to 1900. H R Dewey of 716 S Denver Colorado seeks addresses or heirs of listed individuals including Abdill Norris Atwood Brown Carleton Gannon Hopkins Hubbard McKay McMahon Miles Moore Odell Pook Petit Wadgy Wolf. Anyone knowing addresses should inform Mr. Dewey at once.
An old advertisement notes health costs in a district with drugstore pricing for Dring's New Life Pills at 25 to 35 cents. It promises gentle cleansing and life-imparting effects, attributed to local sellers Slayton and Noland at Ark and Miller's drug store.
A card certifies that all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Lay's Honey and Tar fails to cure cough or cold. It stops the cough, aids the lungs and prevents serious illness such as grippe, pneumonia, or consumption. The genuine product is in a yellow box. refuse substitutes.
John Washington of Bosque Texas suffered intense blood poisoning and leg loss risk after a spider bite. He was urged to use Bugkh Arnica Salve at Guarana R. A. Milter's drug store and reports relief after applying four boxes, with the sores nearly gone.
An old time admonition notes kidney disease can be silent until serious. It describes cures and tonics claiming to correct irregularities and Bright's disease, diabetes, and related symptoms. The ad urges Burdock Blood Hitters as a remedy and lists vague health complaints like stomach upset and fatigue.
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