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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
8
An old advertisement touts Kidney trouble as common and affecting children and adults. It promotes Swamp-Root by Dr. Kilmer, claiming quick relief and urging readers to send for pamphlets and testimonials from Binghamton New York. The copy emphasizes nonhabitual avoidance and emphasizes the product’s supposed cure.
A 13 story Parker building at Fourth Avenue and Nineteenth Street burned, killing four men including three firemen and destroying about 5 million dollars in property. Firemen faced weak water pressure, collapsing floors, and entangling debris as subway traffic halted and rescuers battled to reach trapped crews.
Henderson Kentucky January meeting of the American Society of Equity adopted resolutions declaring the night riders common criminals and the worst enemies of the association. The statement by Governor Willson or others that the society is responsible is said to be utterly without foundation. Texas planter runs amuck in a Denton county clash leaving two dead and several wounded as a white farmer shoots Cotton pickers on his farm. Robbery of $18,000 reported in Parbury Nebraska where John Spoh is assaulted awaiting a train causing a cash and note theft with no robbers traced.
Chicago Jan 18 John A Cooke convicted and missing clerk of the circuit court is a fugitive. Deputies hunted him at his attorney Daniel Donohue Unity Building and at his home with no trace found. He left Washington to return to Chicago and is believed hiding on the Indiana side awaiting surrender Monday to Joliet penitentiary.
Tokyo announces Baron Takahira will be ambassador to the United States succeeding Viscount Aoki. Baron Kogoro Takahira already serves as Japanese minister to Italy and will not come to America as a stranger. He has held multiple posts including consul general at New York and plenipotentiary at the Portsmouth peace conference in 1905.
Cincinnati on January 18 saw an open telegram from Nicholas Klein urging Congress and Senators Foraker and Dick and Representatives Goebel and Longworth to fund highways buildings and other public works for the unemployed of the city. The call followed a mass meeting of Cincinnati’s jobless.
Berlin on Saturday held to order with police deployed at the palace and public squares. Mass meetings by socialists were scheduled for Sunday to press for universal manhood suffrage. Leaders like Bebel and Singer spoke of continued unrest until equal secret suffrage is achieved.
Washington January 13 Admiral Bivans plans a potential voyage with 16 battleships to Puget Sound after departing San Francisco in early summer an official statement said many applications request a Pacific coast visit Valparaiso January 13 a government commission led by Admiral Simpson will travel to Punta Arenas aboard the cruiser Chacabuco to meet Rear Admiral Evans and the American battleship froat in Chilean waters
Lieut. John Armitage age 64 died at the soldiers' home in Milwaukee Saturday after months of heart trouble. He resigned as treasurer of the home December 1 due to ill health. Armitage served in the Twenty fourth Wisconsin regiment through the Civil War and was a member of the Loyal Legion and a high Mason.
Chicago wheat and corn prices fade after mixed signals from Liverpool, with May wheat near 1.12 and oats dipping. Butter and eggs show varied gains, potatoes range higher from fair to good quality, and live poultry dot the market with modest per pound prices. Minnesota patents and winter grades dominate flour values as markets absorb foreign weather cues and domestic demand shifts.
Chicago live stock quotes show steer categories from good to prime at 5.00 to 6.85, cows and yearlings up to 6.75, heifers to 8.75, hogs with heavy sow ranges around 4.26 to 4.85 and barrow prices near 4.90. Omaha cattle mix includes native cattle 3.50 to 5.75 and western and Texan calves and stockers. Sheep market remains steady with yearlings 5.00 to 6.00 and wethers around 4.75 to 5.25.
A tale unfolds at the Sign of the Rat where Sing Chong steals from guests and plots a brutal raid aided by a Chinese hag. In a second vignette, automobilists in Virginia seek the railroad station, guided by a rambling resident, ending with a quip about theology and travel.
Fragmentary text mentions a thought about a millionaire's heart and a person named Dustin Bias in a stray quotation. No clear event, date, place, or identifiable organization available from the readable fragment.
A historical ad style piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a grand remedy for women's ills. Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri claims twelve years of suffering ended after following Mrs Pinkham's advice and using the product. The passage highlights roots and herbs and links Indian remedies to modern Woman's health reform.
The Register and Leader promises extensive Iowa coverage in 1908 with statewide primary, elected officials, and a busy news year. Diag the cartoonist will illustrate events, and new subscribers receive free remainder of the year. Subscriptions offered for daily, Sunday, and combined editions with Upper Des Moines Republican.
Clinton Maine resident Mr E Chamberlain proclaims Bucklaw’s Arnica salve cures for piles chapped hands and old sores with no scar. The testimonial appears in an advertisement from R A Miller’s drug store, price 86 cents.
An insidious disease warning notes kidney trouble can be fatal before symptoms appear. It promotes Fol ley's Kidney Cure as preventive for Bright's disease and diabetes from B. & Conner & Co. It also advertises Dean's Ragul ets as a remedy to ease stomach issues and constipation.
An elderly ad warns against pneumonia from a cold and touts Fol ey's Hoyay god Tar as a cure with cough stopping and laxative effects. It claims genuine yellow package as essential and credits D. J. owner Co. to promote baby products and relief for a crying infant with rosy features.
An old advertisement asks if you suffer backache, stitches in the side or red, energyless days. It promotes DeWlito's Kidney and Bladder Pills claiming to relieve weak back and bladder inflammation and urges purchase locally.
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