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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement claims Deas Kidney Pills cured kidney pain after years of vain effort. The user states dramatic improvement, with a sales line noting relief from persistent pains and renewed health. Distributed by Foster Alibura Co in Buffalo New York at 60 cents.
A quirky Long Island weather note suggests placing twelve onions in a row on Christmas day and naming each after a month. Salt on their tops allegedly predicts moisture patterns. onions with melted salt inside twelve days indicate wet months according to local weather lore.
A prominent specialist touts a home remedy for rheumatism claiming it will cure even severe cases. The recipe blends one half pint whiskey with one ounce Toris Root Compound and one ounce Syrup Garsaparilia Compound, taken before meals and at bedtime. Toris Root Compound is sold by Globe Pharmaceutical Co in Dayton, Ohio.
A girl asks about the gay Ormond beach and wild waves. The man replies the waves’ sullen roar likely mirrors general opposition to high prices. The excerpt reflects coastal sentiment on living costs and public frustration with pricing.
A man recounts a startling episode in which he woke to a rattling car key and a figure entering his room. He asserts the door remained locked from the inside, with a bolt shot, and later notes the maid claimed she was outside. He suspects a vivid hallucination born of fear and sleep.
A physician recounts giving up coffee after it caused trembling hands and insomnia. He discovers Postum, finds it soothing, and shares how a friend improved similarly. The pair adopt Postum, praising its effects and urging proper preparation as directed by the makers.
Gleanings note 15000 crowns from Hellik Floetaker to the heathen mission society, alongside Norway mourning Bishop Thorkildsen born 1845 Christiansand. Bank failures prompt protections. debates on state church and royal palace funding surface in storthing. Nansen resignations ridiculed. ski runners excel in Chamoux. Bergen theater fundraising advances with 190000 crowns, and royal and academic honors noted across Norway Sweden Denmark.
The report surveys Sweden and Denmark with state spending figures, public notices, and cultural notes. It cites Ekgren’s death at 80, a 20,000 crown donation to Nordiske museum, and 2,000 Swedes seeking work in Stockholm. Royal allowances are listed, plus a Danish ship Viking’s voyage and hospital care spending. It also covers banking tensions in Copenhagen, death-rate stats, and skating championships in Norway.
Washington reports show the House speaker overriding the Rules Committee over a Dalzell bid to investigate peonage in the South. The army appropriation bill totals 86,007,566 dollars as currency and tariff topics fill Senate debate alongside Aldrich currency legislation.
In Washington on Feb 27 and 28 1898 the senate debated the Aldrich currency bill amid criticism and calls for amendments while the criminal law revision bill advanced. In the house army bill debates featured Dalzell defending Republican policies and Sherwood and Boutell addressing Civil War pensions and gold reserves. The Ways and Means Committee faced a rout over relocation, and late February saw votes on army pay, noncommissioned officers, and military employment rules. The Indian reputation bill and currency discussions continued as the session adjourned with various outcomes.
A cavern eighty feet deep opened near Wilkesbarre on March 1 along a branch of the New Jersey Central railroad, undermining tracks and flooding the Blackman colliery workings of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company with a sudden rush of rock, clay and sand, disturbing about a third of an acre.
The piece warns that public lands have largely shifted to states and private interests since 1862, with 100 million acres claimed for homesteading. It questions where remaining lands have gone, noting railroads, lumber and cattle firms, and asserts a 1908 check by Ethan Allen Hitchcock and the president could have prevented further depredations.
A Washington Star report notes a burglary where a thief stole 4000 false teeth from Saginaw dentist. police indicate charges will be for converting the teeth to the thief's own use. The item lists suggest unique preferences among burglars and the case awaits court arraignment.
A Chicago merchant in New York discussed the hog birth origin claim with peers. One Midwesterner argued a Missouri statistic may apply to hogs, while another quipped that most street hogs seen in New York were born and bred there, challenging the broader claim.
The article describes a new Italian diving suit adopted by the government. The device lets wearers lift heavy objects via an internal lever system and includes a high power electric light that pierces water, replacing the old method.
The passage explains red coral used for neck adornments derives from Roruy axis supporting soft polyps. The coral forms a shrub like colony exposed at the surface after cleaning away soft tissue. The red core axis is polished and sold for jewelry though the hornlike substance dominates the composition.
A real estate dealer quarrels with a customer over alleged claims that the lots were underwater at high tide. The customer apologizes for the insult calling the dealer a marine shark. The exchange ends without reconciliation in sight.
Father Bernard Vaughan opened a bazaar in Liverpool for a charitable society. He ridiculed the claim that all poverty stems from drink, saying the real issue is lack of food to accompany drink and criticizing the notion as nonsense. He argued poverty results from hunger, not drink alone.
A fragment from a shop scene shows a customer noting the store advertises no trouble to show goods while a helpful clerk confirms the ease of browsing. The brief exchange reveals a practical sales tone in a late era setting.
A proprietor at the dairy counter is likened to Pharaoh's daughter in a remark about prophecy and water. The dialogue alludes to a biblical motif, drawing cultural imagery from the tale of Moses.
In a tense exchange Bho defends the execution policy. He voices support while another speaker challenges the severity. The debate unfolds amid a public recital prompting firm opinions on capital punishment.
A Boston Herald cited superior court testimony among Chinese defendants charged with murder. The unusual detail showed that Chinamen hold a revolver with the muzzle on the left forearm and fire with the right hand, allegedly to conceal the shot by folding sleeves and hiding the weapon’s glint.
A Shanghai correspondent reports a remarkable execution in the city for highway robbery. The seventh son of a Chinese family was beheaded after a capital sentence. The mother, who accompanied the condemned, was removed outside the crowd to spare disruption as the final act concluded.
A dialogue notes that many ideas in the speech appear solid and worthy, with Senator Sorghum remarking that their merit endures under scrutiny. The exchange suggests confidence in the proposals and their potential impact.
Fragments describe New Orleans as a crescent city with garish gaiety and a chaperon scene. The text mentions a farmer with feed and rope, a Dollar Wines reference, and odd phrases like John A. Balen Bed Co and Aaron Rest Rien, hinting at scattered notices or ads from a historical page.
A boy replies that his mother is being cured and questions the meaning of the remark. The exchange hints at his stomach trouble returning, leaving him unable to drink as before.
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