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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
2
An old fashioned promotional note touts a laxative syrup made from figs marketed as a general health aid. It claims to overcome habitual ion like habits with gradual assistance and emphasizes right living and persistent effort. Sold by leading druggists at a single price per bottle.
A peat land discovery in Madison County Montana prompts drying tests promising cheap fuel. Virginia and Tennessee penny peanut production details note Virginia Georgia and Tennessee leading states with goober names and census figures from 1904.
An aged surgeon recalls how coffee nearly ruined his nerves and steadiness, leading him to quit coffee and start Postum. He describes improved tremors, insomnia relief, and normal blood circulation after switching, noting a friend who also praised Postum and a family adoption of the beverage alongside guidance to follow directions on the package. The tale links Postum to restored composure and suggests it could become a national drink.
In Cleveland area, a basement blaze at Lakeview public school trapped hundreds of youngsters. Front and rear inward doors failed, causing a tight hallway crush and panicked trampling. Teachers and parents frantic as 100 plus deaths, many bodies cremated or unrecognizable, with 165 confirmed in morgue and more feared.
Vermont senator and father of Governor Pletcher Proctor died after a brief illness in his Washington apartment. He was seventy seven years old and his son was at his bedside when he passed away. The plan was to move the body to Proctoreville, Vermont for burial.
The Labor World notes Russia has 94927 union wood workers. In New South Wales boilermakers earn thirty cents an hour. A provisional London agreement ends the Tyne shipyard strike. Cambridge Massachusetts approves iment? ratified. Over fifty Massachusetts unions push for woman suffrage.
The Havana customs receipts for February totaled 1 604 730 pesos, down from 2 225 042 in January and 2 221 000 in December, marking the lowest monthly intake since Spain evacuated Cuba, with September the only comparable month.
In Boston a bread station opened for the first time since the 1893 panic. About 1300 people were fed by the soup house and relief efforts. Associated Clarities organized the action to provide temporary relief amid widespread need.
London reports wild market reaction to a licensing bill hitting brewing firms hard. Breweries see stock values plunge to unsaleable levels, with a $250 million drop in brewing property value and readings companies down by up to fifty percent in two days. Sir Thomas Whittaker argues the bill has reduced liquor sales by seven million dollars annually across England and Wales.
In Detroit Michigan a federal court acquitted a man charged with smuggling Chimamen from Canada after ruling a rowboat is not a vessel. The decision held the aliens did not enter by land and centered on the waterborne route.
The Board of Education approved a motion by twenty one to seventeen to bar corporal punishment in New York City public schools, rejecting the proposal to introduce such discipline.
Congress marks Cannon’s thirty fourth anniversary as Speaker while debate over the ocean subsidy bill erupts. Gallinger and Depew address the measure in formal terms as a lively clash on the race question surfaces over District of Columbia street railway plans. An amendment supporting Jim Crow cars is rejected.
Almost 100 suffragists marched on Washington to press for a constitutional amendment. They spoke before the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage, then debated decor and access in the Marble Room. Leaders included Carrie Chapman Catt and Anna Howard Shaw as speakers and organizers. Senator Owen delivered a vigorous defense, urging Congress to act while defenders and critics clashed with wit and passion. The sessions underscored persistent push for women’s suffrage and possible congressional action.
A Muskogee telegraph reports Cherokees presented to Indian Agent Dana H. Kelsey a 1835 grant affidavit by Sam Houaton and 53 Texans, transferring 3,200,000 acres across nu Fuir, Smith, Cherokee and Angelina counties to Cherokees in perpetuity. They urge immediate congressional transmission and a Texas land claim totaling 359,000,100.
Ambiguous report cites British sales of titles and a near forfeiture of a Mexican rail merger. A vast presidential plan appears to wave four appointments. Comptroller report due in New York, while a new Japanese ambassador is named amid shifting global prompts.
Bangor Maine reports an experiment by the Great Northern Paper Company to raise hogs as a side line to paper production. Hundreds of acres will be used statewide with hogs released on an island in a northern Maine lake to forage on forest roots and vegetation.
Clipped text mentions Charles P D Carter from Fourth District of Okahe ima as Indian and living among kin. Nathan Steaun of New For appears tied to political aid. London Daily Mail reference describes revolutions and government stance.
A temperance worker associated with various groups promotes products including a liver tonic and a laxative with letters from grateful users. The piece also mentions Dr Hartman and medical cures, plus period advertisements for piles remedies and tonics. It cites claims of effectiveness and postage offers, ending with a note on sociology and speculation referencing wealth and Ibsen.
Mrs Mary E H Rouse of Cambridge Massachusetts describes kidney illness five years ago with weak strength and constant pain. She says Tap's Kidney Pills brought quick relief and complete cure, restoring health. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Poster-Milburo Co Buffalo NY.
The period after leaving school before regular work is the most dangerous for a youth. Parents show little interest or trouble in helping find employment and keep children at home doing odd jobs and errands instead of improving prospects.
Fragments describe Lavierstein once a busy music instructor famed for promptness and discipline. An elderly, sparingly teaching figure, he answered a pupil with gruff humor about punctuality and respect for his time.
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