Tales of the Derby The Derby winners and low-cost champions
A historical survey of Derby winners like Voltigeur Thormanby Little Wonder Spaniel Pyrrhus N Tilsonny Teddington Sainfoin Isaomy and others, detailing their modest purchase prices in Doncaster sales and later cash gains. The piece notes vast profits from modestly bought horses and highlights key breeders trainers and owners such as Robert Stephenson Williamson Merry Day Gully Porter and Sir James Miller. It emphasizes Derby outcomes and large bets, with figures around $200,000 to $500,000 earned by these horses.
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Voltigeur
Thormanby
Robert Stephenson
Doncaster
Natamon
Williamson
Lord Zetland
Dawson
Merry
Little Wonder
Robertson
Lord Egerton
Pyrrhue J
John Day
Gully
Pugilist
Day
Teddington
Sir Joseph Hawley
Sir Joseph
Mas- Bey Stanhope
Marson
Sainfoin
James Miller
John Porter
Hampton Court
Robert Cardilue
Sir James Miller
Porter
Sir Robert
Fred Gretton
Tsonomy
Cambridgeshire
Ascot
Weerttly
Altogard
Feonony
Clossal
Beroklyn Lagle
Airship Passenger Line Promised Between New York and Boston
Charles J. Glidden announces a new airship venture to transport freight and passengers across the United States Canada and Mexico with stations at Springfield and New Haven. The plan envisions dirigibles or aeroplanes using hydrogen gas and aims to cut New York Boston travel to seven or eight hours.
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New York
Boston
Charles J. Glidden
Glidden
United States
Canada
Mexico
Springfield
New Haven
Pittsfield
North Atlama
France
Mrs Sage A Samaritan Helps Poor Man In Need
Mrs Russell Sage, visiting Cold Springs New York, found Everett Jocelyn collapsed in heat near Fishkill. She had him placed in her car to Poughkeepsie where he explained he had been ill in Ossining and was walking toward Albany. Sage gave him money and urged police to organize a public outing like her husband did.
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Russell Sage
Cold Springs
N. Y
Fishkill
N.Y
Y Poughkeepale
Ossining
Albany
Wheat With Seven Heads A New Seven-Head Wheat
W W Ward a Dayton Washington farmer says a new wheat variety bears seven heads per stalk and larger heads. He predicts yields from 200 to 280 bushels per acre and plans to expand planting to about three acres next season as hundreds visit the Ward ranch seeking seed.
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Acra
W. W. Ward
Dayton
Wash
Ward
Saya
Kansas City Star
Monograms on Suit Buttons Draw Fashionable Roosevelts Tie
Monograms appear on women’s smart suits as adornment with hand painted initials. Miss Carow, sister of Mrs. Roosevelt, wore a suit with porcelain buttons bearing HBEO in yellow and brown. The blouse and belt buckle carried the same monogram motif.
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Carovw
Roosevelt
Europe
Roosevelt Sryst
Movement to replace fireworks with song on Independence Day
Mrs. Luther D. Wishard of New York and Montclair advocates a national shift from fireworks to music to celebrate Independence Day. She cites injuries and deaths yearly from powder, urging a vocal, song driven celebration that unites diverse communities under patriotic tunes. Montclair could spearhead the effort next year.
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Luther D. Wishard
New York
Monitelai
N. J
Paint To Prevent Rust From Roman Secret Paint
English reports state Inspector Bimpton of the Blackburn fire brigade Lancashire has found a squid based preservative paint said to stop iron rust and deter marine growths It is claimed the ancient Roman formula will protect ship plates improve speed and reduce deterioration of inner skins and carloads of vessels through a glasslike coating
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Inspector Bimpton
Blackburn
Lancashire
Discover
LANDOR OF LONDON PLANS NOVEL FLIGHT MACHINE
Landor of London introduces a new flying machine claimed to rise without a run. The craft features two independent motors and no rudder with propeller axles angled to each other. Smaller than typical designs, it reportedly resembles the Wright machine in some aspects and signals progress toward a breakthrough in aviation.
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Landor
Wright Brothers
Watchmakers Seek Antimagnetic Solution for Skyscraper Time
H C Carpenter of Q watch Co South Bend said in Kansas City that jewelers face a new challenge to keep watches accurate in tall buildings. He noted perpendicular steel construction acts as a magnet, speeding or slowing the balance wheel, and urged inventors to remedy the defect if possible. Vacation For Government Horses
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H. C. Carpenter
Q Watch Company
South Bend
Ind
Baltimore
Kansas City
Offer for Denver’s Big Sign Declares $200 Bid
Former Senator James Smith of New Jersey offers two hundred dollars for a tall Denver decorative feature described as a forty foot wire screen with figures of Denver a buxom mountain lass welcoming Democracy and a donkey. The bid targets a four month term.
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Denver
James Smith
New Jersey
Youngs Mountain
Burned by Steam Inspires Glasgow Charity Visit
A philanthropic lady visiting a Glasgow slum learns of a burn from a pot. A good wife shows the red mark and jokes that burns fade with time. The scene shifts to a couple comforting each other as a white blur on a coat hints at a shared moment of worry.
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Glasgow
Tramp Ola's Work Refusal Fed by Hunger
A curt, period voice notes a hungry tramp refusing work due to an empty stomach. The remark frames a social scene where need and labor clash, capturing a terse exchange that underscores hardship and stubborn resolve.
Making Headway Nervous Traveler Banter And Publicity Request
A light column notes a playful exchange about travel speed and flirting with a companion while urging readers to phone items of interest to the newspaper for reliable weekly news. It also mentions telephone etiquette and promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills sold by B Breuning & Cr.
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DeWitt
8. D. Breuning
Excursion Rates Via the Illinois Central
Announcement of excursion rates by the Illinois Central for home seekers traveling to the south and west on November 3 and 17 December 25, with fares at one and one half the fare plus fees. Also mentions Savannah International Grand Prize automobile races November 23 26 1908 with low rates and a ticket validity window November 20-24.
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Savannah
Raturo
National Corn Exhibition Opens in Omaha in 1908
The National Corn Exhibition in Omaha on December 9 1908 offers an educational program on betterment of agriculture with a short course congress. It features U S department demonstrations on denatured alcohol from farm waste, milling tests on wheat, sponge and bak ing tests, a model kitchen, grain grading, and moving pictures showcasing agricultural pursuits. The event promises exhibits from nearly all states and foreign countries and a broad grain show with multiple forms including dairy and cereal demonstrations.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Rail and travel ad and newspaper subscription offer
An advertisement promotes rail travel to Omaha for the National Corn Exposition with fixed fares and travel dates from Iowa to Chicago. It includes a line about 1908 free balance and describes Des Moines Daily Register and Leader subscription benefits, rate options, and delivery terms for 1909–1910.
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Des Moines Daily Register and Leader
Chicago
Agles
Iowa
Reglater and
Leader Ta
Ita
Reglater and Leader Co
Das Moines
Inwa
Dés Moines Register and Leader
Chicago Evening Post
Des Moines
Daily Tribune
Sioux City Journal
Csceny
Marshalltown Times Republican
Sioux City Pany News
Des Moines Daily New
Farmware
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Tales OF the Derby
Bome
Vertigeur
Airship Passenger Line
Baston
Mrs. Sage
Post Office Department
Washington
Conrad
Charley
Montgomery County
Geo. Dentel
Charlie
Somerville Journal
Illinois Central
Omaha
al Acorn
Nebraska
Lilisols Gentral Polate
Ill
National Livestock Exhibition
Ninota Central Railroad
Nols Central
Phelps
Dubuque
Krien DE Berg
Krien Deberg
Keeley
Tux Went
Taxport
Goodall
Homestead, Farm Gazette
Iowa State Register
New York Tribune
Parme Wallaces
General News
Rice
Anter
City Journal
Minneapolis Tribune
Milwaukee Sentinel
Miuyshalitewst Times
Tauls Globe-Democrat
City Tribune
Igaftew York World
Ladd Cole
Woman
Howe Companion
New Idea
Icosmopolitan
American Magazine
McCall’s Magaulie
Haine Ee
Ned
HE World
The
Ackley World
G. F. Althouse
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