Be careful with Beef Trust charges and bank failures
The Garfield report drew sharp criticism after eight months of inquiry. Critics failed to contradict its figures, while sensational claims for example that forty Iowa banks closed in 1904 due to Beef Trust manipulation were debunked by Chief Clerk Cox. He lists reasons for each failure as unsound speculation and reckless banking.
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Leas
Garfield
Tune Pathster
Inn Fastern
Iowa
Beef ‘Trust
Cox
Banking Department
Iowa State Auditor's
Typist Mixup Reveals a Type Wronger Used
In a playful exchange Callerton asks if a typewriter was used to copy a manuscript and Beribbleton concedes a mistake, noting he employed a type wronger rather than a proper typewriter.
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Beribbleton
Irregularities and Female Derangements Warned by Pinkham
The letter fronting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound blames fast living and nerves for female derangements. It claims backache headaches and nervousness wreck homes and cites a testimonial from Mrs. Chester Curry of East Boston a cured user. Readers urged to start the remedy at first signs of ill health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Chester Curry
Saratoga Street
Boston
Mass
Lydian E. Pinkham
We May Grow Old Poem Reflects Time’s March
A poem tracing aging from childhood through eighty years, with a child’s dream of play and a man’s disillusionment, to the granddad who recognizes time’s steady advance. It shows growing old as a universal, evolving concern from youth to old age.
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New York Globe
Bizarre eye operation ends with arrest in St Petersburg
A patient asked a rising oculist to perform a never before done cosmetic eye procedure. Using needles and india ink the man claimed both eyes would match. The plan fell apart when police arrived, matching the patient to a suspect by description but with differing eyes.
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St. Petersburg
Eyes Tell A Tale Of A Nihilist On The Run
An unnamed nihilist uses eye color deception to escape pursuit after a doctor confirms his eyes match a clue. Police misread the chance, but the oculist aids the escape, claiming a scientific contribution while the fugitive crosses the border and sails to the United States via Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantin Proker
United States
Indianapolis
Safety on Our Railways Across the Atlantic
A Public Opinion essay compares English and American rail safety in 1901 and 1908. It notes British derailments and collisions totaling hundreds of injuries and deaths, contrasts with American low fatalities, and praises Westinghouse air brakes while criticizing English vacuum brakes and driver practices.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston
Westinghouse
City Dentists in German Cities for Mass Checkups
The New York Tribune notes municipal dentists are appointed in many German cities. In Strasburg 2666 children were examined with 699 filled teeth and 2912 extracted. The system uses cards to track needed treatment and Saturday return visits. Russia has nine such clinics in St Petersburg. The piece argues good teeth support health and public welfare, likening it to other civic investments.
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Germany
New York Tribune
Strasburg
Russia
St. Petersburg
Elephant shoots hunter in Ceylon during elephant hunt
Sir Frederick Saunders and a friend hunted elephants in Ceylon when a startled rifle dislodged by the friend fired unintentionally. The weapon wounded the hunter in the ankle as the elephant charged in rage. Also noted are UK efforts to adopt jiu jitsu and a quip on women's longevity.
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Elephant
Hunter
Sir Frederick Saunders
Ceylon
Two Ways of Shutting Up in Public
A Baltimore American quip notes a parent defending a baby’s public presence and a lecturer replying that the infant should be shut up only when in public. The wry exchange plays on parental protection and social norms in public spaces.
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F. P
Baltimore American
Three Baking Powder Ingredients and Health
A health minded note explains three baking powder types by their ingredients. Mineral acid or alum is cheap but less wholesome, bone acid or phosphate powders cost more, and cream of tartar from grapes is the purest and safest.
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Patent Office
Every Walk in Life A. A. Boyce Kidney Pain Remedy
A. A. Boyce of near Trenton Missouri describes severe cold settling in his kidneys and back pain that left him unable to walk. After trying many medicines with no relief, Doan's Kidney Pills eliminated the ache gradually until it stopped. Sold by all dealers or 50 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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A. A. Boyce
Trenton
Doan
In a Class by Himself George Washington a husband
A whimsical verse recalling George Washington as a husband and his famed honesty. It playfully notes his moral standing and the wife’s reaction to his reputed truthfulness.
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George Washington
George
Merciless Itching Cure Promises Hair Return by Cuticura Remedies
An advertisement recounts a two year scalp condition with sores and hair loss cured by Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Endorsed by Harry J. Spalding of New York City, it claims rapid relief from itching and inflammation and renewed hair growth. The blurb also mentions a baby soothing product, Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, priced at three cents.
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Harry J. Spalding
West 104Th Street
New York City
Misplaced Emphasis on Frances and Genevieve Herrick
In Youth's Companion a study room discussion centers on sisters Frances and Genevieve Herrick who travel separately to Europe to gain individual growth. They justify the split as not wanting to be merged, while a friend questions if personal development justifies family sacrifice and anxious parents.
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Frances
Genevieve Herrick
Irme
Miss Wilmarth
Irma
Europe
Genevieve
A Developed Daisy and Varied Notes
An item notes Mr Burbank’s daisy work expanding field daisy size to five to seven inches with long lasting cut flowers and calls it splendid. It also mentions increased geranium size and brighter color. A London magistrate’s Russian defendant kissed the floor thrice after dismissal and left bowing. A testimonial claims Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy cured inflammatory rheumatism. Garrett Lansing of Troy, N Y endorses it. There are 30,000 dry goods stores in the United States.
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Burbank
United States
Hartman Sanitarium cures catarrh with Pernna remedy
The note claims catarrh in any organ is the same disease and that Pernna cures catarrh of the head and pelvis. It urges readers to write to Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio, for free medical advice.
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Pernna
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ost
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Woodward
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Iver Pills
TLE Iver
Thompson
Johnny Bumpernickle
Barrow
Harriet
Miss Wilmarthb
London
David Kennedy
Kennedy
Iva
Garrett Lansing
Troy, N. Y
Peru
M. Brickner
Ps J
Brickner
Jiabastine
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Baetens
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Water St
Lion
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo, Ohio
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