Advice to Edith on shopping and trust in local merchants
A long letter counsels Edith against buying blind from mail order houses. It cautions to compare patterns in person, avoid being bunkoed by low quality goods, and favor local dry goods stores. The piece notes farmers’ cash purchases from distant suppliers and the trend of buying goods from Chicago and Des Moines for various items.
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Dearborn Street
Edith
Great Western
Clarion
Chicago
Des Moines
Do Ghosts Haunt Swamps
An ad extols Electric Bitters as a remedy for malaria and typhoid threats in swamps and lowlands. It cites a testimonial from Wm. Fretwell of Lacama, North Carolina, claiming three bottles cured malaria and restored health. Available for 60 cents at F. J. Brennan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Fretwell
Lacama
N. C
F. J. Brennan's
Calocide Promoted as Fast Foot Cure for Corns and Callouses
An ad touts Calocide as a remarkable cure for corns bunions and ingrown nails with quick results. It advises dissolving Calocide in hot water soaking feet for fifteen minutes massaging sore parts and applying olive oil later. The copy claims relief from sore feet and says a 25 cent package suffices and can be found at druggists.
Peace Pact Signed as Diaz and Corral Plan Resign
Officials from the Mexican government and revolutionists signed a peace agreement at the customs house in Juarez on May 23 ending six months of hostilities. The document records Diaz and Corral's planned resignations and that reform efforts will be the government’s focus. Representatives included Judge Carbajal for the federal government and Vasquez Gomez, Francisco Madero Sr., and Pino Suarez for the revolutionists.
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Juarez
Mex
Customs House
Mexico
Diaz
Corral
Taft
la Paz
Judge Carbajal
Vasquez Gomez
Francisco Madero, Sr
Pino Suarez
Harvester Co. Next on List in Antitrust Action
Washington reports Attorney General Wickersham will file civil and criminal actions against International Harvester for Sherman anti trust violations. Investigations over a year suggest ties between the harvester and beef trusts with principal holders common to both. The civil suit aims to dissolve the trust while the criminal case targets officers for combining to monopolize farming and harvesting machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wickersham
International Harvester Company
Big Harvester Trust
Harvester Trust
Beef Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Family Wiped Out in Interurban Collision near Hebron
An interurban car on the Newark division of the Ohio Electric Railroad struck the Dodson buggy killing D. W. Dodson, his wife, and two daughters aged seven and four. The mother died on pickup, the younger child died soon after, Dodson died en route to a doctor, and the elder child later. The horse bolted across the track as the buggy passed a westbound car a mile east of Hebron.
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Newark
D. W. Dodson
Hebron
Ohio Electric Railroad
Dodson
Dodsons
Taft Receives $33 Conscience Fund Gift
A resident of Oklahoma City sent President Taft thirty three dollars to settle a smuggled goods duty owed to the government. The letter says the goods were taken from Mexico City months earlier and sold now. The writer asks if the president was inconvenienced by the delay.
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Washington
Persident
Taft
The
Treasury
Aresident
Oklahoma City
Mexico City
Hatpin Stab Leaves Professor Confined at Home
Lima May 23 Professor John N Corner of the local high school faculty is confined to his home after a hatpin accidental poke in his left temple by a Grace Church choir girl on Sunday. The injury is described as serious with threat of lockjaw. The incident occurred during church activities and the pupil involved is under medical care.
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Lima
John N. Corner
Grace Church
Resignation Shakes Metropolitan Club Board
Washington May 22 The resignation of Brigadier General Clarence R Edwards Lieutenant Colonel Charles L McCawley and Captain Templin M Potts from the Metropolitan club board follows President Tafts references to blackballing proposed members as self made men The move signals displeasure with a small governing minority and a wish to dissociate from club actions
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Washington
Board of Governors
Taft
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Charles L. McCawley
Marine Corps
Templin M. Potts
Edwards
Woman horsewhips Caney school official in school boss feud
Mrs. W. A. Haynes wife of a local pastor publicly horse whipped Daniel H. Plowman a Caney school board member after a dispute over a superintendent election. Plowman and her son were later cited on a warrant.
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Caney
Kan
W. A. Haynes
The
Christian Church
Daniel H. Plowman
Plowman
Market closing prices for wheat corn pork and more
Chicago markets report closing prices for May and July futures across wheat corn oats pork lard and ribs with cash quotes for No 2 hard wheat No 2 corn and No 2 oats.
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Chicago
Chicago Cattle and Hogs Market Report May 22
Chicago cattle receipts reach 25000 with varying prices for beeves Western steers stockers and feeders cows and heifers and calves. Hog receipts total 50000 with prices from 5.50 to 6.95 for various classes. Sheep receipts 20000 with natives westerns yearlings and lambs priced from 2.25 to 7.25 per hundred pounds.
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Chicago
Market Report South Omaha Cattle Hogs and Sheep
South Omaha market recap shows cattle receipts at 4400 with steer prices 5.15 to 5.84, cows and heifers 4.55 to 6.00, stockers 4.00 to 5.50, calves 46.50 to 75.00. Hogs receipts 6300 with prices 5.00 to 5.70, extra heavies up to 5.75. Sheep receipts 1500 with wethers 4.35 to 5.05, ewes 3.65 to 4.05, lambs 5.85 to 12.00.
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South Omaha
Wethers
Ewes
Lambs
War Chief Killed in Paris Air Show Tragedy
A monoplane crash at the Paris to Madrid start in Insly les Molineux field killed Minister of War Henri Berteaux and seriously injured Premier Monis and his son, plus other officials. Aviator Train and passenger Bonnier were unharmed as thousands looked on. The event halted by cavalry and field surgeons treated the injured amid a scene of chaos.
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Paris
France
Madrid
Henri Maurice Berteaux
Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis
Antoine Monis
Henri Deutsch de la Mourthe
Aeronautica
Insy Les Molineux
M. Train
M. Bonnier
Berteaux
Premier Monts
Train
M. Spertensux
Monis
Deutsch
M. Bounier
M. Berleaux
M. Monia
M. Berteaux
M. Monis
President Seeks Summer Home on Minnetonka Shores
Representative Nye introduces a bill to build a government summer residence for the president at Minnetonka after an invitation from Senator Kenyon. The president approves the idea and support is reported from West Washington.
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Washington
Kenyon
Okoboji
Minnetonka
Nye
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Walt Mac Dougall
Patella Cook
Salt Lake
Verona
Us Naval Academy
Willie
Mers Coal Hole Coover
Chicago, Ill
Central Lumber Co
Hemingford
Nebraska
Harry P. Coursey
Phone 64 Alliance
Herald
Oliver McEuen
Hemingford, Nebr
Money For Conscience Fund
G. A. Edwards
Preacher
Caney School Board
West
Minnetonka Sugges
Senator Kenyon
Bluefields
W. Va
John Sarkey
Harvey James
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