Airship warfare warned by Baden-Powell and Roberts
Major Baden-Powell urged early airship and aeroplane preparations as a deterrent to potential adversaries. Lord Roberts emphasized building England's own aerial capabilities and readiness, warning against relying on others and cautioning about continental threats and rapid wartime gains. The Times commented on Argentina's role in supplying beef and grain, urging action to curb the American Beef Trust's dominance.
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Baden-Powell
Royal Tucited Service Institution
Gow
Lord Roberts
England
Buenos Ayres
London Times
Argentine Republic
United Kingdom
Argentina
the Times
American Beef Trust
Tariffs and Morals Highlight Treasury Report Findings
Extracts from the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury detail corrupt practices in the Customs service, notably in New York and sugar duties. The piece cites $420,000 in evaded duties and links political influence to lax enforcement, while noting travelers' evasion abroad harms morale at docks and corrupts officials.
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United States
Customs Service
Romance in a Blue Book reveals curious English marriage ages
The British Registrar General's Blue Book for 1908 shows romance behind statistics as marriages reach 264,940. It notes cases such as a 50 year old bride marrying a 20 year old groom, a 14 year old girl wed to a 19 year old, and many unusual age gaps among both new and remarried couples.
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England
Wales
That Tired Feeling Promoted by Chamberlains Tablets
An urging advertisement claims daily tiredness stems from a misbehaving stomach liver and bowels and recommends Chamberlains Tablets to restore vigor. The copy asserts these tablets strengthen digestion and renew activity and notes the product is sold by chemists and storekeepers with a claim from Ernest Mansfield about Spitzbergen coal.
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Chamberlain’s
Canada Aims Mass Immigration To Open Land This Year
Britain should move to the West as Canada plans a new emigration method. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy of the Canadian Pacific Railway states land settlement is booming and 1910 may see record immigration. Canada will prepare and sell ready homes for English smallholders with £100 capital.
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Canada
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
England
Liverpool
Hongkong
Sir Thomas
West
New Zealand
Still Well Today After Eight Years With Doan's Pills
Eight years after initial cure, Ashburton resident T Alexander reports ongoing relief from kidney pain and disordered secretions after using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. His wife Mrs. Alexander confirms lasting recovery and recommends the remedy, sold widely by Foster-McClellan Co. through Sydney outlets.
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Dean
T. Alexander
East Belt
Ashburton
Drug Co
Alexander
Doan
Foster- McClellan Co
Pitt Streat
Sydney
Doan's
Domestic Servants in Germany Stamp Duty and Benefits
Each week a servant girl must paste a five cent postage stamp in a blank book as a compulsory donation by the mistress. If ill, the stamps are redeemed by the Government, or the servant may keep them until old age when the Government pays a premium.
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Germany
Italian scientist links animal nerves to prequake electric waves
The Italian A. Muc cioni suggests animals sense nervous system changes before earthquakes due to electric waves emanating from quake centers ahead of the shocks.
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A. Muccioni
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NEW Zealand Shipping Company
Royal Mail
London
Monte Video
Teneriffe
Plymouth
Clactan
Twahine
Ruapehu
Imutaka
Twakine
Tuaparirg
Avellington
Wellington
Mar
Jane
tCalls
Rio
Rio DE Tanto
Rio de Janeiro
Ruahine
N.Z
Ruapehu Ie
Rimutaka
Tarakina
Friedlander Bros., Ltd
Taleo
Rio de Janiero
Nicoll’ Bros
Wel Zealand Insurance
Test Colonial Company
Nicoll Bros
Islington
Turnip
Eslington
Ington Potato & Mangel
Colman
Government
ACE ‘Department
the Dominion
Taupe
Sterling
A. W. Jones
Jones and Sons, Jewellers
Christchurch
Jones and Sons
High Straat
Ballantyne
HIS Majesty
Lian
Robinson
Mount Somers
Pes
Hotsehold
W. T. Doak
Office OF Company
Mail” and “Guardian
George Nell
Ee Henry Patents
Rughes
Hereford Street
Keen
Zealand
Barningham & Co., Ltd
George St
Dunedin
TWINE
Ton County
Andrews
RED Circle
Binder Twine
Ments
National Mortgage and Agency Co. of N.Z., Ltd
Royds Bros. & Kirk, Ltd
Christchurch & Invercargill
Baker Bros
Cass Street
Wakanui Road
Cass and
Cameron Streets
Newman’s Livery Stables
Somerset Hotel
J. Newman
Tariffs and Morals
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Ernest Mansfield
Arctic Circle
Spitzbergen
Ermany
H.C. Barretivus
Standard Sewing Machine CO
U.S.A
Tura
Arrett
East Street
SALE
Pritchard Bros
Bill & CO. T. T. and
Tancred Street
Lipton
Buxton
Thomas
Businesa Watt
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