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Ashton Gazette

Location

Ashton, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1908

Page

2

Ashton Gazette Publisher in Ashton Illinois

Local newspaper note lists Ralph J. Dean as publisher for the Ashton Gazette based in Ashton Illinois. No further details provided in the fragment.

Ralph J. Dean

Recovery of $12000 Pearl Necklace After Careless Loss

Mrs. William D. Little of New York recovered a $12,000 pearl necklace that vanished after she removed it at the opera and tucked it into her cloak. The cloak passed through a maid to a resale shop where the necklace was found in the pocket by the shopkeeper. A jeweler confirmed the item, leading to the swift return to Mrs. Little who had not noticed its disappearance.

William D. Little New York Mrs. Little Opera

Masonic Temple in Baltimore Destroyed by Fire

The Masonic Temple on North Charles Street Baltimore suffered major fire damage with the structure above the second floor listed as a hollow shell. The Grand Lodge ownership insured for 300000 the contents for 354 The first floor housed stores damaged by water while the upper lodge rooms featuring marble and fine woods were harmed though records stored in a cellar vault are believed intact.

Grand Lodge Masonic Temple North Charles Street Baltimore Grand Lodge of Masons

Snowball Fireblock Save Pa. Town Without Water

Hundreds of residents in swell, Pennsylvania saved a mining town from a blaze threatening a powder store by throwing thousands of snowballs. With no fire department and scarce water, the crowd halted the fire and kept it to six buildings.

Swell

Healing by Faith at St Pauls Reformed Episcopal Chicago

Bishop Samuel Fallows leads St Pauls Church Chicago in adding Christian psychology based healing to medical practice. The program targets functional nervous disorders and similar conditions while excluding organic diseases like typhoid fever.

St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal Church of Chicago Samuel Fallows Lallows St. Paul’s St. Paul's Boston Boston Emmanuel Church Fallows Worcester McComb Emmanuel Church Bishop Fallows Chicago England Wisconsin Methodist Episcopal Church Reformed Episcopal Church St. Paul's Church

Mayor Moore Runs Mutual Matchmaker Scheme Westward

Spokane reform mayor C Herbert Moore operates a matchmaking program to pair hopeful spouses across the inland northwest. He fields letters from women seeking husbands and from men seeking wives, promising matches from Chicago to Philadelphia and ranchers to miners. A deputy secretary helps pair inquirers, while residents see the mayor as the most popular man in the west. Separate fire news reports Culbertson Montana required dynamite to halt total city flames.

C. Herbert Moore Spokane Chicago Indianapolis Memphis Philadelphia Inland Pacific Northwest Moore

Big Poultry Show Draws National Aristocracy in Chicago

The national poultry show in Chicago features about three thousand exhibitors from the Middle West and beyond. Prizes reach up to 2,500 for the champion hen owned by Ernest Kellerstruss of Kansas City, with many birds valued at 500 to 1,000. The event also displays fighting cocks, turkeys, ducks, racing homing pigeons, and pheasants from a major Chicago-area farm.

Chicago National Fanciers’ and Breeders’ Association Middle West New York Ernest Kellerstruss Kansas City

Congress Debates Treasury Bond Issue and Penal Code

The Senate and House clash over the Treasury bond issuance to national banks amid calls for more information. Debate centers on the penal code and voter and jury qualifications, with amendments on penalties rejected. A joint resolution cuts China war indemnity. House and Senate push penal code revisions amid procedural shifts.

Secretary of the Treasury Senate Culherson Aldrich Tillman Bailey Cortelyou United States House Culberson China

Borax uses and health warnings in early advertorials

An assortment of notices extol borax as a safe cleanser and disinfectant for homes and baby bottles, claiming germ prevention and multiple domestic uses. It also notes concerns about foul air in cities, citing health experts on ventilation and disease. A light curiosity on aiming accuracy ends the piece.

Pacific Coast Borax. Co Chicago

Banished Coffee Finally Gone From Our Homes

A reader recalls headaches from seven years of coffee use and how switching to Postum Food Coffee ended the problem. After learning proper preparation, both she and a friend banished coffee from their households and found Postum a preferable alternative. Battle Creek Michigan based Postum Co. promotes The Road to Wellville.

Postum Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan Wellville

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