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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
7
Not What He Expected
A brief quote from the Commercial Tribune shows Willie questioning promised reward for yard work. His father answers that the reward lies in the mental satisfaction of a duty well done, illustrating a clash with idealist theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Papa
Commercial Tribune
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said To Cure Rheumatism
Mrs Betsey A Chinson narrates that after five years of inflammatory rheumatism and a fatal relapse she used two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. Within two weeks she could wait on herself, tend wood, plant potatoes, and gather produce. The story attributes rheumatism to uric acid and claims the pills remove it via kidney action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
N. Y
Betsey A. Chinson
Dodd
Minding His Own Business On A Stage Ride
A Maine stage driver Wallace Cummings recalls a passenger who teased him with questions about landscapes along the Bridgton to Portland route. When a mail bag dropped, the traveler answered in Wallace style, reminding him to mind his business, ending the trip in cold silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Cummings
Bridgton
Portland
Wallace
Driver
Boston Herald
Postum Brings Relief From Coffee Distress
A letter from Cartersville extols Postum Food Coffee as a saúdeful alternative to coffee, noting improved digestion and sleep after switching. The writer attributes health gains and calmer nerves to Postum and recommends the product, mentioning the booklet The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Abusing the Flag in Hutchinson Sunday Baseball Turmoil
Washington Star notes two forms of flag abuse. A Hutchinson Sunday baseball protest ended with a woman using a flag and placard to halt play, but the plan failed as players and crowds pushed her off the field. The piece argues such acts mock the flag and public duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Hutchinson
United States
Washington Star
Japanese Labor in Isthmus Sparks Race Concerns
The Indianapolis Sun reports fear over Japanese labor entering the Isthmus zone. It notes potential wage and labor market disruption if Japanese competition rises, and mentions a Japanese commission studying climate and labor issues. The piece cites 7,000 to 8,000 government employees in the area, with no breakdown of Japanese workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Japan
Indianapolis Sun
Anti Trust Ruling Impacts Government Rail Rebates
The Attorney General Moody allows rebates from railroads for government works while noting public authorities must avoid competitive markets. Secretary Hitchcock may seek reduced rates for irrigation dam projects and other arid region construction but applies only where works are noncompetitive. The Philadelphia Record remarks the decision favors trusts and could hamper state ventures like a Kansas oil refinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Hitchcock
United States
Kansas
Standard Oil Company
Roosevelt
Philadelphia Record
Panama Canal and Japanese Labor Invasion Fears
The article warns that Japanese laborers brought for the Panama Canal may flood into the United States, with fears they will not return home. It argues the issue touches American labor more than the canal itself and suggests broader racial and migration concerns across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
French Tonfine Insurance Ban Reflected in New Law
The Boston Herald reports France adopts a law regulating HUfe insurance and likely prohibits ton tine policies by requiring annual profit accounting for policy holders. Massachusetts previously barred toutine insurance as public policy, deeming it gambling where gains go to policy buyers and losses fall on estates when policies lapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Hufe
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
Why Germany Has No Tramps
A National Magazine essay contrasts Germany's welfare state with the United States and Britain, arguing that state pensions, cheap public transport, baths, parks, and public concerts reduce poverty. It contends police vigilance and a paternal government push unemployed workers toward work, resulting in fewer vagrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
National Magazine
Japan's Fishery Prowess Shaped by Ingenuity and Range
The article lauds Japan's fishing industry noting its global leadership in labor force, output, and use of aquatic products. It highlights seaweed production, diverse preparations, and the high value of marine crops versus U.S. figures, with Japan regarded as industrious and resourceful in adapting methods from other countries. It also mentions sharks and other sea fare as staple foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
China
Europe
Hugh M. Smith
National Geographic Magazine
Explanation by Pa Henpeck on empty title
A humorous dialogue from Glasgow Evening Times about titles and status in the home. Pa explains an empty title as a phrase used by a mother to refer to the household head during visitors. The exchange adds a playful note on labels and social roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa Henpeck
Willie
Glasgow Evening Times
Profits of the Packers and the Beef Trust Debate
The Garfield report shows packing industry profits at about two percent of business, lower than flour mills at seven percent. Government census data from 1900 indicate widespread mill competition but slim margins for packers, fueling anti trust agitation and the insight that pigs squeal but wool remains elusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef Trust
America
Illinois
Hilnois
United States
Oldest of All Lawsuits In Spain Lingers Since 1517
Spain claims the world’s longest running lawsuit begun in 1517 between Marquis De Viana and Count Torres De Cabrera over a pension. The case, sub judice for centuries, has seen massive sums diverted by attorneys and officials to keep the dispute from swelling. Judges fear delaying into the fifth century and push for a decision within two more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Marquis de Viana
Torres de Cabrera
Monthly Trial Shows Women Regain Health After Irregular Functions
Mrs. OC H Davis of Carmel Maine describes chronic monthly misery from irregular female functions and says Dr Williams Pink Pills restored her health. She reports improved strength and appetite after several boxes and credits the remedy with ending pain dizziness and fatigue. The pills are offered for ar mere weakness and are sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OC. H. Davis
Carmel
Maine
The Millcreek Philosopher Quotations
A Cincinnati Commercial quotation notes evasion as cowardice to direct falsehood. It argues fate is unclear and urges acting on deeds over words, condemning lawyers and speculators while lamenting a bookworm who sees only printed pages and a farmer’s grain ground by the hopper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millcreek
All Nature
Cincinnati
Your spelling is awful Harry says mother
A mother scolds her young hopeful Harry for spelling as he defends it as writing. The playful exchange highlights a domestic moment about language and pride in a youngster's craft.
White Clothes Brightened With Red Cross Ball Blue
A domestic advice item suggests using Red Cross Ball Blue to keep yellowed whites bright. Grocers offer a 202 large package for 6 cents. A father's objection to a daughter’s suitor leads to hiring another tailor.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Claim
An advertisement asserts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female complaints ovarian troubles uterine disorders and related symptoms. It claims high success rates for leucorrhea kidney and backache relief and invites readers to write Mrs Pinkham in confidence.
Harvesting Across the Globe Month by Month
The article notes year round harvest activity from January to December across regions. It lists New Zealand, Argentina, East India, Egypt, Cyprus, Asia Minor, Persia, Cuba, China, Japan, Turkey, Greece, Spain, southern France, parts of the U.S. South, Austria, Germany, Russia, Britain, Sweden, Norway, Peru, and South Africa as having harvests in different months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Cyprus
Asia Minor
Persia
Cuba
China
Japan
Turkey
Greece
Spain
France
America
Austria
Germany
Russia
Great Britain
Sweden
Norway
Peru
South Africa
No Tongue Can Tell How I Suffered Eczema Cure
Mrs Alfie Etson of Bellevue Michigan recounts five years of painful itching and bleeding eczema. After failed medical care she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and was soon entirely well. She invites letters from doubters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tongerte
Alfie Etson
Bellevue
Mich
No Sign Count Questioned After Banter
Dialog from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes a Moscow or Russian count referenced in a humorous exchange about intoxication and memory with Edythe and Eithel noting the count could not pronounce his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wihel
Edythe
Eithel
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Don’t Let Baby Cry Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Ad
A 1920s style advertisement urges parents to use Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for upset stomachs in babies and children. It claims the laxative is safe, effective, and to be kept at home with money back if it fails, sold by all druggists at 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Manx Language Society Forms to Record Island Speech
The Manx Language Society forms to preserve Isle of Man speech by sending a phonograph around the island. Old men with pure accent will record passages from Scripture folklore stories idioms and proverbs. Records will be kept at the society rooms in Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manx Language Society
Isle of Man
Douglas
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Tonfine Insurance
Washington Post
Senator Blackburn
Kentucky
Blacckburn
Blackburn
Washington
Mr. Blackburn
Joe
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hax
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