Sunny South promises year round farming profits and climate appeal
The Sun ny South advertises perpetual farming opportunities for Northern farmers with mild climate, steady outdoor work, and high profits in strawberries and cantaloupes. It touts reliable water, abundant work, cheap productive lands, and invites inquiries to G. A. Park of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in Louisville, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Park
General Immigration and Industrial
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Louisville, Ky
Golf-Loss Turns Away From Football Games
A quip about quitting football due to overemotional involvement last fall and a summer realization that it harmed the speaker's golf accent. The dialogue contrasts future restraint with past enthusiasm, highlighting personal hobby conflict.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
Advertising claims promise cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with money back guarantee. Text also notes large pea beds in Colorado including one bed over 2,500 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Do You Think For Yourself or Gulp Down Advice
A fragment discusses medical composition sold by SSana for cures of women's illnesses, questioning whether readers think independently or accept offered remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ssana
Banking panel endorses 5 per cent fund and currency limits
The American Banking Association committee in Washington backs a 5 percent guarantee fund to redeem failed bank notes and caps currency issues to bank capital. They also favor an emergency-note tax and insist the moves aid the public, not profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Currency Committee
American Banking Association
Washington
Bank of Commission
Census report warns debting cities seek stronger laws
Census Director North reports that U S cities over 8,000 in population hold debt exceeding 1.6 million dollars in total, more than the combined debt of national and State governments and of counties school districts and minor divisions. He calls for tighter laws to compel disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Service
Cortelyou
United States
Scientists Resent Attack On Christian Scientists
Alfred Farlow of the publication committee denounces a McClure article series as false, saying a portrait shows Mrs. Sarah C. Chevaillier who died in California two years ago and not Mrs. Eddy. A letter from Chevaillier’s son confirms the image is his mother, not Eddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Alfred Farlow
Committee On Publication
Sarah C. Chevaillier
Boston
California
Eddy
Leopold and His Lobby in Washington Influences Action
Belgian King Leopold II is alleged to maintain a Washington lobby to shield Congo atrocities. The Congo Independent State, successor to the Congo International Association founded by Leopold in 1882, marks his long rule since 1865 and noted wealth and immoral conduct in the commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold II
Washington
Congo Independent State
Belgium
Congo International Association
Leopold
Cousins Named Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee
Robert G. Cousins, an Iowa congressman since 1893 and former Iowa legislator, was chosen to chair the House committee on foreign affairs. A native of Cedar County born 1859 and Cornell College graduate, he succeeds the late Robert Roberts Hitt of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towan
Hitt
Robert G. Cousins
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Iowa
Congress
Cedar County
Cornell
Cousins
Tipton
Robert Roberts Hitt
Ilinois
Roosevelt uses six reformed spellings in Congress message
President Roosevelt, in his first Congress message after the 300-word reform list, employs sixteen reformed spellings. Notable examples include thru for through, programme for program, tho for though, and altho for although.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Committee
World Sees 33 Percent Rise in American Wood Exports
The Department of Commerce and Labor reports global demand for American wood and products surged 33 percent in the first nine months of 1906 compared with the prior year. Value reached 59 million dollars, rising to 61 million with contiguous territory shipments, vs 32 million a decade earlier. boards and furnishings dominate trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Windstorm in Mississippi Kills Eight and Destroys Buildings
A Mississippi windstorm left eight people dead and leveled numerous structures across the region. Rescue crews battled debris as officials assessed the destruction and searched for survivors amid scattered communities and widespread damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Cafe Martin
New York
Count Boni Castellano
Diocese of
Nebraska
Able to Quote Scripture in Court Rhetoric
Col. John Cosgrove once congressman from Boonville district argued on a jury line defending a client. He quoted scripture asking if the sun would stand still, and Judge Hazell and Judge Draffen debated whether Cosgrove misquoted. Cosgrove then admitted it was Solomon who commanded the sun to stand still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cosgrove
Boonville
Col
Cosgrove
Daniel
James W. Draffen
James E. Hazell
Col. Cosgrove
Solomon
Kansas City Star
Trying Experience Spends Over $100 On Kidney Pills
Frances Gardner of 369 Jackson Boulevard Chicago writes that Dean's Kidney Pills cured her kidney complaints after five years and costly remedies. She claims five boxes restored health, appetite, digestion, and sleep. pills sell for 50 cents at dealers, FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Gardner
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Why do you avoid making speeches yourself asks friend
A friend asks why you avoid giving speeches and suggests letting someone else handle the oratory. Senator Sorghum replies that this helps you learn which opinions are unpopular and can be repudiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghum
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Choice of Evils and the Reflections on Careers
A humorous dialogue contrasts sending a daughter to a cooking school versus a music school. A border voice weighs fatalism against practicality while discussing education choices and future earnings. The passage then shifts to a commentary on salary structures, noting the United States Express Company plans a wage-related step and commenting on express workers' pay compared with railroad profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sopany
Agen- CA
United States Express Company
Packer Conductor Confession Amid Street Fight Case
A prisoner in a courtroom explains his jobs, saying he is a packer and a street car conductor, with a quip about hogs among the packers. The exchange highlights the defendant's reluctance and the odd friction in the fighting arrest.
Brandreth's Pills Promise Lasting Constipation Relief
The ad extols Brandreth's Pills as a reliable laxative tonic with a century of use for constipation and blood impurities. It contrasts them with other cathartics that lose effect with increased dosing, claiming Brandreth's remains effective over decades and through fifty years of daily use. It notes Svandreth's Pills as the same remedy in stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandreth
Svandreth
A Fixture A New Girl Brought to Mrs Rawler Home
Mrs Rawler asks about the new girl. Mrs Hlomer replies she is a jewel and not truly new, noting she has been with them nearly a week.
Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Remedy Claims
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee by E. W. Grove. It also notes a 1553 Portuguese attempt to farm cattle in Newfoundland, and mentions Winslow's Soorarys Sract for Caltrans tenting solvene and antiinflammatory claims priced at 3 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W.grove
Winslow
Rumors Stir About Wisconsin Central Control Plans
A rumor among railroad circles claims Wisconsin Central officials resist discussion and allege Hill interests may soon take control of the former line and integrate it with Hill systems like Burlington. Freight from Great Northern and Northern Pacific has surged fourfold via Manitowoc ferries in the last three weeks, with others in the trade corroborating but offering few details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Central
Hill Interests
the Central
Burlington
The
Central
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Manitowoc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
White House
Wilson
War Department
O'Reilly
Trainaa Bader Murray
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Carsity Hogie
Census Bureau
King Leopold
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
T. BE. Powell
Jefferson Street
Hompson
WORLD
Ipidlone
California Fig Syrup Co
Newfoundland
Canadian West
Ottawa
Canada
W. D. Scott
C J. Broughton
Vaincy Building
E. T. Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul
Minn
M. V. McKanes
Avenue
Detroit
Mich
T. O. Carrie
B. Callahan
Milwaukee
Wis
W. H. Rogers
Traction
Indianapolis
Ind
Governmant Anante
N . Nanne Ie Child
Mother Gray
Olmsted, le Roy
LEWIS
Peeks
N. Y
ST. Jacobs 1
Wis. Central
Gotham
Copper Range
Fred Kendall
Baltic
Wilhelmina Kundy
Ironwood
Edwin Hedland
Lou Anderson
Gunder Lee
Ashland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!