Public Safety and infrastructure notes in June issue
Notes urge Norfolk and Western to install safe gates at the passenger station for traveler safety and meeting space. The piece cites Sunrise in the South on Panama Canal prospects and predicts canal era prosperity for coal interests. It also discusses land delinquency, a West Virginia law critique, a social gossip trial detail, and a Bluefield to Gap of the Ridge road plan urging low grade construction.
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Norfolk and Western
Panama Canal
Bluefield
From One Extreme to Another
The article notes a 19 percent May rise in bank clearings from a year earlier, wage restoration in key areas, improved securities markets, and growing money demand as signs of recovery from 1907 panic. It warns that sustained monetary ease may end and interest rates could rise due to increased demand and heavy corporate financing absorbing nearly a billion.
Currency System Fears Ahead for Business Prospects
The Commercial Bulletin argues a well designed currency could ease bank reserve strain and meet rising demand, easing business expansion worries. It notes current anxieties stem from the national banking system and an inadequately expanding currency.
North American Gymnastic Union Turnfest Opens in Cincinnati
Cincinnati readies for the thirteenth annual turnfest with an expected crowd of 50,000 visitors. The Carthage fairgrounds host daily athletic contests and field exercises over ten days. A grand parade next Thursday will be reviewed by Governor Harmon and other dignitaries, featuring Fort Thomas garrison, Ohio National Guard companies, 3,000 turners, and multiple societies with floats and banners.
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Cincinnati
North American Gymnastic Union
Carthage Fairgrounds
Harmon
Fort Thomas
Ohio National Guard
Rear Admiral Hemphill Retires After 47 Years Service
Washington reports Rear Admiral Joseph N. Hemphill is placed on the navy retired list after forty seven years of active service on land and sea. The Ohio native and Annapolis graduate served on the Monongahela during the 1867 wreck and held key posts including Manila and Venezuelan waters duties and North Atlantic fleet chief in 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph N. Hemphill
Ohio
Hemphill
Annapolis Academy
Monongahela
West Indies
Naval Service
Manila
Andrade-Castro
North Atlantic
Albert G. Berry
Lancaster
League Island Navy Yard
Francis H. Sherman
Northwestern Baptist convention gears up in Portland
Arrangements are nearing completion for the Northwestern Baptist convention in Portland starting next week. About two thousand delegates from Baptist churches across the country are expected to attend to discuss educational and missionary activities among other church matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Northwestern Baptist Convention
William Tell Flour Promises Pure Clean Flour Quality
Advertisement extols William Tell Flour as ideal for homemakers seeking clean flour for fine bread. It describes sealed storage tanks at Ansted & Burk Company mills in Springfield Ohio, sixfold grain cleaning, and automated filling and sealing of bags and barrels.
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Ansted & Burk Company
Springfield
Ohio
Prominent figures attend divorce law convention
A convention on divorce law lists key participants including President Harry Pratt Judson of the University of Chicago, President Emory B. Hunt of Denison University, President Harr of Newton Theological Seminary, Dr. W. C. Britting of St. Louis, Dr. Shailor Matthews of the University of Chicago, and Dr. P. S. Henson formerly of Tremont Temple Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
Emory B. Hunt
Denison University
Harr
Newton Theological Seminary
W. C. Britting
St. Louis
Shailor Matthews
Theological Department
P. S. Henson
Tremont Temple
Boston
Party games bring out the ugliest face prize
In Hutchinson a party prompt to revive old childhood games sparked a contest for the ugliest face. Judges awarded a box of bonbons to an otamaic who protested she was not playing, a moment noted in the Kansas City Star.
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Hutchinson
London Bridge
Kansas City Star
Neighboring neighbors discuss lawn care timing
A brief exchange shows one neighbor requesting to borrow a lawn mower and the other noting they have not started using theirs yet for the season, but are open to lending it before it breaks down.
Debtor and Creditor Clash Over Promised Payment
Debtor admits inability to pay a current bill while the creditor recalls a prior promise to settle. The exchange centers on whether the debtor kept to the previous commitment. No further details are provided.
The Lawyer Madam Intervenes in Perjury Objection
In court the defense and opposition clash over an alleged attempt to induce perjury. The judge is urged to rule on the witness's credibility and any improper questioning.
Rainy wisdom from Uncle Pocks on umbrellas
The speaker quips that rain falls on the just and unjust but the wise keep their umbrellas dry. He notes wisdom lies in preparedness.
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Uncle Pocks
The Christy Girl and Harrison Fisher Cartoon Dialogue
The fragment presents a Christy Girl caption about a conductor wielding a baton and a Harrison FisherGirl remarking she sympathizes with him while trying to kill time. The text hints at a period illustration caption with social humor.
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Christy
Harrison Fisher
Eve
Keeley Institute Treats Large Number of Addicts in Greensboro
The Keeley Institute in Greensboro continues to treat many individuals suffering from whiskey and drug addictions the tobacco habit and nervous exhaustion.
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Keeley Institute
Greensboro
Goodykoontz Drug Co Sells Pinesalve Remedy
Pine salve with carbolized antiseptic properties marketed as thoroughly healing and cleansing. Claimed to soothe and stop pain and offered by The Goodykoontz Drug Co.
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Pinesalve
The
Goodykoontz Drug Co
A Want Ad Will Fetch It
A compact notice notes that a want ad can attract the right buyer or job seeker. It emphasizes quick results and practical reach for readers seeking specific goods or services.
Northwest conference opens at The Breakers in Long Branch
The fourth annual Northwest conference of Young Women's Christian Associations opened at The Breakers today in Long Branch and will run through June 29. In Macon Georgia a police officer killed Emma Raymon then fatally shot himself, turning the revolver on himself.
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YY. W. CG. A
Long Branch
Northwest Conference of Young Women’s Christian Associations
Breakers
Macon
Emma Raymon
Oscar Abel
Laughlin exposes art hoax and court painters critique
Pittsburg art connoisseur James L Laughlin recovers 9500 from a dealer for a 30 dollar painting. He mocks court painters at dinner and recalls a Russian scheme involving King Charles of Württemberg and the Grand Duchess Olga with a flattering oil portrait. He notes De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve is the original and promotes Greensboro Keeley Institute grounds and Daily Telegraph want ads.
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James L. Laughlin
Pittsburg
Laughlin
Charles of
Wurtemberg
Olga
Russia
Charles
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Celebrated as All Purpose Healer
An advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the perfect healer for cuts corns burns bruises sores scalds boils ulcers eczema salt rheum sore eyes cold sores chapped hands and piles. Priced at 25 cents at all druggists.
Want Ad For Cars And Timely Offers
Classified item notes a special price on No 1 Timothy Hay and invites readers to write or phone for details about three or four cars available.
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Timothy Hay
Bluefield Feed Co Markets Ring's Little Liver Pills
Local ad promotes Ring's Little Liver Pills from Goodykoontz Drug Co claiming bowel regulation and headache relief. Easy to take and sold at a Bluefield supplier.
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Goodykoontz Drug Co
The Useless Tragedy of the Farmer's Wife
William Atherton Du Puy argues in The Delineator that millions of farm wives bear the burden of feeding families while improving farm prosperity yet suffering poor conditions. He cites the Country Life Commission noting only ten percent of farmers and farm wives have improved living standards despite wealth generated on farms.
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William Atherton du Puy
Mr. du Puy
Country Life Commission
Bread Making Facts From An Old Home Economics Guide
The guide explains soda can prevent souring without reducing food value and describes yeast as a moisture loving fungus. It covers durum pasta from hard wheat flour, gluten content differences between hard and soft wheat, and how water absorption affects loaf size. It details baking air circulation for crust, improper steaming, flour testing by color, texture, moisture, and flavor.
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United States
Remedies for Acid Stomachs in Daily Diet
The article notes acidity as a common distress caused by poor chewing, rapid or overeating, or unwholesome foods. It advises slow, sparing meals with well cooked food and avoiding fats and sweets. It suggests lemon in hot water or vinegar in hot water as potential cures with persistent use and no side effects.
Kodol Digestive Aid Promised to Work Like Stomach
An advertisement claims Kodol will perform the stomach’s digestive work when the stomach is tired or unhealthy. It asserts Kodol is made of the same juices as a healthy stomach, never tires, and can fully digest food. Get a bottle at the nearest drug store.
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Kodo
Tee
Beck
Siren
Hove
B.C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
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Buckeye
William Tell
Atha Opera
DeWitt
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Feed Company
Superior, Ohio
Fifth Avenue
Huntington
Fifth Ave
Superior
Superior Supply Co
Bluefield, West Virginia
C. B. Pocahontas
Unite @ States Geological Survey
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
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Castner, Curran & Bullitt
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Pefiacet
Ain
Broadway
New York City
N. Y
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Old Colony Building
C DI
Moreless Coal
Congress
Cincinnate Strickland Building
England
Aids
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Golden Medical Discovery
Nature
G. M. McCulloch
Pres
PTW
Nady Viel
Ers Agency
C. A. Bradshaw
S & Treas
Proeristsr
Pedigo & Garry Architects
Bluefield, W. VA
Kerey & Mover
Bipa
Atlantic City
Node
Walter J. Buzby
A. D. Wood, M. D
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Pocahontas
Jem Clace
Benner
Bluefeld
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