Investment of Surplus Funds Warns and Guides Women
A 1907 guide by Katherine Louvish Smith counsels women on safe investment choices. It contrasts savings banks with bonds and real estate, stresses safety and prudent loaning, and advises professional checks on titles, records, and deeds. It covers mortgage protections, foreclosure, insurance, and real estate agent roles.
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Katherine Louvish Smith
Joseph BB. Bowles
United States
Savings
Montana
Season's Color Schemes In Brown Tints For Fashion
The season favors brownish color schemes paired with green pink and blue. Brown grays and blues appear in shot silks stripes and plaids with lace embroidery. Fabrics include linen dimity organdy zephyrs with strong dot patterns and satin ribbons on bodices and skirts. Bright pale browns such as ripe corn captivate in sheer silks with elegant simple gowns for women of fashion.
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Zephyr
Dean's Kidney Pills Backed by Woman's Recovery Story
Mrs. Remnethe Myers of Ironton Ohio credits four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills with curing five years of kidney pain swelling and nervous sleeplessness after exposure to weather. She describes vast improvement and lasting good health. For sale by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. 50 cents a box. Yearly cigarette output cited as 4 568 729 015 in 1906 with a 842 240 425 increase amid state anti cigarette laws. United States Tobacco Journal reports.
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Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States Tobacco Journal
Mystery Welsh Rabbit Sparks Ragtime Nightmare
A humorous exchange follows a diner ordering a Welsh rabbit in a French restaurant. The woman quips she wants to hear what ragtime French will say, while others question the choice and its aftereffect.
Three Boys Endure Eczema Relief With Cuticura
A New York mother details eczema striking her three sons over five months. After visits to a dispensary yielded little relief, she reports improvement within weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting heads cleared of sores.
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Kate Keim
West 29Th St
New York
N. Y
Down East Mine Emerges in Hoosac Hills Corridor
A prominent mining region in southern Vermont and into Massachusetts shows a copper and pyrite belt with Davis company vein strikes near Charlemont and Rowe. Founded by H. J. Davis, the operation runs year round, drawing contractors and workers into a growing, western-like mining camp atmosphere.
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Hoosac Hills
Massachusetts
Deerfield
Leadville
New England
Vermont
Virginia
Clarmemont
United States
Davis
Rowe
Charlemont
Mississippi
Spain
Housatonic Range
Davis Company
Anglo-French Expo Plans For Groundwork And Magnificence
The Franco-British exposition of 1908 is in early construction at Shepherds Bush on 140 acres. It promises Indian Court Lake with terraces and a bridge, Congress Hall for conferences, a colorfully lit cascade, and multiple art palaces. The stadium area includes distinct tracks, swimming, and turf for a varied programme.
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London
Great Britain
Shepherd’s Bush
Indian Court
Congress Hall
Mr. Belcher
Royal Society of British Architects
M. Toudoive
Esplanade Des Lnvalides
Isidore Spielmann
British Olympic Association
Most Wonderful Most Astonishing Is This Country
A foreign traveler entangles with a streetcar conductor over a slow ride. The conductor explains the car ahead is behind, prompting the traveler to repeat and ponder this baffling situation. The Jusdg reflects on the humor and mystery of a new country.
The Beautiful Carrying Beauty Across The World
A concise reflection on Emersons idea that beauty must reside within us to be found worldwide. The quote asserts external travel reveals beauty, but only inner possession preserves it.
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Emerson
Clearing His Name In Wake Of Rail Scandal In Australia
A recent Australian incident underscores political caution in a censorious era. The Westralian railway records note a Miss Peacock receiving free travel valued at 35 dollars, prompting questions about why Alexander Peacock’s daughter enjoyed such privileges. He denies any sanction or authority over such benefits and asserts he has no daughter. The Boston Transcript notes his political career history and blunt denial. In a separate item, Chinese workers at the Wa Rhu gold mines give their white manager a silver tray to express deep affection.
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Australia
Westrali
Miss Peacock
Si Alexander Peacock
Alexande
Victori
Wa Rhu
Corn Field Sweetness Elijah’s Manna packaged corn flakes
An old time praise for Corn Field Sweetness branded as Elijah’s Manna. The product offers ready to eat corn flakes toasted to a brown crisp with a distinctive flavor. Grocers list pony packages at 1 cent and family size at 15 cents.
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Bismarck
Russell
Frederick
Dunderhead
Paul
St. Paul's
Detroit Free Press
Epictetus
Down East
H. J. Davis
Quebec
Amherst College
Boston & Maine
Europe
Scovil
Metropolis
Siberia
Beria
Hunt
R. M. Swarxn
Franklin
Man Farm
Corston
Malmesbury
London Daily Mall
Allcock
Wilfred
Gunbusta
Tule
Elijah
Flijah’s
Manna
Postum Cereal Co. Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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