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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
6
A countywide promotion offers five karat gold filled Perfect Vision spectacles at 1.50 with a five year wear guarantee. The pitch urges buyers to test the lenses at home to prove their claim of superior vision and quality from Dr. Wax’s line.
A vendor touts adjustable eyewear that uses age for fit and requires no tests. Customers may buy at 1.50 for a pair labeled as five-dollar optics, with Morroccine cases offered free while supplies last and a later chance to receive a 10-karat gold filled frame upgrade.
Local vintage ad fragment for Clay's Drug Store Butler Missouri, offering mail order spectacles from Dr Hanx Spectacle Co and Morgevine pocketbook case. Mentions $1.50 direct to headquarters and a return mail service for gold filled spectacles. Ends with testimonial fragment about Dr Harz Perfect Vision.
Washington reports the death of Red Cloud at Pine Ridge Agency at age 86. The famed Sioux chief led campaigns against military posts and the Bozeman trail, opposing the Union Pacific route through Sioux lands. He rose to power in 1860sBrule and Gallala divisions, allied with Spotted Tail and American Horse, and spent his final 25 years in quiet life at Pine Ridge. Rich Men's Gifts Are Poor
A centenarian woman born December 12 1808 in Portsmouth C Tended to sewing and reading in her later years She was married in Portsmouth but the text contains garbled fragments including a reference to Clingmans Tiusbaind and a death note.
An old paper ad promotes Scott s Emulsion as the original standard for thirty five years. It compares its consistency to thick heavy cream versus thin with water and invites buyers to do it themselves. It mentions sale by Deveasers Bend and a note about a savings and child s notebook with a lock pepper atom? The ad lists Scott and Bowne at 409 Pearl Street New York.
Military court of inquiry reportedly found conclusive evidence that members of the Twenty fifth Negro regiment within the Brownsville fort fired on the town during the August 13 1906 riot. Civilian deaths and injuries followed as 167 soldiers were discharged for failing to identify shooters amid a fierce political debate over abolishing the regiment.
Edward A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin argues vanity drives women's fashion in a St. Louis Pedagogy Society talk. He traces ornamentation from ancient lip piercings to modern styles, noting the wealthy seek status while common women imitate them, claiming dress purifies the soul more than religion.
Mrs M M Coombs of 407 S Dakota St Butler Mo describes years of kidney trouble with sharp back twinges and fatigue. She says she learned of Doans Kidney Pills and began using them to relieve her symptoms and restore energy.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio pledges one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason notes December 6 1886. Cure claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Governor Haskell in Guthrie announces support for a statewide good roads commission and a state engineer to oversee interstate road expansion. He suggests a special session next spring to push permanent, high quality roads that cross county lines and require coordinated state guidance beyond county boundaries.
Tex Rickard declares the Jeffries Johnson fight will be in Salt Lake City and not fixed. He offers 5000 dollars for proof of crookedness and says Johnson will support him with Jeffries aligned with Jack Gleason. He claims Coffroth is not involved and bankers in Salt Lake guarantee no interference. Salt Palace to host about thirty thousand with alterations.
A North Carolina doctor finally found relief after 15 years of indigestion. Using New Life Pills cured his constipation biliousness sick headache and multiple stomach and liver complaints. Available for 25 cents at F T Clay's.
In Williams town Kentucky a mob confronted Thompson as he returned from Lexington to face criminal assault charges and pressured Circuit Judge Cammack to vow a hanging within 30 days. Cammack pledged on the jail steps and set the date for January 7. Thompson pleaded not guilty as the case moved forward under extraordinary trial circumstances.
Washington reports insurgent Republicans face rejection beyond Congress as administration and agencies bypass prominent backers. Maurice D. OConnell, Treasury solicitor for twelve years, will leave his Iowa hometown. insiders say the position is too prestigious for an insurgent. Wisconsin senator La Follette also sees a district attorneyship blocked, with a named appointee sidelined for six months. Census patronage shifts lean against La Follette allies.
The Twice-A-Week Republic of St Louis announces a Christmas offer offering a three-year subscription for 1.00 dollars. The rate applies only from December 1 to December 31, 1909 and ends after December 31 1909. No premiums or cash commissions are allowed and the price is net. Send payment to The St Louis Republic, St Louis Mo.
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