Shooting Lions Easy as Killing Domestic Cats
Mina Viola Meade of Battle Creek an African veteran hunter rebuts myths about Africa in New York. She says shooting lions is easy in Africa, questions hunting as sport, and describes natives, farming, mining, and frontier life with mixed views on wealth and civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mina Viola Meade
Battle Creek
Mich
Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Mike Meade
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Clegg
America
Bulawayo
California
Florida
Revision Upward Despite Party Pledges
An editorial from the St Louis Times criticizes Senate efforts on tariff policy. It argues the Aldrich and Payne bill factions, led by Lodge, push a protectionist line against free goods and presidential stance. It warns that the Senate shows little regard for public opinion and that tariff relief may be blocked in conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Pennsylvania
Aldrich
Senate
Republican Party
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Iepublican
White House
House
Congress
Ss. Louis
We Should Live 100 Years
Dr Charles H Hughes dean of Barnes College says life expectancy could reach 90 or 100 years if people avoided bad living. Speaking to a mixed graduating class in Boston he warned that mortality from preventable diseases shows failures in medicine and predicted medical advances will improve living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Charles H. Hughes
Medical Department
Barnes College
St. Louis
College of Physicians
Hughes
What would you take for a time on one food only
An advertisement endorses Quaker Oats as the best single food for a period of limited diet. It claims oats provide maximal strength with minimal digestive wear and tear and suggests continuing other items briefly to notice strength gains. The copy urges not to stop eating other things while on the test.
Bryan Chides Senators Over Lumber Tariff
In the Commoner W J Bryan denounces Democratic senators who voted for a lumber tariff. He argues such votes repudiate the Denver platform, harm forests, raise the price of a basic commodity, tax vast industries, and burden the public for a few timber owners. He questions whether the votes reflect national or state interests and condemns tariffs on lumber as harming widespread consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Denver
Bryan
Reduction of Faculty and Salaries at Northwest State Normal
The Northwest State Normal board of regents concluded an investigation and trimmed the faculty from thirty to twenty. Ten teachers were dropped, salaries above 150 a month cut ten percent, those under 150 cut five. Average payroll rose from 8581 to 9193.74 monthly. a July 12 meeting will elect a new president to succeed Homer M. Cook after the summer term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryville
Northwest State Normal
Board of Regents
Homer M. Cook
Night Riders Viewed by Rev. Steel from Kansas City
The Rev. 8. A. Steel, former Central Methodist Church pastor, now in Union City Tennessee, criticizes the Tennessee night rider crackdown. He argues Reef Lake should have been purchased to create public lakes, noting the 1811 earthquake created the lake and that heirs own the land now. Fishermen driven from water turned to lawbreaking to regain fishing grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. A. Steel
Central Methodist Church of
Kansas City
Union City
Tenn
Waa
Blossom House
K. C. Times
Tennessee
Reef Lake
Hetra
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promised as Perfect Healer
A Victorian advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as unmatched for cuts corns burns bruises sores eczema saltrheum and piles. It claims supreme effectiveness for sore eyes cold sores chapped hands and other ailments, offered at 25 cents at I T Clay's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
I’. T. Clay's
Man Linked to Coroner Jury Kills Wife After Inquest
Chillicothe Missouri June 7, Impelled by mental suggestion heard while serving on a coroner's jury investigating a man who killed his wife and died by suicide Charles Lamp returned home and killed his wife with a hammer then drank carbolic acid He moved to Idaho Falls Idaho and was a former resident of Livingston County near Chillicothe The death news reached Chillicothe Friday Lamp's mind is said to have been deranged by a sequence of circumstances in which mental suggestion played a leading role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothle
Charles Lamp
Lamp
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Livingston County
Here
Chillicothe
Favorite Prescription promoted for women health benefits
The item touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for women with demanding duties including nursing mothers and expectant mothers. It emphasizes that the medicine is of known composition with ingredients listed in plain language and sold by druggists, claiming safety and efficacy for easing childbirth and female ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Erie
Remedy for coughs and colds from Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral
A dated advertisement promotes Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as a trusted cough remedy nearly seventy years old. It emphasizes that the product is not a substitute for a doctor but a doctor's aid, with no alcohol, and urges readers to consult their physician and follow advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
JC Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Democrats Boost Missouri Schools Across State
A Missouri political column lists Democratic achievements in education from 1872 to 1908, detailing increased school funds, creation of normal schools and training institutes, and expanded rural secondary education. it contrasts this with criticism of Governor Hadley and Republican press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri School and Seminary Trust
Lincoln Institute
Teachers College of
State
United States
National Educational Conventions and Elks Tour Dates
The record lists conventions and gatherings including the National Educational Association in Denver from July 8 to 9, 1909, the Elks event in Los Angeles from July 11 to 18, 1909, and the Grand Army meeting in Salt Lake City from August 0 to 14, 1900. Dates and locations are the primary facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Educational Association
Denver
Elks
Los Angeles
Grand Army
Salt Lake
How He Wants His Wedding Written
Fort Scott Tribune notes wedding writing often glosses over truth. The piece claims a past couple Jim Jones and Mag Smithers married last night after a long, troubled courtship, driven by neighbors to silence gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jones
Mag Smithers
Jones
20 Beautiful Post Cards Offer From Farm Progress
Farm Progress of St. Louis Missouri offers readers twenty beautiful color postcards for 6 cents to cover mailing and handling. Send names of non subscribers to Farm Progress, St. Louis, Missouri, with payment to receive the cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Progress
St. Louis
United States
Sime
FAM Progicess
Danger of Panic Return is Over Says Harriman
On the eve of departure for Europe Harriman analyzed causes of the 1907 panic and argued dangers of a repeat are past. He said the country’s business is on a very substantial basis and prosperity hinges on farmers’ realization and preparations. There are more acres in cultivation than ever, and with favorable weather a big surge of speculation may occur before prices settle to crop levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
A. Herman
Carriman
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Notice
One hundred dollar reward offer for a catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Endorsed by Watowe Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists. Internal remedy acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Take Hall's for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Watowe, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall's
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senators
Missouri
Hadley
Board of Equalization
Gordon
Uniter
Democratic State Senate
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Journal
G. D
Journal 14
The
Missouri Senate
Missouri House
Fort Scott Tribune
Harriman
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!