Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Mrs. Caseig Ward of Marlboro Mass reports backache kidney trouble began four years ago with bladder inflammation. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Burke Drug Co. she regained health in two months and remains grateful. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole US agent. 60 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Jel
Willy
Wwe
Dean
Caseig
Ward
Chestnut Street
Marlboro
Mass
Doan
Burke Drug Co. J
Foster Milburn, Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Train Schedules From Marlboro to Northboro and Framingham Notes
Rail timetable fragment lists departures and arrivals between Marlboro Northboro Framingham Concord Junction and Boston. Includes morning and evening trains with Sunday variations and times like 7 62, 12 20 a mf and 4 157.065 p m. Some entries unclear or garbled.
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Marlboro
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Anes
Hudson
Gleasondale
Stow
Maynard
Westvale
Concord Junction
Conco
Concord
A.M. A
Sudbury Street
Boston
eCar
Minnesota Governor Johnson A Storied Political Figure
A historical note recalls Minnesota Governor John A. Johnson as a notable figure despite pessimists claiming lost opportunities for American youths. The piece mentions rumors about his father dying in the poorhouse and his mother working as a washer, which were investigated and proven false.
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John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Johnson
Bather
John Johnson
Mahesora
Alindesota
Dunn
Governor Johnson of Minnesota A Farm to Fame Tale
The article recalls John Albert Johnson a Democrat who rose from St Peter editor to Minnesota governor amid a hostile statewide climate. It highlights his Swedish immigrant family roots in 1860s Minnesota his rise from grocer’s boy to journalist to editor and his 1906 landslide victory driven by a strong law enforcement platform.
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Minnesota
Lincoln
Johnson
Bryan
Taft
Boston
Democrats of
St. Peter
Herald
Henry Essler
State Editorial Association
Politi
St. Paul
John Johnson
St.Paul
Minnesota Press
Staal
Gustaf Johnson
Sweden
St. Veter
America
Caroline Haden
John
Finglls
Johnny
Little Public Library
Roosevelt
John Albert Johnson
Jonson
Fifteenth of September Tolls The Straw Hat Toll
The article notes the end of straw hats as summer 1909 ends and mentions Marlboro residents clinging to hats longer. It then honors A A Fowle of the Boston Globe for twenty five years with the paper praising his popularity and faithfulness and the Globe staff.
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Panama
A. A. Fowle
Boston Globe
Globe
Mrr. Fowle
Lowell Acton and Maynard Street Railway Time Table 1909
Public transit schedule shows weekday and Sunday operation for Maynard Acton and surrounding lines. Timetables list start times, hourly runs, and current station notes with Superintendent A. Person.
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Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
Lowell, Acton & Maynard Street Railway
Johnsons tax reforms and growth of state boards
The governor used influence to create a tax equalization board and to push new laws. He expanded assessed values for steel mines and electric railways, increasing tax revenue. Comparisons to Lincoln arise, noting Johnson's plainspoken, honest image as he governed for commonwealthspeople.
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Johnson
John
Steel Trust
Nor
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
John Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Abe
Wne
Wirth ‘Ivenue
Innatio
American Commonwealth
Dropping the Curtain at the Farewell Scene
A London Mall report recounts a theatre moment where a young man named Mr. Slowan is refused marriage by a bold, frostbitten widow in a witty exchange. She insists the man must be brave as she refuses to wed him after his hesitant confession.
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Slowan
London Mall
Speculative Life Insurance in 18th Century England
The piece recounts a mania for life insurance on public figures in 18th century England. It notes figures like Warren Hastings and the Pretender as targets and mentions wagers on Walpole and King George II. The practice waned after the Gambling Act of 1774 requiring insurable interest for valid policies.
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England
Warren Hastings
Admiral Byng
Sir Robert Walpole
George II
Dettingen
Argongut
Amateur Weather Prophets Remembered by Cleveland Clergyman
A Cleveland lawyer born in the country laments the decline of amateur weather prophets. He recalls how locals once predicted next day’s weather by atmosphere and sky and trusted fathers’ word as confidently as an unabridged dictionary. He notes people now rely on newspaper weather reports.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Marlboro Problems of the Workers
A large audience heard Rev. Forsday discuss three major labor issues facing modern workers. He condemned oppression of the poor for riches and warned that reckless profit harms families, citing diseased meat, rebate schemes, and child labor in mills and mines. He urged profit sharing as a remedy, noting Pillsbury mills and Wannamaker’s as successful models.
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Chicago
Mr. Forshay
Germany
George C. Lorimer
South
Pillsbury Mills
West
Wannamaker’s Great Store
Pennsylvania
Forshay
Eaton Shoe Co. leader returns from Europe on Kronprinzessin Cecelia
Charles A. Eaton head of the C. A. Eaton Shoe Co. and a leading local manufacturer came back from Europe Tuesday night aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecelia, arriving in New York.
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Charles A. Eaton
C. A. Eaton Shoe Co
City
Europe
Kronprinzessen Cecelia
Germany
New
Eaton returns from abroad to business duties
York businessman Mr. Eaton resumes work after a four week trip abroad. He details observations in Germany noting a Frankfort shoe factory where he praises high quality workmanship and finish, believing foreign manufacturers are advancing with American machinery and methods. Edgar B. Davis accompanied him on the trip.
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Edgar B. Davis
Brockton Enterprise
Marlboro Foresters hear trip to Toledo and convention
B F Mitchell former grand chief ranger spoke to Court Marlboro Foresters of America about his recent Toledo trip and high court convention. Chief Ranger J V Lyons introduced him and the talk highlighted cities visited and convention experiences.
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B. T. Mitchell
Court Marlboro Foresters of America
Toledo
High Court
J. Vincent Lyons
Tolédo
Enterprise
Mitchell
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