Don'ts For Advertisers From A Banquet Talk
A condensed list of advertising don’ts from a banquet speech by F D Corburn, Kansas state official, advising advertisers to avoid overstatement, stay truthful, use clear space, invest in quality illustrations, announce directions, and treat publishers fairly. Includes stray ad copy and medical and miscellaneous notes interspersed in the column.
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F. D. Coburn
Kansnng State Board of Agriculture
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
White
Cuti cura products claim cured skin humor in Newark 1905
An 1905 Newark man reports curing a facial and leg skin humor with Cuticura Soap and Ointment after failed earlier treatments. The ad also promotes Jewish migration to Jerusalem, Winslow's syrup, and a New York Central rail service to Chicago. It promotes a medical book by Dr. J Hamilton Ayren.
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N. J. Myers
U.S. N
U. &. S. Newark
New York
Parody and Band Antics Stir Local Election Vibes
A Democrat watched a Republican parody in Sedalia while a Republican rival chased the band leader toward the courthouse. The Philadelphia Press notes Markley’s rising wealth as others anticipate meeting him, reflecting tense campaign humor and cross party banter.
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Sedalia
Court House
Jefferson
Hansas City
No Beds In My House Say John Rockvollt
In a fragmentary reminiscence a speaker from New Orleans laments no beds at home. The voice vows to sleep on the floor rather than bring beds into the house. The piece blends yarns of quilts, comforts, and a family scene with local color and odd phrasing.
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John Rockvollt
Ben
W. Lo Douging
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Douglas
Dept
The Salvation of Daniel in Mrs Trapaud's Hall
A wealthy widow Mrs Trapaud profits from horses and a mare purchase while Daniel, her trusted servant, confronts a hidden surname and a moral test. The estate houses aging staff, a lone outsider, and a tense moment as gold glistens on the table and a whispered warning echoes from a servant.
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Trapaud
The Forgotten Dead and Early Tombstones
A London Standard correspondence recalls scarce open-air inscriptions from the seventeenth century. Old stones survive in Isle of Wight churches such as Godshill Bonchurch and Brading, with dates 1616 1619 1624 1627 1646 1687 1702, plus examples at Wateringbury Tonbridge Ipswich Harwich Southwold Colwyn Bay Millbrook and elsewhere.
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Goshill
Ventnor
Annie Garde
Bonchurch
Isle of Wight
Godshill
Brading
St. Lawrence
Wateringbury
Kent
London Standard
Pearls of Thought and Moral Aphorisms Collage
A collage of scattered quotations on virtue, faith, and self restraint. It juxtaposes proverbs about kindness, suspicion, the value of action over prayer, and warnings about pride with stray notes on urban driving and public transport danger. The text reads like a fragmented moral miscellany from a historical paper.
Daniel Covets Gold or Risk of Murder in Dramatic Episode
In a tense scene Daniel eyes gold with dangerous greed while Mrs. Trapaud pleads for him to return it. He wrestles with temptation and guilt, finally placing the money back and leaving as she warns him against drink and disgrace. Lordun Tatler presents the fraught moment and implied consequences.
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Daniel
Mrs. Trapaud
Dante
Mrs.Trapand
Inheritance tale shocks Trenton as missing heir found dead
A tale from Trenton reports police seeking William Botamacker to inform him his German father left a vast fortune. The man was found to have hanged himself in Broad Street Park years earlier after years of drinking and money issues. Coroner and officials pieced together the tragedy amid other regional notices.
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Earth
Trenton
William Botamacker
Germany
Bower
Hiner
Sid
Broad Street Park
Bossmacker
Frenton
New York
Bossbacker
McFaul
William O'Farrell
Atlantic Highlands
Patrick Treacy
Sisters of Charity Hospital
Baltimore
Father O'Farrell
St. Mary's Cathedral
Father Treacy
Burlington
George Conover
Avante City
Conover
Frank Bookwalter
Springfold
Ohio
Front Steps
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefellers
Causes of wage hikes tied to higher living costs
A Bureau of Labor report shows a broad rise in prices from 1890 to 1905 with food, clothing, rent, fuel, and utensils increasing. Food alone rose about 17.2 percent since 1904 and 12.4 percent versus the 1890s ten-year average, with bacon and eggs among the steep gains.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Labor
Peanut growers to seek five and half cents a pound
Virginia and North Carolina peanut growers demand five and a half cents per pound for prime trade peanuts. If the market fails to pay this price, growers vow to halt output. The crop is reported short and inferior. Vermont reports bees less active this season.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Automobiles to Surge in 1907 and 1908 Says Makers
Manufacturers estimate 5000 cars will be built in America in 1907 with 35000 projected for 1908. Over two years output may reach one car per thousand residents. Chicago industry remains busy despite winter, while city permit records show permits issued have not fallen.
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America
Chicago
Ubh
Business and the Outlook in Wholesale and Retail Trade
Trade turns indicate no unfavourable cludge in the general business situation. Weather conditions temporarily restrict trade in game sections, but wholesale volume remains very heavy for the time of year and retail trade is active in nearly all areas.
New Orleans Declares Banana Port World Leader
New Orleans boasts the largest banana port in the world with claims of massive imports featuring 10,000,000 banana bunches and substantial cocoanut shipments this year. The city promotes its status as a premier cocoa nut and banana trading hub.
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New Orleans
Local Labor Actions Prompt Government Aids
Government moves to avert strikes by backing key industries amid labor unrest. Pall River cotton mill operatives steel workers and railway employees join a broader effort with support from aid programs across sectors.
Jamaica Fruit Trade Values to United States 1905 06
Jamaica shipped fruit to the United States valued at a substantial amount for the year ended March 8 1906. Shipments to all other countries amounted to 596 thousand.
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Jamaica
United States
President Spencer Dies In Railway Wreck
Samuel Spencer president of the Southern Railway was killed in a rear end collision on his line near Lynchburg Virginia. General Philip Schuyler also perished in the crash which killed seven and injured eleven. Survivors include H B Spencer and others, with fault cited to a signal operator error at Rangoon. Spencer, a Georgia native and Confederate veteran, was a leading figure in southern industry and democratic railroad leadership.
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Philip Schuyler
New York
Lynchburg
Samuel Spencer
The
Southern Railway
J. Pierpont Morgan
General Schuyler
Alexander Hamilton
Spencer
Friendship
N. C
Samue Spencer
New York City
Philp Schuyler
Charles D. Fisher
Baltimore
Francis T. Redwood
D. W. Davis
Alexandria
J. W. Shaw
Lynchburg Hospital
BE. A. Merrill
Rangoon
Mattox
H.B. Spencer
South
Mr. Spencer
Columbus
Loambert and
Vernona Spencer
Nelson Stanery
Nelson Rangers
General Forrest
Hoag
Atlanta
Nashville
Young Spencer
University of Georgia
Vivian Benning
Georgia
Ok&7
Henry
Southern Raihway
Vivian Spencer
James T. Lang, Jr
Michigan Central
Hoe
America
Girl Sacrifices Self Saving Friend From Train
Creston Ohio reports Nellie Carter daughter of Judge Carter ran to save her friend Miss Nettie McIntyre from an Erie passenger train but was struck and killed instantly. McIntyre was uninjured as the two young companions walked along the railroad track to reach the Carter residence. they failed to notice the approaching train.
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Creston
Ohio
Nettie McIntyre
Erie
Nellie Carter
Judge Carter
McIntyre
Carter
Recovery and notable firsts in early 20th century society
Recovery announced for Miss Marvy Johnston and Miss Mary Johnston author of To Have and to Hold. Adele Dillon of Los Angeles performs in Milan. Danish Captains' Society honors Lana C Pederson in Copenhagen. Frank Stockton widow dies in Washington. London writer Harrader threatens to move if streets not paved. Mrs Belington Booth buys Rockland County mansion for ex convicts. Mine Path ends career with London farewell concert. Personal property tax shift from Stockbridge to Boston. A dog killed by a New York household incident. Persian pith optus Qents at French universities limit families. Wife of Peter Strusve arrested in St Petersburg.
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Lana C. C. Pederson
Society of
Copenhagen
Bat
Mie Frank Bo Stockton
Washington
Harrader
London
Belington Booth Hins
Rockland County
York
Hope Hall
Path
Faerewell
Oselashet
Stockbridge
Miss
Boston -Be
Talise
Wee Helge
Wessanon
Peter Strusve
Kamncipation
Russia
Democrais
St Petersburg
Global labor shortage and surplus described by Springfield Republican
The Springfield Republican notes uneven labor markets worldwide with regions like the Western States Panama Canal Zone and Cuba facing labor shortages while other areas suffer oversupply and starvation of workers. It argues no automatic balance in human energy will exist.
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Bouth
Panama Canal Zone
South Africa
Cuba
Hawaiian Islands
New England
The
Springfield Republican
Quarternary Bears Unearthed in Paris Rail Work
Excavations for the Paris underground railways yielded artifacts adding to French archaeology and science. Workmen recently uncovered a diverse array of specimens as digging continued beneath the city.
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Paris
Skeleton of Quaternary Bear Reconstructed by Experts
Fragments from a colossal bear skeleton, once the skeleton of a huge creature, were collected by specialists from the National Museum of Natural History. They reconstructed an almost complete skeleton of a quaternary epoch bear, ancestor to today’s brown bear but at least twice as tall. London consumes 50 000 tons of algar yearly for jam making.
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National Museum of Natural History
London
Slaves of Circumstance and Odd Local Notes
A collage of short items spans social quips and oddities. Items include a moral complaint on modern labor in the London World echo, a Toledo patent remedy ad offering catarrh cure, humorous quips about Frank Bookwalter and golf, a Greek coffin custom, Byron memorial plaque in London, a debt parable from Philadelphia, an eighty four year old Windsor wedding with a bicycle exit, and Vermont trolley safety fines for grade crossing signals.
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Old Windsor
Berks
St. Peter's Church
London
New Year Calls Tea and Apple Jack Recalled
New Year customs are urged to replace strong drinks with Postum as a wholesome alternative. A Staten Island doctor notes his family now favors Postum for guests and plans a demonstration to persuade others. The piece cites changes over 25 years and suggests Postum as a sensible beverage for New Year visits.
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Wade
Statun Island
Wellville
Pgs
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Dean
Anelly
Foster-Milburn Co
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Kline
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Eine
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Ai. A. Green
Sona
Xeara
Newark
U.S
Jerusalem
20Th Century Limited
New York Central Lines
St. Louis
Blassachusetts
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J. Hamilton Ayren
A. M
Markley
Philadelphia Press
Mason and
Dixon
Wren
Mrs. Goodheart
Trapand
Chicago ‘Tribune
London ‘Buses
Omnibus Pruprietors
Kew
Jersey
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wahson
Princeton University
Thut
Wilson
Willam M. Lanning
United States Circuit Court
Yrontor
Macbeth I Haines
Philadelphia
Atlantic Title Company
Haines
Atlantic City
George W. Harrod
St Barnabas’ P. E-Church
Augustus Cramer
Atlantic Avenue
Cramer
John Ayres
Bordentown
Richard Grier
W. S. Garrison
Asa Bitters
John Case
Meredith Davis
Pitman
Clayton
Edith Ware
Stultz
Stacy L. Cassedy
Millville
Melvin Greenig
Wenonah
Daniel Stanton
Bridgeport
Bidwell
Mins
Rebecca G. Henry
Vineland
Hedgy
Nottingham
England
Thas
Virgina
Virginiaa
Verdeta
Dai Fane
Cirebe
S.r
Linn
Ben Davis
Chotee
Ehnice
Way
Atian
T. J
Shane Roi
Anente
Werth
Vermont
American Automobile
Business
Friend
Marvy Johnston
Mary Johnston
Audrey
Miss Johnston
Standard OU
Roussa
Ty-Tve
Standard of
Bolivia
Adele Dillon
Los Angeles
Cal
Milan
Linda di Chamount
Hiely
California Fig Syrup Co
Bost
Putnam
Onli
Monlox Dilug CO
Uolonville
Missouri
London World
Onis
Lotro
Lyocas County
Frank d. Drexey
F. J. Coraky & Co
Toledo
HaLi
Fnank J. Coursey
A. D. Se
Coenny & Co
Ioe
Greece
Byron
St. James Street
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Bie
N.Y
ST. Jacobs Oil
Ceatest Agency
Standard ‘Oil Company
Hale’s
Gures
Atall
Pike
Momar
Veil
Gay
W. L. Douglas
W.L Douglas
W. Fs Douglas
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