Fielding to the Majority and assorted 19th century notes
A Philadelphia physician recalls a lunatic patient who claimed all men are mad while the majority viewed him as mad. The item also notes Pallie Altz breaking a leg on an icy sidewalk and being treated with glue and straps. Other items discuss church control of burials in Russia, factory floor concrete concerns, and 1871 1879 gold and silver production values.
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Lippincott’s
Pallio Altz
Pallie Altz
A. .N. Mick's
A. A. Lilo
Cote
Russia
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Paris Revue
M. Alfred Toisy
College de France
M. Victor Marguerite
Ike
A. Moziero
MM. Lucas Championniere
Academio of Medicine
Danse
M. St. Poincare
Tribunal
Westminster Gazette
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised for women health
A Brookfield Missouri woman recalls using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during the Change of Life and credits improved health to the remedy. The ad asserts the product treats female illnesses such as inflammation ulceration displacements fibroid tumors irregularities and backache and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham for free advice.
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Brookfield
Lydia E. Pinkham
Aints
Barat Lovusianont
Livingston Street
Gander known as The Grouch saves child in Montville incident
In Montville New Jersey the old gander nicknamed The Grouch shielded three year old Agnes Stilton from an oncoming car. The driver Harold Grant of East Orange veered, the car overturned but avoided harm to the child. The Grouch died in the collision and the car driver survived the crash. The gander was a village terror for years and was later to be stuffed and mounted.
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Montville
N. J
Agnes Stilton
Agnes
Harold Grant
East Orange
Grant
Sutton
Peter
Abner Stilton
Roller Club sweeps Muskogee as women roll fat away
In Muskogee Oklahoma a new Roller Club forms among society women determined to shed weight by repeatedly rolling over on the floor. The founder, a once stout widow, claims daily rolling trims flesh and hips, with members boasting scores from 100 to 240 rolls while wearing pajamas for convenience.
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Muskogee
Okla
Mississippi
Invents a Pocket Wireless Telegraph Apparatus
Professor Cerebotani, Munich parish priest and noted amateur scientist, demonstrated a pocket wireless telegraph device during a scientific lecture. The device uses a circular alphabet base and a central indicator to spell messages from wireless dots and dashes. He indicates a French journalist had wrongly credited him and says he invented the shown instrument in response.
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Cerebotani
Wear Wire Rots Ladies Hair Advice At Harvard
Dr C J White of Massachusetts General Hospital told a Harvard Medical School audience that wearing hairpieces and false hair causes baldness by blocking air to the scalp. He urged women to wear wire rate and puffs as a healthier and cheaper option that still looks good.
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Boston
C. J. White
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Dr. White
San Francisco Unions Push Housing Aid for Married Members
Local unions discuss incentives and labor trends including 320 toward home purchases for married buyers in San Francisco, growth of women workers in New York stores, and efforts by various trades to organize. The Alaska Fishermen’s Union aligns with San Francisco labor council while overtime bans spread in Newark printing offices.
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Marble Workers’ Union
San Francisco
United Minor Workers—of_ America
New York City
Cal
Alaska Fishermen's Union
San Francisco Labor Council
Italy
United States
Fresno
International Had Carriers and
Building Laborers of America
Uunion No.103
Newark
N. J
Cudahy Case for Attack on Lillis Continued in Court
In Kansas City Municipal Court John Cudahy the millionaire packer faced charges for attacking Jere F Lillis. Neither appeared as the judge proposed dismissal but the City Attorney pressed for a continuance of the case.
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Lillis
Kansas City
John
Cudahy
Packer
Jere F. Lillis
Kyle
Notable Figures and High Court Shifts Across Nations
Prominent figures include actor William Faversham and financier Edwin Gould. Yale welcomes George Parmly Day as treasurer while Jacob H. Schift discusses the Far East as a looming problem. Theodore Roosevelt is honored by London for his visit, and Judge Howard of Troy denounces graft. Taft reflects on usefulness as president. Sir Samuel Evans becomes head of the High Court Probate division, with replacements by J. P. Morgan Jr. and Allan A. Ryan. The Albert Molslahn funeral in New York closes.
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William Faversham
Edwin Gould
George Parmly Day
New York City
Yale University
Jacob H. Schift
Far East
London Court of Common Council
Theodore Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Howard
Troy
N. Y
Cortland Myers
Boston
Paris
Taft
White House
Samuel Evans
London
John Bigham
High Court of Justice
R. D. Ignacs
J. P.morgan
T. FP
Ryan
National Bank of Commerce
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Allan A. Ryan
James Brown Scott
Joseph P. Chamberlain
University of California
Albert Molslahn
Tom i Trinity
Anandal District
Eburch
Conger Renewss Attack in Albany Bribery Inquiry
Senate bribe probe continues as Conger questions Allds over a May 1901 letter promising goodwill in exchange for favors. Conger asserts Allds did what he was paid to do while Allds denies doctoring records and link to other private interests. The session adjourned with a ruling to revisit Acme Road Machinery Company evidence at a later date.
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Albany
Conger
Jothan P. Allds
Senate
Groton
Allds
Iia
Allda
Lewis E. Carr
Groton Bank
Osborne
Acme Road Machinery Company
Alida
Davis
Press talk at Chicago club and city news
Chicago report on a speaking event about journalism ethics and responsibilities. Also brief notes on St. Louis mayor Henry Ziegenhelm’s death, painter Tom Browne’s passing in London, rising twine demand, and Bermuda onions arriving for 1910 crop shipments.
Baseball Moves and Signings Across Teams in Early Market
Archer agrees with Chicago Club. Jack Anthony signs with Worcester after Raleigh recruitment by Boston Club. Ed Abbaticchio pag signs with Pittsburg as utility infielder. McAlear of Washington plans Wade Killifer as catcher. Davy Fultz, ex Highlanders, now Columbia coach in New York. Wuehle Jennings leads Detroit to pennants. no dissension allowed this season. Bresnahans content with Cardinal lineup. no more deals. Harry Parnell appears as top Northwestern League left hand pitcher for Detroit prospects.
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Chicago
Jack Anthony
Boston
Raleigh
Worcester
Abbaticchio Pag
Pittsburg
McAlear
Washington
Wade Killifer
Davy Fultz
Highlanders
New York
Columbia University
Wuehle Jennings
Detroits
Jennings
Bresnahans
Cardinal
San Antonio
Harry Parnell
Detroit
Girl's Lost Voice Returns After Illness
Miss Anna Arend of Sandusky Ohio, a beamstress, had feared her voice was gone after a infection and a five month mute period following a late summer trip to Cedar Point. Medical help offered little relief until her vocal cords recovered and her speech returned after a lingering coughing spell.
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Anna Arend
Sandusky
Ohio
Cedar Point
Miss Arend
Prices and Market Watch from New York City
The article covers hoped for price gains in grains, warned by rising bank loans and potential liquidation, and notes a rice surplus in the Southwest with plans to reduce stock. It also reports on pork corner activity, high Chicago hog and lamb prices, and copper sales with steady markets for hay and steel demand.
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New York City
Kyrmers
Chicago Board of Trade
Omaha Bee
South Omaha Livestock Exchange
Milan
Italy
Cotton Ginned and Notable Obituaries From U S Newsroom
National Ginners Association reports 10,031,000 bales ginned to end 1909 10 10 10. Local notices include Alexander McDonald death in Cincinnati and Rev Carr Wallace Pritchett death in Kansas City. Also reports on Vladimir Bourisseff, Oklahoma cattle prices, and tax settlements.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Ginners’ Association
Between the Acts Observations on Audiences and Laughter
An assortment of anecdotes on theatergoers readings in the top gallery and the varied tastes of audiences. Notes discuss librettos novels Dooley Rudyard Kipling and a Laugh linked to stage sentiment. A Lahore lecture prompted authorities to deploy armed constables at a crowded hall.
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Lucia
Sneak
Moor
Lahore
Belgium ready for tariff war with France bill
Brussels reports the Belgian government has tabled a bill to retaliate against France if Paris passes the tariff measure under consideration in the French Parliament. The move signals heightened tariff tensions and cross border economic strain between the two nations.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
United States
Belgium
Brussels
France
God Fearing Scots and Daring Feats in Daily Life
A research into Sabbath reverence in Scotland recalls an old Highland tale of a drover from Dumfries nearly killed for whistling on the Sabbath. Elsewhere a diner quarrel, London clubwomen with a pipe, New York City’s booming goods output, and China Japan rice varieties are noted.
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Scotland
New York City
China
Japan
Lapse of Memory Costs Hotel Hidlay A Barrel of Whisky
A. C. Hidlay owner of Hotel Hidlay in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania forgot he had started drawing whisky from a barrel in the cellar. He left the spigot open and after two hours discovered the barrel emptied into the sewer. Loss estimated at about $100.
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A. C. Hidlay
Hidlay
Bloomsburg
Philadelphia
A Wattle Thing Changes the Home Feeling
A cottony old letter praises Postum coffee substitute for curing headaches and bilious attacks in a mother and family. The writer claims headaches lessen after using Postum and says family mood improves, shaping a happier home life.
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Taany
Wellville
Ines
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