Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claim
A testimonial from Mia Granae Jonovy of Marston New Jersey credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing a decade of female ailments including inflammation ulcers and nervous prostration after doctors abandoned hope. The ad touts the product as made from native roots and herbs with no narcotics and invites confidential letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia BE
Pinkham
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia
Granae Jonovy
Box 40
Marston
Lydis
Lynn
Mass
Queen Elizabeth S Methods Describe Florida Destruction
An 18th century narrative recalls Queen Elizabeth ordering the destruction of the Spanish treasure ship Florida after it sought refuge near Mull. Smollett, described as an ancestor of the novelist, planted combustibles and the ship blew up with most aboard. The tale links this act to Mary Queen of Scots’ murder and reflects on Elizabethan rulers’ harsh measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Bay of
Tobermory
Mull
Themaelves
Syaters
Florida
Elizabeth
Mary
Law of Nations
Bess
Coin initials and mint marks dazzle collectors in era notes
The Brookly Eagle clipping notes mint engravers and initials on U S coins with Bela Pratt J B G and other designers. It also mentions the Indian head cent and gold pieces bearing designer initials and criticizes a Treasury official. A Brooklyn River salmon pack shows a twenty percent shrinkage versus last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Mr. Barber
Mint
Bela L. Pratt
Brenner
Macvyeagh
Brooklyn Eagle
Columbia River
Putnam Faceless Dyes Advertised for Bright Colors
An advertisement promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes claiming brighter and fuller colors for all fibers and cold-water dyeing without garment damage. It urges readers to request orders and copies from Monroe Bright Co. in Glendale or Minol. A separate note mentions a tall flagpole in Battery Park, NYC at 165 feet built from the Constitution’s mast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Monroe Biug Cy
Qalory
Bate Tery Park
New York City
Divorce In England Affects Rich And Poor Alike
A lengthy critique contrasts English divorce law with American practice. It cites judges calling the system inconsistent and costly, notes English husbands can obtain divorce for infidelity while wives cannot, and highlights how expense and lack of local courts bar many from relief. The piece also recalls an anecdote about Western outlaws and a dog collar anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divorce Court
Court of Appeal
England
London
North American Review
Cured Hives Promises From Cuticura Remedies
An account from Warren Michigan details a six year old girl suffering two months with hives. Scratching caused sores until Cuticura Soap Ointment relieved itching and cleared the disease after initial treatment failed. The notice lists Cuticura products and praises their effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutiura
Fridhoff
Warren, Mich
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Solo Vrops
Cuticura Remedies
Boston
Mass
Memoirs of Dan Rice Clown of Our Daddies
Book review notes a demand for humor and predicts strong sales for Memoirs of Dan Rice by Marin Ward Brown. The 600 page volume features Dan Rice’s jokes, harangues, anecdotes, and verses from the sawdust arena, reflecting Civil War era humor. priced postpaid at $1.50 from Book Publishing House, 134 Leonard Street, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meaugh
Dan Rice
Marin Ward Brown
Dan Rico
Artemus Ward
Leonard Street
New York
Three Meals For Six Cents At Greensburg Jail
The Greensburg grand jury recommended cutting the sheriff’s daily food allowance for prisoners from twelve and a half to six cents per inmate. Each prisoner would receive one loaf of bread, two cans of coffee and a bowl of soup with meat once a week, not surpassing six cents per day. At a London women’s work exhibition, five safety razors were displayed as inventions by women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
London
Dean's Kidney Pills Touted by Tom's River Man
Rev Maxwell Rowland of Tom's River New Jersey reports sudden kidney trouble with back pain and fatigue. He says doctors offered little help until using Dean's Kidney Pills which gave prompt relief and restored kidney function. Remember the name Dean's. Sold by all dealers. 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Rowland
Tom's River
N. J
Dean
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Stately Trees on Massachusetts Roads
E W Breed, forester of the State Highway Commission, reports 1184 new trees planted and 744 replaced in the year ending November 30 1908. Over the previous five years 13113 trees were distributed to fifty five towns. 1908 average cost for new trees was 129 dollars and maintenance averaged twenty cents per tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Massachusetts
E. W. Breed
State Highway Commission
Scientific American
Roads and motorcars shape schools and churches in rural areas
A discussion notes that good roads boost education and church life, with motorcars spreading rapidly in Kansas farms. It cites that one third of Kansas motorcars are country owned, signaling broader rural mobility. Additional items report Brazil’s 1909 Q1 exports rising by about 24.3 million and London police adding 1600 officers for weekly rest, while coal mining employs several million workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Cully
Dallas News
Minnesota Governor John A. Johnson Dies After Surgery
The Minnesota governor John A. Johnson, a three-term Democrat from St. Peters born July 28, 1861, died after an operation. His wife Elinor and family were at his bedside. Johnson rose from poverty to national prominence and had been discussed as a presidential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
John A. Johnson
Sweden
Johnson
St. Peters
Elinor Preston
Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Henry Watterson
Senate
Democrats
Baptists Won’t Invite Taft Over Unitarian Question
Virginia Baptist leaders split over inviting President Taft to address the Portsmouth gathering on missions. Division arose from Taft’s Unitarian principles, with the Pastors’ Conference opposing a united invitation. Individual letters to Washington sought help for an Inland Waterways convention visit in November, but no formal invitation will be extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Norfolk
Taft
Virginia Baptist Association
Portsmouth
Washington, D. C
Inland Waterways
Baptist Pastors’ Conference
Love Visit Cost Ills Life in Catskill Tram Tragedy
Nine teen N Wicbur Funk, a conductor, bade farewell to his sweetheart at Leeds near the Catskill trolley line. He lingered to spend an hour at the girl’s home, then attempted to board another car. He grabbed a handle bar, it snapped, and he was crushed by a moving car, dying instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catskill
Wicbur Funk
Leeds
Funk
Reid to Design Belief of Change in London Mission
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid met with Acting Secretary Wilson at the State Department in Washington as a courtesy visit before returning to London. Officials speculate a London posting change may occur early this year. In Providence, Mrs. Arthur Tetrault, bride of four dead in a gas-filled room, died at Rhode Island Hospital. The Foreign Board at Tangier protested Spain's Rift action as a breach of the Algeciras pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington, D. C
Whitelaw Reid
Wilson
London
Arthur Tetrault
Providence
J. L
Rhode Island
Foreign Board
Tangier
Morocco
Spain
Algeeiras
Feminine Notes and Society Nods Across Cities
Reports from Sydney London and Colorado highlight women’s roles and new groups. Leading figures include Mrs Martha A B Coning headlining the Womens Public Service League in Colorado, and Dr Amelia Wilkes Tines among early Brooklyn women physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. WH. Harri Man
Antoinette Burton
Clement FP. Coffin
Brooklyn
N.Y
Amelia Wilkes Tines
N. J
Washington Avenue
James A. McFaul
Trenton
Isola
Abruzzi
Miya Katherine Elkins
Mary Faireh Td MacMonnies
Whith. Low
Clara M Mome
Denver
Colorado State Hospital For
Prebla
Montclair
Harriman Estate Left to Widow Mary W Harriman
The 1903 will of T Edward Harriman bequeaths all property to his wife Mary W Harriman, with executrix duties assigned to her. The estate valued between 20 and 100 million dollars could make Mrs Harriman one of the world's richest women, rivaled only by Mrs Russell Sage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Warriman
Goshen
Orange County
Mary W. Warriman
Mutual Infesurance Company
T. Edward WW. Woerriman
Arden
New York
Edward TV. Tarriman
Charles A, Peabody
C. CG. Tegetiofe
C. C. Tegethoff
Peabody
Mr. Harriman
Harriman
Russell Sare
Harriman Left No Provisions for Heirs in Final Will
Wealth estimates place Mrs. Frederick C. Penfield and Mrs. Hetty Green at tens of millions, while Harriman's estate lacks explicit provisions for his six children including Mrs. Robert Livingston Gerry and William Averill Harriman. Reports say he may have bequeathed large railroad stock blocks to children and close associates during his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C. Penfield
Hetty Green
Harriman
Robert Livingston Gerry
Cornelia Harriman
William Averill Harriman
Mary Harriman
Caroline Starriman
Roland Harriman
Mr. Harriman
Taft Defends the Payne Tariff in Winona Speech
President Taft defended the Payne tariff bill in Winona Minnesota. He praised the law as a downward revision and the best the Republican party has enacted. He admitted the wool schedule is too high but argued party unity required its passage to enable other reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
Taft
Republican Party
West
Congress
Death of Banker Castles Linked to Trust Takeover Worry
The death of John W. Castles, banker in New York City, was attributed to his worry over Guaranty Trust Company's acquisition by the late E. H. Harriman. Castles had increased the bank’s power through tireless effort before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banker Castles
John W. Castles
New York City
Guaranty Trust Company
E. H. Harriman
Harriman Grave Enclosed by Massive Concrete Embankment
The grave of E. H. Harriman at Arden New York is sealed beneath a large concrete mound reinforced with three tons of steel to deter intruders and preserve the memorial site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrimen
E. H. Harriman
Arden
N. Y
Labor unions and labor issues across the United States and Europe
The Cigar Makers' International Union of America will not hold a convention this year. Brooklyn unionists plan a Riverhead tuberculosis hospital project worth 1 000 000 dollars. The International Seamen's Union will fund lake seamen support. Milwaukee eyes merging English and German typographical unions. Minnesota labor federation aims for peaceful dispute settlements. Pittsburg-Allegheny district covers 198 square miles with 623 542 residents in 1900. New York State reports 21.6 percent unemployment among 360 000 organized workers. Austrian union membership falls by 18 815 in 1908. American Federation of Human Rights incorporates to demand legal gender equality. Newburg unions reject amalgamation with related ship building unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Union of America
Brooklyn
Riverhead
International Seamen's Union of America
Milwaukee
Wis
Minnesota
Pittsburg-Allegheny
W Williams
New York
American Federation of Human Rights
Recorder of Deeds of
District of Columbia
Newburg
N. C
Union of Tron Ship Builders
Builer Makers of America
International Ship Building and Boiler Makers
Boy Laughs at Bullet Wounds and Ife Walks Four Miles
A twelve year old George Cleary walked four miles to a doctor after a bullet wound near his heart. Doctors were perplexed as the slug entered his chest and exited the back. He laughed at the accident amid recuperation. His brother Joseph shot at a target accidentally caused the wound. Five Thousand Weavers on Strike and Fall River Iron Works Mills shut down, 6000 workers idle. Spencer F. Eddy resigns as Minister to Roumania and Servia due to family illness. Mrs. Eddy remains in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
Chicago
George Cleary
Joseph
George
Fall River
Mass
M. C. D. Borden
New York City
Spencer F. Eddy
Roumania
Servia
Philadelphia man dies by own action to aid wife and child
William A Jefferson dies in Presbyterian Hospital after killing himself with poison to secure a lodge death benefit of 100 dollars for his widow and unborn baby. He had faced eviction and unemployment, leaving a heartbreaking letter to his wife Nell lamenting rent and landlord pressures. A local constable later helps keep the family housed by advancing 30 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William A. Jefferson
Presbyterian Hospital
Jefferson
Nell
Constable Murray
Brush Hurt On S.S Kaiser Wilhelm II
A wireless dispatch from the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II reports John T. Brush president of the New York Baseball Club was thrown to the deck in a gale and sustained a broken right arm. The ship left Cherbourg on September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
In & Gale
John T. Brush
New York Baseball Club
Cherbourg
Blow Up Manager's Home In Ohio Strike Incident
Charlce I Gibson general manager of the Struthers plant of American Sheet and Tin Plate Company escaped injury when a dynamite shell exploded under his room in Youngstown Ohio. The blast damaged the residence and authorities suspect strike sympathizers amid a weeks long mill strike seeking open shop reopening. The blast was heard for miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Charlce I. Gibson
Struthers
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Gibson
Record year for patents shows growth at Patent Office
Washington reports the last fiscal year was the biggest in the office history with 4 332 patents issued, 229 more than the prior year. Since 1836 patent activity has risen steadily and the 1907 depression barely affected output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Patent Office
Commissioner of Patents
Peacemaker Killed In Newport Shooting
In Newport Kentucky Herbert Gilmore a former city council member is dead after a fight that left Michael Boston wounded and Albert Baldwin alleged shooter. The incident stems from an old grudge centering on Beston and Gilmore acted as peacemaker when he was shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincimati
Ohio
Newport
Herbert Gilmore
Michael Boston
Albert Baldwin
Beston
Gilmore
Miss Anita Stewart Weds Prince Miguel in Scottish Chapel
In Dingwall Scotland Miss Anita Stewart daughter of Mrs James Henry Smith of New York became the bride of Prince Miguel of Braganza at the small Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Lawrence. The congregation consists of descendants of regional clans dating back to Mary Queen of Scots era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dingwall
Scotland
Anita Stewart
James Henry Smith
New York
Prince Miguel of
Pass the Word Along about Union Label Boycott Tyranny
A dramatic opposition pamphlet denounces the union label as a coercive tool used by labor leaders to force boycotts, extract fees, and control independent workers. It cites violent acts against nonunion men in Ohio and Illinois, urges defense of free labor, and calls for Sherman Anti-Trust enforcement against the Labor Trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Master
Guido
aAimerica
Teamsters
Chicago
Mto
Union
Cal
Labor Trust
Polley Tave
American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Man
Gompers
Nayo
Matcie
Lyerap
Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Paris
Seine
Thore
Battle Creek, Mich
Big
Heaven and Earth
American
Republic
Postum
Michigan
Belleva
United States
Battle Creek
Wellville
America
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Queen Elizabdeth
Munyon
Fpan-Van Ville
Munyon's Remedy CO
Jefferson Sts
Phila
Pao
Henry Viiii
Indianapolis News
Sir
Bobemlan
Thomas Nelson Page
Amerika
Mr. Page
Richmond
Washington Star
Stubbs
Kansag City Journal
Mme. Curie
Hamies
Germany
Winslow
New Cent
Marper’s Weekly
Lincoln
Victor D. Brenner
Russia
China
Karney
B.g.wilcox
BO New Britain Ave
Annetfont Conn
David Kennedy
Atlantic Coast Line
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Wilbur McCoy
Atlante Coast Eine
Dacksoailiic
Chus
H. Heleperp
7Th St
Bulz
Thera
Frente Bend
Crescent
AIUST
WO Publishing House
Leonard St
Ye City
Wmacksmith
Trip
Sweetheart
Kifked
E. H Harrimans
Flo
Bulelde
Beg
Millman
Witt
Braganza—Stewart
Wellston
John Brannihan
Victims of
The
Great Labor Trust
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