25 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
1
A sharp faced butter and egg shopkeeper questions a white apron worker about serving a millionaire on the hill. The man confirms he works for the employer and seeks two pounds of butter for his master. They discuss miscommunication and tainted money in a terse exchange.
Mrs. Edgar Smith of Belle Plaine Iona credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing an eleven month siege of rheumatism typhoid and kidney problems. She recovered after beginning the pills and endorses their efficacy sold by Foster-Moburn Co Buffalo NY.
The document outlines proposed tax bill provisions and anticipated outcomes. It cites total revenue near 700 million dollars and an expected increase of about 40 million. Inheritance tax is urged, and deficits may be wiped out by new revenue and Panama Canal reimbursements. Duties rise or fall across multiple goods and materials, with many reductions on chemicals, metals, timber, and foodstuffs, while some items shift from free to dutiable.
Trapper Colin Fraser reports extreme cold in Canada's hinterland near Edmonton with fifty days of temperatures at 38 below zero and frequent fifty five below days. He says sixty seven Indians in one small tribe died since January and stores are depleted. Fish are scarce and the upcoming river run will yield far less than in past years, threatening widespread starvation and mortality.
Evangelists Fr. Wilbur Chapman and Charles M. Alexander plan a world tour aboard the Makura sailing from Vancouver in March. They will visit Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, China, Japan, the Philippine Islands, and return to America by late 1908. A six month revival campaign follows in major Australian and Chinese cities.
Millionaire John Armstrong Chang exonerated by a coroner's jury for the fatal shooting of John Gillard at the Chanler home near Charlottesville Virginia. Gillard attacked Chanler's wife with tongs. Chanler fired in defense, the bullet striking Gillard's head during the struggle. Chanler, related to the Astors, had changed his name after leaving an asylum and recently resumed the Chaloner surname.
Reports say United States Steel Corporation plans to reduce wages of about 240,000 workers by 15 to 20 percent, to take effect April 15. H. Gary, chairman, said the board had not yet discussed the proposal, though he did not rule out a future decision.
A six year old girl in Warren Michigan suffered two months of intense hive outbreaks and itching from contact with other children. After trying various medicines without relief, a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and application of Cuticura Ointment cured the condition, with itching relief and disappearance of sores.
A fragmented collage cites humorous ads and sayings including Hamling Wizard Oil as a family substitute doctor, a business tip for women, and a Scotch boys vignette from Ayrshire describing rustic carriage life and boys rushing to adventures with jars of tadpoles and fish.
A New York letter promotes Grape-Nuts as a healthful replacement for meat and greasy foods. The writer credits two years of Grape-Nuts with reversing long standing dyspepsia and nervousness, claiming his family’s health improved and medicines were unnecessary.
A long list of testimonial readers across cities such as Chicago Lindley Indianapolis Kansas New York and Philadelphia claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured their female ailments including tumors menstrual irregularities and maternity troubles. The notices emphasize voluntary participation with no compensation and urge others to write for proof.
A collage of ad style snippets features Brown’s Bronchial Traches with a 25 cent box and free samples, Murine eye remedy claims, and quick dialogue lines about Jack and Ludhley. The noisy clipping mimics early 20th century newspaper filler and consumer notices.
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