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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
7
Indianapolis News argues against heavy political spending urging committees to curb contributions from trusted sources. It notes past large expenditures and warns that accepting money from interests risks defeat, urging reform and restraint in campaign finance.
Secretary Taft lauds Col. Goethals for steady progress on the Panama Canal with three years more spade work and the Gatun dam and locks under way. He praises the health and labor plan and criticizes civilian engineers, predicting Goethals’ name will be linked with the canal’s achievement. Milwaukee Sentinel
The piece argues for an expert commission to achieve an intelligent revision of U S customs laws. It notes Beveridge bills failed but supports a more thorough interim study by government experts and assistants. It warns against pandering to specific interests and calls for an equitable readjustment to aid national commerce and industry.
The piece rebuts Senator Teller's charge that President Roosevelt secretly expanded national forests. It notes Roosevelt added 26,000,000 acres after a Hill bill, praises conservation growth since Cleveland and McKinley, and argues forest protection is urgently needed.
The article accuses Bryan backers in Minnesota of spending twenty thousand dollars to defeat Johnson and tilt support toward Bryan. It urges Bryan to investigate and either banish culprits or admit possible knowledge. It argues Johnson bears no direct responsibility, while Bryan should show leadership.
A New York Times piece discusses the impact of the new tunnels under the East and North rivers on housing choices. Factory workers in New Jersey and other residents consider moving to the country or suburbs, but the rapid commute lures many to stay in crowded Manhattan tenements.
An elderly veteran at a western city reunion of the th regiment volunteer infantry speaks of traveling seventeen hundred miles to greet comrades. He breaks into tears while trying to say the distance, then again attempts to declare his long journey and emotion.
A young master jokes about an all night spree after a club dinner. He swapped hats with his coachman and drove the coach while the man rode inside. They end at Miss Browning's house where the betrothed expects him, causing comic embarrassment for all involved.
A girl returns from a shopping tour with a hatful of items stacked on her head including a pompadour coronet braid and puffs while juggling three rats and a lane as part of a whimsical display. No. Alphonse notes she does not have her hands full.
A fragmentary exchange references a gift of eternal life and a request for four dimes in a wry back‑and‑forth between a weary speaker and a governor. The terse lines hint at a satirical or cryptic note without clear context or event.
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months in hospital and a terminal prognosis he improved from heart trouble smothering spells and unconsciousness to steady health using Dean’s Kidney Pills. He reports regained strength, better eyesight and kidney function. pills sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Company Buffalo NY.
A conscientious young man asks his Methodist minister if joining the town band will ruin his standing. The minister quips about the horn and advises Eben to balance his practice with respect for family and neighbors to avoid temptation.
A reader notes a young boy who can name nearly every player in the major leagues, marveling at his age and bright understanding. The remark also mentions a sister's pride in her brother and the boy's surprising memory of sports figures.
In a patchwork of short sketches Rufus proves accurate with a musket and Uncle Erastus notes Rufus’s good eyesight and steadiness. A later piece features a first time telephone user puzzled by the mouthpiece holes and the clerk explains the purpose of the holes.
A testimonial from a New York reader claims Grape-Nuts rebuilt energy after long night work. The letter praises rapid strength and nerve improvement, noting a 26 pound weight gain and sustained vigor while traveling. Promoted by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Michigan.
A father chides his forgetful son over missing election figures from the bulletin board. He criticizes the son for not writing down simple numbers and recalls his own habit of diary-like record keeping.
A Worcester county courthouse figure Elliott H. Peabody is linked to a postponed deal, with a later call revealing a playful miscommunication about a wife and baby. A humorous exchange follows about Grandma’s death and Heaven, with a quip that she is “standin’ up.”
Mrs Louis Beck of San Antonio Texas writes that after six months of worsening eczema on her son’s face head ears hands and legs two doctors failed to help until a course of Cutiura Remedies brought sleep within a week and cleared the sores in two months with no recurrence since the boy is now two years old and has remained eczema free since.
Edyth told him she would not marry and would return letters unopened. Mayme warned the act could lose him, noting he might have included matinee tickets in the notes. The exchange hints at romantic complications and potential plans to withhold communication.
An old advertisement touts Pettit's Eye Salve as harmless and fast acting for eye diseases or injuries at 25 cents, available from Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York as part of a broader product line including Mrs Winslow's Boothing Syrup and Ruskin quotes about work and tools.
Advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for female ailments including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feeling flatulence indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to seek her advice.
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