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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
2
The United States loses an estimated 56 million dollars annually to rats. Government scientist Dr. C Kart Merriam says extermination is unlikely and only basic traps effectively bound rat damage. Washington faces millions in losses from fires and insulation gnawing by rats.
The piece warns that constant focus on illness creates a doctor habit in women who seek sympathy. It cites Success Magazine noting women who pour out ailments to strangers and seek doctors, becoming obsessed and isolated by recurring pain thoughts.
Chicago. Taft and Sherman win the Republican ticket as the convention nominating votes conclude amid tumultuous demonstrations. Theodore Burton leads Ohio to back Taft, while La Follette and Roosevelt provoke daylong eruptions. Sherman is chosen for vice president after ballots show strong New York support.
Debates over New Zealand arbitration laws show a system intended to curb strikes and force settlements via a labor court. Recent disputes involve mine owners seeking to discharge workers and union control over layoffs, while employers favor arbitration. The government tests automobile road impact for a Paris bound congress, funding road repairs via higher taxes. Connecticut man discovers marriage license mix up making him a benedict, a dog trial anecdote, and Secretary Wilson contemplates retirement after four terms.
The platform pledges Roosevelt policy continuance and emphasizes anti oppression of wealth and privilege. It calls for court reform to define injunction procedures, tariff revision by a special session with set maximum and minimum rates, expanded commerce and crop movement, stronger government supervision of interstate corporations, large waterways and harbor improvement, readiness to defend doctrine, and support for good road construction while condemning deceptive devices.
A four year old hound, one of three hunting dogs, pursued a gray fox over five days and roughly 200 miles across Wellfleet, Ellisville, the Cape Cod shores, and East Wareham before collapsing near the village. The dog was later recovered by its owner after a remarkable endurance chase noted by Forest and Stream.
A comical scene shows Smail William unable to eat his breakfast as his stomach backs off while his sister enjoys a generous plate. He sighs he wishes to eat bacon and eggs, and she quips she wishes to be sick enough for grapefruit.
The article argues that moderate sugar intake is not physiologically harmful. It notes a bias against sugar lacking justification and observes that strict sugar abstinence or low carbohydrate with high protein can lead to weak muscular energy and poor endurance.
A reprinted testimonial style ad extols Allen's Foot-Ease Powder as a cure for tired feet. It touts 30,000 testimonials and claims the original formula provides cleansing antiseptic comfort, warning against imitations and urging customers to demand Allen's Foot-Ease.
A New Jersey legislator complains of a governor's reaction to bills while a colleague jokes about mosquitoes. The Pinkham family sails from Lynn to Naples on May 20 for a three months European vacation.
A historical health piece explains thinness as caused by catarrh and hyperacidity in the stomach. It describes fat digestion failing due to pancreatic inhibition from acid fermentation, and promotes Peruna as speeding digestion to restore fat absorption and plumpness.
A brief exchange between a Writer and an Artist turns into a sharp, witty clash. The Writer vows to document the other in his journal to provoke a reaction, while the Artist counters that anything the Writer creates unsettles him.
A quoted Life magazine quip questions if a so called scientific kiss can end without leading to engagement. The joke contrasts social expectations with a playful view of courtship.
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