Women seek advice from Dr Pierce on disorders
Women writing to Dr. Pierce describe suffering from disorders peculiar to their sex and seek his expert opinion. The physician extols careful consideration and confidential letters, noting many women avoid local doctors and fear examinations. Dr. Merce argues that costly examinations are often unnecessary and only extreme cases require them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merce
Dispensae Microo
R. V. Pierce
Hufalo, Y
Ankle Grabber Attacks Woman on East Eleventh Street
A mysterious assailant grabbed a woman by the ankle and toppled her on East Eleventh Street near Patterson, then fled. Three women walking nearby screamed, searched for the culprit, but detectives remain unable to identify the offender or motives as the victim’s name was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Eleventh Street
Patterson Street
A Pleasant Way to Cure Catarrh
Advertisement extols Hyomei as a cure for catarrh and related ailments. It claims rapid relief within five minutes, guarantees cure with money back, and offers a complete inhaler outfit for one dollar with extra bottles priced at five cents. Endorsing testimony from Mrs. Wm. Burton of Owosso, Michigan, dated June 22, 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Drug Company
Wm. Burton
Owosso, Mich
Miona Cures Indigestion Discharges Reported
W S King and George Georgan of Utah Construction Co men were discharged from General hospital while John Rank, an employee, was taken to hospital this morning. Mrs Yancey was discharged Saturday. J H Wallace is down from Cot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. King
George Georgan
Utah Construction Co
General Hospital
John Rank
Yancey
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Matlock Case
The jury found Joseph F. Matlock guilty of assault with intent to commit rape. Judge Harris set sentencing for Friday at 1 o'clock. Attorney L. Bilyeu stated a motion for a new trial would be filed Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Matlock
Harris
L. Bilyeu
Matlock
Bohrnstedt
Easly
A. C. Bohrnstedt Co
Ralph
Frank Easly
T. J. Kirk
C. K. Hale
Casper Stuart
Wm. L. Bristow
R. B. Henderson
L. O. Beck
Warren's Exhibit Jars at Club
Warren's exhibit jars have arrived from the Seattle Fair and will be used by the promotion department to display Lane county fruit. Apples sent by Mr. Walte will be processed for exhibition. donations of apples, pears, onions, and carrots are welcome via the Commercial Club. Hartog negotiates a display window but the exhibit will stay upstairs for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Warren
Walte
Lane County
Hartog
Club
Eight Die In Sea Collision Off Block Island
New York Nov nine eight lives were lost when the bar kentine John S Bennett collided with an unknown schooner off Block Island. Both vessels sank. The schooner William Jones rescued two Filipino sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John S. Bennett
Block Island
William Jones
One Killed in San Francisco Streetcar Collision
In a collision between a street car and a wagon on Ellis and Polk streets today, John Spellman the wagon driver was killed and a number of street car passengers were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ellis and
Polk
John Spellman
Marriage of William MecCormack and Laura E Byrne
William MecCormack of Eugene marries Laura E Byrne at the home of Joseph E Watkins in Cottage Grove on November 7, 1909. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. Robert Sutcliffe. Both bride and groom are well known locally and receive hearty congratulations from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Watkins
Cottage Grove
William A. MecCornack
Eugene
Laura E. Byrne
Robert Sutcliffe
Bucklen Arnica Salve Praised By Kentucky Grandma
A scalded boy screamed in Nebo Ky until his grandmother Mrs Maria Taylor used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve which she says cured him completely. The ad claims the salve treats burns cuts wounds fever sores boils skin eruptions chilblains chapped hands and piles. Available for 250 at W A Kuykendall’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Taylor
Nebo
Bucklen
W. A. Kuykendall
Executive Council urges appeal in Buck Stove boycott cases
The American Federation of Labor executive council recommended appealing Gompers Mitchell and Morrison contempt sentences and the original injunction case to the U S Supreme Court. It denounced injunction use in labor disputes and cited intimidation of workers in wage struggles. The council also revoked several charters for constitutional noncompliance, including Ogden Utah and Everett Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
United States Supreme Court
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Buck Stove Spd
Bor
Ogden
Utah
Everett
Washington
Auto plunges into Chicago River. bodies sought
Chicago on November 8 resumed the search for bodies from a motor car that plunged into the Chicago River near Jackson Boulevard. The car’s ownership shifted from James Cosgriff of Salt Lake City to J. W. Schreffler, hired from William Kraemer’s saloon. Occupants remain unidentified, with Ernest Camp possibly driver. police later believe two people were in the car.
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Chicago
Jackson Boulevard
James Cosgriff
Salt Lake City
Cosgriff
J. W. Schreffler
William K
Boy Hobo Arrested for Stealing a Bicycle
A 17 year old boy hobo was arrested in Harrisburg Saturday evening by the town marshal on a bicycle theft charge. Deputy Sheriff R. M. Pratt later took him to the county jail. His examination is set for juvenile court tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
R. M. Pratt
Signatures on U S Money Highlight Treasurers Resignation
Charles H. Treat, New Yorker and former New York Internal Revenue collector, has resigned as national treasurer. The article notes every U S bill bears the treasurer's signature and frames Treat’s departure in the context of his high office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles H. Treat
New Yorker
Internal Revenue
New York
Tramp Claims Loss in San Francisco Earthquake
A man states he lost his parents in the San Francisco earthquake years ago and has been wandering since. He describes a life on the road with little to no steady residence, seeking any form of aid or shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Given
San Francisco
October births and deaths in Lane county report
County Health Officer J W Harris records October totals for Lane county with 28 births 12 male 16 female and 24 deaths 15 male 9 female. Causes include chronic gastritis dysentery malarial fever and other conditions with several specific illnesses listed. Seven contagious cases reported consisting of diphtheria typhoid and smallpox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Harris
Lane County
Board to rule on Dr Cook North Pole claim
Washington November 8 1909 the board of managers of the National Geographic Society appointed a committee to decide if the north pole was discovered before 1909 by Dr Cook. The panel will rely on data other than a Copenhagen visit to determine if Cook reached the pole as he claimed on April 21 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Geographic Society
North Pole
Cook
Copenhagen
Pole
Nine Year Old Boy Kills Wildcat Near City Farm
Ernest Cherem, nine, son of real estate dealer H Cherem, shot a wildcat on his father's Spencer creek valley farm eight miles southwest of the city. He faced the animal with steady aim after his dog treed it and brought the hide to town, praised as cool and skilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
H. Cherem
Spencer Creek
Mr. Cherem
Labor Federation Awaits Gompers Annual Report Across Union
The American Federation of Labor convened in session with Samuel Gompers presenting an old age pension bill drafted by Congressman William B Wilson of Pennsylvania. Delegates noted the inclusion of a Protestant minister as fraternal delegate and expected a railroad department representing over 500,000 workers. Wilson, born in Scotland, has long led mine workers and served as UMWA secretary-treasurer before his 1900 entry into Congress. he is father to ten children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Noy
Gompers
Ponsons
Navy
Federal
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Willam B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Federation
Congress
Charles Steizle
Cvetion
Twg
Wilson
Scotland
Amerter
Ocean
Mine Workers’ Union
United Mine Workers of America
Congressman Wilon
Fear Indians Will Make Raid on Hazelton
Hazelton authorities fortify the town with barricades and trenches after eight Indians arrested Friday night. Guards posted as temp fortifications arise amid fears of a planned rescue and renewed violence on settler lands. Also listed are two marriage licenses issued Saturday evening to Alex P. McKinzey and Effie Withrow and Willie H. Greenhagen and Josie N. Berena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
Vancouver
B. C
Kispiox
Hazleton
Iave
Alex P. McKinzey
Eugene
Effie Withrow
Springfield
Willie H. Greenhagen
Josie N. Behrena
Junction City
French Woman Faces Murder Trial With Confidence
Paris reports the second week of Madame Steinbell’s trial for murdering her husband and stepmother draws high public interest. No direct evidence links the prisoner to the crime, witnesses offer conflicting stories, and the accused’s brave courtroom defense sways judge and public sympathy. Mme Steinhell remains confident of acquittal. Separately, Santa Clara school district taxpayers visit the county court and superintendent to petition a district division, with opponents present. the matter is under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Madame Steinbell
Mme. Steinhell
Santa Clara
W. Billard
Prisoners Refuse Breakfast in Spokane Jail Hunger Strike
About 160 workers, many from W W, in Spokane city jail refuse breakfast after hours without food. Leaders awaiting trial join the starvation strike. twenty one more arrested. Some say they arrived from Butte or Portland. No major disorder. A suit for 2500 damages filed against Mayor Pratt and police by Thomas Ryan for an assault during a penck on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
W. W
Hutte
Portland
Pratt
Thomas Ryan
Explosion at Morrison and Son factory claims nine lives
New York reports nine dead and nearly twenty injured after an explosion and ensuing fire at the Robert Morrison and Son comb factory in Brooklyn. Immediate details indicate a catastrophic blast with extensive damage and ongoing investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Morrison and Son
Brooklyn
Birth of noted editor of Loulbeville Courier Jonroa
The famed editor of the Loulbeville Courier Jonroa was born in Washington. He began his newspaper career as a reporter for a Washington paper in 1908.
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Loulbeville
Jonroa
Washington
Imo
Fire Tragedy Sends Workers Fleeing From Basement
Basement blaze escalates quickly as flames force fifty workers to rush to fire escapes and the roof. Some jump to the ground and sustain injuries, with proprietor Robert Morrison badly burned.
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Robert Morrison
Indians Fail to Gain Citizenship
In a Holmes opinion the U S Supreme Court today ruled against thirteen thousand Choc taw and Chickasaw Indians seeking exclusion from citizenship on rolls prepared by Secretary Hitchcock on March 4 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
Agameat
Whitchcock
Interior Department
Divorce Decree Obtained By Mrs Astor
New York on November 8 Mrs John Jac obe Astor was granted an interlocutory divorce decree by Justice Mills in the Supreme Court. Papers sealed and proceedings guarded. No alimony was requested and Colonel Astor reportedly settled 10 million dollars on his wife. Mrs Astor plans to reside abroad. Owen notes death of his aunt Mrs Boog Sheythe in Tacoma Washington. Home Kalama Washington. She was aunt of Mrs M T Awbrey and a noticed pioneer here.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Justice Mills
Supreme Court
Astor
Colonel Astor
I. i. Owen
Boog Sheythe
Tacoma
Kalama
Wash
M. T. Awbrey
Owen
Fight with robbers in Ogden yards
Ogden Utah Nov 8 Conductor C G Eldridge was shot in the left hand during a dining car robbery attempt by two masked men in the Denver and Rio Grande yard. Seven men in the car fought the robbers and routed them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Denver &Io
Railroad pay rise looms after Chicago wage demand
Chicago reports a proposed 5 centan hour wage increase from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen affecting switchmen and yard workers. Western railroads may join as 18 lines with terminals in Chicago received notices in November. contracts require 30 days notice for changes in wages or working conditions amid century-old labor tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St Poa
Cleehpeake
Brotherhood of Railroad
New Auto Record Set in Atlanta Half Mile and Ten Miles
Atlanta, Ga. Nov. Lew ia Strang powered a two hundred horsepower car to a new world record for a mile in 70 seconds and John Aiken in a sixty horsepower National lowered the ten mile mark to 8:02:41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lewia Strang
Reece
John Aiken
Kidney health ad claims for Dean's Kidney Pills
An old Oregon newspaper fragment touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for kidney disorders affecting energy and health. It cites Mrs L B Abbott of Eugene praising relief after using the product from Lane’s drug store, with Foster-Milburn Co as sole U S agents. The clipping also notes local real estate boasting and unusually large squash and potatoes on nearby plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Dean
Eugene W
Mra
L. B. Abbott
Eugene
Ore
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doace
Garrett & Mitchell
Flee
M. Stam
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Dr. Pierce
J. H. Wallace
Cot
Warren
Hobo
F. A. Cook
Wildcat
Labor Federation
Sir Thomas Lipton
Thomas Lipton
America
Thomas
England
Henry Watterson
Mrs. Astor
Ogden Yards
Sloan
Lo Roiany
Scranton
Siewne
Earl
Boston
Mase, Uhl
Ali
Bate
Skunk
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