Peary Pole Claim Backed by Evidence and Witnesses
The Westminster Gazette declares convincing evidence supports Peary's North Pole voyage with verification plans. A Dresden professor relayed a Bridgman telegram stating Peary will return with proofs to counter Cook. An extra witness will challenge Cook’s long journey and equipment claims.
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Papers
London
Commander Peary
North Pole
Westminster Gazette
Peary
Cook
W. W. Russell
Venezuela Foreign Office
New York
Venezuela
C. E. Tholin
John Sandergren
Notable Deaths and Political Quarrels Across Nations
Harriman dies at Arden after long illness. Ballinger refuses to forecast the Washington conservation controversy. General Shackelford dies at Port Huron. Dr. Pearsons donates 100000 dollars to Berea College and seed funds match. Supreme Court to decide Southern Pacific indemnity lands dispute. Cook mocks skeptics, hides visiting card story. ICC readies appeal in Missouri rate case. Tariff unrest and high government spending persist. Mrs. Harris dies in Tokio. Oklahoma railway plans halted until laws revised. Taft to speak on subsidies in the West. Denmark’s King supports Cook pole claim. Peary reaches pole reported from Jacobshaven. Y MCA yearbook records 1914 associations and 456,927 members. Thomas Phelps becomes rear admiral at Mare Island. Monroe boarding house fire narrowly avoids disaster. Cook welcomes Peary news of pole discovery.
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Harriman
Arden
Ballinger
Washington
Interior Department
James Shackelford
South
Port Huron
Mich
D. K. Pearsons
Berea
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
United States
Atlantic and Pacific
Cook
North Pole
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
Merriam Colbert Harris
Bishop Harris
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tokio
Santa Fe
Oklahoma
State Department
Mexico
Frederick
Denmark
Taft
Copenhagen
Daily Telegraph
Jacobshaven
Greeland
Peary
Pole
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Thomas 8. Phelps, Jr
Mare Island Navy Yard
Independence
Monroe
Gimlet-Fibbs Claim About 50 Pound Catfish Mocked
Subject to conditions the tale of Gimlet and a 50 pound catfish is questioned as reliable. The exchange implies a sizeable exaggeration beyond a practical catch, prompting its debate between rivals Hammer and Not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gimlet
Fibbs
Hammer
The Dutch Boy Painter Trademark for Pure White Lead
The text extols white lead paint as an invulnerable armor for wood and emphasizes painting as vital to house appearance and preservation. It notes National Lead Company's guarantee by marking every package with the Dutch Boy Painter trademark to assure purity and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Women in Postal Service Through Early Centuries
The article notes early female postal leadership in Europe and America. It cites 16th century France with a woman post master in Braine le Comte, Alexandrine de Rue guiding mails during the Thirty Years War across the German empire and neighbors. In America Elizabeth Harvey led Portsmouth letters in the early 1600s, later Lydia Hill ran Salem post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Braine le Comte
France
Europe
Alexandrine de Rue
German Empire
Netherlands
Burgundy
Lorraine
Elizabeth Harvey
Portsmouth
N. H
Lydia Hill
Salem
Mass
Not Ashamed of Economy Observations in England
An American writer in England notes that British people from the king on down are not ashamed or afraid to be economical. He contrasts with America where waiters imply economy is mean, arguing Americans are fools for being fooled and suffer for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Alas and Egg Debate Dessert Fates in Kitchen
A whimsical egg on a kitchen table laments the cook’s beater and asks which of them will escape whipping. The line evokes a playful moral tone about deserved desserts and punishment.
The Most Unkindest Cut
A humorous exchange contrasts hunting mishaps with a deer hunting tale. One guide recalls being snapshotted, underscoring the comic dangers of field sport.
Prominent Men Endorse Postum Over Coffee
A North Carolina public school superintendent recounts his mother’s long coffee illness and heart complaints. After switching to Postum she improved greatly, with fewer headaches and stomach issues, and the whole family benefited. The letter promotes Postum with testimonials and a nod to The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Postum
Wellville
Taft Begins 13000 Mile West South Tour From Beverly
President Taft starts a nearly two month journey covering 13 000 miles through Chicago Helena Seattle Portland San Francisco Oakland Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon en route to Washington. The trip includes Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle and a stop in El Paso before continuing southward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
William H. Taft
United States
White House
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Archibald Butt
Wendell W. Mischler
J. J. Richardson
Washington, D. C
James Sloan, Jr
L. C. Wheeler
Secret Service
Maj
Arthur Brooks
Helena
Spokane
Wash
North Yakima
Seattle
Seattle Exposition
Taft
Portland
Ore
Shasta
Siskiyou Mountains
Mount Shasta
San Francisco
Sacramento
Oakland
Cal
Berkeley
Yosemite Valley
Los Angeles
Fresno
Will
Diaz
Grand Canyon
Albuquerque
N. M
el Paso
Taft to Tour West and South with Long Presidential Schedule
The itinerary outlines President Tafts extensive travel through Wisconsin Minnesota and the Midwest to Des Moines Omaha Colorado and Utah then through New Mexico and Texas before river voyage from St Louis to New Orleans with stops at Cairo Hickman Memphis Helena Vicksburg Cape Girardeau Natchez and final return to Washington including meetings with Diaz of Mexico and a Bullfight decoration funding by Ciudad Juarez authorities. The trip features speeches state visits receptions and a river flotilla for the Deep Waterways convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Hamilton Club
West Side Ball Park
Chicago
New York
Congress Hotel
Orchestra Hall
Taft
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Madison
Portage
Winona
Minn
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Des Moines
Iowa
Omaha
Denver
State Capitol
Chamber of Commerce
Bryan
Thomas F. Walsh
Walhurst
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Wonder Region
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Montrose
Great Gunnison River
Grand Junction
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oregon
Pocatello
Ida
Butte
Mont
Ohn
Hays Hammond
President Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
Mexico City
Ciudad Juarez
President Taft
el Paso
United States
Corpus Christi
Charles P. Taft
Mississippi River
Houston
Dallas
St. Louis
Deep Waterways Association
New Orleans
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Cairo
Hickman
Memphis
Tenn
Helena
Ark
Vicksburg
Cape Girardeau
Natchez
Miss
Jackson
Columbus
Birmingham
Ala
Macon
Savannah
Charleston
Augusta
Wilmington
Richmond
Washington
Clergyman Praises Dean's Kidney Pills in Whitesboro Testimony
Rev G M Gray of Whitesboro Texas recounts four years of lumbago pain, saying Dean's Kidney Pills removed the trouble after a short time. He notes he reluctantly shares his name to help others. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Gray
Whitesboro
Tex
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
How They Love One Another
Ella notes few faces like hers while Stella comments that supply will meet demand, implying a social or romantic dynamic.
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Ella
Stella
Cuticura Cured Him from Dry Eczema
Capt. George P. Bliss of Morris Manitoba describes a two year itch and leg sores cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He recalls exposure to dust while removing weeds by a river and notes rapid recovery after treatment with the products. Boston supplier Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. is listed.
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George P. Bliss
Morris
Manitoba
Mar
Mottoes of a Queen Keep out of doors all you can
The queen of Portugal is said to advocate outdoor living and simple, healthy habits. She urges open air, regular exercise, moderate eating and drinking pure water. She favors wearing modest, tasteful clothing and avoiding clutter.
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Portugal
Why We Are Stronger
An ad touts Quaker Oats as the finest food for bone muscle and nerve strength likening ancient Greek and Roman athletes to modern workmen. It claims purity with no husks or specks and urges farmers to feed hands oats, recommending regular and large family package sizes.
Troubles of People on Venus
The article explains why Venus lacks a conventional time framework. With tidal locking, no day. no moon means no month. and a perpendicular axis plus near circular orbit yield no year as a measurable cycle.
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Venus
Singular and Plural in Nerves and Debt
A brief quip from the Catholic Standard and Times notes how debt weighs on a woman and the surprising effect on her husband. The exchange centers on finance, nerves, and a casual borrowing remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Standard and Times
Wrigley Spearmint Says It Aids Digestion And Breath
A fragment notes Wrigley Spearmint claims to aid digestion and freshen breath while a separate remark mentions bees flying two miles from a hive and returning home with ease.
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Wrigley
Fertile Farms Opening Near Standing Rock for Dakotan Farmers
Registration for land openings on October 4 to 23 offers thousands of acres of fertile farm land at a low per acre price after the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River reservations open in October. Registrations occur at Aberdeen Mobridge Lemmon and with rail connections via Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway. drawing happens October 26 in Aberdeen. Folders on land opening and railroad routes are free from F A Miller Chicago.
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Standing Rock
Cheyenne River
South Dakota
North Dakota
Inter
Ister
Aberdeen
Milwaukee
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. al Ry
Ilinois
Mary Mary Save the Yolks for the Pud dings Tale
A Midlands tale recalls a frugal housewife who mistook mercury poison for the antidote and, nearing collapse, whispered a rigid plea to preserve egg whites for puddings. The medical observer notes her quick wit under danger.
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Midlands
Low Colonist Fares To The West And Northwest
Union Pacific announces Colonist Fares in effect Sept 15 to Oct 15, 1909 to all West and Northwest points. The West looks promising and land can be secured at low prices while visiting notable western sites with liberal stopover options. For literature contact E. L. Lomax, G P A, U P R R, Omaha Nebraska.
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Union Pacific Passenger Department
E. L. Lomax
Omaha
Neb
Opened Mount Rainier Road Enables Easier Park Travel
Engineer Eugene Ricksecker opened the government road in Mount Rainier National Park allowing autos and wagons to travel from tidewater to Narada Falls near Paradise Valley. The route has a maximum grade of four percent and about twenty autos, all loaded, used the road.
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Mount Rainier
United States
Eugene Ricksecker
Mount Rainer National Park
Tidewater
Narada Falls
Snow Line
Paradise Valley
Ricksecker
Defiance Starch Promises Superior Strength and Smoothness
Advertisers claim Defiance Starch surpasses the patent starches sold 25 years ago by omitting injurious chemicals and adding a new ingredient that provides greater strength and a smoother finish than competing brands.
Fishing tale tests belief in small catch
A man boasts of two fish from yesterday, one three and a half inches and the other two inches. The crowd doubts his claim, joking that he did not get a bite.
Sub Rosa Confession Floats Between Friends
A fragmentary exchange reveals a whispered secret carried between three individuals. One speaker insists the secret was told contrary to instruction, another condemns the act as mean, and the third pledges not to reveal who spoke first.
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Sub Rosa
Quack Slogans and Oddities From an Old Advert
A fragmented ad page touts Pettit's Eye Salus from Howard Bros buffalo New York and Russ Blue laundry aids. It adds aphorisms about intimidation romance and cheap fashion with mentions of Paris roses teething remedies and Madagascar silk in a chaotic mix of bygone promotional rhetoric.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N.Y
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Mr. Taft
Texas
Cuticura
Eczema
Cheyenne River Indian Reservations
Mobridge, Lemmon
Aberdeen, N. D
True Thrift
Paris
Madagascar
Heroo
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