Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Woman
A Graniteville Vermont woman, Mrs. Cas Barclay, testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health during the change of life. The letter asserts the remedy's wide endorsement and long record of cures for female complaints and nervous prostration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville, Vt
Lydiak.Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Cas. Barclay
R.F.D
Graniteville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Roosevelt's Kansas City address denounces corruption and special privilege
President Roosevelt spoke at the Commercial Club in Kansas City, praising honesty and calling for an end to special privilege. He urged unity beyond party lines, defended Col Bristow's role in post office reform, and attacked both corporate bribery and cheap attacks on honest men, urging strict accountability for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Col. Roosevelt
Offee
Bristow
Post Office Department
Wynne
Post-Office
Senator Bristow
New York
Chicago
Indian Territory
Missouri
California
Illinois
King Manuel seeks bride amid unsettled Portugal
Young King Manuel of Portugal searches for a suitable bride as European princesses hesitate to marry a monarch with a fragile throne. His modest civil list and lack of wealth dampen prospects. Fears of turmoil rise after the Carlos assassination and clerical influence at court prompt calls for reforms and possible abdication in favor of his uncle, the Infante Alfonso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel
Portugal
Europe
Carlos
Camarilla
Infante
Alfonso
Oporto
Memoir of Morse and Bell patents in telegraph and telephone
Sixty five years ago Professor Morse offered to sell electric telegraph patents for 100000 and Congress funded a line test with 30000. President Polk favored government ownership but Postmaster General doubted profitability. Now Morse systems value 220 million while Bell offered to sell telephone patents for 30000, mocked as a toy. five million telephones earn 150000900 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Congress
Washington
Baltimore
Electric News
Polk
Western Union Telegraph Company
Alexander Graham Bell
Telegraph Company
Bread adulteration in France shocks scientists
The Scientific American reports that France’s staple bread is commonly adulterated with talc and various additives. Flour mixtures include alum, potassium carbonate, zinc and copper salts, and ammonium carbonate to alter texture, appearance, or yeast use. Denatured alcohol pricing cheapens liquor production, affecting daily French consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Scientific American
Red Riding Hood Scene Surprised by Teddy Roosevelt
A teacher tells Red Riding Hood tale about woods and wild animals. A pupil shouts Teddy Roosevelt appears, creating a humorous interruption in class as described in the Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Goose
Red Riding Hood
Teddy Roosevelt
Judge
Three damage suits filed for injuries in Des Moines
Des Moines records show damage suits totaling eighty five thousand dollars filed in district court. Alva McCreight seeks fifty thousand from the street railway for injuries from the Nineteenth Street hill car accident of October 3, 1909. Theodore Sparkman seeks five thousand from Rock Island for an ankle injury at Valley Junction shops. Thomas Travis seeks thirty thousand from Des Moines Gas for injuries unloading coke when a heavy iron bar fell. State officials enjoined in Davenport coal cases. Milwaukee railroad ordered to receive coal for Davenport shipments. Arthur William Rice found guilty of assault and battery against Mrs Kassman. fined one hundred dollars and jailed thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Alva McCreight
Street
Nineteenth Street
Theodore Sparkman
Rock Island
Valley Junction
Evans
Hampton
State Commission
Attorney General
Brennan
Polk County District Court
Davenport
State Rail Board
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee
Carpenters Gavels From Historic Wood Presented
Two gavels of historic interest have been received at the Trades and Labor assembly hall by the local carpenters union. They are made from wood of historic buildings and will be presented to officers of the union at the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners convention in Des Moines in late October.
Woman Sues Car Company Over Injuries and Loss
Mrs. F. C. Graves sues Des Moines City Railway for $5,000 claiming injuries from the company's employer. Her husband, F. C. Graves, also sues for $2,000, seeking damages for loss of her company and services due to the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Graves
Des Moines City Railway Company
Pharmacist Pins Paralysis on Worms in Children
Des Moines pharmacist Dr. Irvin Gore argues infantile paralysis is an advanced stage of common childhood worms. He says the disease is incurable but preventable, reflecting a new theory amid a Midwest outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Middle Western States
Irvin Gore
Des Moines
Hospital Association Incorporation Filed with Recorder
Articles incorporating the Hospital Association of the Evangelical Lutheran Conference have been filed with Mrs. Frank Dodson, county recorder. Rev. A. P. Westerberg serves as president, John A. Benson as vice president, Rev. Co. A. Henry as secretary, and Edwin Hult as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital Association
Hospital Association of the Evangelical Lutheran Conference
Frank Dodson
A. P. Westerberg
John A. Benson
Rev
Co. A. Henry
Edwin Hult
Three Deaths Reported In Separate Iowa Cases
Secretary Sumner of the state board received particulars of the death of Frank Branigan cashier of a bank in Waterloo from an attack of infantile paralysis also of a death at Parkersburg and another at Milford.
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Sumner
State Board
Frank Branigan
Waterloo
Parkersburg
Milford
Wallace and Miller Elected as Delegates to Conservation Congress
H. C. Wallace and A. C. Miller were chosen by the Commercial club directory to serve as delegates to the National Conservation congress to be held soon in St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Wallace
A. C. Miller
Directory Board
The
Commercial Club
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Federal primary law eyed by Cummins for nation-wide or convention rule
Des Moines Aug 30 Senator Cummins Iowa says he will push a federal primary law for presidential and vice presidential nominations at nationwide primaries. If blocked, he may propose law regulating national party conventions and basing representation on party vote rather than population. He cites Iowa’s voter empowerment and a state convention endorsement. Delegates to the American Mining Congress in Los Angeles Sept 26-Oct 6 are named by Gov Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Congress
United States
Cummins
Iowa
B. F. Carroll
American Mining Congress
Los Angeles
John P. Reese
George Woodson
Buxton
John White
Oskaloosa
Jacob Ritter
Centerville
H. L. Waterman
Ottumwa
John Staley
J. M. Dinwiddie
Cedar Rapids
Carle Garver
L. S. Harper
W. P. Daniels
Waterloo to host annual police chiefs meeting in 1911
Waterloo was chosen at the convention of Iowa police chiefs as the site for the next annual meet ing on June 26 1911. New officers: J M Carl Cedar Rapids president C F P Froom Council Bluffs first vice president George Yeager Des Moines second vice president and W T Dineen Waterloo secretary treasurer. Street Car Stock Sells at 65 Cents. J J Hamilton Des Moines capitalist secured an option on 169 shares of Des Moines City Railway at 65 cents on the dollar and tipped Mayor Hanna toward an equitable city-company adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Chiefs of
Iowa Police
J. M. Carl
Cedar Rapids
C. F. P. Froom
Council Bluffs
George Yeager
Des Moines
W.T. Dineen
Des Moines City Railway Company
J. J. Hamilton
Hanna
Iowa Corporations Face Late Fee for Unfiled Reports
About 900 Iowa corporations failed to file their annual reports with Secretary of State Hayward by the July deadline. A penalty of 2 dollars is due if received before September 1, with an additional 2 dollars added each month of continued delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hayward
Iowa farmer predicts bumper corn yield this year
George J. Copestake of Ames, a fancy stock breeder, forecasts Iowa will produce two bushels of corn per acre this year, up from one last year. He notes relief in low-lying areas harmed by last summer’s heavy rainfall, expecting much better production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
George J. Copestake
Ames
Hayward Completes List Of State And District Candidates
Secretary of State Hayward finishes compiling the list of nominees for all state and district offices in the June primaries and issues pamphlet guidance for county auditors and election officials ahead of the November general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Lst
Des Moines Men Plan Coal Price Cooperation
Des Moines men meeting at the Chamberlain hotel discuss a plan to cooperate to lower the price of coal in Des Moines. City growth: Des Moines gains population faster over the past decade than most of 28 cities in federal census totals announced from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chamberlain
Washington
Woman seeks divorce after twenty four years of marriage
Mary Cooper petitions the district court for a divorce from William Cooper after twenty four years of marriage and asks permission to remarry. A coroner's jury returns death by accident for Robert Wood found dead at his home on 716 Penn Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cooper
District Court
William Cooper
Mary
Robert Wood
Penn Avenue
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Promises Cure for Diseased Kidneys
An old advertisement claims kidney secretions reveal disease and touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure. It features a testimonial from Vaughan of Iola Kansas about diabetes and back pain relief after using the product, urging readers to remember the name and buy the 60 cent box from Foster Milburn Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Vaughan
South Sst
Iola
Kan
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Reason Enough Quote Exchange in Dinner Invitation
A fragment shows a terse dialogue between a husband and friend about a wife’s mood and a dinner invitation. The exchange ends with a wry line attributed to Jean Qui Rit about laughter in the phrase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Qui Rit
Deafness Cure Claim by Hall's Catarrh Cure
An 19th century advert promises a $100 reward for any deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, claiming deafness stems from mucous lining inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It asserts catarrh as the common cause and urges sending for circulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Bold
D. the
Tipation causes and survival by diseases overview
Fragmentary text discusses constipation causes and disease impact, mentions "Pelleta" pellets and sugar-coated gran. It cycles through survival of the fittest and questions the reader. The readable portions are nonspecific and do not form a coherent news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orce
Prince Edward Island Maintains Motor Vehicle Ban
A report from the American consulate at Charlotte Town says the PEI legislature, by unanimous vote, refused to repeal the law making it a criminal offense to drive any motor vehicle on public highways, punishable by a high fine.
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Charlotte Town
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Gasoline Request Becomes Odd Glove Cleaning Plan
A humorous exchange has a speaker asking a woman for gasoline to clean his gloves, prompting a puzzled response about whether gasoline is drinkable. The banter ends with the woman clarifying the intention behind the odd request.
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Chas. Barclay
Carter
Sara Heed
M. Booth
Huron St
Ott Tateon
Northwestern Const Actors Conservatory
Maas
Celine Frea
A. Evers
Minneapolis
Minn
Ellsworth College
Uwa Falls
Orth College
Lows Falls
E. E. Vrooman
Washington,d.c
Safp
Thompson
Des Moines Directory
H. Christian
KODAK
Des Moines Photo Materials Co
Locust St
All Eats
Ream
Roosevelt
Kansas City
Commercelal Club
Thirteenth Regiment
Hadley
Stubbs
Kansas
Funston
City Railway Company Sued
Avada McCreight
Gas Company
Rock Island Railway
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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