Notable Ohio Congressman Overcomes Catarrh with Peruna
Congress member David Meekison of Ohio lauded for election victory and party leadership though plagued by thirty years of catarrh. He credits Peruna with relief and plans further use, inviting others to write Dr. Hartman for free guidance at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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David Meekison
America
Catarrh
Peruna
Treel
David Meckison
Congress
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Nestor Among Clerks at Pension Office
Judge Co M Tomkins, aged eighty, is the veteran clerk at the Washington Pension Office. Appointed in 1861 after a Wisconsin practice, he helped the bureau grow into a major government branch and remains on active duty. He recalls Lincoln's inauguration and a life shaped by public service.
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Judge Tomkins
Uncle Sam
Washington
Judge Co. M. Tomkins
Pension Office
Wisconsin
Lincoln
Timothy 0. Howe
Tomkins
Old Candlesticks a Treasure for Collectors in Limited Supply
The piece notes rising prices for antique candlesticks as demand for old relics grows. It explains brass color variation, copper alloys, and the worn texture of genuine items. Spanish and Russian copper traditions are highlighted for their rich color and lasting polish. Colonial furnishings remain highly sought after by collectors.
Twain and the King in London Bus Protest Tale
The note traces Mark Twain’s early California days with a father of Louise Forss Lund, mentions Twain as a young Clemens and a distant acquaintance. It recounts Twain’s later England stay when he protested taxation to the Queen, joking about meeting her son in a Strand procession and riding a bus.
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Twain
Louise Forsslund
Mark Twain
California
Clemens
Forsslund
England
Strand
Catamount Fight and Brewery Tragedy Headlines
A Crawfordsville tale recalls John Goff, Roosevelt guide and famed hunter, who fended off a catamount with a pocket knife after a moonlit chase, earning the nickname By. In Paterson, New Jersey, Abraham Sapiro narrowly escaped death when two rotating knives in a brewery vat trapped him in a deadly circle until the power was shut down.
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Roosevelt
White River
Colorado
Indiana
Crawfordsville
John Goff
John Gof
Hoosier
John Gol
Rocky Mountains
Goff
Ladoga
Theodore Roosevelt
Hunter
Gof
St. Louis Grove-Democrat
Paterson N. J
Abraham Sapiro
Sapir
Sapio
Sapiro
Sapho
Suer
Prisoner in Two Buffalo Hides Rescued by Cowhands
A Plainsman recounts a February ordeal after tracking four buffalo from a Montana ranch. He wrapped in two green hides to keep warm, only to find himself immobile as they froze. Helpers traced his shouts, built a fire, and thawed his prison in minutes.
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Los Angeles Times
Montana
Germanys Army Defense Core Belief and Necessity
The piece argues Germany must maintain a strong army for defense amid bordered pressure. It frames the army as essential for survival, not conquest, noting open fronts and the inevitability of attacks. It asserts defense or death as the guiding principle, with any invasion of France only a secondary outcome.
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Germany
Europe
France
Emperor approves Grunewald plans for Berlin pleasures
A public forest for Germans will transform Grunewald into a vast Berlin pleasure ground with new roads playgrounds picnicking glades and restaurants to promote outdoor athletics. The 11 650 acre royal hunting preserve where foresters are killing off deer and wild boar.
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William
Germany
Grunewald
Berlin
Ring Found In Cod Bite Highlights New York Man
Henry Buermann of New York says he found a solid gold wedding ring in the stomach of a Boston cod purchased at a Front Street fish shop. The ring bears the inscription Low to Lou 89 and measures over a quarter inch in breadth.
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Henry Buermann
New York
G Buermann
Barclay Street
Boston
Bay State
Lou
Notable 1909 Health and Commerce Advertisements Collage
A fragmented 1909 advertisement mix offers medical cures and tonics including Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials, Dr Klined Great Nerve Restorer claims, and Piso's Cure for Consumption. It references Toled o druggists, patent remedies, and general consumer health claims alongside unrelated notes on baptism based legal age and cattle exports.
How Connecticut Got Its Name
John R. Matthews explained at the Waldorf Astoria that early colonial times featured gatherings with a “hooker” of Jamaica rum for those who helped dedicate churches or barns. When Connecticut became a crown colony, Governor John Winthrop refused rum, lamenting the lack of steady habits, and the nickname Nutmeg State endured.
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Connecticut
John R. Matthews
Waldorf-Astoria
John Winthrop
Cleverest Woman Politician
Miss J. N. Strong, private secretary to ex-Congressman Hawley of Texas, is credited as a deft female politician in Washington. She knows Texas counties and leaders and handles Federal patronage details. She once countered a minister with a witty reply and secured a Texas constituent’s appointment.
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J. N. Strong
Hawley
Texas
Washington
Price of White Star Line Sale Details Released
In Tan don England the purchase price of the White Star Line joining the International Mercantile Marine Company is $52,497,180. Of this amount $15,786,180 is payable in cash $25,174,000 in preference shares and $12,587,000 in common stock. Shareholders receive over $50 per 1,000 shares.
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Tandon
England
White Star Line
International Mercantile Marine Company
Aluminum Substitutes for Copper in Nail and Tack Making
Aluminum alloy replaces copper in nail and tack production. The white metal is cheaper while matching durability and desirability of copper.
Odd Sunday Law in Scotland Postman Walks Six Miles
An English paper reports a Stirling Blairdrummond route postman who rode six miles by bicycle on week days and walked the same distance on Sundays due to a Sabbath rule. An investigation confirmed his explanation was correct.
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Scotland
Stirling
Blairdrummond
Chicago Seen Through a British Visitor’s Eye
A recent British visitor remarks that Chicago professors are slangy freaks while praising the town’s hospitality as sparkling. He also calls policemen porcupine sluggards, but the overall reaction from cops to faculty is lighthearted and amused.
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Chicago
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