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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
1
Sparse dispatches reveal tensions over the Hankow rail loan amid European banker involvement and American protests in Peking. Other items note US exports decline, balloon accident in St Petersburg, maternal health warnings, and notable appointments and deaths. The mix includes political diplomacy, industry, infrastructure, and social concerns across nations.
A collage of early 20th century notes reports Taft leaning toward a corporate income tax as a measure beyond revenue, plus clashes in the Senate over tariffs and income tax. Other items include Indian affairs Leupp resigning, Wright brothers honored with medals, and local incidents in Ohio and Illinois.
Washington taft will personally supervise adding a 2 percent tax on net earnings of corporations. A White House conference with Wickersham Root Knox and key Republican finance committee members will finalize the draft for senate action next week. Opposition exists yet publicity provisions are deemed essential to prevent evasion.
Lawyers for fifty two state banks including John L Webster and W Allen petitioned the federal court to block the new banking law temping deposit guaranty funded by bank capital. The suit claims the measure is unconstitutional violating due process. Accused of Wife Murder in Rapid City. Thomas Adams 60 is sought after in connection with the death of his wife 49 found shot and beaten in their yard after neighbors heard a quarrel. Roosevelt Antelopes Arrive From New York to Nicholas Longworth Daughter. Two baby antelopes gifted by ex President Roosevelt reached Roosevelt aboard the Vaderlandi from Antwerp and Dover.
Milwaukee reports propose that church voting rights be limited to mature lay members. In related sessions, a Spokane newsboy association card on Reverend Howard Everett Hele's death was read, with Senator Piles of Washington urging its publication in the Congressional Record.
In El Paso Texas wealthy figure Chicago-Boub Leung was found guilty while Carlos Bevedra and Jore Parra were cleared of participating in the Paso Chinese smuggling ring.
A reported tale from a tobacco convention quotes the Countess de Pourtalea as saying English ancestry means little in the wild west. An Englishman boasts Tudor blood while a Texas cowboy claims mixed lineage, joking about their shared “shartbread” roots.
A fragment from a Pilegende Hlactter feature notes a man boasting over having the town’s biggest rooster and his wife wearing the largest hat, capturing a local pride moment and humorous social contrast.
A reader notes common ailments such as backache headaches and nervousness arise from fickle kidneys. The piece cites Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure and mentions a testimonial from Mrs C R Foresman of Aznam City. It also condemns mosquitoes and touts screens and tuberculosis remarks by Dr. Osler. The Novel Type column question prompts readers to consider a description of a girl.
A Denver woman shares how switching to Grape-Nuts after meal distress and weight loss restored appetite and strength. She reports rapid relief in stomach and brain discomfort and a gain of 12 pounds after adopting the cereal as a key part of her diet.
A lengthy report notes the new pharmacy reform under the present administration. The pharmacy board will require absolute records of all stock and enforce labeling of drugs including alcohol and morphine. The old law exempted pre July 1907 stock until 1909, but the new board vows prosecutions against violators and aims to curb misbranding and adulteration to protect public health.
A 20 000 sinking clock will go into the tower of the Obtumwa courthouse. The long list of incidents includes accidents, deaths, crimes, and civic efforts across Iowa with names like Nancy Harsh Creston J J Kime Cornell Bluffs and Fort Madison figures noted.
A Chicago woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving crippling illness after doctors advised a third operation. She describes severe inflammation and a tumor, and notes after the third bottle she felt improved. The ad touts the product as a thirty year standard remedy for female ills including displacements and irregularities.
Jimmy Green explains an octopus in a playful exchange about eight sided cats and strange terms at seven in the morning.
A patient describes severe eye inflammation lasting two years with failed remedies from physicians. After trying Cutlera Ointment, symptoms improved in a week and nearly cleared in two weeks. The testimonial, dated April 4, 1908, notes no trouble since then and includes a physician’s remark on giving up whisky and soda.
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