Malvern News Trails From Local and National Events
Twelve Malvern firms agree to close at 6:30 p m daily except Saturdays until April 1 1909. Taft aims for democratic treatment of foreign delegates. Iowa corn yield 1908 averages 85.9 bu per acre valued at 153 955 306. farm products total 443 476 646. Reid’s ambassador salary 17 500 with a 40 000 rent house and 20 000 summer home. Sidney Sun changes hands to D A Moore and Son with George Moore in editorial charge. Senator Jamieson predicts senate to March 4 then Congress. legislature work ends, election costs debated. Army enlistment shows only 34 000 accepted from 150 000 applicants. Des Moines Davenport Omaha stations report 2 800 applicants, 680 accepted. Fremont county politics see editor Waterman clash with Davidson over Penn election. Ananias Club mentioned. Direct election of US senators discussed by Senator Cummins. growing popularity noted.
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Iowa
U.S
Uncle Sam
Des Moines
Davenport
Omaha
Senate Election By People Reconsidered In Historic View
Zen considers the wisdom of replacing indirect state legislature elections with direct popular votes for the Senate. He argues the change would equate the two houses, raise public accountability, and risk corruption from design politicians. He underscores the need for careful citizen thought on constitutional vitality.
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Zen
Senate
National Congress
Dean's Kidney Pills Boost Backache Relief in Hamburg Testimony
Four Hamburg citizens testify that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved long standing backache and kidney symptoms. Mrs. Rogers of 109 Main St reports rapid improvement after use and recommends the product to friends and family. The ad notes Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as the U S distributor and promotes a newspaper subscription offer.
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Hamburg
T. H. Rogers
Main ‘St
Saya
Rogers
Dean
Bartlett and Doyles Drug Store
Julen Drug.Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Church notices urge renewed effort and programs
News from the churches lists new officers for the 38th year, calls members to attend Bible school and services, and notes upcoming events at Presbyterian and Union churches. It mentions visiting speaker J. Mad Williams of Des Moines, Union prayer meeting, and weekly activities including Bible school at 10 am and choir rehearsal Friday.
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U. PS. CE
Hideavorers
Union CE
Presbyterian Church
Bible School
Elue
Williams
Des ‘Moines
Drake University
Middle West
Presbyterian E¢Burch
Union Prayer Meeting
Bible
Week of Prayer Meetings at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian church reminds members of ongoing Week of Prayer meetings with special music plans throughout the week. Young people societies will gather at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Living For the Day or for Eternity, based on Hebrews 7 15 16 and Matthew 16 24 27. Rev McCormick to preach at Union service Sunday night, with Sabbath school at 10 a.m.
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Union
Baptist Church Sunday Services Presby Church Union Rally
Due to the pastor's absence Mrs Williams will lead Sunday morning services. Union services at the Presbyterian church at 7:150 PM with Rev McCormick preaching. Our B Y P U joins in union at 6:30 PM. Sunday School at 10 AM. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 PM. Preaching at 11 AM and 7:30 PM. You are invited. A K Williams, pastor.
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Williams
Presbyterian Church
A. K. Williams
Valley Farm church services Sunday schedule
M. E. Church South announces preaching at Valley Farm Sunday morning and evening at usual hours. All are invited. Remember Sabbath schools at various points and Epworth and Junior Leagues at Cox Chapel. George Todd pastor.
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M. E.churcb
Valley Farm
Epworth
Cox Chapel
George Todd
Insurance Gambling On Ship Policies Sparks Crackdown
A system of gambling through insurance on British vessels where policyholders lack ownership has grown, drawing government effort to suppress it. The London board of trade will back authorities and convene a conference of shipowners, underwriters, and others to discuss actionable steps.
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London Board of Trade
Embroideries of Napoleon's Court Show Extravagant Costs
Inspection of 19th century accounts reveals high prices for royal needlework. Napoleon I’s wardrobe and throne furnishings included an embroidery robe at 10,500 francs and an embroidered coat at 3,500. The throne cost 53,970 francs, with purple velvet drapery at 10,200 and blue satin inner drapery at 9,600. Gold bee details and cushions added thousands more, totaling lavish expenditures.
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Louis X la Sti
Josephine
France
Heating the chapel and a winter rat invasion
An old Boston tale recalls Father Lynch and parishioners who bought a stove to heat Augustine's chapel but left it outside the cemetery by mistake, then quipped that they meant to heat the chapel not the graveyard. The piece also notes winter habits of animals seeking shelter and food, describing crowded rat burrows and their frost defenses.
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New England
Augustine's
Boston
Father Lynch
Public park restoration looms over Union Square
In San Francisco Superintendent Mebaren surveys Union Square repairs after the removal of Hill Street St Francis. A gardener with a brogue frowns on a heather plant and jokes about watering it to grow tall, sparking comic repartee with McLaren as they discuss the park’s future.
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Mebaren
San Francisco
System of Public Parks
Union Square
Mr. McLaren
Cables Buried in River Bed Amid Drought
The Matine Journal notes that telegraph and telephone lines were laid in trenches along the river bed as the Ohio ran low. Boys could reach cables exposed in the channel, prompting the utility companies tocover the cables to prevent future exposure.
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Ohio
Matine Journal
Undue Exposure in Public Ledger Note
A brief Philadelphia Public Ledger item mentions Adolphus and Augustus in a dialogue about a dead boy and Cholly catching a cold, noting one went without a chrysanthemum last week. The fragment hints at a funeral or obituary context with a local, period tone.
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Adolphus
Augustus
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Ending the Trouble
A brief, humorous exchange reveals a man ended a relationship after learning his partner had an artificial arm. The dialogue suggests a petty judgment framed as a confession of disengagement.
Jim Saunders Defends Double Entry Belief in Village
Jim Saunders, a veteran dealer in the village, staunchly defends his honesty while arguing with a doctor about double entry bookkeeping. He explains charging customers on credit for 30 days and notes that unpaid debts are entered again after six weeks, insisting he never overcharges. The doctor tests his understanding, prompting Jim to describe the system in simple terms.
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Jim Saunders
Jim
Orschera
Dew Ponds of the Ancients in Early Water Supply
The article explains prehistoric dew ponds formed by hollowing earth, covering with straw and clay, then stones. Heat storage in earth and evaporation from clay cause nightly condensation, gradually filling the pond even without rain. From Popular Mechanics.
Charity and ethical fees in medical practice
The American Medical Association has not fixed a fee schedule, stating fees are graded and mostly charitable. Rural charity is generally deserved while urban charity is often misplaced, with about 88 percent of New York City practice cited as charity and one third said to be imposed upon.
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American Musical Association
New York City
North American Review
Razorback Hogs Fortify The Roadside Jest
A traveler, wary of lone-legged hogs roaming freely, questions their danger. A roadside native replies he has never heard of them harming anyone and quips that they must be safety razor backs.
One Guess Only What did he ever see in her
A witty lines exchange from the Kansas City Times asks which speaker is the woman and which is the man in the old quip What did he ever see in her and What did she ever see in him The brief frontier humor reflects gender roles in early 20th century dialogue and popular newspaper trivia.
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Kansas City
Fragmentary OCR yields shaky crime voice line
A garbled snippet shows a speaker shouting about money and a shell token, with phrases like "thousand rupees" and "Shortly after the wa ced e." The text is incomplete, lacking clear action, names, or a coherent event to identify.
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Fremont County
George Waterman
W. T. Davidson
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Western Union
North Reporter
S. T. Mitchell
Bank of Hamburg
Shieves
Farmers National Bank
A. Rydinger
G. M. Beal
M. M. Payne
H.R. Grape
J. Miller
J.B. Morgan
FS. Miller
C.D Butterfield
B. Cunningham
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