25 May 1912
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
1
Local notice records a small business listing with a price of three dollars for office goods. It notes a printing print location at an address on Carpenter Avenue in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and mentions second class mail status at the Indiana Post Office.
Tom E. Hildebrand announces he is the agent for Thompson's Barsoma claiming it cures kidney disease. He asserts many illnesses stem from clogged or inflamed kidneys and guarantees a money back offer. A 60 cent bottle is advertised with a promise of toning kidneys liver and bladder within a week.
Fifty centa: MI-O NAS stomach tablets promise a quick relief from indigestion and distress within ten minutes. Hildebrand backs a full money back guarantee if the product fails to end misery, covering gas acidity heaviness distress after eating and other digestive issues. Society is like a sleeping bag—comfortable inside, plain outside according to Chicago World-Herald.
New York May 24 John Stevenson the canny Scot who built and sold steel mills to United States Steel testified during the government investigation of the steel trust He said there was a boom and that there was no “cut throat” after the trust formed He admitted trying to make money in big business rather than small outfits and denied plans to crowd out rivals or secure a monopoly He stressed his aim to earn profits and not meddle in others affairs
John Stevenson, Sharon Scot partner of William Filnn and Taft supporter, shares views on Andrew Carnegie as employer. He recalls funds for Roosevelt, calls Roosevelt impulsive, and quips that debt followed by marriage to the right woman helps one rise, while noting Carnegie’s payoffs to workers.
Duons Review of Trade notes rising business activity with expanding bank clearings and railroad earnings. Improved weather spurred retail and wholesale distributions, while iron and steel demand wavered though new tonnage looms and prices ease upward. In Washington, heat prompts Congress to note a hot spell as Speaker Clark and Uncle Joe Cannon appear in summer attire during a House session.
Washington May 25 The state department probes European style financing to lower farmer borrowing costs. Taft aims to let farmers raise funds on farm mortgages via bond sales nationwide, placing smallholders and tenants on a paying path without heavy upfront burdens.
Minneapolis May 25 The quadrennial conference of the Methodist Episcopal church completed eight bishop elections led by Dr Wilbur Patterson Thirkield. Other new bishops include Dr Homer C Stunts Dr T Henderson Dr W C Shepard Dr Naphtahl Kneckock Dr J J Leete and Dr R J Cooke Also plans to add bishops for Malaysia Philippines and southeastern Asia Bishop Neely attacked the committee in retirement bid Crushed by cable at Butler Pa Chief Engineer Ambrose Jomlan 40 killed near Chicora Pa
The article claims coal was first discovered by Hulles, a Belgian blacksmith from Plenevaux near Tiege, in a historic note. It also references mean daily temperature as discussed by weather forecasters, mentioning Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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