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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
12
The Journal of Commerce notes combined loaned bonds notes and stocks by various corporations totaling 1,419 million dollars, up 26 million from 1907. New securities authorized but only partly distributed reached 2,189 million, 87.2 million more than the prior year.
Southern Poife surveyors lay out lines for a woven mile tunnel through the Bierras crest to relieve the main overland line now needing two engines on the stiff grades.
Washington Star columnist Walter J. Travis recalls a friend's story of a drunken caddy near Rye. He notes that even those with serious responsibilities can be led astray and cites a lady who finds her butler intoxicated causing a humorous, awkward moment.
In Newfield New Jersey A Bandle of townsfolk learned that A S Randle recovered fifty thousand dollars in West Jersey Railroad bonds from an old cistern The bonds were issued to John Kandle father of the local barber and the discovery caused wide local excitement as neighbors congratulated the finder Sources note the event follows a string of odd tales in the region including promotion for a liver remedy and a tale of an imperial telegraph line interruption with the German emperor gossiping among courtiers.
A mix of verse about a stork and birds, plus snippets from a 1908 advertisement and a Philadelphia Bulletin joke about new money. The items mix rural Irish tone with colonial humor and sentimental medical testimonial.
Rev M G Dickington of the second Baptist church of Hoboken laments women misuse of dress while recounting a rugged mining camp stay. He recalls a rough hotel scene where a waiter explains the sugar shortage due to two gamblers using the last three lumps.
Mrs. Martin Douglass of Kingston North Carolina shares her relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills for an aching back dizzy spells and general languor caused by kidney trouble. She notes prompt relief and urges others to try the remedy from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A village theatre barred a man with a basket of eggs from entering the show. The basket lid slipped, revealing eggs, prompting a quip from the ticket taker and a humorous scene as the man kept his basket and watched the performance. Afterward the manager returned the eggs, joking about the man nearly stepping into the basket while applauding.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a mother scolding a young man about broken dining room windows. The youth responds with reluctance and embarrassment, fearing his father’s reaction. The text includes disjointed phrases and misread words from OCR.
A warning about catarrh ointments containing mercury and their dangers. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Care by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a mercury free internal remedy, with assurances of authentic product and physician guidance. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Washington Post interview with George B. McCiOnigie of Guthrie Oklahoma warns Kansas faces severe natural gas shortages within two years if southeastern manufacturing demand is not reduced. He cites Kansas daily use near 160 million cubic feet plus city demands stressing dwindling gas pressure.
Literature on Wheels reports a freight train issue with an American Beef syndicate car refusing to ride with Blan dered Ol Tank Line car, leading to a stalled shipment. The exchange mentions a catalog request from Hide & Bar Co in Minneapolis and a note about Pure & Hides.
The Hadeliphin footwear maker previews spring and summer lines with white leather options, jeweled and metallic accents, and colored gowns matching shoes. Women’s low pumps feature rhinestones and fleur de lis motifs while men receive a wine color button oxford with perforated vamp and smoked pearl buttons.
A letter from Lorens Blaser of Wheatwyn Sask in 1908 recounts starting with little, working hard, and building a thriving Western Canadian farm. He describes land acquisition, a 22 horsepower threshing outfit, ten pure bred mares, wheat yields up to 35 bushels per acre, 900 acres in crop, and plans to expand to over 1,100 acres. He praises the Great West as a land of opportunity with good government and stable crops, noting high profits and reduced work through hired help.
An advertisement claims sickness stems from mistreating nature and promotes CASCARETS to aid bowels and liver. It urges regular use, promising better mornings and linking the product to wealth and success with overblown testimonials.
Advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment for muscle stiffness and soreness from exertion, claiming deep penetration to relieve congestion and inflammation. It features testimonials from J. F. Brice of Tuscumbia and a Southern Road engineer, touting benefits for athletes and injuries.
Minneapolis woman shares a testimonial claiming relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges public distribution to show benefits and notes Mrs Pinkham provides confidential, free advice from Lynn Massachusetts for twenty years.
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