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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1909
Page
7
The piece argues the mills of the gods grind slowly at first but have improved over time. It recalls Robert Fulton and steamboats, a brass band disaster from a town livery stable, and a burned chest of instruments. It concludes the mills now work faster than in the past.
Irad Biglow plots a wild investment scheme to melt old coats into one glossy fabric and sell new suits for two dollars. His cousin Edgar questions the plan as they scheme to beat rivals Jim Witham and Roosevelt while awaiting the ex president’s return.
Plutarch informs Henry F Cicero had Helvia as mother and father. The piece playfully recaps Cicero as a bright but wayward student who loved poetry and elocution, faced quarrels, and once fought with Lentulus and his gang. It notes his health, vegetarian habits, and travels to Africa after politics. Copyright 1909 by W G Chapman.
Washington postmaster general Frank H Hitchcock is praised as the sartorial masterpiece of the administration. The piece notes his care for pressed, dusted clothes and exact trouser creases, with hosiery matching neckties and domestic tailoring praised against foreign-made suits. It contrasts Secretary of the Navy George von L Meyer’s imported attire.
United States Senator W. A. Smith appeared in a Washington police court as counsel for Robert A. Pelham a former Detroit politician turned census clerk charged with disorderly conduct. He secured acquittal after an hour long trial revealing his identity only after the verdict. The incident stirred excitement as observers learned the defense was led by a senator raising curiosity about police methods.
The United States collects most tariff duties from twelve classes, led by cotton manufactures at 39 million dollars and sugar at 6 million. In 1907 these twelve categories paid 250 million, three quarters of total tariff duties of 329 million, with detailed rates for cotton cloth varying by material and finish.
The Senate office building in Washington houses a costly kitchen and dining rooms that remain unused as officials refuse to staff or operate them. Critics question who would run the luncheon business and fear waste if the facilities sit idle. A new committee may be needed or the kitchens could be given to another committee, though no one wants to manage them.
County Treasurer A A Perkins of Granbury Hood Co Texas describes a past kidney and back disorder followed by relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He confirms his earlier public endorsement and notes the product remains available from dealers at 50 cents a bottle. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY manufactures.
A columbia State editorial extols rural life noting hardships and efforts to wrest a living from soil and enterprise. It argues independence grows with land ownership and added livestock, building capital and a tangible inheritance for children while enjoying city like cultural gains.
A simple chemical test detects impurity in paint materials and safeguards against adulterated white leads. National Lead Company offers a free House owner's Painting Outfit No. 49 via mail, plus color schemes and specifications.
Jewitt Well women have different ways of getting it. My wife kisses me when she wants any.
Seventysix year old patient describes severe eczema covering head to toe, sleepless for six months, nearly driven mad by itch. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for 24 hours slept solidly and within a month was cured, per W Harrison Smith Mt Kisco NY Feb 3 1908.
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