State Capital Notes Weekly Budget from Jackson
Jackson notes discuss postponing the Constitutional Convention reunion to November 1, 1910 at the new Capitol. Also covers Vicksburg repeal of near beer sales, Mississippi Railroad Commission leadership changes, Prof W H Smith’s rural school duties, a ban on fight pictures by Police Chief Allen, and plans for highway bonds and political developments in Jackson.
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Jackson
Thors
Alfiter
Astoria
Robert E. Wilson
Dedy
Miss
Bir
Robt. E. Wilson
Constitutional Convent
Vicksburg
Mississippi Supreme Court
George Anderson
Anderton
State Supreme Court
Mississippi Railroad Commission
John A. Webb
F. M. Les
Webb
Sheppard
Duteaux
Mie
Les
Noel
W. H. Smith
Holman County
Bng
Stato
Mapr
Smith
Peabody Trustees
Policn
Allen
Jeffries Toknson Agut
Mowe
Fght
Cumberland Sued for Million in Mississippi Anti-Trust Case
In Prentiss County chancery court the Cumberland Telegraph and Telephone Company faces a state antitrust suit over price discrimination. The state seeks penalties and an injunction, alleging Booneville residents pay $1 to $1.50 monthly for residence and business service, while Tupelo, Holly Springs and 66 other towns are charged $1.65 and $2.75 respectively. It also alleges internal discrimination among Booneville subscribers with $2 and $1.50 monthly rates for business telephones. The suit notes prior warnings and three earlier suits, and requests a $1,600 penalty and company removal from Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Rhinault
Oxford
Sper Cing
Af Mincissippi
Meda Bi
Chancery Court
Prentics County
Mississippi
Cumberland Telegraph & Telephone Company
Cumberland Company
Booneville
Tupelo
Holly Springs
Phebi
Bi Turther
Cum ‘Berland Company
Sippt
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted As Kidney Disorder Cure
An ad-like testimonial extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney disorders with relief of swelling and urinary issues. A resident, Mia Fulton, reports improved health after using the product, produced by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo. The piece ends with a light quip about Mr Talkalot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Mia
Fulton
Skidmore
Portland
Ore
Doan
Eczema Miraculously Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A woman recalls severe eczema four years ago covering head to feet and bed confinement. After one Cuticura bath and ointment, sleep returned, and three weeks of Cuticura treatment left her entirely cured with no ill effects. She advises others with skin troubles to try Cuticura. Apr 11, 1909.
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Mia
Edward Nenning
Salvin St
Watertown
Controlling Editorial Policy and Lost Chords Tale
A Atchison Globe discussion argues newspapers are often directed by advertisers owners or outside interests and contrasts editorial independence with business pressures. The Lost Chords segment recounts a village organist loaning a piano to a concert, with Hayseed jokes about missing notes and mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Welnie
Wade
Emporia Gazette
Foot Bath and Foot Tabs Ad and Invention Tale
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Tabs to relieve soreness odor and sweating with a foot bath and an antiveptic powder for daily use. The ad offers free samples by mail. A nearby anecdote questions naming an invention the Bachelor’s Button, explaining a broader market aim beyond bachelors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Leloy
N.Y
Miles
Castorl ia bottle notice and comic family confusion
A satirical snippet shows parents debating a bottle labeled Castorl ia and mistaking a large paper map for a furniture pattern. The wife jokes about a chart of Hulley's comet while the husband worries about the baby's small expense and rising household costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulley
Chicago Evening Post
Roosevelt Returns to New York Amid Ovation and Lon g Drive
After a 15 month absence Colonel Theodore Roosevelt disembarked in New York on June 18 and received an unprecedented ovation. He refused political interviews but engaged in sharp public questions, rode in White Steamers rather than carriages, and headed to Oyster Bay after a luncheon at Mrs. Robinson’s Fifth Avenue home. The joyous welcome featured a motorized procession, with Roosevelt and party touring the city and suburban venues before trains to Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Roosevelt
Elba
New York
Douglas Robinan
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Colonel Roosevelt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Collector Loeb
Mr. Robinson
White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Union of Survivors of Constitutional Convention
Revere
Prof. Smith
Harness
Jackson Board of Trade
Hinds County
WII
Bilbo
Cumberland
Whitfield
God
Alison's Wells
LeRoy Percy
C. H. Alexander
Earle Brewer
Lkely
Board of Trustees
The
State Insane Asylum
State Charity
Arate
Emma Smothers
Emma
Postoffice Clerks
Association of
Skmillar
Migat
AAAIO
Tle
Association
Ih Mote
Hattiesburg
Quit Dirt
Laurel
Brookthaven
Natches
Megidiya
Greenville
Jackwop
Mra. Talkalot
Chicago
Laufern
Emereon
Hayased
Hayseed
Motnera
Charley
Mr. Torkins
White Company
Decertetie Cirealas
Oi Company
Smitchell
Amoe Starg
Aten
Eae
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