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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
7
A family story highlights the habit of sending worn pants to an asylum for orphans. While a boy named Fred was sliding down banisters, he cheerfully explained he was “making pants for the poor little orphans,” underscoring the homegrown charity.
The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a guaranteed cure for catarrh and a drought of claimed success. It asserts a cash reward for any case it cannot cure and mentions a Toledo address and a drug seller selling the remedy. The ad targets readers with medical claims and broad consumer persuasion.
Quote by Pope about the burden of recounting one thing and the need to invent twenty more to sustain a single telling, illustrating the difficulty of narration and description.
A Leesburg woman testimonial credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing months of feminine illnesses. She urges others to try the remedy, noting renewed strength and health after following the offered guidance.
A profile of Thomas W. Phillips of Newcastle Pennsylvania, a millionaire independent oil operator who opposed the Standard Oil trust. The article credits him with aiding labor and commerce measures, exposing rebates, educating farmers, building pipelines, and weathering trust hostility to build wealth with his brothers after starting in farming and drilling.
Bryan era veteran George Fred Williamen, a Dedham Massachusetts lawyer and longtime advocate for Bryan, faced defeat in three Massachusetts governorship runs and a failed bid to secure a Democratic endorsement. He studied at Dartmouth and in Germany, later serving in state politics and the U.S. Congress with a noted legal career. He remains 56 years old.
Theodore H. Price, veteran cotton speculator, plans to quit the market for two years possibly for the welfare of his child. He has sold horses and carriages and disposed of country property at Tuxedo amid heavy commitments in May cotton. Previously, Price led a failed arm of McCormick & Co., paid off debts and earned profits, and later married Harriet Dyer, supporting his wife and child through risky ventures.
Minnesota Congressman James A. Tawney, head of the House Appropriations Committee, joked about choosing between blacksmithing and acting, misnaming Hamlet as Hambeth and Mack Lear as MacLear, then admitted his Shakespeare recall cost him five dinners after fellow lawmakers teased him.
A Chicago Tribune stance argues against immediate U S intervention in Haiti citing political instability and racial tensions. It contrasts Grant and Roosevelt legacies with Bryan, then discusses Roosevelt’s water power veto and the need to define public ownership of water resources before granting privilege.
Mrs William Geeding of Attica Indiana reports months of itching sores on her son. After trying many remedies the sores healed after three uses of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She notes no scarring or relapse and praises Cuticura Reme dies. July 22 1907.
A four year old, Margaret of Alhambra, watches mountains with her grandmother. The scene shows white misty clouds drifting above the peaks, occasionally revealing a summit as the child exclaims the mountains are wiping their noses.
Fragmented antique ad copy touts Pettit's Salve for eyes irritated by dust wind and sun, Mrs Winelaw's Booting Syrup for teething, and various tonics. Mentions makers Lewis' Singh and a Peoria factory. Claims quick relief and full value from these remedies. The noisy text blends multiple products and brands with promotional language.
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