National Lead Company Introduces Dutch Boy Seal for White Lead
The National Lead Company, a major producer of Pure White Lead, adopted the Dutch Boy Painter trademark to guarantee purity. They provided a glow-pipe test and a blow-pipe kit to educate buyers, aiming to curb deceptive mixtures sold as White Lead. Contact National Lead Co for test outfit and booklet at Woodbridge Ridge, New York.
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National Lead Company
National Lead Comy
Woodbridge Ridge
New York
Lancons of Breton coast Readied at Low Tide
On the Breton coast during midsummer men and boys sift the dry sand with hoes to unearth lancons. These silvery fish bury themselves quickly if not seized, with smaller ones used for bait and larger ones fried as a dish comparable to smelts. Night tides produce much larger lancons, sometimes a foot long, gathered by lantern light.
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Breton
Philadelphia Bulletin
Various Readings on Money Morals and Marine Catches
A collection notes social views and statistics from 1907 including money's impact on reformers and vice intent. Mentions Irish Homestead on land and breeds, Grand Army of the Republic membership decline, Chilean peso depreciation, Pacific fishing values and salmon canning totals.
Woman Recovers Strength After Peritonitis With Grape Nuts and Postum
A woman describes years of indigestion after peritonitis and nerve strain. She credits diet changes including Grape Nuts and Postum with restoring appetite, sleep, energy, and overall health, noting lasting improvement for herself and husband.
Annulment Granted to Helen Maloney and Arthur Osborne
A memorandum filed in New York county clerk court says an interlocutory judgment of annulment was granted to Helen Maloney and Arthur H. Osborne. The telegraph roundup includes various brief items from across the country such as ship rescue at Ludington, a Standard Oil rehearing bid, crimes, fires, and naturalization matters.
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New York
Helen Maloney
Arthur H. Osborne
Ludington
Mich
Jesse Martin
Bonaparte
United States Court of Appeals
Chicago
Standard Oil
John P. Reid
London
Columbus
Joseph Maloney
New England
Washington
John Snyder
Owleyout Lodge
Plattaburg
Jewett E. Warren
Rock Island
Ill
Blanche E. Eldridge
Isaac Mansour
United States
Hayti
Clifton
Mass
Board of Directors
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
McCrea
F. W. Schultz
Colfax
Wash
John L. Gardner
Boston
Jacob Betha
Kenosha
Wis
Springfield
National Editorial Association
St. Paul
Seattle
San Francisco
South Seas
Salton Basin Reservation
California
M. J. Carpenter
Southern Indiana Railroad
John R. Walsh
Frederick W. Woerz
Greenwich
Sophia Duntop
St. Louis
Foreign Barons and Turbulent Times across Europe and Americas
Reports skim over European and Americas events including Baron d’Estournelles de Constant urging aviation aid in France, Congo debt disputes in Belgium, Russian anti Jewish violence, a German crown prince balloon ascent, Turkey’s navy reorganization with a British adviser, and notable political moves in the Netherlands and Persia.
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Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
France
Belgium
Chamber of Deputies
Congo
Spitzer
Brernberg
Frederick William
Germany
Berlin
Pacific
Republic
United States
England
Macedonia
Austria
Netherlands
Holland
Persia
Turkey
Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg
Alan Johnstone
Denmark
Sir Henry Howard
Charles L. Knapp
Congress
New York
John Pedman Reid
Bournemouth
Typhoid Carrier Henrietta Howison Seen In Richmond Case
Virginia health officials report Henrietta Howison, a colored housekeeper, as a suspected typhoid carrier after four weeks of inquiry. Tracing multiple households where typhoid appeared, investigators tied all cases to her employment history and a prior bout of typhoid two years earlier. She remains detained for analytical culture tests, a rare medical investigation. The only near parallel cited is Lucy Smith, a New York servant blamed for spreading typhoid for five years and about 100 cases on Manhattan Island.
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Richmond
Henrietta Howison
Henrietta
Health Department
Lucy Smith
New York
Manhattan Island
Manassas Farmer Joseph L Speakes Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
Joseph L Speakes a prosperous farmer near Manassas shot himself in the breast with a shotgun after a long illness described as an incurable nervous jaw trouble. He had been married three times, his last wife the daughter of T A Thompson, a Jefferson Davis relative. His wife, ill at the time, feared the shock but was not present when the tragedy occurred. A family member heard the shot and found him fatally wounded. death was almost immediate.
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Manassas
Joseph L. Speakes
Speakes
T. A. Thompson
Jefferson Davis
Miss Laura Henry Held After Train Arrest
Roanoke Virginia dispatch reports 17 year old Laura Henry daughter of Bradley Henry of Abingdon was arrested on a train and detained at police HQ on a telegram from Mr Henry. She will be held until the father arrives. She says she ran away seeking better treatment and will not return unless treated civilly.
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Roanoke
Laura Henry
Bradley Henry
Abingdon
Shot Wounds Siblings In Powhatan Rifle Play
Richmond special reports 17-year-old Allen Valentine is critically wounded after a 22 caliber rifle misfired at his father's Powhatan County country home. Gray Valentine, 12, held the weapon when it discharged. operation conducted for the injured teen.
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Richmond
Allen Valentine
Manu 5
Valentine, Jr
Powhatan County
Gray Valentine
George Ben Johnson
Suffolk Health Inspection Reports Mixed Findings
State Health Commissioner Ennion Williams and Suffolk officials inspected local conditions. External exams were satisfactory but water and milk supplies will be tested. Typhoid is reported in some sections with only a few cases arising.
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Suffolk
Ennion Williams
Richmond
Norfleet
Wil Name
Norfolk Special Report On Fugitive Murder Suspect
James Strong, accused in the killing of Police Officer William S. Winningder, remains a fugitive. Authorities in Henderson, North Carolina, have detained a man who resembles the Portsmouth killer, but the chief of police says he is not the right suspect.
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Norfolk
James Strong
Whiliam S. Winnigder
Henderson
N. C
Portsmouth
Tynan
Survivors Gather for Clarke County Cavalry Annual Meeting
Items in Brief report the Clarke County Cavalry Association holding its annual meeting at Col. 8. 8S. Thomas home near Berryville with main speaker A. Moore Jr. of Berryville.
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Clarke County Cavalry Association
Thomas
Berryville
A. Moore, Jr
Commonwealth
Granvile R. Swift
Fredericksburg
Frank P. Stearns
Washington Avenue
Swift
Trade Outlook Reports Slow But Steady Expansion
R G Dun weekly review notes continued expansion in trade and industry with cautious optimism. Wholesale dry goods face some disruption from large auction sales, while manufacturing gains persist in iron, steel, and shoe sectors. Prices largely steady, demand improving but primary cotton goods markets remain quiet and export inquiries dip.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Indian
Red Sea
China
Grain and dairy price reports across New York Philadelphia Baltimore
New York reports show Wheat receipts 83 700 bus exports 154 280 sales 2 100 000 bus futures and 24 000 cash spot market firm No 2 red around 1.01 fob afloat No 1 Northern Duluth 1.29 fob afloat No 2 hard winter 1.05 fob afloat Corn sales 5 000 bus spot firm No 2 90 nominal elevator 90 percent delivered fob afloat option market firm September close 87 December 76 May 72 Oats receipts 61 500 bus exports 1 000 bus spot firm mixed 26 to 32 pounds 51 26 to 31 pounds 54 55 clipped white 32 to 40 pounds 55 49 Poultry alive steady spring chicks 16 fowls 12 turkeys 2 dressed irregular Western spring chickens 12 44 19 turkeys h 25 fowls 13 14 Eggs firm receipts 10 612 trades Western firsts 20 21 seconds 18 4 19 Philadelphia Wheat firm up to 9 7 with August 17 9T Me Corn steady No 2 local trade 88 88 Oats firmer No 2 white 53 54 Butter steady 25c do nearby prints 27 Eggs firm Pennsylvania notes Cheese quiet but steady Poultry alive firm fowls 128 134 old roosters 10 spring chickens 14 16 Baltimore Flour quiet exports 2 085 bbls Wheat firmer spot 98 98 August 98 September 98 December 1.00% slight changes across markets with varied spot and futures values.
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New York
Duluth
Philadelphia
Exia Western Creamery
Pennsylvania
F. c
Baltimore
Southern
Live cattle and sheep prices in New York and Chicago markets
New York cattle receipts touch 1 878 head with dressed beef firm at about 7.10 to 7.75 per cwt while veals fetch 6.00 to 9.13 per cwt and hogs around 6.40 to 6.60. Chicago reports estimated cattle and hog receipts near 4 000 and 16 000 head with steers 4.75 to 7.75 and hogs 6.40 to 6.85, lambs mostly 10 lower and sheep steady. fishery congress slated in Washington September 22–29.
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New York
London
Liverpool
Chicago
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Washington, D. C
Paris
Bttara
Vienna
Is This Why We Are Warmer? Europe Grows Colder
French astronomer M Camille Flammarion says actual figures show Europe’s temperature falling. Paris records 1 degree below normal with other readings worse. The drop is more noticeable in spring and is mirrored in England Belgium Spain Italy Austria and Germany.
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Europe
M. Camille Flammarion
France
Paris
England
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Austria
Germany
Indianapolis News
Telepathic Woman Recalls Sister's Ether-Induced Sleep
A telepathic woman recalls accompanying her sister before an operation. While waiting in the anteroom, she describes growing anxious until she fell asleep in a chair as the ether took effect, and woke when her sister emerged.
It's hot on the street car says a Taft Bryan voter
A man on a crowded street car complains of heat and money trouble while admitting he has two supporters for Taft and fears switching to Bryan if he leaves town. He laments the difficulty of being a politician and the pressure from two sides.
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Taft
Bryan
Boy Says Grocer Sets Bad Example For Careful Boy
A Philadelphia Inquirer clipping recalls a grocer Old Skinner who swats a wayward fly from a sugar bag. His boy chides him saying his example is bad since he discarded the flag without brushing the sugar off its feet.
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Skinner
Old Skinner
Philadelphia Inquirer
Navy colors shift from gray to white in early fleet history
The Boston Transcript notes that gray, once termed the rebel war tint for camouflage at sea, gave way to white with the new navy. White was praised for its modern look, though older sailors found the change to look too yachtlike and frowned on the lighter hue.
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Boston Transcript
Milkman vows pure milk by using distilled water
A Chicago News item reports the milkman telling his assistant Thomas that he will provide absolutely pure milk to customers. He announces that, from now on, they will use distilled water only.
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Thomas
Chicago News
Not The Boy He Wanted
A Chicago Record-Herald snippet shows a testy employer rejecting a job applicant for honesty pleading a strict preference for deceitful behavior. The exchange underscores the harsh standards used in selecting office boys.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Village Post Office Guess Leads to Visit Day
Mrs Hayrick asks the village postmaster about a postal card from her mother in law. The postmaster replies she will be down on Wednesday and mentions a postal.
Paradoxical Exchange on Book’s Public Demand
An author claims a book all should read while the publisher fears it will not. The author replies the public wants a book nobody ought to read. The dialogue highlights a clash between literary value and commercial appeal.
Man skips funeral morning then wife spoils day with calling
A man takes a day off for his funeral in the morning but his wife joins him in the afternoon, diluting the somber events with their outing.
Hicks Capucline Cures Headache Fast
Cure advertised as a liquid for headaches from cold heat stomach or mental strain. No acetanilid or dangerous drugs. Sold at drug stores for 10c 25c and 50c. Immediate effects claimed.
Wise Precaution by a Rural Philosopher
A farmer damps heat by tossing ice into a pond to deter ducks from laying hard boiled eggs. The summer boarder asks why, and the farmer explains it as a quirky precaution. The rustic vignette captures countrified humor from a rural setting.
Millington Cow Breaks Record With Strawberry Feast
Chariesa Cooding of Millington reports a cow devoured nearly a two gallon can of freshly gathered strawberries after hours of work by Mr. Codding. The owner groaned at the loss but smiled later when milk and cream tasted of strawberry flavor surpassing any soda fountain or parlor offering.
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Chariesa Cooding
Millington
Marshfield
Fat in a cast to grow: hospital case noted
A New York Press report explains that patients can gain weight and even increase in size while in a plaster cast. Doctors say rapid flesh growth is not rare, especially after accidents, as hospital treatment and nourishment influence swelling and cast size.
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New York Press
Man with a Mustache Makes Self View Bold
A proverb-like remark asserts that self regards grow stronger when a man sports a handsome mustache. The line links masculine pride to facial hair as a sign of confidence.
Hicks Capuchine Cures Women’s Ailments This Liquid
Hicks Capuchine claims to treat monthly pains backache nervousness and headaches with immediate effects. Marketed as physician prescribed with 10c 25c and drug store availability.
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Hicks
First colonial almanac sells for 555
A copy of the earliest surviving American almanac, dated 1685, has fetched 555 dollars at auction. The artifact highlights the colonial publishing era and the enduring value of early American print.
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American Colonies
To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up the System
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a malaria campaign with a stated remedy and health claims. The text mentions old standards, formulation printings, and references to adults and children, but details are garbled and unclear.
Deepest World Hole Reaches 7000 Feet in Silesix
The borehole in Silesix has attained a depth of about 7000 feet and traverses 83 coal seams. Engineers report the achievement as the deepest hole accomplished to date in the region.
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Silesix
Eczema Cure After Fifty-Five Years Man Recounts Relief
Hale Bordwell of Tipton Iowa describes thirty years of itching and a painful outbreak of red and white boils after trying many remedies. He reports relief after eight months using Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills. Nelson R Burnett of Tipton endorses the testimonial as truthful and credible.
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Hale Bordwell
Tipton
Bordwell
Nelson R. Burnett
Anxious About Money Sparks Ongoing Unease
A brief Nashville American exchange shows one person confessing unease about money and another dismissing it, highlighting a sense of financial insecurity. The fragment hints at personal fiscal anxiety without further details or context.
Nature and a Woman's Work Remedy Claim
An old fashioned remedy for women’s ills is praised as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Louisiana Missouri woman, Bertha Muff, shares a twelve year history of suffering and doctors with a claimed turn to health after following Pinkham’s advice. The note argues the tonic restores health and strength and is worth mountains of gold to women in distress.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Bertha Muff
N.C. St
Louisiana
Mrs. Pinkham
Muff
The Thunder Fear Behind a Woman's Quiet Courage
A reflective line notes a woman's fear of thunder rooted in a belief that danger will not strike her. The quote explores vulnerability and restraint in the face of natural noise and potential harm.
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Grand Army of the Republic
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Telegraph
Copper Island
Siberia
Guatemala
Mbiagiecstt
News of Virginia
J. L. Speakes
Louisiana Hobbs
Lord Douglass
Herbert A. Holoway
G. W. Cox
Frank Fred
Middleburg
Thomas Francis
Spottsylvania County
J. L. Powell
Commercial Colum
Cive
Reform Movement
Duton Boy
Oncy
Cutleurs
Nashville American
Alifornia Fic Syrup Co
Williams Mfg, CO
Cleveland
Poret Coors
Book of Teatimorials
20 Baye
Ireaimini Fareer
Green's Sok
Box B
Atlanta
J. R. Watkins CO
Winona
Mina
W.l.douglas
Ww. L
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W. L. Deanes
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Paxton Toilet CO
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Willa Duliding
Ava
Ashington
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