Home loan offer from Standard Home Company and M Davidson
A historical notice promotes loans at 5 percent simple interest for purchasing or building property with monthly payments of 7.50 per 1000 borrowed and early payoff option. It advertises J W Ponder as state agent at 34 26 Chamber of Commerce Richmond VA and M Davidson at 54 Chamber of Commerce Bldg Richmond VA, seeking buyers for farms or country homes with long terms and 5 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aterest
Standard Home Company
J. W. Ponder
Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
Monroe
M. Davidson
Wanted second hand bags and burlap
Richmond Bag Company of Richmond Virginia advertises for used bags and burlap in any kind and quantity and invites price quotations for resale or processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Bag Company
Richmond
Virginia
Goens Removal Scam Ad Promises Money Back
An old advertisement claims Goens removal services guarantee money refunds and promotes Blank's Dime Coin Salve to remove coins with a mail order offer. The item is advertised as mailed to any address for six 3-cent stamps, with a box casera offered by J. M. Blanks at 1101 West Clay Street Richmond Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Blanks
Geist
West Clay Street
Richmond
Virginia
Wanted Offices Manager for Realty Loan Firm
The Nation al Home-Purchasing Assn Inc seeks an offices manager for ranch office positions in counties and cities statewide. Provides all support and directions with forward to local offices. Exclusive territory offers large income potential. Box 673 Richmond Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Assn., Inc
Richmond
Virginia
Egg listings from Mrs. M. F. Gooch in Virginia poultry sale
Somerset Virginia ad from Mrs. M. F. Gooch offers Indian Runner ducks and various chicken breeds for sale. Includes prices for eggs and live birds, with multiple egg bundles and 2 year stock notes. Orders encouraged with care in packing and duckling feed instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Cockere
M. F. Gooch
Somerset, Orange Co
Typewriters Rented At Low Rates From AMERICAN WRITING CO
Typewriters rented for three months at five dollars with rent applied to purchase. Save 25 to 50 percent on any make. Write for particulars. AMERICAN WRITING MACHINE CO. 605 East Main Street Richmond Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Writing Machine CO
East Main Street
Richmond
Virginia
Frayser's Great Nerve and Bone Liniment Ad
An old advertise ment extols Frayser's Great Nerve and Bone Liniment for muscle and joint stiffness and pain. It claims rapid relief for both man and beast and notes 25 cent bottles sold by J W Rays er & Co of Richmond Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frayser
Rageists
J. W. Rayser & CO
Richmond
Holdouts flee across state lines amid political crisis
The Wheeling Register calls the West Virginia holdouts cowards for dodging duties by leaving for another state to escape the law and avoid representing fifteen constituencies. The editors describe the flight as an admission that their positions are untenable and condemn the act as political cowardice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Wheeling Register
Governor Glasscock Refuses to Recognize Legislature
The Huntington Advertiser notes the governor’s refusal to recognize the legislature as constituted, calling the move disgraceful and warning of grave consequences for which the governor will bear partial responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasscock
Huntington Advertiser
Governor Glasscock Faces Senate Over Message Delay
The governor of West Virginia, Glasscock, is accused of pressing special interests and hindering the state by withholding his message to the Senate. The piece notes the Senate shows little desire for the governor's communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasscock
West Virginia
Senate
Pittsburg
Cet
West Virginia Republicans flee to escape arrest
The Gallipolis Ohio Tribune condemns Republican lawmakers who fled the state rather than face arrest, arguing the act betrays party integrity and the duties of elected officials. It questions whether Democratic actions justify such exile and denounces leaving the state to dodge responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Gallipolis
O.) Tribune
Bankers Blamed for Banking Debacle and Safeguard Calls
The piece argues bankers and bank boards are responsible for the public danger of free banking. It cites recent local proofs demanding better safeguards for depositors than casual state exams provide. It notes Oklahoma’s deposit guarantee law as controversial but constitutional, urging bankers nationwide to heed the lesson from the West and New York World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
West
New York World
What is a husbandette in 20th century slang
A reader asks about the term husbandette and the paper suggests it refers to a man who hands his envelope to his wife and receives allowances for personal expenses. This reflects a domestic finance joke or colloquial usage in period social language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News Times-Herald
Bad Year for Bossea Political Machines Across Parties
Staunton Leader laments a tough year for political machines and political braves in both Democratic and Republican parties nationwide, hoping next year will be worse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bossea
Staunton
City lighting plant study cites 1910 profit of $196,460
The council special committee reviewing city ownership of the lighting plant learns from W. P. Knowles that in 1910 the Richmond Gas Works earned a profit of $196,460 beyond operating costs. Richmond consumers pay 90 cents per thousand feet. The committee seeks figures from other city owned systems to guide council recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of
Richmond
W. P. Knowles
Richmond Gas Works
Knowles
Council—Petersburg
Holland Hesitates in Virginia Delegation Rivalry
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot notes Mr. Holland refuses to declare preference among Mrs Martin and Jones while showing readiness to choose between Swanson and Glass. It suggests other Virginia figures may sway him and that he has already endorsed one colleague against another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginian
Holland
Flood
Carlin
Hay
Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
Roanoke Times quotes Glass on politics and Swanson
A Roanoke Times excerpt discusses Mr. Glass signaling a firm stance to avoid liquor politics while attacking Mr. Swanson over Senate seat concerns tied to Major Daniel’s death. It notes denunciations of election fraud figures near Norfolk and links to the state political machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glass
Mr. Swanson
Senate
Major Dantlel
Norfolk
Roanoke Times
Political shifts and suffragette talk ripple across papers
The excerpts discuss changing social norms and marriage trends, noting a future decline in women marrying or divorcing Nat. Other items mention suffragette movement tensions, a 1912 presidential landscape, Roosevelt’s maneuvering, and New York party realignments with Barnes returning as chair.
Smith Plea Delays Lynching and Sparks Debate
In a district town a mob sought to lynch two Black men. Congressman Walter I. Smith climbed jail steps and urged calm to spare them, winning reluctant praise. Weeks later he spoke at an asylum debate, challenging Democrats over credit for the project amid partisan slyness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter I. Smith
Republican Party
Popular Magazine
Mark Twain Tribute to His Daughter in Harper's
The January Harper’s prints Mark Twain’s last writing for his daughter Jean who died a year earlier. He recalls Jean’s dog from Germany, the German language, and her charitable work. The tribute notes her kindness to animals and her role as a secretary who rescued his letters from the wastebasket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s
Mark Twain
Jean
Germany
Bermuda
Varios Humane Societies
Uewder
Met
Europe
Toy Makers of Germany Show Metal Soldiers in Nuremberg
In Nuremberg and nearby, toy making thrives with metal figures and mechanical animals. A small man runs a hidden workshop on Troedel Market Island producing edifying soldiers of lead tin and pewter used for school and play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Nuremberg
Troedel
Harper’s Bazar
Runaway Heiress Weds Again in California
Roberta Buist De Janon, Philadelphia heiress who once eloped, married Stephen W. Glazer. The couple were found in a vine clad cottage on South Burlington Avenue and admitted they wed yesterday. They plan a cottage honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Roberta Buist de Janon
Philadelphia
Stephen W. Glazer
South Burlington Avenue
Leake Noted Rail Leader Also A Top Southern Dancer
A Popular Magazine anecdote places Stuart C. Leake, a Virginia railroad manager, among the South’s best dancers. A branch he oversees faced a problem one night, prompting the president to ask where Leake was and label the incident a dirty Irish trick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart C. Leake
Virginia
South
Leake
Eral Manacer
Popular
Woman Accused in Poison Plot Breaks Down in Court
In Wheeling, Laura Farnsworth Schenk sobbed as her trial resumed. Prosecutor Handlan and defense attorney Boyce clashed over testimony from Daniel Phillips and Nurse Kline, with Boyce denouncing Phillips as a traitor and urging jurors to judge Schenk fairly as she fights to return to her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. VA
J. B. Handlan
Dan Phil- See
Daniel Phillips
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
Samuel O. Boyce
Phillips
Boyce
Ohio County
Lundy Wilson
Schenk
Nurse Kline
Wilson
Mr. Boyce
Phillipa
Morgan Fights the Bell System
A New York financial bureau report shows J Pierpont Morgan controls 20.5 percent of the nation’s 9.73 billion in national banks through his four national banks and seven trust companies in the city and his two life insurance firms. The figures portray Morgan as a dominant figure in American finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. Piermont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Europa keel laying marks giant ship’s debut
The Europa, the largest ship to date, begins keel work as Hamburg American Line ships pass 1,022,452 tons in gross tonnage. Reports note 2,000,000 feet of Oregon fir ordered for decks, dried near Portland before shipment to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europa
Hamburg-American Line
Portland
Ore
Germany
The
Christian Herald
Tiny Asian bees and giant plant bees described
A Christian Herald account details the smallest honey bee species Apis florea found in Fast Indian Islands and Hindustan with tiny combs and year round brood. It also describes Apis dorsata, a giant bee species with enormous six to seven foot honeycombs weighing four hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindustan
Christian Herald
Mark Twain Seeks Congressional Thanks in 1908 Letter
The piece recalls December 1908 when Mark Twain visited Washington in white attire to press for authorship copyright privileges. He asked Speaker for thanks of Congress to gain floor privilege and to lobby for the bill, presenting a handwritten note from the New Willard Hotel urging immediate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Mr. Clemens
Washington
Uncle Joe
Congress
Call for Congressional gratitude after seventy one years
The speaker urges personal access to members to secure recognition for a nation’s valuable asset and industry. He demands immediate action and promises to provide materials, arguing Congress should formally acknowledge the earned thanks without further delay. He claims to have stayed away to allow Congress to act first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ite
Congress
House
Still Probing the Frauds in Danville Ill
Grand jury expected to return special indictments against vote sellers after testimony by Mayor Platt and Judge Kimbrough. Over 300 names handed to the grand jury. stenographer writes up indictments at about 100 daily. Mayor Platt reportedly refused to answer grand jury questions about his election costing nearly 20 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ill
Platt
Kimbrough
Lewman
Pistt
Brown awarded $3000 in arm-loss suit in Roanoke
H. G. Brown of Roanoke sued Norfolk and Western for 15000 dollars claiming loss of an arm. A Corporation Court jury awarded him 3000 dollars after he was run over at a local railroad crossing several months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
H. G. Brown
Norfolk and Western
Corporation Court
Brown
Curtiss Floats Plane on San Diego Bay in Daring Voyage
Aviator Glenn H. Curtiss, with Lt Ellyson and Lt Walker, demonstrated a water land and takeoff on San Diego Bay. The hydroplane, fitted for buoyancy, rose to about 100 feet then skimmed 50 mph before returning to the surface near North Island.
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Ban Diego
Gal
San Diego Bay
Glenn HL
Curtiss
Ellyson
Richmond
Walker
Army
Spanish Bight
San Diego
Curtisa
Bear
Iris
North Island
Albemarle farmer flouts city egg price in Richmond ride
On a northbound Hull Street car in Richmond a Charlottesville area farmer amused fellow passengers with rural logic on cost of living. He notes Albemarle eggs at 20 cents a dozen versus city prices at 60 cents, sparking playful banter about city life and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Albemarle County
Charlottesville
Fund
Thomas
Albemarle
Captain Marshall Delays Grand Jury Probe Decision
Captain R C Marshall Commonwealth's Attorney for Norfolk county will not take immediate action toward a grand jury probe of poll tax payment charges by E H Leener. He stated he is not prepared to say what action, if any, may be taken in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Portsmouth
R. C. Marshall
Commonwealth
Norfolk County
E. H. Leener
Putnam Faceless Dyes Advertises Bright Fast Colors
A vintage ad touts Putnam Faceless Dyes offering brighter colors and faster results. It claims dyeing and bleaching on all fibers in cold water with no garment damage, promising a free booklet from Monroe Drug Co. in Quincy, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Drug Cg
Quincy
Tll
Steamer Runs Aground In Fog Near Indian Head
The Norfolk and Washington line steamer ran aground on a mudbank one mile north of Indian Head in heavy fog after striking at 9:30 pm. The Three Rivers and Gouthland failed to refloat her with flood tide. One hundred passengers were rescued by the ree Rivers and landed in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Newport Ne
Norfolk and Washington
Indian Head
Three Rivers
Gouthland
Alexandria
Revolting Arabs Seize Hodeida Port
Rebels have captured the Yemeni port of Hodeida with Turkish troops moving to retake it. The harbor houses large barracks and significant armaments, and Hodeida serves as a chief entry point for Turkish forces in Arabia on the Red Sea coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodeida
Jerusalem
Arabian
Hodelda
Yemen
Arabia
Red Sea
Mocha
Norfolk Magistrate Bowers Removed for Malfeasance in Office
In Norfolk County Court yesterday a jury found Justice of the Peace Bowers guilty of malfeasance in office and Judge Joseph T. Lawless removed him immediately. Bowers was accused of failing to make returns for fines collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Norfolk County Court
Justice of the
Bowers
Joseph T. Lawless
Witnesses Describe Local Incident In Fragmentary Testimony
Fragmentary testimony recounts a street scene with several witnesses described as Negro. One woman named Nelli testifies she came to a home and paid fines to a local lambert's point area, with unclear further details and disputed jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tany
Nelli
Negress
Riss Bowers
Cupid Beats Pursuer in Face Marriage in Hagerstown
Miss Hazel E. Richard and Paul B. Glynn both of Mountain Falls Virginia wed in Hagerstown yesterday officiated by Rev. E. K. Thomas. The bride's father chased the couple to Winchester before learning the ceremony had occurred. Bertha Goldsboro of Hagerstown wed John T. Long of Martinsburg Virginia yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Hazel E. Richard
Paul B. Glynn
Mountain Falls
E. K. Thomas
Winchester
Bertha Goldsboro
John T. Long
Martinsburg
W. Va
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Goens
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Ouse
Einia
Albemarle Orchard CO
Governor Glasscock
Ohio
Mr. Holland
Chickahominy River
Lberty
McClellan
Wil- Hameburg
Dix
Maakis
Baltimore Sun
Kansas City Star
Nat Gorse
Nat
Providence Evening Bulletin
Somerville
Charlotte Observer
Taft
Clarksburg
Jordan
Annabel Sharp
Cleveland
Attorney Boyce
John Schenk
Morgan
Danville, Ill
Arm
Putnam Faceless
G. L. Hall Optical Co, Inc
E. Broad 10Th & Main
W. Campbell Ave
Granby St
Tetterine
Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Almanac
HILL
Mall
Hill Directory Co
Mutual Ride
Kentucky Jack Farm
Dicke
Jennets
Joe E. Wright
Junction City
Franch Barn
Rotky Mount
N. C
H. M. Avant
Syonor & Hundley Ing
Breed Street
Cupid
Kellam Hospital
W. Main Mer
Sauer Extracts
Richmond Produce Market
Millet
Brights
Tanner Paint & Oil Co
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