Virginia Senate weighs immigration ban and school book funding
News from Richmond reports Senator Parks urging Virginia legislators to oppose admitting more Southern European immigrants amid fears of crime, while Senator Chase proposes a 150000 dollar appropriation for school books. The Baylor survey effort dies in committee, Featherston amendment to extend the General Assembly to 90 days gains Senate approval, and Governor Swanson signs the railway franchise repeal enabling new railroad charters.
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Richmond
Parks
Page
Virginia
Europe
House
Chase
Dickenson
Senate
Baylor
General Assembly
Senate Committee On Courts of Justice
Featherston
Swanson
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Richmond, Fredericksburg
Potomac
Thompson Withdraws His Suit in Roanoke Case
Fred J. Thompson a merchandise broker sued Drs Charles C Cannaday and A Stone for 10000 damages claiming insanity. The defendants were summoned to examine his mental condition and adjudged him insane. Thompson later withdrew the suit and paid costs after commitment and discharge from an asylum.
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Thompson
Roanoke
Fred J. Thompson
Charles C. Cannaday
A. Stone
Campbell Sues Maryland Virginia and Delaware Company for Damages
John R. Campbell of Newland Richmond County a special agent for Northern Neck Mutual Fire Assurance plans suit in Circuit Court for 500 dollars after a steamer did not stop at Welford wharf causing him to miss an engagement. Norfolk and Western Railway discharges 15 more workers at Island yard in two months reducing jobs and signaling yard closure due to Concord Forest belt work expected soon.
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Steamboat Company
Warsaw
John R. Campbell
Newland
Richmond County
Northern Neck Mutual Fire Assurance Company
Irvington
Maryland, Virginia and Delaware Company
Lynchburg
Norfolk and Western Railway
Island Yard
Concord Forest
City
Virginia Weddings in Fredericksburg Lynchburg and Leesburg
In Fredericksburg James W. Cop page of Spotsylvania County married Miss Macie Smith of Hanover at Mr. W. W. Creery’s home in Richmond by Rev. W. F. Davis. In Lynchburg Virginia Frances Gilchrist and Harry Hugo Cochran wed at the First Christian Church parsonage with attendants J. C. Oaks and Bertha Robinson. In Leesburg William Leven Powell’s daughter Bessie Lee Powell announces engagement to William Laird Dunlop Jr of Washington DC with wedding set for early spring.
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Fredericksburg
James W. Coppage
Spottsylvania County
Macie Smith
Hanover
W. W. Creery
Richmond
W. F. Davis
Charles City
Stafford County
Lynchburg
First Christian Church
Virinia Frances Gilchrist
Herry Hugo Cochran
F. B. Bullard
J. C. Oaks
Bertha Robinson
Leesburg
Wiliam Leven Powell
North Fork
Loufoun County
Bessie Lee Powell
William Laird Dunlop, Jr
Washington, D. C
Virginia Obituary Notices From Staunton and Surrounding Areas
Staunton report notes John A. Stuart aged 65 died at Lowery in Edford County a widow survives him. He was nephew of the late Alex H Stuart a cadet at Virginia Military Institute who fought at New Market in the Civil War. Leesburg item Thomas Hainlip aged 64 fled at his Fairfax County home with a widow and one son native of Loudoun. Fredericksburg area Charles Nicholson son of Spotsylvania died near Massaponax aged 89 survived by a widow two sons and two daughters. Mrs Susan Chil
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Charles Nicholson
Spottsylvania County
Massaponax
Frederic
Susan Chil
A Collection of Witty Sayings on Love and Society
A series of short aphorisms explores mating roles, money, appearances, and public life. It contrasts men and women in love and society, noting vanity, fortune, and loyalty shape choices. The tone resembles a civic moral compendium from a bygone era.
Police Judge Wills Answers Inquiries On Kidney Ailments
Cloverport Kentucky Police Judge J H Wills offers to answer questions from sufferers of kidney and backache. He endorses Dean's Kidney Pills as the best remedy he has known and invites inquiries by letter. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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J. H. Wills
Cloverport
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
State St
Chesebrough Mfg
New York City
His Own Witness and a Faker of Old Masters
Western detective H. K. Adair recounted in Duluth the capture of a faker of Old Masters. He noted the suspect convicted himself by his own words and recalled a job applicant who boasted about being well educated enough to write telegrams and take phone messages.
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H. K. Adair
Duluth
Mr. Adair
Washington Star
Senn Buys Hayes Home Stead. Owns Eleven Country Weeklies
E L Senn purchased the Hayes home stead from J D Rainey, giving him eleven country weeklies in Lyman and Stanley counties. The local newspaper business thrives as homesteaders claim land and legal notices at five dollars each provide steady revenue.
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E. L. Senn
J. D. Rainey
Hayes
S. D
Mr. Senn
Lyman
Stanley
South Dakota
The Kaiser's Grandest Railway Train
The grandest train in the world is the Kaiser's costing $1,000,000 and built in three years. It features 12 opulent saloons two nursery coaches a gymnasium a music room and drawing room with oil paintings and statues. A burglar proof treasure room holds two safes.
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Worles
Kaiser's
The Jealous Sparrow tale in Chicago News
A fragment from a Chicago News piece retells a dark fable where a sparrow claims to have killed Cock Robin with bow and arrow for the lady in the twenty seventh flat, citing the red breast as the hat’s adornment.
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Cock Robin
Chicago News
Arithmetic Wonders and Debates in Public Discourse
A Washington Herald quote contrasts basic arithmetic with slogans and rhetoric. It cites two plus two equaling four as a platitude, then parodies misuses by claiming two plus two makes three or 150 as political demagoguery, and compares weight moved by different transport modes to illustrate practical force versus theory.
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Washington Herald
Inflated 1908 Classified Garden Seed Ad Fragment
The notice fragment markets Salzer's Seed Co offerings with per acre yields and free catalogs. It blends health claims, a Dr Kline remedy, and various vegetable seed items plus promotional text aimed at early 20th century growers. Strong entities include Salzer's Seed Co. and Dr H R Kline.
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Salzer
Green
John A. Salzer Seed Co
Osse
Wis
Acces
Fleas Blamed for Indian Unrest by Comanche Pete
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls Comanche Pete, famed scout, attributing evident unrest among Indians to fleas after smoking a pipe. The committee member probes causes while Pete provides a terse, humorous reply.
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Comanche Pete
Chicago Tribune
Paro Ointment Claims Piles Cure in Two Weeks
Advertises Paro Ointment as guaranteed to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back with prompt refund.
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Soc
Accommodations Needed and Skeletons in the Closet
In a concise exchange a puzzled architect asks why so many closets are required. The reply emphasizes that the family’s lack of age does not prevent it from harboring many skeletons, highlighting social anxiety about lineage and reputation.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Deafness cured by constitutional remedies claim
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure for deafness caused by catarrh and inflammatory mucous tube issues. Offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured by the remedy. Mentions circulars, Toledo, F J Chenry & Co, and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F.j.chenry & Co
Toledo
Druggs Toe
Mayor asks, village constable jokes about tramps
In a spoof from The Good Old Days the mayor questions the move while the village constable explains three tramps he has locked up wish to play whist and is seeking a fourth partner in a humorous exchange translated for Transatlantic Tales from Fliegende Blaetter.
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Transatlantic Tales From
Fliegende Blaetter
Secret Engagement Sparks Talk as Baby Recovers
A woman from St. Louis credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing her baby niece's eczema after a year and a half of poor results from doctors. The note, dated May 2 and 20, 1907, describes relief in three months and praises the product. A separate line about gossip on engagements contrasts secrecy with sharing news.
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Alicea L. Dowell
Easton Ave
St. Louis
Irreverent Ad Riddled Slogan Snippets
A jumbled page of dubious remedies and social quips notes testimonials for Brown's Bronchial Troches and Mire Winslow syrup, alongside marketing lines claiming quick cures and cheeky reflections on love and chaperones. The text reads like era advertising with humorous asides on women and men.
Robin's Change Of Color In Milwaukee Bird
A Milwaukee robin owned by Mrs. T. J. Coughlin changed from red to black two months ago and is now turning white. Scientists Henry L. Ward and others note pigment reactions or temperature effects may explain the shifts while the bird remains healthy and sings in its cage.
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Robin
T. J. Coughlin
Milwaukee
Henry L. Ward
New York Zoological Gardens
Moon Lights Save Steamship Alica From Collision
The night sky opened to moonlight as the Seville to Boston steamship Alica dodged a derelict wallowing in the Gulf Stream. The deck watch stayed alert and the ship altered course to pass the wreck with little clearance.
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Seville
Boston
Gulf Stream
The Soldier’s Wry South Africa Anecdote
An Irish private in South Africa, pressed by a Blackwood's Magazine reader, finally confesses that what struck him most was how many bullets missed him. The quip reveals war's odds and gallows humor in a brief exchange.
Debated Vivisection Urged by Cleveland Dean
Dr. George H. Quay of the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical School advocates vivisection of criminals and incorrigible youths. He argues habitual lawbreakers are public charges and could benefit society if studied by surgeons and bacteriologists, claiming greater insights from humans than animals.
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George H. Quay
Cleveland Homeopathic Medical School
One Day Cold Cure Genealogy of Bromo Quinine Ad
An ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine with signature of E. W. Grou. It claims a world wide cure in one day for colds. A NSW note reports Kalgurli's golden mill stamps yielding $160,000 in gold. Hauling a cord of spare brush costs $25 for battery fuel.
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E. W. Grou
Kalgurli
Golden Mill
New South Wales
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsed by Physicians
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe effective laxative. It claims it cleanses and relieves internal organs without debilitating after effects and requires no increased quantities. It emphasizes genuineness by the California Fig Syrup Co. and widespread pharmacist availability.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Peruna Editorial Declares Open Disclosure of Ingredients
The piece proclaims that Peruna will continue to sell to the public and reveal its ingredients, arguing openness counters criticism. It asserts Peruna as a great household remedy with testimonials guaranteed for truth and accuracy, aiming global expansion and fair competition.
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Palio S
Medical Fraternity
Peruna
Woman can hold most offices in Finland except governor general
A suffragette era note explains Finland allows women to be policemen judges and mayors and has 32 women in Parliament while the governor general remains appointed by the Czar, the sole link to autocracy.
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Finland
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St. Vitus
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