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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
3
The lawyer contends that keeping the man in an asylum assaults human rights and liberty, rejecting the notion that he has been a raving maniac since birth. The judge questions the defense’s stance amid the murder trial context.
A humorous Outlook tale records a bank teller overwhelmed by customers requesting new envelopes for bank books. One after another, women asked for fresh envelopes, all prompting the teller to pause as a primly dressed patron awkwardly asks for what the others had.
President Taft signs the Payne tariff bill in the Capitol while Congress adjourns after a 47 to 31 Senate vote. Seven Republican senators oppose the bill. passage precedes a White House farewell dinner and the bill becomes operative at midnight.
A boxing match aboard the battleship Vermont in Provincetown harbor left Sailor Foster fatally injured after a sixth round stoppage. Williams was placed under surveillance as Foster showed severe injuries with little chance of recovery.
Mrs Hannah Gibson living near Coatesville Pennsylvania shot William Thompson of Lancaster in self defense after he attacked her with a stick while she gathered wood. She has not been arrested.
Postal officials report 15000 to 20000 tinseled post cards are withdrawn daily for not being sealed in proper envelopes. The department’s ruling requires envelopes that prevent debris escape, but flimsy transparent coverings sold by dealers hinder cancellation and irritate railway mail clerks.
National Bureau of Statistics reports steady growth in lake port activity for June with domestic shipments totaling 10,179,633 net tons versus 7,427,616 a year earlier. Season-to-date shipments reach 19,589,552 tons, about 65 percent higher than the prior year, led by iron ore and lumber gains while soft coal lags.
Harry Sanford a 16 year old resident near Franklin Pa had his first haircut weighing over a pound. His parents initially refused but he will attend college next fall. The Scientific American notes John Jacob Astor’s peat fuel process disintegrating peat fiber for even heating and gas generation with further experiments planned.
D E Park of Pittsburg offering 25 000 to three Ebensburg congregations to merge Presbyterian Congregational and Calvinistic Methodist churches. Merger could form a single 700 member church with a central property, new large edifice, and paid staff including a pastor, assistant, organist and choir director.
A Chicago Tribune snippet recalls a gloomy man at a lunch counter claiming to have met people who kept eggs for at least two years by Jupiter. The exchange shows casual curiosity about egg longevity and a dramatic, theatrical tone.
A Detroit mother credits Cuticura remedies for her daughter Vivian who suffered sixty boils from infancy and a red scald like head humor each spring. She used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent until complete recovery, two years free of trouble.
Mrs W J Walker of Camden New Jersey reports Allen's Foot-Ease cured her feet burning itching and discomfort. The foot powder is advertised as sold by all druggists for 25 cents with a recommendation to ask your druggist for Allen's Foot-Ease.
A vivid Chambers Journal anecdote recalls John Ruskin angrily hurling a large quarto at critic A Stodart Walker for questioning Michelangelo's Moses in Rome and declaring no one should judge a work after seeing it only six months daily.
Vienna West Virginia resident Esta Wheaton credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of illness. The ad touts the remedy as made from native roots and berries, free of narcotics, and claims it has produced the most cures for female diseases in the country. Readers are invited to write for confidential advice to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
An advertisement claims kidney pills cure back pain headaches rheumatic pains and urinary disorders by treating the kidneys. A testimonial from P W Champion of Marion Kentucky says Doan’s Kidney Pills dissolved kidney stones and removed pain, concluding with a note to remember the Dean’s name and noting 50 cents a box. The page also features a joke caption with Nan showing a photograph.
Readers weigh in on Galveston's sea wall after a Caribbean hurricane. Comments praise the fortification, salute the city for weathering the storm, and suggest the wall proved its value despite costs. Names of papers and observers reflect a lively public reaction.
An old advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller as a universal remedy for cramps diarrhea and wounds. It claims a nine day cure of rheumatism and offers testimonials with a money back guarantee and a Chicago address for orders.
A letters page quip contrasts gender roles with a cartoonish remark about wage equity. It juxtaposes a teacher advising vocal cultivation with a jab about equal pay, and includes a cartoon note about a syrup advert and a back‑and‑forth about men doing women’s work without pay.
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