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Newspaper

Maurice Times

Location

Maurice, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1909

Page

3

Indoor People Must Choose Bowels Help

An advertisement urges choosing between harsh physics and candy Cascarets for bowel relief. It promotes a vest pocket box selling at 10 cents in drug stores, noting the genuine tablets are marked CCC.

Wasteful NYC spending cited by Franklin Clarkin

Franklin Clarkin argues in Success Magazine that New York City waste totals 50 million dollars annually beyond theft and graft. He compares this to major public expenditures and urges better transit and governance to curb frauds and waste affecting workers and public health.

New York New York City Franklin Clarkin Success Magazine Erie Canal Kingdom of Sweden Dominion of Canada Geral Britain

Doan's Kidney Pills Rebuild Health of Stillwater Woman

Mrs. A. Heiman of Stillwater Minnesota credits Doan's Kidney Pills with saving her life in 1899 after years of back pain fainting fits and disordered kidney secretions. She reports feeling as if pulled back from the tomb and has remained well since. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.

Minnesota Doan A. Heiman Stillwater Minn Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y M. Summers Notre Dame Ind

Pauper Knits Wool Socks From Blankets For Tobacco

Thomas Ledgett a Stratford Union inmate aged 49 was accused of stripping edges from 345 blankets. Pink wool found in his Laindon cell and three socks knitted from it supported the charge. He admitted no theft but received two months hard labor.

West Ham London Chronicle Thomas Ledgett Stratford Poplar Union Ledgett Laindon

American explorer Frederick A. Cook Likely Reaches North Pole

Telegram from Copenhagen reports Dr. Frederick A. Cook reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908. He embarked in summer 1907 with modest funding from Jack Bradley of Chicago and endured the Arctic alone, reviving exploration after years of perilous attempts.

Colonial Office Copenhagen Frederick Albert Cook North Pole Lervik Norway Cook Frederick A. Cook Arctic Davis Baffin Ross Franklin Hoelmshere Hudson

Explorer Dr Cook and Polar Quest in 1908

The narrative recalls Dr. Cook's 1908 polar dash from a point north of Utah to Ellesmere Land with Norwegians Eskimos sledges and twelve dog teams toward the pole. Admiral Schley backed search plans and funds while Cook, born in Brooklyn, previously joined Peary expeditions and studied at the University of New York and the College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Pole Utah Cape Thomas Hubbard Ynot Winfield S. Schley American Society For Polar Reeorch Cook Etah Greenland Ellesmere Land Drok Machlnog University of New York College of Physicans and Surgeons of Peary Eohoklyn

Heavy frost damages Michigan crops across several counties

A killing frost swept central and northern Michigan Wednesday night, destroying corn in most localities and severely hitting potatoes and garden produce. Muskegon and Oceana counties face losses over 100 000 dollars with tomato and cucumber crops wiped out. Nearby towns Whitehall Montague and Hart report heavy damage as temperatures fell to three and twenty eight degrees.

Michigan Muskegon Oceana Whitehall Montague and Hart Grand Haven Vassar

Youth Engineer Kills Mother Then Slays Himself in Pottsville

George Simons a young civil engineer killed his mother after she refused him money to marry. He hid the body for a week in a Pottsville home, concealed it with quicklime and sealant, then shot himself in the sweetheart Viola Hartranft’s house. A sign reading Paint fooled visitors while he remained unsuspected.

George Simons Viola Hartranft Pottsville Simons

Farmers to Keep Records for 1909 Census

Census Director Durand urges farmers nationwide to maintain written records of farm operations during 1909 to ease and speed the forthcoming census of population, agriculture, manufactures, mines and quarries as required by census law.

Durand

Aeroplane crosses near Toronto then crashes into Lake Ontario

AEROPLANIST FALLS IN LAKE. C Foster Willard in the aeroplane Golden Flyer attempted to cross Lake Ontario from Toronto Thursday night. Wind and ballast troubles caused a steep nose dive about three quarters of a mile from shore. He was rescued by waiting launches. A second attempt will occur after repairs complete.

Ontario C. Foster Willard Golden Flyer Lake Ontario Toronto

Half a Million Spent on Indianapolis Speedway and Big Racing Wins

Over half a million dollars funded the new Indianapolis Speedway project. Seasick IT won the Prix de Longchamps in Paris while Hilarious captured the Travers Stakes at Saratoga. Central A A U meet in Chicago saw seven records and Chicago Athletic Association take top honors with 110 points. Detroit trotters Margin Country Jay Baron McKinney and Lady Jones headline a Kalamazoo report, while pacers George Gano Cecelian King Walter W Lady Maude C shine. Herman Long, famed Boston shortstop, is seriously ill in Denver due to lung trouble.

Indianapolis William IX. Vanderbilt Paris J. R. Keene Saratoga Chicago Chicago Athletic Association Detroit Kalamazoo Margin Country Jay Baron McKinney Lady Jones Pacers George Gano Cecelian King Walter W Lady Maude C. Herman Long Boston Denver

Value Painted On and Danish Wind Motors Rise

Value added by good paint boosts selling and living value says a claim tied to National Lead Company. The Dutch Boy trademark guarantees pure white lead with a free Houseowners Painting Outfit No 49 offered to readers. Denmark increases wind motor use as electric power generators.

National Lead Company Trinity Building New York City Denmark

Baby Fatally Scalded by Boiling Grease Healing with Cuticura

A mother recounts a severe burn to her baby when boiling grease tipped over, stripping skin from one side of the face and head. After weeks of treatment with Cuticura Ointment the child healed with no scar, prompting praise for the product. The note, dated March 22, 1908, is from South Shields England.

Various Household Patents and Advertisements Recap

A collage of short notes and product mentions. Castoria infant remedy. Allen's Foot-Ease testimonial. Pettit's Eye Salve touted. Perry Davis Pain Killer advertised. a note on fruit season and a joke about seedless apples. a caution against garbled incidents.

Choose Your Words

A plain looking lady visits a friend. The friend's daughter comments that the other child is homely and jokes at it. The mother gently rebukes, noting a better joke would be to praise rather than insult.

Laura Success Magazine

Making Americans at No 147 Public School

The New York World describes chaos outside public school No. 147 on Henry and Gouverneur Streets where thousands of alien mothers protested for their children. Sixty officer boys kept order while mothers shouted and the pupils entered calm classrooms. After ten minutes the scene calmed.

Henry Gouverneur No. 147 United States New York World

Opening of Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations

Announcement of land openings in Standing Rock and Cheyenne River reservations in South Dakota and North Dakota in October. Registration at Aberdeen Mobridge Lemmon from Oct 4 to 23 with drawing in Aberdeen on Oct 26. Promises 160 acres of farming land for a small per acre sum and a rail journey to view the country. Descriptive folder available.

Standing Rock Cheyenne River South Dakota North Dakota Aberdeen Pacific Coast F. A. Miller Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Chicago

Kitchen Prospects Alienate Prospective Tenant

Mrs Fradley rejects a broker's sales pitch as he enumerates a modern kitchen with hardwood floors and conveniences. She cites her own kitchen with a softwood floor and fragile dishes, finding the display unsatisfactory in the Broklyn Life item.

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Willimantic Patient

A Willimantic woman reports five years of severe female troubles with backache irregularities dizziness and weakness. After three doctors failed she found relief taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, praised as a long standing cure for displacement inflammation and related symptoms.

Ydia E. Pinkham Willimantic Conn Lydia E. Pinkham Ezra Denoovan Lydia IE. Pinkham

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