New Shoe Building Dedication At W L Douglas Plant
The W L Douglas Shoe Co dedicates a new 260 by 60 foot two story jobbing and office building at Montello. Open house 11 to 5 with Mace Gay orchestra. 11000 dealer invitations, inspectors guided by ex Gov Douglas. Same day rush orders ship same day. Also note about King Edward equestrian exercises and Hunt's Cure claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
Montello
Mace Gay
Boston
Retal
United States
W. L. Douglas Co
Allied Industries
Brockton and
Douglas
Western Union
Governor Higgins targets Saratoga gambling drive
A wide range of early 20th century items appears, noting Governor Higgins's campaign against gambling at Saratoga, multiple weather events, jail escapes, business consolidations, drownings, political letters, and various notable incidents across states and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
New York
Saratoga
Finest Trout in the World Found in Volcano Creek
Dr Barton W Evermann of the bureau of fisheries identifies the Volcano Creek in the southern California high Sierras as home to the golden trout. He warns the species faces extinction and urges a three year fishing ban and artificial propagation to transplant it to new streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton W. Evermann
Bureau of Fisheries
High Sierras
California
Volcano Creek
Roosevelt
Evermann
Three Women Bosses Stir Local Street Cleaning Debate
The Minden Louisiana Signal notes residents react to women in charge of street cleaning duties. The piece contrasts traditional labor roles with modern supervision, hinting at local tension and humor in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar
Minden
Tigers Tap Rubber Trees Near Perak in Malay Peninsula
A Malay rubber factory owner uses valerian rubbed on tree bark to attract tigers so laborers can tap sap with fewer workers. The tactic shifts risk to wildlife while enabling daily rubber collection for the enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perak
Malay Peninsula
Civil War Pensioners Face Peak Death Toll Trend
Records from the United States pension office show Civil War veterans dying at about 100 daily and roughly 3,000 monthly. Officials anticipate the death rate will continue to rise then decline as the pensioner total peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Pension Office
Pension Office
Old Timer Credits Postum With Health and Brain Power
A longtime user says Postum Food Coffee, eight years brewed, cured nervous dyspepsia and steadied the nerves. She and her husband switched from coffee, noting no stimulation but steady strength, and their family reports improved health and brain power. The Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Mich. promotes increased brain and nerve power from substituting Postum for coffee. Look in plugs for The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Nightmarish Snake Attack in Oroville Tent
F E Feve, a Northern Electric employee, nearly died Tuesday morning when a giant gopher snake coiled around his neck in a gunny sack tent in western Oroville. He woke choking, struggled, and freed himself as companions pulled the reptile away. Feve was bitten on the cheek and treated for injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Feve
Northern Electric
Feve
Oroville
Chamois skins and Cuticura remedies noted with notices
The column cites testimonials for Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills claiming relief from scalp itch and head humor with several applications. Also discusses chamois skin debate by Charles Druedling and notes about skin sources and Swiss crop estimates. Includes Ward Kidney Pills ads from J L Ward Medicine Co with claims of cures and drugstore availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Jackson
Mortonsville, Ky
Charles ©. Druedling
Philadelphia
American Journal of Pharmacy
United States
Switzerland
Garden City
Texas
J.L. Ward Medicine Co
Big Springs
A. C. Walker
Ward
J. L. Ward Medicine CO
Foreign Born Men of Fame and Sinai Mining History
The piece notes Canadians in the United States number 300000 with 245 listed in Who's Who, adjusting to 276 Canadians credited from Britain. It compares immigrant rates per 10000 by nationality and discusses Sinai as the Turquois Land and Petrie’s mining center theory. It ends with a Hunt's Cure testimonial claiming instant itch relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Great Britain
Canada
Sinai
Flinders Petrie
Petrie
House of Metals
State Pharmaceutical Association
Texas Retail Druggists Association
Amusements of Royalty and a Child Queen’s Hobby
A historical note recalls Queen Wilhelmina of Holland enjoying skating and riding as amusements. As a child her hobby was poultry keeping, illustrating early interests before she ascended the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina of Holland
Mexican Coffee Delights German Emperor's Taste
The German emperor favors Mexican coffee above all, now drinking no other variety. The note highlights his strong preference and widespread attention to this favored beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Brockton
Edward
Hunt
Department of State
Muskogee
Swift & Co
Chicago
Beef Trust
New England
Grayson County Ginners' Association
John Gray
L. R. Gray
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Austin
Onion Creek
Jas. Smith, Jr
William J. Bryan
London
Ed. C. Bowler
American Tobacco Company
Richmond
Root
Kansas City
Eugene Boross
Royal Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture
Kossuth
New York Aquarium
Miami
Fla
Billings
Mont
Rock Island and Pacific
Oklahoma City
Sovereign Lodge
Wesley B. Stout
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
New Jersey
Hearst
International League of Woman Suffragists
Holland
Amsterdam
Hague
Rotterdam
Daniel Manning
United States Army
Laurel, Miss
Pittsburg
Penn
Bryan
Maine
Butterfield
Moscow
Ernest Steinhardt
Nachitoches Parish
Louisiana
Vicksburg
Miss
McKee
Joe Gans
Billy Nolan
Battling Nelson
Goldfield
Nev
Labor Day
Marcus Aurelius
Cheatham
Pears
Collees
Perha
Indiana University
Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
High
Sierras
Dodds
Perant
He Puplie
Indiana
McCane’s Detective Agency
Houston
South
Neas
Salser Seed Co
Box W.K
LaCrosse
Win
Snear
Monster Callec
Kentucky
Jas J . C. M. Johnson
Louisville, Ky
Castoria
Astoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
F. Gerald Blattner
Buffalo, N. Y
Gustave A. Eisengracber
St. Paul
Minn
E. J. Dennis
St. Louis
J. E. Simpson
Ill
R. E. Eskildson
Omaha
Neb
L. R. Robinson
Edwin F. Pardee
New York City
N. B. Sizer
Brooklyn
N. Y
C ‘Astoria
Brey
Smael Pitcrer
NEW_ YORK
Houston Laboratories
P. S. Tilson
Main
R. H. Walker
Texas State Pharmaceutical Association
Gonzales
Sim
Sault
Tilson
Main Street
OOD Health
BE. F. Kellogg
Good Health Publishing Co
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Terence
Honduras
Wintersmith
Home Drug
Arthur Peter & CO
Louisville
Charbon
Pasteur
Louis Pasteur
Pasteur Vaccine CO
Paris
W. 11Th St
Meyerbeer
Wabash Av
Buchan
Fiocgis
R. Paxton CO
Seneium Atma Geeneiat
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