Taft family Christmas visit and trust case notes
The article notes President elect Taft planning Christmas with family and mentions Rob and Charles Taft. It covers legal scrutiny of the Standard Oil trust led by Archbold and Kellogg, revealing global capitalization totals and the New Jersey holding unit. It also cites Washington Episcopal leadership selections and public social scenes with Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Gov. Higgins's elopement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Rob
Charles
Onry W. Taft
Robert Alphonso
Yale
John D. Archbold
Archbold
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard of New Jersey
Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
White House
Odd Christmas Cakes Light German Toy Traditions
Henry Snyder notes German toy makers create humorous Christmas cakes modeled as cartoons in sugar and dough. Scenes include Bavarian peasants Munich waitresses and saluting soldiers, reflecting evolving toymaking from wooden to mechanical toys and foreign-market influences in Sonneberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermany
Kaiser
Munich
Salome
Sonneberg
Santa Clare
Henry Snyder
Stomach Health and Patriotism Push Dr Pierce Ads
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for digestion and health issues. It links stomach strength to patriotism and civic virtue, claims cures for digestion and nutrition diseases, and pitches a medical adviser book with mail-order details from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Alfred H. Harding
Henry Y. Satterlee
The Japanese Tree Rearing and Nightlife Anecdotes
A florist displays real trees grown from seeds in Japan with patient training over decades. The piece also shares quips on ignorance and etiquette from a Montreal Standard reader, plus a sequence of brief humor about parental consent and a failed proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Carlyle
Montreal Standard
A Novel Claim Over Goods In Africa
A story from Cameron in Ga boon Africa shows a native's bid to seize another's possessions. A native paid 200 to obtain goods, but the owner locked them up and the thief fled with the money. The loser expects Cameron to repay 200 plus the goods, though outcomes aren’t stated. Also ad copy for Allen’s Foot-Ease powder promises relief for new shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Gaboon
Africa
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Cox
Prison Bird of Africa and Human Temperature Report
The prison bird nests in a tree hollow and guards its mate during nesting, with the male blocking the opening and feeding the female. If the male is killed the family dies of starvation until the chicks can fly. Livingstone notes the prisoners greet the light when freed. The human body temperature remains about 98.5 degrees Fahrenheit across latitudes and seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Livingstone
Monpour
Papa Walla
Cash and Credit Advice from Reverdy Scarlett
Old Reverdy Scarlett from Baltimore counsels a young businessman to spend credit first, noting cash remains usable anytime. He asks if the man has cash and credit and then delivers the lesson on prioritizing credit before cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reverdy Scarlett
Baltimore
Reverdy
Embroidery Design for Applique and Borders
An original embroidery pattern for frocks emphasizes applique use for trims. Use a single spray as medallions on borders and bands, avoid the flower area, secure outside edges with buttontore, place solid French knots in the center. Leaves half embroidery with seed stitch, stems solid. Suitable for all solid materials.
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John
Alfred H. Barding
Satterlee
Eptaco
Palians
Charles H. Brent
Philippines
Brent
Nomanay
Blect Hariding
St. Paul's Church
Trinity College
Hartford
Conn
New York
Ethel Roosevelt
Sherry’s
J. H. Higgins
Rhode Island
Pittsburg
Schenley
Swanson
Virginia
Higgins
Exhibition Hall
Ellen Maguire
Pawtucket
NR. I
Lincoln
R. I
Brown University
Georgetown University Law School
J. Higgins
Alr
de. Pilrce
China
Jack
Van
Ald
Cues Lee Iebo
Prison Bird
New York American
Foley
D. Enoefel
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