Fosters Weather Prognostications of June 1909
Weather forecast from W. T. Foster outlines three disturbances approaching from the Pacific coast. Predictions include warm and cool waves across the Pacific slope great central valleys and eastern states with frost prelude and a subsequent hot wave. A notable storm wave is expected near June 17 with potential destructive storms and heavy rains following.
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W. T. Foster
Washington
PD. C
Pacific Coast
Pacific Slope
Great Central Valleys
Eastern States
Manitoba
Central Valleys
Pacific Slo
Best Ball Player Is Boy From Dumps Says Jim M Aeer
Jimmie McAleer the Cleveland center fielder and St. Louis Browns manager says no college men on his team. He favors the “boy from the dumps” who plays for a 1.60 daily limit, fearing college players may value education over baseball. He notes few college players rise to major leagues despite some success.
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Jimmie McAleer
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
McAleer
Optimistic remark about remarriage after death cited
The Houston Post quotes a wife who is openly optimistic about remarrying if her husband dies, saying she believes she could do better next time. The exchange highlights a biting, humorous practical view on marriage and resilience.
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Houston Post
The Tightfisted Grocer and the Rub Lac Advertisement
A magazine style admonition warns against dishonest grocers who adulterate sugar, nails in scales, watered vinegar, bantam eggs, wooden nutmegs, and urges consumers to avoid rubbing with rub lac for whiter clothes. The piece promotes rub lac as a cleaner and washer aid claimed to whiten clothes with each use.
Cost Of Living From Cradle To Grave For Americans
A Boston researcher estimates a well to do American spends about 1000 dollars per year from infancy to death, totaling around 62000 dollars over a lifetime, with higher costs for prisoners and the homeless. The article contemplates public allowances and immortality of wealth versus pauper life, noting differences for millionaires and Irish American women.
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Boston
United States
Grand Jury Hears Wide Range of Commonwealth Cases
Long list of cases slated for grand jury action includes crimes from felonious rape and gambling setups to larceny, embezzlement, desertion, and liquor violations. Prosecutors named include Joseph Gilmore, Minnie A. Cowan, Nancy A. Trover, and others.
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Edward Reilly
Commonwealth
Stilson H. Kirker
Minnie A. Cowan
Julius Pricer
Burns
John Dickson Quigley
Joseph Gilmore
John Y. Sheehy
Bennie Federman
Harry Stein
Abe Stein
Jerry W. Trover
Nancy A. Trover
William H. Trover
James Nicholson
Joseph Stiglitz
Richard Grinnen
Jacob Kuhn
Andrew Cromie
Nat Williams
Joseph W. McElevey
Joseph W. Mc Flevey
Charles Mills
Iva Minteer
Alexander Paglia
Dominicco Lombardo
Charles B. Deshon
W. P. Moore
Joe Englitz
Michael Derrico
William Jasper
Solear Antonnasso
I. A. Perry
Mary All
George Turner
Sylvestro Russo
Harry Brown
A. Gruver
Luciano Calazzo
Joe Serafino
Pasquale Marrapere
Marla Gottwarld
Fred W. Green
Elsie Green
Herman Smith
James Knight
Frank Hammond
A. I. Wacks
William Knox
Anna Knox
Charles Wimner
Laura Wimner
Maggie Main
Frank Stanley
Stephen Duffy
Thomas Barther
Hattie Davis
R. H. Hamilton
D. H. Heckathorn
Lawrence County Receives State Road Funds Share
Lawrence county will receive 8371.45 from the state highway fund, far less than neighboring counties like Mercer Crawford and others. Funds will offset the Fastbrook macadamizing account, limiting new work next year, amid a shift toward brick roads and rising repair costs. The apportionment follows the 1903 act. state pays three quarters, with county and township each one eighth.
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Lawrence County
Butler
Crawford
Mercer
Lawrence
Seven Ward Personal Notices Mention Local Arrivals and Events
Mrs. H Bollard hosts guest Mrs. C W Davis on Friday. L S Hamory visiting from Washington D C. Fred Gleasey recovers from illness. Miss Ida Feree ill with typhoid. Sam Wortman visits from East Brady. Percy Wallace takes new job near Albany N Y. Harvey Gwinn visits from Sharon. Mrs Bert Baldwin leaves for Grove City. George Doolittle leaves for New York state for work. Miss Kate McCrea visiting Wayne street. Mrs S T Dougherty visits Brookville. Harry Hancock returns from visit to father. Funeral of Mrs Kate Hickson held. interment Mt Jackson. Grind organ entertains Seventh ward kids. Margaret and Joseph Evans to Pittsburg for wedding of Rhea Grafton and Crozen at 5:30. Mahoningtown insurer moves to Bank building 201 North Dar street. vault with boxes for rent. promote safe papers. On the job all the time. Visit us. th-sat.
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H. Bollard
C. W. Davis
L. S. Hamory
Washington, D. C
Fred Gleasey
Cedar Street
Ida Feree
Willow Grove
Sam Wortman
East Brady
Percy Wallace
Albany
N. Y
Harvey Gwinn
Pennsylvania
Sharon
Bert Baldwin
Grove@City
George Doolittle
New York State
Kate McCrea
Rochester
Frisbee
Wayne Street
S. T. Dougherty
Cherry Street
Brookville
Harry Hancock
John F. Stubbs
Lafayette Street
Kate Hickson
Mt. Jackson Cemetery
Seventh Ward
Margaret
Joseph Evans
Beaver Township
Pittsburg
Rhea Grafton
Crozen
Mahoningtown Insurance and Real Estate
Bank
Dar Street
Big Mergers Unite Independent Telephone Firms
Pennsylvania West Virginia and New England capital back the National Telephone corporation of Pittsburgh. Chartered in Charleston West Virginia the company aims to build a continent spanning long distance network with a western syndicate led by St. Louis men. John A. Howard of Wheeling elected president of the new firm and heads the Pittsburgh and Allegheny Telephone company.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New England
National Telephone Corporation of
Charleston
W. Va
St. Louis
Chicago
Western Syndicate
Michigan
Wisconsin
John A. Howard
Wheeling
Pittsburg & Allegheny Telephone Company
Birds of Distinction Fable Shared by Chicago News
A crow and a bird of paradise converse on fame and beauty. The crow jokes that villagers know him by farmers while the paradise bird flaunts hats worn by society women. The crow retorts that his feet are under their eyes, implying closer scrutiny.
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Bird of Paradise
Chicago News
Industrial School Seeks Public Support for Foreigners’ Aid
A city Industrial Association for Foreigners runs a Moravia street school teaching girls sewing and housekeeping. Funds from benevolent groups and subscriptions fall short, requiring public support to cover expenses and furniture costs. Contributions should be sent to treasurer Mrs. W. J. Marshall, 72 Court Street, to ensure a successful program.
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Industrial Association For
Moravia Street
W. J. Marshall
Court Street
Hokara Promises Skin Salvation From New Castle Store
McKee's Medicine store reports booming sales of Hokara the skin food praised as an absolute cure for pimples black heads herpes acne scaly scalp and other skin ailments. The ad claims instant results and notes introductory jars priced at 20 cents for a libane jar and larger sizes available.
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McKee's
New Castle
McKee’s Medicine Store
Women of Other Days Read Lucile by Mutter
A Philadelphia Bulletin anecdote recalls a mother seeking solace in a garret, reading Lucile beside an old leather trunk during melancholic days. The vignette highlights quiet habits of women in past eras.
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Lucile
Philadelphia Bulletin
Diet plan for two meals a day with fruit and vegetables
The article outlines a two meal daily diet for an average adult doing normal work. It suggests breakfast of fruit cereal and milk, lunch of salad with olive oil and bread, and dinner of soup meat or beans with vegetables and fruit. It notes many adapt to lighter intake but some find it insufficient.
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Ndreds
Simple feeding proves advantage after abrupt whisky stop
The passage notes that both a habitual drinker and a toper may suffer weakness when abruptly stopping whisky. It says the patient loses appetite for heavy foods, but asserts that a fortnight of simple dietary feeding will convince the skeptical of its benefits.
Westminster Summer School Outlook Brightens at Westminster
The Westminster college summer school, led by President R M Russell and professors W W Troup and J A Shott, opens June 15 for seven weeks with a strong faculty and broad course offerings. It marks Westminster’s first summer program in a decade and aims for annual operation.
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Westminster College
R. M. Russell
W. W. Troup
J. A. Shott
Westminster
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Boy From
Dumps
Jim M’aleer
G.h.gook & Co
Fine Clothing
Mahoningtown
Blevins
North Street
East Street
Neshamnock Avenue
Ron
Aed
Logan
Creighton G. Logan
Seventh Ward Personals
Independent Telephones
Birds OF Distinction
Industrial School
Westminster Summer School
Kenmar
Fair Ground Land Co
Priges
D. R. Bollard
Barnes & Young, Ltd
Thos. G. Barnes
South Mill Street
Bell
J. A. Young
Union
M. D. Mitchell
S. Jefferson St
Union Phone
Bell Phone
J. Hungerford Smith
Love
Megown
Peebles & Johnson Bell
L. NO
South
Mercer ST
Paris
North Mill Street
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