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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
9
A terse slang dialogue mocks a wealthy traveler in a red touring car and a rumored tax dodger. The chatter shifts to June as a busy month for weddings and people consuming many green apples, reflecting light civic talk and local humor.
A summer hotel scene recalls a pretty waitress and a handsome guest who kissed her while she was not looking. Rumor stems from a head waitress warning that any girl allowing a kiss would be suspended. The chatter notes two suspensions and a hammock alibi.
The Theosophist leader Annie Besant arrives in New York and outlines a coming civilization where the third eye guides progress. She predicts stronger family ties, non dogmatic religion, and merit based suffrage, with women voting only as qualified by intellect.
The Lincoln cent design by Victor Brenner, depicting Abraham Lincoln, has been halted by Treasury Secretary Mac Veagh due to the designer’s initials appearing on the coin. The 1909 penny features a simple, modern profile of Lincoln, with the motto and wheat stalks around the edge, and Brenner’s initials on the base. Brenner, a Russian-born engraver, designed from Norton’s Lincoln photo and aimed to replace the old milled edge with a plain border.
A lively scramble among Congress members followed the signing of the Payne tariff bill as pens used by the president, vice president, and Speaker Cannon were distributed. Representatives Sereno Payne Langley and Asher Hinds each received pens, while Frank J. Stillman and others also received pens during the ceremony on August 5, 1909.
Councilman Fratgley proposes releasing hairworms to curb yellow fever spread. He claims support from the U S urine hospital service. Fratgley states sworms will breed and attack mosquitos in swamps gutters and cisterns to wipe out their hereditary enemies.
A large fashion exhibit opens at Madison Square Garden in New York on August 14 for two weeks. The event, backed by a wearing apparel association, will showcase more gowns than the venue has seen with delegations from major manufacturing cities and public judging for the best model. Shoe dealers also plan involvement. The Wright brothers receive notable help from their sister Katharine who did their computations.
By F A Mitchel recounts travel in Europe at Bellagio on Lake Como where multilingual mix sparks romance. The narrator recalls language barriers and improvises with a boatman guide to declare love across French Italian and English, ending with tentative engagement.
A dubious advertisement claims a home cure for nervous debility and related issues. It promises a free description mailed in a blank envelope to anyone who writes Dr. A.B. Robinson at 584 Luck Building, Detroit, Michigan, in exchange for detailed personal letters.
Mr. Pfefferle announces he has secured the agency for Zemo a liquid external remedy claimed to cure eczema pimples blackheads and scalp diseases by destroying the germs causing them He promises proof of remarkable cures and invites customers to see testimonials for Zemo.
Cure feverishness teething disorders and stomach issues with Mother Gray's Powder used by a nurse at a New York Children's Home. Over 30,000 testimonials claim it moves bowels destroys worms and cures fevers. Order from Allen S. Mintz at the drugstore.
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