William Bailey Wickersham remembered as a principled public servant
Obituary honors William Bailey Wickersham who died in Los Angeles on October 15 1908. The letter lauds his lifelong honesty humility generosity and leadership as Chicago Public Library Board secretary for 36 years overseeing construction and finances of the new library building. The tribute recalls his religious faith and enduring character. A short note on automatic telephone service follows.
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Los Angeles
City of the Angels
William Bailey Wickersham
Friends Church
Nazarene
Chicago Public Library Board
California
Illinois
Albert William Macy
Authorities of Weight in Medicine Discussed
Osteopathic advocate cites McClure evidence and a wide array of medical authorities to challenge alcohol as a remedy in pneumonia and its broader medical role. The piece recalls Dr. Muirhead and Dr. Williams, notes warnings about alcohol from Johns Hopkins and European doctors, and urges readers to study the McClures article for public-interest insight.
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McClures Magazine
Henry Smith Williams
M. D
Voit
John J. Abel
Johns Hopkins University
Schumberg
Scheffer
von Helmholtz
Exner
Vienna
Deitl
Kraepelin
Ach
Frederick Peterson
N. Y
Zurich
Rudin
Achaffenburg
C. F. Hodge
Clark University
Welch
Woodhead
University of Cambridge
Strumpell
Abbott
U. of Penn
McLeod
Muirhead
Edinburgh
Crothers
Guttstadt
Prussia
Bezzola & Hartman
Switzerland
Spratling
Craig
Abel
John F. McNary
Williams
Brouardel
London
Washington D. C
Kock
Sims Woodhead
McClures
Arnold
Geo. M. Gould
Graphic
H. D. Bowers
Oregon SAR offers essay prizes to Oregon high school pupils
The Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution announces prizes for public school pupils in Oregon for essays on subjects about the War for Independence. First prize is $620 and second prize is $10 for the best essays by high school students on either of two topics.
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Washington
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Ieacher
B. A. Thaxtery
Eleventh Street
Portland
Oregon
Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
State of
The Youth's Companion Christmas Gift Promotion
A Boston advertisement extols The Youth's Companion as a premier Christmas gift offering continuous weekly enjoyment through the year. It highlights easy mail order, delivery to any address, and a price of 1.75 dollars with free Holiday Numbers and a 1909 calendar for new subscribers. Printed from 144 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass.
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Grandmother's Garden
The
Berkeley St
Boston
Mass
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Home Telephone Company
McMinnville
Newberg
Imperial Hotel
Mutual Office
Central
Tacoma
Seattle
Willliam BirrLte Wells, R. I. Eckerson, B. A. Thaxter
Portland, Ore
Oregon Society Sons of American Revolution
Post Office
Hodson Bros
W. L. Douglas
Timothy Clover
Vincent Feed & Imp. CO
Cash Bargain Store
John F. Pettengill
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