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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
3
A reflective survey of 1909 recounts polar exploration led by Peary and Cook, Shackleton’s southern reach, and global shifts in politics, science, and culture. It notes centenaries, royal and diplomatic changes, tariff debates, and notable deaths, presenting the year as both memorial and milestone.
A sweeping, opinionated survey credits Americans with several era defining advances from polar exploration to airflight and the Panama Canal. It notes Cook, Peary, and other figures amid a era of rival claims, technological leaps, and national pride, concluding with a toast to American achievement across science and industry.
Two Italian men wander the world selling pictorial postcards and exhibiting a traveling ball and tub setup for riding, cooking, and deeping. They pass through London and Eugene on a journey to support themselves, negotiating bills that require both to push ahead.
Trapping in the Wabash valley yields eight good catches this year with multiple mink, muskrat, and other furs trapped near Carril Indiana. Irwin Williams recently brought one hundred dollars worth of hides from three days of work near brush heaps. The seven mink hides alone sold for eighty two dollars, reflecting a decisive trapping season drawing many trappers to earn about twenty dollars per night.
Mrs Conk details a novel electrified signaling system to prevent derailments, washouts, and bridge failures by placing indicators along tracks to warn approaching trains. Inventor, a Denver student, aims to avert collisions through guided arm signals and automatic crossing gates.
A report from Washington outlines efforts to breed a puckerless persimmon by blending American and Japanese varieties and applying chemical treatments. Japanese persimmons are noted for size and mouthfeel, with American fruits crossbred to reduce astringency. Parlor Horace Racing Fad in Paris grows, featuring miniature table racing with toy horses and imaginary stable staff, clubs racing for 40 to 300 francs, supported by entrance fees and dice-driven starts.
Governor Hadley and the Missouri migration bureau seek a catchy nickname to unify the state. A prize will reward the suggestion deemed most fitting, with a committee to review proposals and select the winner for nationwide recognition.
Fragmented OCR reports a 19th or early 20th century tale about an opal jewel embedded in a tree. The account mentions Silas Brokaw, Kay, and a grandson named Aylor Brokaw. The apple tree and orchard become central as a family heirloom vanishes amid rumors of theft and long-seated feuds.
A garbled 19th century text describes J G Coe planning an automobile sale near Moose Jaw. It notes buyers and neighbors, cash trades, a large price tag around 3500, and cars not delivered until spring. The piece mentions wheat prosperity in the northwest and signals a winter Moose Jaw car shopping context.
An expedition moved from Nogales into the interior to a faload area, meeting twenty Seri Indians who guided the party. They explored a broad, well watered plain of about twenty miles by thirty-five, rich in game but yielded no minerals or old ruins.
An auctioneer from Missouri traveled to Centralia to settle a $16 wager. He ate forty eggs in six minutes at a local hotel, then reportedly consumed as much as two men at supper. The event followed a prior claim of exceptional appetite.
Washington December 30 President Taft plans to proceed with a special conservation measure and an interstate commerce document. He aims to send the conservation plan to Congress by early January and begin work within days, with Ballinger and Taft awaiting congressional action on related bills.
Chinese minister Wu Ting and family plan a 1969 New York visit, hoping to reach over 116 years old. The envoy envisions not a diplomat role but a missionary quest to share undiscovered knowledge, accompanied by his wife, daughter-in-law, and grandchild in traditional dress.
Indictment returned against Walter pardentows, principal of a local school, for alleged assault on a 16 year old pupil. The defendant, who has a wife and two children, faces court action in the matter arising from an incident at the Pen and has been identified as the principal. Frank Ten, who lived alone, was found dead from freezing outside his home after several days unseen. Neighbors entered the residence and reported he had returned intoxicated and failed to seek help before dying of exposure.
An old cure claims dull sluggish blood from an inactive liver causes yellow skin and impurities. It advises cleansing the blood with BLOODINE and BLOOD BLOOMING pills, featuring a Williamerson agent, to restore a bright red flow and a fine complexion.
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