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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
6
A long feature argues American women enjoy greater freedom in education, work, and social life. It contrasts US progress with conditions overseas, noting husbands respect successful wives and that marriage now pairs equals rather than master and servant. It surveys global practices from Australia to India to Japan, highlighting persistent subjugation of women.
A medical practitioner discusses nervous disorders and sleep, recalling a patient who endured five months in hospital for rest and insomnia. The patient slept eight hours after using a powder, yet ordinary evening stimuli like coffee or fireworks failed to wake him. Another case involved a woman with severe nervous prostration confined to bed.
The article notes that the human heart typically weighs between nine and eleven ounces, stating this weight range as a general average for adults.
A mob at Trinity Texas demanded immediate action after Miss Mamie Hodgeley, 17, accused jeweler William Smith of attacking her on the way home from church. District Judge Dean rushed from Groveton on a special train to convene court and promise a prompt investigation and trial.
Harry K Thaw was brought from jail for a new hearing before Judge Van deventer on the $400 suit by Dr Wilson seeking Thaws release from custody. The hearing was adjourned to Friday morning as Thaws eligibility for a vacation from jail remains the central aim of the suit. Dr Wilson who is Thaws physician has faced bankruptcy proceedings recently drawing creditor interest to the case.
Fort Riley is hosting maneuvers with 5,000 regular troops. The force arrived by Sunday and now occupies a camp stretching along the Haw River east of the fort for over a mile.
Saloonkeepers grocers and other shopkeepers plan to close Thursday Friday and Saturday in protest against government decrees ordering shops shut on Sunday. They demand the decree be withdrawn.
In Halifax Nova Scotia nine men died when the schooner Maggie and May collided with the German protected cruiser Fraya in dense fog. Neither vessel could avert the crash after sighting the other, and the schooner went to the bottom.
London reports King Edward departed Monday afternoon for Marionbad to recover from a strenuous season. He will meet Emperor William at Cronberg, Prussia, on Tuesday and Emperor Francis Joseph at Ischl, Austria, on the way to his favorite watering place.
Levi P Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months in a hospital he was discharged as incurable with six months to live. He details heart trouble smothering spells fainting and vision and kidney issues then credits Deans Kidney Pills for relief and lasting improvement. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A light dialogue opens with a birdlike song cue and a playful exchange about favorite airs. The professor replies that fresh air and plenty of it define a preferred mood as morning chatter unfolds.
Readers are urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for the Bean signature and note it has been in use for over 30 years. The snippet also includes a balloon spectator quip and an ad for Lewis' Single Binder cigars produced in Peoria Illinois, highlighting individual duties and Smiles.
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