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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1909
Page
1
A column quotes diverse items from Petersburg politics to national curiosity. It criticizes Anti-Saloon League tone, notes open saloon debate in Petersburg, mentions a Wisconsin college cigarette ban, a gas meter robbery, a telegraph with 40000 words per hour, and a quip about Roosevelt and a Portsmouth Star question.
A University of Chicago professor argues that African and American women share a “moral identity” and similar social roles. He cites women’s clubs, marriage markets, modesty, adornment, and mother-in-law influence as common across Africa and New York Chicago.
An old advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad guarantees $100 to any case it cannot cure and invites readers to request testimonials from F J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
In South Norwalk, Connecticut, a $200 diamond stickpin disappeared from James Morris’s room and was found hidden in the nest of Rowsey the crow, owned by John Gimbing. The nest also contained needles, hair rats, and various sewing items, suggesting a clutter of found trinkets.
A Canadian Pacific double headed freight train led by an engine derailed two miles south of Hartland, New Brunswick, after the locomotive tumbled in three full revolutions but the engine driver and fireman escaped unhurt. The rest of the crew faced no injuries as repairs began on the line and investigators reviewed the accident.
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