Diverse odds and ends from a busy news page
A cornucopia of items ranges from a Cornell professor’s bleak birth rate forecast to Alpine mountaineering by the Duke of Abruzzi. Other notes include England’s restraint over German emperor interviews, a quip from Hammerstein, Lord Roberts’s nerves over William II, a St Louis bridegroom’s drink, Sir Theodore Martin’s 92nd birthday, a Cologne powder firm’s war warning, Rockefeller’s donation to Richmond College, a Norwegian zinc patent agreement, and early yields of metallic zinc and lead from low-grade ore processing.
Man Can Live Forever Says Mrs Patterson
Mrs Charles Brodie Patterson, a longevity student, claims it is possible for a man to live forever. She asserts not only one man but all men can achieve immortality though earthly memory is limited by life on earth. Man must progress to allow others a chance below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brodie Patterson
New York Faces Push to Limit Skyscraper Height to 360 Feet
A movement in New York seeks a 360 foot cap on building heights arguing taller structures endanger health and raise fire risks. Boston and Washington already enforce much lower limits by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Washington
Call for Uniform National Divorce Law
The article argues for a single national divorce law, claiming existing state laws fail to curb divorce. It compares the union to a chain and warns that a restrictive state measure is ineffective if other states permit easier divorces. The piece urges uniformity to prevent loopholes and undermining efforts.
Powderly on New York bread line workers and farm work
Mr. Powderly, after investigation, declares few men in the New York bread line want to work and suggests state farms. He notes many would be useless on a farm and some are suited to road building. The Pittsburg Dispatch backs Orlando F. Lewis plan for employment stations as more practical.
British Peer Calls For Temporary Car Confiscation
A British peer urges confiscating vehicles for speeding as punitive legislation. The Baltimore American views fines as inadequate, noting rising accidents and disregard for life, and argues that current penalties do not deter speed maniacs.
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Baltimore
Navy Seeks Wireless Telephone Plant For Washington Use
The Navy Department aims to establish a wireless telephone plant in Washington for its use. If practical and in demand, it could spread widely, letting vocal messages travel through the air. The piece ponders the sound question when no observer is present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Washington
Wright Seeks 15000 Prize in French Air Race
Wilbur Wright plans to contest a 15000 dollar prize in a French air race next month, aware that French aviators prize fierce competition and dislike losing prize money.
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Wilbur Wright
French princelings in court proceedings over American heiress fortune
A satirical World commentary questions the moral bearing of degenerate aristocracy depicted by French princelings in a court case over an American girl's fortune. It asks whether the burden of forming such a bridal boulevard is worth the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Connecticut domestic woman thwarted by luck and looks
A Connecticut woman, a humble domestic, cannot keep a job because she is too good looking. The Baltimore American notes the oddity of her persistence in entering unsuspecting households and her lack of interest in musical comedy since appetite for beauty is high there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Battle With Reds in Elk Island Riots Slay Police Chiefs
In a villa near Moscow Elk Island on the river Elk Leland revolutionists clashed with police. Baron Cotte and Col Muraki, chiefs of secret political police, were killed along with several policemen. Troops arrived to end the battle as fighting continued and casualties grew unseen.
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Moscow
Russia
Baron Cotte
Col
Muraki
Elk Leland
Cotte
Murakia
Desperate Mikel Arrested After Higbee Jail Escape
Fred Mikel, the youth the sensational Higbee Mo jail escape suspect, admitted killing Deputy Marshal Elmer Magruder and wounding City Marshal Frank Cain. He confessed to the Centralia Chicago and Alton holdup and did not resist arrest, expressing regret over Magruder’s death.
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Mexico
Fred Mikel
Marshall Elmer Magruder
Frank Cain
Higbee (Mo
Chicago & Alton
Centralia
Mikel
Magruder
Hay and Wheat Depository Burns at Moxt Clair Shops
A massive hay and wheat depository of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at the Mount Clair shops burned early Saturday. Damage is estimated at 150000 dollars. While No 13 truck was being positioned the big fire apparatus toppled, narrowly missing serious injuries to several firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohblo
Moxt Clair Shops
Army clerk saves thirteen thousand dollars under pay deposit plan
Washington report notes that Post Quartermaster Sergeant Charles Harvey of the U S Army, December 14, 1908, saved $13,000 from his pay through the army deposit plan while on active list under Col George R Smith chief paymaster of the department of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Charles Harvey
George R. Smith
Department of California
Army
Rival Suitors in Duel End in Knife Stabbing
In Cleveland rival suitors Michael Milanovich is under arrest for the death of Rowell Fromich after a knife duel in a dark room over Julie a 14 year old girl. Fromich's brother was fatally stabbed while attempting to intervene and Julie was injured.
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Suitore
Cleveland
Olekhio
Michael Milanovich
Rowell Fromich
Sultorn
Julie
Fromich
Milanovich
Morse killed man in Lower California prison sentence reported
Telegram to E L Campbell, ranch owner in Lower California, states Wm B Morse eldest son of Samuel F B Morse has killed a Mexican at Trinidad and is confined in jail. San Diego Friday afternoon report notes Morse’s alleged act and detention.
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W. B. Morse
San Diego
Cal
E L Campbell
Lower
California
Wm. B. Morse
Samuel F. B. Morse
Trindad
Lower California
Chicago broker improving after horse accident
Trinidad Colo W H Bartlett the Chicago millionaire broker who fell from a horse on a ranch forty miles southwest of here sustained a broken arm and other injuries but was reported resting easy Friday night. Attending physicians say no serious results are feared.
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Chicago
Trinidad
Colo
W. H. Bartlett
Here
Bribery Charges Knock Pittsburg Councilmen and Bankers
Seven Pittsburgh city councilmen face conspiracy corrupt solicitation and bribery charges in Allegheny county. W. W. Ramsey former president and A. A. Vileack former cashier of German National Bank are named along with two bankers alleged to conspire to steer city deposits to participating banks. The mayor vows to suppress the ring threatening the city by heavy exposure.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny County
W. W. Ramsey
A. A. Vileack
German National Bank
German National
One Ambassador Arrives in America Amid Missing Turkish Envoy
Washington reports a German ambassador, Count John Heinrich von Bernstorff, and his countess daughter have reached New York aboard the Amerika. Meanwhile the Turkish ambassador Hus seini Kiazim Bey, who left Constantinople, has vanished from public view and is unlocated at the Turkish legation on Columbia Road. This marks von Bernstorff’s first trip to the United States while his wife was born in New York and has not visited in 25 years.
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Washington, D. C
United States
John Heinrich von Bernstorff
New York
Amerika
Husseini Kiazim Bey
Constantinople
Columbia Road
Ambassador von Bernstorff
America
Two Suspects Named in Portland Train Robbery Case
Portland police tied Harry Benson and Oscar Johnson to the Oregon Railway and Navigation train robbery near Portland last Thursday night after engineers and a fireman identified them on Monday. Benson Johnson and Chris Bens were later arrested Saturday in connection with a saloon holdup.
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Portland
Oregon
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Harry Benson
Oscar Johnson
Benson
Johnson
Chris Bens
Botkin appeal rehearing denied by Supreme Court
San Francisco report states Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, serving life for poisoning murder of Mrs. J. P. Dunning of Wilmington Del, via mailed candy, lost a bid for rehearing of her prior appeal on Tuesday as the Supreme Court denied the petition.
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San Francisco
Cal
Cordelia Botkin
J. P. Dunning
Wilmington
Del
Supreme Court
Farmer Killed In Feud Near Finley Tennessee
Memphis Tenn Roark Jackson a farmer near Finley was shot and killed instantly by deputy sheriff M C Reagans in a long running family feud. A circuit court judgment for 500 dollars against Jackson is said to have provoked the shooting.
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Memphis
Tenn
Roark Jackson
Finley
M. C. Reagans
Jackson
Lipton Abandons 1909 America's Cup Challenge
Sir Thomas Lipton declared abandonment of his plan to challenge for the 1909 America's Cup and ordered designer Fife to burn the yacht plans. The decision follows an inability to reach agreement with the New York Yacht Club.
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Glasgow
Sir Thomas _ Lipton
Fife
Sir Thomas
New York Yacht Club
21 Days to Cross Ocean Arrives in New York Harbor
The Hamburg American steamer Pretoria reached New York harbor light ship after a 21 day voyage from Hamburg. The vessel carried reports of cyclonic storms huge waves and continuous gales experienced at sea during the crossing.
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Ocean
New York
Pretoria
Hamburg
New York Harbor
Earthquake Shakes Messina. Reggio Calabria Hits Alarm
Mild tremors rocked Messina causing many buildings to collapse and residents to flee to open country. Seismic observers in Rome reported another quake striking Reggio Calabria, prompting alerts nearby.
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Messina
Italy
Rome
Reggio
Calabria
Judge Conlan Receives Death Threat Over Case
In San Francisco Police Judge Chas. T. Conlan received a letter threatening his life if he sentenced Alex Horr a Hungarian accused of disturbing the peace. The note dispatches warnings and stipulates consequences tied to the verdict and sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chas. T. Conlan
Alex Horr
Appointed Meat Inspectors Named in Kansas City and St Joseph
Appointed meat inspectors Washington Thomas Mulvey Anderson Pickett and J C Eddy of Kansas City and Joseph L Chamberlain of St Joseph Mo have been appointed inspectors in connection with the bureau of animal industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas Mulvey
Anderson Pickett
J. C. Eddy
Kansas City
Joseph L. Chamberlain
St. Joseph
Bureau of Animal Industry
Pittsburg Woman Ends Life by Shooting Self
Pittsburg Pennsylvania Mrs Ida A Law 44 wife of a business man killed herself at home by shooting through the head. Law says his wife had been deranged for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ida A. Law
Taxicab Smashup Proves Fatal in Central Park
New York librarian George C. Hurlburt died at Presbyterian hospital after a taxicab crash in Central Park. His daughter, who was with him, is dying.
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New York
George C. Hurlburt
Presbyterian Hospital
Central Park
Three More Riders Confess in Reelfoot Lake Case
Additional evidence in the confessions of three alleged night riders from Reelfoot Lake was presented Friday. The disclosures relate to the trials of eight alleged leaders accused in the Walnut Log lynching of Captain Quentin Ranken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Tenn
Reelfoot Lake
Quentin Ranken
Walnut Log
Bloody church fight sparks panic at Bidwell event
A Christmas entertainment at the Baptist church in Bidwell Galliopolis Ohio led to a bloody fight that caused panic and mass evacuation. Men women and children leaped from windows narrowly avoiding serious injuries.
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Galliopolis
Ohio
Bidwell
New Orleans Representative Robert C. Davey Dies in City
Representative Robert C. Davey of Louisiana's Second district died here from a complication of diseases. His death ends a long career in Congress and state service, with tributes expected from colleagues and constituents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Robert C. Davey
Louisana
Near-Beer Tax Refusal Stirs Georgia County
Atlanta reports Chatham county officials have declined to pay any near-beer taxes into the state treasury. Savannah resides in Chatham county, and the comptroller general’s office notes the stance as official.
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Atlanta
State Comptroller General
Chatham County
Savannah
Suspected Robbers Caught After Milan Bank Attempt
Two men thought to be Milan bank raid members were captured at Clearwater Kansas after fleeing Milan. A third man eluded Wellington Sheriff Holiday. The Milan robbers split north, one headed to Clearwater where city marshal nabbed him after telephone notice. The other fled to a farm home, forced women to breakfast, then vanished along a railroad track. Burglar tools and fuses found on the Clearwater arrestee.
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Wichita
Kas
Milan
Clearwater Kan
Holliday
Wellington
Clearwater
Norwood Press Announces 88-Hour Christmas Week
Norwood Mass. An 88 hour work week for all employees replaces 54 hours with no pay cut. The Norwood Press firms including J. B. Cushing and company Berwick and Smith and E. F. Leming and company hope to end ongoing labor disturbances in Norwood by the move on Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood
Mass
Norwood Press Company
J. 8. Cushing and Company
Berwick & Smith
E. F. Leming & Company
Atlanta Prohibition Suit Dismissed by U S Circuit Court
Judge W T Newman dismissed the petition challenging Atlanta prohibition law ruling the matter must proceed in state courts. The suit sought an injunction by Christian Moerlein Brewing of Cincinnati and Chattanooga Brewing to halt prosecutions under the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Prohibition
United States Circuit Court
W. T. Newman
Newman
Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
Cincinnati
Chattanooga Brewing Company
Loss of schooner Jeanie Lippitt and wreck survivors reported
Newport News reports the loss off Hog Island of the three masted schooner Jeanie Lippitt and the drowning of Capt Robinson and five crew. Andrew Jorgensen, sole survivor, arrived Thursday after being picked up at sea Wednesday by the steamship Ravenscraig under Capt Johnson.
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Newport, News
Hog Island
Jeanie Lippitt
Robinson
Andrew Jorgensen
Ravenscraig
Johnson
Earl of Granard aboard Adriatic on Southampton sailing
The Earl of Granard who became engaged to Miss Beatrice Mills daughter of Ogden Mills was aboard the steamer Adriatic arriving Thursday night from Southampton Cherbourg and Queenstown.
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New York, N
Earl of Granard
Beatrice Mills
Ogden Mills
Southampton
Cherbourg
Queenstown
Postmasters barred from soliciting mail at offices
Postmasters in Washington area banned from soliciting mail for others under a new order from the postmaster general. The rule carries dismissal as punishment and applies to fourth class postmasters who must credit themselves for canceling stamps on matter diverted from other offices to their own for mailing.
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Washington, D.C
Gallows for Texas Slayer to Hang February 12 1909
Dallas jurist Judge Nelms sentences Bob Smith to be hanged in Dallas for the Christmas Day 1906 stabbing murder of A. W. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallas
Bob Smith
Nelms
A. W. Brown
Dallas Furniture House Burns
Fire destroyed the Strickland Furniture company warehouse in Dallas Tex with 40000 in furniture lost and 10000 in building damage. Furniture was insured for 235000. No injuries reported and cause under investigation.
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Dallas Furniture House
Burns
Dallas
Tex
Strickland Furniture Company
Head of Duma Resigns After Vivid Criticism
In St. Petersburg Nikolai A. Khomyakov, president of the Duma, resigns his office after a session marked by sharp criticism. The dramatic move follows an intense debate and strong scrutiny of leadership.
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Duma
St. Petersburg
Nikolai A. Khomyakoff
The
Douma
Surveyor Must Sever Political Ties in Boston
Jeremiah J. McCarthy, surveyor of the port of Boston, received a Treasury letter from Cortelyou demanding he quit the Republican City committee of Boston or resign as surveyor. The notice signals a clash between public office and political activity.
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Boston
Jerimiah J. McCarthy
Port of
Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou
Republican City Committee of
Jury Dismissed in Hargis Murder Case
Irvine Kentucky Beach Hargis charged with the murder of his father Judge James Hargis. The jury reported its inability to agree and was dismissed.
Missouri Court Dissolves Waters-Pierce Trust Fines Three Firms
Missouri Supreme Court rules Standard Oil Indiana and Republic Oil New York banned from Missouri, Waters-Pierce dissolved with 50 000 fines each. If Waters-Pierce proves severance from Standard Oil by Jan 15 1909, dissolution stays. otherwise immediate. Justice Woodson writes the opinion, with Lamm and Graves concurring.
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St. Louis
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Republic Oil Company of
New York
Missouri
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Missouri Corporation
State Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Hadley
Waters-Pierce Company
Standard Oil Company
Woodson
Lamm
Graves
Justice Lamm
Republic Oil Company
H. H. Rogers
No Quitting for Heney in Washington Visit
Francis J. Heney, the graft prosecutor shot in San Francisco, says he will return to finish the Calhoun case despite injuries. He and his wife traveled from Chicago to meet in Washington with an invitation from the White House to call on the president. He hints he may discuss secret service use in pursuing criminals, though denies talking about a specific subject.
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Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
Abe Ruef
Morris Haas
East
Heney
Chicago
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Secret Service
Stolen Mail Pouch At Bel Line Depot In Kansas City
A mail pouch weighing sixty pounds containing registered Christmas packages was stolen from the baggage room at the Twenty second and Grand avenue depot of the Belt Line railroad. Contents believed valuable, no money involved, post office officials silent on exact items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Twenty-second
Grand Avenue
Bel! Line
Farmer Robinson Dies by Knife and Poison
Jacob Jackson a farmer of Oblong near Robinson Illinois killed himself by cutting his throat and poisoning himself. He was treated after the wound but died about an hour later. It is believed he swallowed horse medicine. No motive is known. He leaves a family.
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Robinson
Jacob Jackson
Oblong
Here
Runs Amuck Is Arrested In Little Rock
Dr L W Copeland recently arrived from Jonesboro bought the Falls Cafe and created a scene by firing a revolver on the streets He was arrested on charges of carrying concealed weapons and intoxication.
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Little Rock
L. W. Copeland
Jonesboro
Oklahoma Policeman Kills Negro in Tulsa
In Tulsa Oklahoma E S Stevenson a negro was shot by Policeman Plannigan who says he acted in self defense after the man attacked with a butcher knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
E. S. Stevenson
Plannigan
Paroled Prisoner Mistakes Man for Bear, Kills in Tennessee
In Lafayette Tennessee a paroled inmate shot and killed Thomas Andrews, mistaking him for a bear while Andrews had recently been released for Christmas. The incident occurred near Lafayette amid a drunken misidentification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Thomas Deckmar
Thomas Andrews
Lafayette
Andews
Child Burns to Death Near Temple Arkansas
A 4-year-old boy of John Jez, a farmer, was burned to death near Temple Arkansas. His dress ignited from a fire in the yard of the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple, Ark
John Jez
Buried 700 Years in Basle Bishop Tomb Discovered
Workmen at Basle Swiss minster unearthed a stone tomb containing the vestments and remains of a bishop. The open tomb, dated to around 700 years ago and likely Lutold I or Heinrich II, was photographed, studied, then resealed. Embalming preserved cloths and relics poorly. the head and much flesh had decayed while the ornate staff and sandals survived in fragments.
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Basle
Switzerland
Lutold I
Arburg
Heinrich II
Thun
America
Egypt
Judge Mortimer Lewis Recites Rhyming Race Riff
State secrets aside, Judge Mortimer Lewis riffs on Christmas and Thanksgiving songs. He jokes poets should not be forced to sing of Thanksgiving while stuffed with pumpkin pie and gravy, noting worlds of country idylls vs urban folly and a city’s autumn leaves as songs drift from July to November.
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Mortimer Lewis
Atlanta Constitution
Wisdom of Dancing Masters Declares Shorter Steps Rule
The dancing masters defend their craft against provincial scorn and decree that if skirts are tight, ladies may take shorter steps. They insist waltzes, polkas, two-steps and related dances should use shorter steps until fashion allows freer movement, praising their own sapientissimic judgment.
You and I in Conversation Art Advised
A child asks to learn engaging talk from a mother figure who explains the trick is to use the word you more than I. The dialogue emphasizes placing the other person at the center of conversation and highlights a practical tip for lively speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macron
How Daly Passed the Profession on the Street
In a brief actor-manager career Arnold Daly was asked by a non-manager if he passed the profession. He replied yes, on the street, illustrating his quick wit about his acting life and the nature of show business.
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Daly
Arnold Daly
Real Grievance in A Childish Quarrel Over Measles
A fragment shows a child lamenting Johnny Jones's measles and missing a playmate. The exchange reveals a lone child’s sadness and social disappointment in small-town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Jones
Perfect Cure by Cuticura for Baby Eczema
Mrs P E Gumbin of Sheldon Iowa describes a six month old baby's eczema spreading over the face and eyes. After unsuccessful treatments from two doctors and outlays of 20 to 30 dollars, she used Cuticura remedies and the eruption vanished by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Gumbin
Sheldon
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Scie Props
Boston
Boy draws picture of God as child prodigy
A ten year old boy, in a moment of childhood confidence, shows his mother a drawing of God. She points out no one knows God’s appearance, yet he insists others will know it after seeing his work, revealing his budding artistic ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Granddaughter’s Lesson Drives Grandmotherly Ambition
A seven year old niece writes diligently and speaks of future grandmotherhood after hearing that a child’s education starts with its grandmother. She aims to be a grandmother someday, revealing a thoughtful, studious mindset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Readers
Public health alert cautions against mercury containing catarrh ointments that can damage smell and overall health when absorbed through mucous surfaces. Reputable doctors should prescribe. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as genuine and taken internally, manufactured in Tales Ohio by Cheney & Co. Includes testimonials free and a price of 7d per bottle. Also mentions Hull's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Tales Ohio
Pete
Cheney & Co
Puget
Hull
Meteors Add to Earth's Weight Each Year
Meteors falling to Earth each year add a tiny amount to the planet’s weight. The increase is minute and not perceptible for thousands of years. Aside from light gas loss from the atmosphere there is no known mechanism for Earth to lose weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
New Defiance Starch Promises Strength and Smoothness
Starch products have improved over 25 years, with Defiance Starch offering removal of injurious chemicals and a new ingredient that adds strength and smoothness unseen in prior brands.
Too Much for Mamma in a Child’s Quarrel
A tense domestic exchange centers on Tommie defending himself after a rival boy allegedly struck him. The mother probes the fault, seeking truth about who started the alleged fight, with the child insisting he did not strike first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Tommie
Castoria safe remedy for infants and children bears signature
Examine every bottle of Castoria carefully for the signature and labeling. In use for over 30 years, it is the same trusted kind you have always bought.
Rain or Shine Invitation Dilemma Cited in Delightful Note
A playful excerpt depicts Small Wallace accepting a party invitation with a conditional joke about weather. The line reads Dear Louise I will come to your party if it don't rain and if it does. The Delineator notes the humor behind planning around rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Wallace
Louise
Defiance Starch Advertises Stiff Collars and Cuffs
An old advertisement notes Defiance Starch for stiffening collars and cuffs with gloss or domestic finish. It claims 16 ounces for 10 cents and urges purchase from all good grocers.
Quote on duty by Dionysius
A concise adage notes it is better to start late in performing one’s duty than never. The quotation attributed to Dionysius reflects perseverance and timely obligation.
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Dionszius
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