Language of Love Sparks a Parlor Tease and Sales Pitch
In a parlor scene a young man declares a kiss is love language and the fair maid retorts to speak up. An ad for easy money invites men and women to sell health tablets with no experience, offering exclusive territory from Vesena Company in Washington DC. A physician questions a office boy about quitting after six months, the boy laments the doctor business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesena Company
15Th &T
Washington, D. C
Galen, Jr
Neighborly Authority Sparks Harsh Punishment Ordeal
In a tense scene Mrs Blobbs threatens to punish Johnny to prove her parental authority. She orders him to open the windows, asking him for the reason, and insists on bringing the neighbor into hearing the spanking. Johnny sobs as she commands his obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adwit Contracts and Claims
An old advertisement fragment offers Hall's Catarrh Cure and a reward for uncured ailments. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and lists doctors and druggists endorsing the product, with pricing and free catalogs. The text includes testimonials about Cheney’s honesty and mentions internal use for blood and mucous surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Hie
WaLoind
Kinnan & Marvin
Janale Druggiats
Hall
Man’s church turn hinges on business in New Hampshire town
A New Hampshire man describes a parable of old Ketchum now attending church not for faith but to recover a $50 loan to the pastor. Observers say his religiosity is a matter of business, with pew rent replacing the unpaid debt and surprising townsfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Ketchum
Sunday Magazine
A Little Domestic Jar
A sharp exchange reveals marital strain as the wife lamentedly complains that her mother was allowed to visit freely before marriage. The husband responds meekly, noting that the mother has since ceased to please, highlighting domestic conflict and power dynamics within the relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriek
Brute
Mamma
Grape-Nuts Promised Health Food For Babies And Adults
A testimonial asserts Grape-Nuts treats delicate babies and fortifies adults. A mothers’ account describes saving a infant by preparing strained Grape-Nuts juice with milk, salt, and sugar every two hours, praising the product as best for raising delicate babies and a wholesome daily food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Wervile
Italian clash sparks mass shot fire at Bush mining town
Officers head to Bush in Marion county to quell an Italian white riot after more than 100 shots were fired. No deaths or arrests reported as Italians refuse to surrender company houses. Dispute between mine superintendent and Italian digger triggered the outbreak. Western Coal Company ordered Italian workers to vacate within 24 hours. Armed Italians paraded the streets in a bid to terrorize residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Bush
Marion County
Western Coal Company
St. Louis
Car thieves wounded in Chicago freight car raid
Two men caught in the act of robbing a Baltimore & Ohio freight car were shot and seriously wounded by two watchmen at Eighty-fourth Street and Commercial Avenue. The pair fled the scene despite gunshot wounds, pursued by South Chicago police for two blocks before weakening from blood loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Eighty-fourth Street
Commercial Avenue
Butle
Haytien Rebels Capture Town Near Cape Haitien
Haytien revolutionists seize Port de Paix 35 miles west of Cape Haitien as English and French cruisers are expected to coast for protection of their interests. American consular agent Charles Miot at St. Marie is removed for complicity with the rebels. Miot is a Haytien.
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Haytien
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Port de Paix
Cape Haitien
Charles Miot
St. Marie
Miot
Young farmer found guilty of mayhem in sister's case
Daniel Linn of St. Joseph Missouri was found guilty of mayhem for shooting out his sister Mrs Aaron Seymour's eyes in a family quarrel last summer and sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. Samuel Linn, her father, accused of conspiracy with the son to murder his daughter, was acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph, Mo
Daniel Linn
Aaron Seymour
Samuel Linn
Gas Strike Near Ava Spurs Franchise Requests
In Ava, fourteen miles north of Murphysboro Illinois, a strong natural gas flow was struck on the mineral springs tract by the Merchants and Mechanics Oil Company drill. The well was capped and the company seeks franchises to supply Ava and Murphysboro with gas for heating and lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Ava
Merchants and Mechanics Oil Company
Noted composer MacDowell dies in New York hospital
Edward Alexander Mac Dowell a renowned composer active on two continents died at Westminster Hospital on Thursday night at age 46 after more than two years of ill health. His death ends a celebrated career widely recognized in Europe and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Alexander MacDowell
Westminster Hospital
B&Os Salaried Men Take 10 Percent Cut
Baltimore and Ohio railroad announced a 10 percent salary reduction for all officers and employees earning over 166 dollars monthly, effective February 1, placing pay scales back to 1905 levels from the president downward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore, Md
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pastor Becomes Street Car Conductor in Missouri
The Reverend J W O Bryant pastor of Hyde Park Methodist church resigns to work as a street car conductor on a suburban line in St Joseph Missouri. He cites higher pay as the reason for leaving the pulpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
J. W. O'Bryant
Hyde Park Methodist Church
Seaboard Train Wrecks Near Newsome, Virginia
A Seaboard Air Line northbound No. 33 passenger train wreck occurred Friday near Newsome in Suffolk Virginia. An unidentified woman is reported as the worst injured among passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Seaboard Air Line
Newsome
Beer price raise sparks New York saloonkeeper protests
New York saloonkeepers intensify opposition to a proposed $1 per barrel beer price increase. A leading brewer says there will be no rise, while many bar owners anticipate higher costs and potential customer pushback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mrs Frank Rockefeller Stricken With Typhoid Fever
Mrs Frank Rockefeller is ill with typhoid fever at her apartments in the St Regis on Euclid avenue Cleveland Ohio. Her family fears for her health due to her age and condition and the seriousness of typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rockefeller
Cleveland, O
theeSt Regis
Euclid Avenue
Thrifty Negro Solomon Brooks Dies Near Plattsburg
Solomon Brooks a reputable Clinton county Black citizen died at his home near Plattsburg leaving a farm of 300 acres and about $9,000. Before death he called two fair skinned friends to witness a will yielding numerous bequests to neighbors and relatives. Eleven of 24 applicants for Missouri state pharmacy certificates were approved, names include Adams Barton Dorsey Duckworth Hartman Hixon Reed Smith Sweet Trimble Yates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Brooks
Clinton County
Plattsburg
Fair Skin
State Board of Pharmacy
Don L. Adams
Brunswick
E. O. Barton
Laclede
W. 8. Dorsey
Columbia
Myrtle F. Duckworth
Springfield
Fred A. Hartman
St. Louis
W. L. Hixon
Billings
John Allen Reed
Onas Smith
Ash Grove
Eugene A. Sweet
St. Joseph
R. L. Trimble
Kansas City
Leland C. Yates
Slugged Mine Operator at Georgia City Home Robbery
John C. Guinn a 65 year old millionaire mine operator and bank director was slugged and robbed at his home in Georgia City northern Carthage area. Thieves cut telephone lines and the alarm was raised in the morning, detailing a bold premeditated attack on a wealthy local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Guinn
Georgia City
Carthage
Graft Probed at St Joseph Rail Shops
Auditors and railroad detectives uncover irregularities after graft exposure at the St Joseph municipal electric plant. Investigation leads to dismissal of one general foreman and three subforemen on charges of payroll padding and complicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Municipal Electric Light
Burlington Railroad
Ex-Justice of the Peace Dies by Self Destruction in Jail
William Guinn former Auburn justice of the peace killed himself in Springfield county jail. Smuggled carbolic acid was found in a hollow wooden leg. He had faced forgery charges and his trial was pending. He left a note telling the sheriff not to blame the jailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Guinn
Auburn
Springfield
Estate tax receipts allocate funds to Rolla school and state university
Receipts from Missouri inheritance tax in 1907 total $248,847.16. One eighth profits go to the Rolla school of mines and metallurgy, while the remainder funds the state university. The levy is 5 percent on estates without lineal descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla School of Mines and Metallurgy
State University
Census highlights Milan demographics and family sizes
The Milan census records 2 184 white and 74 negro residents. The oldest man and woman are both 86. The youngest mother is 15, and the youngest married person is a 14 year old girl. The largest family counts 12 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Pioneer Justus C. Gregg Dies At 61 In St. Joseph
Justus C. Gregg veteran Missouri valley grain dealer and former St. Joseph city council president died at his home in St. Joseph from heart disease. He was 61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Justus C. Gregg
Missouri Valley
Man Dies After 69 Years in One Montgomery House
M L Cole aged 69 died in the Montgomery home where he spent his entire life. His father moved to the county in 1807, and Cole's lifelong residence marks a long family tenure in the same dwelling.
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M. L. Cole
Montgomery
Northwest Normal’s New Students Prompt Jesting Plan
After holidays, many new students enrolled at Northwest Normal in Maryville. President Cook joked about placing trapezes in midair for overflow. The male student body supported the idea enthusiastically, making it hard for the professor to back down, delaying the return to a dignified atmosphere.
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Northwest Normal
Maryville
Cook
Two Macon Banks Merged
The First National bank and the State Exchange bank of Macon merged and will operate as State Exchange. John Scovern, former First National president, becomes head of the consolidation with Charles A. Wardell as cashier. The new bank carries $100,900 in capital stock.
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Macon
First National Bank
State Exchange Bank of Macon
The
State Exchange
John Scovern
First National
Consolidated Institution
Charles A. Wardell
High Priced Chickens in Milan Sale Not Beaten
A Milan man sold 100 chickens for 150 dollars. City care prices don’t beat that much. Dr. W H Cooper of Boonville dead at 3 years old. Widely known physician and Democrat leaves three children: Mrs L R Allen and John W Cooper of Adrian and Mrs Maggie Bryant of Drexel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Dr. Cooper
Boonville
W. H. Cooper
Midshipmen Appointed by Senator Stone
Senator Stone appoints Richard G. Tindall of Columbia and Charles A. Lockwood of Lamar as midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. They will face examinations in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Stone
Richard G. Tindall
Columbia
Charles A. Lockwood
Lamar
Annapolis Naval Academy
Church Shelters Homeless During Severe Winter Weather
Rev J M Rudy pastor of First Christian church Sedalia announces the church will stay open day and night all winter for the comfort and shelter of homeless wanderers and those poorly housed in severe weather.
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J. M. Rudy
First Christian Church of
Sedalia
Memorial resolutions filed for Judge Jefferson Brumback
Memorial resolutions of the Kansas City bar upon the death of Judge Jefferson Brumback were filed in the supreme court in Kane and ordered spread upon the records.
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Kansas City
Jefferson Brumback
City
Supreme Court
Kane
WORN OUT WOMEN SEEK RELIEF FROM MERRETT ADVICE
Mrs W L Merritt of Anoka Minnesota describes kidney and back pains with worn out feeling and irregular secretions. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with helping her and recommends them to other women. Also includes ads for PAZO OINTMENT for piles and various farm seed offers from John A Salzer Seed Co with a request to mail for their catalog.
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W. L. Merritt
First Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Mont
Ida
Colo
Salter
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Better Qualifications in Nomination Debate
A political boss endorses Crockley for a nomination, insisting he can win the office, while a skeptical figure argues Goodley is more capable. The exchange highlights practical political considerations over merit.
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Crockley
Goodley
Sales of Single Binder cigars reach nine million in 1907
The record shows Sales Lewis' Single Binder cigars surpass 9,200,000 units in 1907, following 1906 figures. The note quotes Goethe on patience and power, emphasizing that quality drives business.
Commissioner Smith attacks Standard Oil over six cent rate ruling
The piece critiques Commissioner Smith’s rebuke of President Moffett’s defense for Standard Oil of Indiana amid rates on oil shipments from Whiting to East St Louis. It argues the 18 cent rate was not discriminatory, notes filing quirks from 1895, and questions the grand jury’s demand for evidence while predicting a higher court reversal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Knox Smith
Moffett
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Whiting
East St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Smith
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Dalton
Commissioner of Corporations
Dolton
Eastern Illinois
Chappell
Alton
Harvey
Illinois Central
Blue Island
Rock Island
Eastern
Illinois
Grand Jury
Standard Oil
President Moffett
Landis
Marietta
Henry Demarest Lloyd
Commonwealth
Tarbell
United States
Bar of Justice
Theodore Roosevelt
Kenesaw Landis
Murphy Declines, Seeks Irish Suede Gloves
In a brief Kansas City Times exchange, Mr Murphy rejects plain suede gloves offered by a clerk and insists on Irish Swade gloves. The playful dialogue highlights humor over a simple purchase in a city shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Those Delicious Lemon Pies at the Grocery Stand
Four friends visit a grocer where lemon pies are priced at 16 cents. The display offers three kinds: Lemon, Chocolate, and Custard.
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California Hc Syrup Co
Druceists
Seaboard
Missouri State News
Missouri
Mrs. Merritt
Hythe
Goethe
S'T Jacobs Oil
Salem
Ore
Cherry City
Willamette
Bellogg Newspaper CO
Adee
Washington, D.C
Commissioner-Smith
Standard Oil Co
Railway World
Cardui
Cardus
Bettie Arp
Menlo
Bome
Watson EB. Coleman
Termalon
Defiance
Sestett
Thompson
Leveyed
Spohn Medical CO
Terioemiovs Goshen
Ind
U.S. A
Dlarvard Lampoon
Maurer
Pew
SAM Tet NY Shoes
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