New Licensing Law Regulating Peddlers of Select Goods 1909
A 1909 act requires any owner manufacturer or agent traveling through counties to obtain a license from the County Clerk to peddle or sell goods such as lightning rods steel stove ranges clocks pumps buggies carriages or other vehicles. It imposes a 200 license fee payable to the county treasury for a one year license and sets a fine between 200 and 500 dollars for selling without a license. The act defines peddlers and repeals conflicting laws, taking effect after passage on April 1 1909.
Notice to Resolve Past Due Account with McDaniel Hardware
Take notice that unless arranged before January 1st your note or account will be turned over to our attorney for collection. This means you if you owe Us and it is past due, McDaniel Hardware Co.
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McDaniel Hardware Co
Beggar Prince Brings Cyclone of Mirth and Music
The Beggar Prince has enjoyed broad appeal across America with song and comedy novelties that delight all theatergoers from gallery to dress circle. Critics call it a perfect cyclone of mirth and music with a sustaining love story and ambitious musical numbers. It will be performed here Monday night, Dec. 27.
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America
Believe It or Not Cook Sets Pole Price in Market Value
A Philadelphia geographer recalls Dr. Cook and Commander Peary refusing to discuss polar discoveries with the press and selling details instead. He compares Cook to Ned Hopley, noting Hopley’s sharp sense of personal worth while earning 40 cents a day mending roads near Callicoon, still insisting he is worth forty five.
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Dr. Cook
North Polar
Philadelphia
Cook
Ned Hopley
Calleoon
Ned
Callicoon
Bosa
Fred
Take Your Choice Church or Yonkers Pole Run Election Debate
A tongue in cheek item contrasts church and politics with a quip about disagreeable remarks for anyone running for office. The Yonkers Statesman playful jab references the north pole discovery theme for humor.
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Church
Gothan
North Pole Yonkers
War Machines Ride Again in English Village Autowork Scene
A Popular Mechanics account recalls ancient chariots and a modern armored car episode in an English village. Reporters in a common auto witnessed a two cylinder car crash into about 500 territorials, causing chaos and hospitalizations as soldiers fled.
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Germany
England
Territorials
Queen Alexandra’s Private Norfolk Bungalow Defies Intrusion
The Queen, known as the first lady of the land, maintains a private Norfolk coast bungalow for summer rest. Intrusive sightseers have damaged the estate, prompting a simple privacy sign reading Private Dis pit that dissuades visitors without legal threats.
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Queen Alexandra
England
Norfolk
Precious stones in Liberia reported to state department
Discoveries of precious stones and gold in Liberia reported to the state department by George W. Ellis American charge d'affaires at Monrovia. Belief grows that a systematic canvass of the interior blue clay region will reveal rich diamond mines. Prospectors found crystals that England tests showed to contain good quality diamonds.
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Liberia
State Department
George W. Ellis
Monrovia
Liberian Republic
England
A Difficult Choice in Theater Production Debated
The manager and star argued over trimming the play to fit constraints. The star complained about fewer epigrams and less lavish gowns, while the manager pressed for cuts to meet demands.
Col William Morrison Dies In Waterloo Illinois
In a period of political turmoil Col William R Morrison longtime Democratic leader and author of the horizontal tariff died at his Waterloo Illinois home. He was known for his beloved disposition and firm backbone among Congress peers. The note recalls a saying about John G Carlisle during his speakership illustrating Morrison's stature.
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William R. Morrison
House of Representatives
Waterloo
Ill
John G. Carlisle
Congress
John Carlisle
Words of Wit from Col Morrison on Carlisle and a Waterloo loafer
The passage recalls Col Morrison declining to heap abuse on others. He notes the loafer is a good whistler, and when Carlisle's friends urge resignation, Morrison asks what Carlisle would resign to. The anecdotes show Morrison's habit of reframing criticism with dry humor.
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Bill Morrison
John Carlisle
Col. Morrison
Waterloo
Mr. Carlisle
the Treasury
Morrison
Carlisle
Unfailing Nerve Book Agent Targets East End Domestics
A book agent working the east end rings side door bells and speaks to house staff. His titles include How to Rule the Kitchen and The Mistakes of the Mistress and How to Meet Them. After 25 minutes with a domestic he nearly secured a sale before expert opinion intervened.
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East End
Mistress Interferes in Book Sale Scene in Cleveland Press
In a Sharp exchange a bookseller pressures a woman while a man tries to push his wares. The mistress tells him the customer refuses the books, and the agent departs with a stiff farewell, leaving the sale unsettled.
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Cleveland Press
Imprisoned for Sneezing In German Army
Alsatian conscript Aime Hugelin in the German artillery at Mayence sneezed as a non commissioned officer secured him and called him a noodle headed Frendian. He claimed a severe cold but was sentenced to four months imprisonment, a finding upheld on appeal.
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Aime Hugelin
Mayence
Hugelin
Hall's Texas Wonder Kidney Relief Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Hall's Texas Wonder as quick and permanent relief for kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles. The copy urges readers to write E. W. Hall in St Louis Missouri and notes Hesterly Drug Store as a seller.
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Texas
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Hesterly Drug Store
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H. J. Wilson & Co
Sid Man
William Morrison
Ing
Bank of Prescott
McRae
Heinz’s Mince
Heinz’s
Heinz
India
Ozan Mercantile Co
Prescott
Arkansas
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