Boston Girl Defends Against Hand In Muff Incident
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a Boston girl’s confrontation on a street car after a man slipped his hand into her muff. She asserts she can arrest him for the act and vows to wait ten minutes for him to release. The note closes with a Cervantes quote about personal responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wallace
Ensland Baptist Church
Cleveland
Boston
Cay
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Known Alaska Congressman Thos Gale
Thos Gale of Alaska, a member of the U S Congress, is well known on the Pacific slope. His Washington address is 1312 9th St NW Washington DC. The item also mentions Peruna endorsements and other medical advice texts in a garbled layout.
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Thos. Gale
Alaska
U.S
Congress
Pacific
Washington
9Th St
N. W
Washington, D. C
Thos. Cale
Pacific Slope
Fis
D. C
Ory
Acumbus
Oho
Thomas Cale
Various Global Conflicts and Domestic Events Highlight 1900s News
A wide-ranging summary covers Haytien Minister Leger proclaiming revolt over, Chicago wholesale district fire causing 75000 in damage, South Carolina prohibition bill defeat, Miller assignment, Detroit unemployed pleading for work, Read ing Coal & Iron resuming after delays, Appleton banker suicide, Onida published posthumous in Florence, Ouida poverty, Howe convention for unemployed in St Louis, Iowa farmers killed by electric car, New York dowry tax bill introduced, Bryan endorsed for president by West Virginia Democrats, Lower Boone mine explosion death toll, Missouri free return livestock law ruled unconstitutional, Bavaria floods halt traffic, Alva Bank closure and theft, Carnegie fund aid to miners’ families, Japanese men observed near Punta Arenas, Hopper Neb school fire drill by teachers, Los Angeles streetcar collision kills conductor, Live Oak mob expels Hindus, Krupp official arrested for spying, Lisbon arrest of Antonio Almeid, Lubin police uncover women bandits, Mexican trade war looming, Monaco prince disclaims debts of son Louis, Oklahoma cigarette smoking bill moves through legislature.
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L. Sloss
First National Bank of
Appleton
Minn
Onida
Florence
Ouida
James Hades Howe
St Louis
George Bailey
Albert Heney
Emil Cashler
Princeton
Iowa
New York State
New York
William J Bryan
West Virginia Senate
House of Delegates
New River
Lower Boone
Charleston
W. Yo
Missouri Supreme Court
Bavaria
Alva
Oklahoma) Bank of Commerce
Lou Westfall
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Darr
Jacob's Creek
Pennsylvania
Punta Arenas
Orita
Cal
Southern Pacific
Prowess and Remedies Parade Through Odd Clauses
A curious mix of letters and jokes opens with a boastful college hammer throw promise and a father’s sharp retort about property damage. The page then advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back claim, followed by a Snowball Chicken incident and Sloan's Liniment testimonials for neuralgia and other pains.
Party Gossip Recalled as Juvenile Pastimes
The text notes Emerson High remarks that attendees engaged in celebratory pastimes at a party, calling the activities uninteresting and juvenile.
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Hester
Emerson
Strength First Braving Winter Hard Work Woman Talks Hire Helper
A Massachusetts man visiting Vermont notes a housewife doing all chores alone with grueling strain. He urges hired help and she half jokes she might accept if she felt stronger, as quoted in Illustrated Magazine.
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Massachusetts
Vermont
Birdsall Appeals High Washington Rentals Amid Tax Valuation
Representative Birdsall of Iowa objects to high Washington rentals during the congressional season. He compares himself to an Irish farmer who overvalues his own home after a neighbor questions an extra addition. The farmer insists the assessor’s valuation reflects his property’s worth.
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Birdsall
Iowa
Washington
Pat
Seed catalog offer and odd clipping mix
An ad from John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wis promotes a 1908 mail order catalog offering cheap seed packets and free catalog with mail prepaid pricing. Included are vegetable seeds flowers and a carrot seed packet plus a cauliflower offer. Also brief local notes and a humorous item about a gum vending slot and a wry exchange about a husband loving horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Cssce Evrescene
Berliner
John A. Salter
Effects of the Trade and Moral Scurvy in Shops
A satirical passage notes a shoemaker as a poor creature by trade a heeler who is always willing to sell his sole. It praises his sole virtue he will stick to the last while warning that debt is the canker and death of every man's estate in Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Postum Helps Family Switch From Coffee After Pantry Trial
A doctor recalls how a family abandoned coffee and tea after trying Postum. He notes improved digestion and overall well being since switching two years ago, with Postum becoming a staple while coffee and tea were discarded from the pantry.
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Postum
Battle Créék
Mich
Randito ‘Wellville
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Hon C. Shemp
Virginia
Duranig
Alabastine CO
Grand Rapids, Mich
Carters
O ‘Es
Colum
Shey
Haytien
Leger
Island
Chicago
South Carolina
United States
Warner Miller
Detroit
Reading
Krupp UN Works
Essen
Krupps
Italy
Lisbon
Antonio Almeld
Lubin
Russian Poland
Mexican Herald
Republic of Mexico
Standard Oi
Pearson & Son, Ltd
Contenn
Gantry
Repube
Monaco
Louis
Oklahoma
Indiana
Pop
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Tusten
Sullivan County
Schneider
Tusten Turnpike
Port
Sloan
J P. Hubbard
Marietta
S. C
John
Scrappeigh
Senera
Cliqvy
Ole Dr Samuel Pitcher
THE
Centaur Company
Dustis
Fooda
Bears
Castoria
Sanaa
Howard E. Burton
Colo
Matl
Tribune Bldg
Omaha
Nebr
Sony Oe Manf
Jaques Mfg. CO
Brown
Gaza
Alexander Dow
Winslow
Ryrup
Bist Etd
FAM
W. L
Jenger
Rene
Fayemen A
Bubeti Bolt
Feria
Defiance
W. N
Maco
Monroce
FROG
Soe
Eganae
Chesebrough Mfg
New York City
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