Toy pistol drives off Illinois burglar in Kewanee home
Miss Anna Meisenheimer of Kewanee used a toy pistol to threaten a burglar hiding behind a piano in M. F. Moore’s house. She confronted the intruder while alone with two children, forcing him to flee. Local papers note the incident amid a string of state news from Greenville to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Meisenheimer
Kewanee
M. F. Moore
Miss Meisenheimer
George Eggers
Chicago
O. P. Bourland
Pontiac
J. G. Moore
Streator
Senators Ramp Up Against Stephenson After Campaign Expenditures
Five senators, Republicans Kenyon Clapp Jones and Democrats Lea Kern, accuse Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin of buying his seat through heavy campaign spending. They cite his $107,793 outlay and warn such finance corrupts elections and the Senate’s integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Senate
Kenyon
Clapp
Jones
Republians
Lea
Kern
Oregon Supreme Court Affirms Initiative and Referendum
The Oregon Supreme Court upheld the initiative and referendum amendment by implication as constitutional. It refused to hear test suits challenging validity, affecting states debating direct legislation. A Pacific Coast Telephone suit on a 2 percent gross receipts tax was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Oregon
Pacific Coast Telephone and Telegraph Company
Justice White
National Congress
Taft Considers Postal Rate Rise and Parcel Post Plan
Washington reports the Postmaster General Hitchcock’s annual summary shows a fiscal year 1911 profit for the Post Office and urges adoption of parcel post. The commission recommends a 1 cent per 4 ounces and 2 cent per pound rates, with local free delivery retained, plus retirement of some existing rates. President Taft supports parcel post expansion but opposes telegraph ownership by the postal system. The document notes a $237,879,$22.60 surplus and expansions to postal savings and fourth class offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hitchcock
Congress
Post Office Department
Hissory
Taft
United States
Postmaster General
Postal Service
Ten Years of Suffering Restored to Health by Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs. Narcissa Waggoner of Carterville NL says she suffered ten years from backache headaches nervousness and dizziness. After three doctors diagnosed paralysis and offered no help she used Deans Kidney Pills and was permanently cured. She is stronger than before. Remember the name Doans. 50c at all stores from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Narcissa Waggoner
Carterville
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Publicity through newspapers boosts local consumer reach
The Daily Club notes manufacturers increasingly value localized publicity in the home market. They observe competitors leveraging newspaper exposure to attract customers and recognize that effective local campaigns yield the best returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Club
Lawyer cured of eczema after Cuticura treatment
A. C. Brandon of Greenville Ohio recounts suffering boils and eczema on the face from 1882. He says remedies from doctors failed for years before Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap brought rapid improvement and lasting cure over twenty years. He urges others to try Cuticura and notes free samples by request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ohio
A. C. Brandon
Greenville
Cole's Carbolisalve and Dr Pierce's Pellets Ad
An old advertisement touts Cole's Carbolisalve for quick skin relief and burn pain relief claiming cures without scars for 25¢ and 50¢ plus free samples from J. W. Cole & Co. It also promotes Dr Pierce's Pellets as sugar coated remedies to regulate stomach liver and bowels and cure constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Dr. Pierce
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF
Illinoi
Telegraph
Bond County
S. A. Forbes
Champaign
St. Charles
George B. Young
Ilinois Milk Producers’ Association
Health Department
Northern Indiana Teachers’ Association
Harry Pratt Judson
Chicago University
Ella Flagg Young
Carter H. Harrison
Charles A. Greathouse
Public Instruction
Indiana
Charleston
Stead
Mattoon Township
Chester
Randolph County
John A. Hoffman
Illinois
Centralia
Joe Licabolf
Coatton
Illinois Central
Licaboli
Bellevile
Belleville
Frank B. Smiley
Crow
Otto Heinecke
Smiley
Jessie M. Holder
R. D. W. Holder
Silvis
Bank of
J. Lee Croder
Rockford
Lawrence Y. Sherman
William Lorimer
Decatur
M. M. Holmes
Decatur Poultry and Pet Stock Association
KR. Zine Sanders
E. E. Deetz
East St. Louis
Edward Choate
St. Louis
Choate
Grayville
Shakespeare Club
Andrew Carnegie
Mill and
Short Streets
Ridgway
A. E. Smith
Mount Carmel
J. A. Womack
John Tandyk
Martha
South
Ashland Avenue
Springfield
Samuel Scholes, Sr
County Bar Association
Senator Cullom
Chesterfield
Trueblood
Alton
EBA
Gastman
Bloomington
Illinois Live Stock Breeders’ Association
University of Illinois
J. L. Edmonds
W. C. Coffey
Haner
Taylorville
C. D. Ford
Geneseo
A. L. Duncan
Seaton
J. C. Chapman
Vienna
S. B. Smith
C. W. Taylor
Williamsville
Senator
Demang
U. S. Supreme Court
Commission
Awyer
Many & Woman
Western Canada
Canadian West
Prince Albert
Sask
Market Point
Julius 3. Woodward
Sec. Board of Trade
Dept. L
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Matthews
Lake Village
Travailroads
Deep Waterway
Booge Health Co
Lutte
State Life Bldg
Indianapolis
Ind
Virginia Farms and Homes
R.B. Chaffin & Co., Inc
Richmond,Va
South Dakota
Tod. D. Deets
Pierre.s.d
Sunny Georgia
Porter Wick
Ernest
Add
H. J.wilkinson & Co
Tignall, Ga
J. P. Holton
Fresno
California
Luseland
Fenwick We Crawford
Teinea Saar
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!