Important Weekly Notes on National Affairs and Crimes
A roundup includes Senator Aldrich pushing a central bank as servant to banks, resignations by Commissioner West, Forbes becoming governor general of the Philippines, Corbett inheriting 250000, Taft buying a rare Limoges portrait, and several other notable items from politics, crime, society, and business.
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Aldrich
Bankers of
Des Moines
United States
Henry W. West
District of Columbia
West
Roosevelt
Washington
W. Cameron Forbes
Philippines
James J. Corbett
Pittsburg
Boston
Charles P. Taft
Limoges
Duke of
Nevers
Limousin
Franklin Taylor
New York
Sarah T. Rover
Mothers’ Club of
Thomas H. Hubbard
Lincoln University Endowment Association
O. O. Howard
Charles W. Eliot
National Conservation Association
Harry E. Woodcock
Congregational Church
Kansas City
National Apple Show Opens In Spokane With 25000 Prize List
News from Spokane report the national apple show beginning with exhibits from Northwest commercial orchards and a prize fund of 25000. Other items note a Jacksonville convention on inland waterways and a Cairo mob lynching, with subsequent executions and militia deployments. Taft outlines priority irrigation and reclamation in Richmond speech before addressing other federal concerns. Kansas health board orders removal of a roller tower at a country hotel.
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Spokane
Wash
Northwest
Mississippi
Apalachicola
Florida Penisula
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Fla
Cairo
Will James
Anna Pelley
Henry Salzner
James
Arthur Alexander
Salzner
Alexander
Jeannette Ford-Stewart
C. L. Warriner
Cincinnati
Big Four Railroad Company
Taft
Richmond
Congress
Anti-Trust
Interstate Commerce and
Postal Savings Banks
Kansas Board of Health
Kansa
A Boy to Admire in a Car Scene
A fragment shows a boy slipping from his father's knee in a car and asking a woman to take his place. The line hints at a social or intimate moment with a gallant tone despite the unclear context.
Skin troubles cured by Cuticura remedies
A telltale anecdote from Albion Maine recounts two young girls with severe eczema, one losing hair and leaving patches. After trying various treatments, Cuticura brought relief with smoother skin after the second application. the note is dated Sept 21 1908 and cites Potter Drug as sole preparer. In the same clipping a humorous scene describes a chicken coop dog mix up in a separate dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Baker
Albion
Potter Drug & Chem Corp
Sole Preps
Boston
Had We Heard That Meyer Had Failed A Berlin Bourse Jape
A witty Berlin trader bets he can ask 50 people the same question and get identical replies. He whispers Have you heard that Meyer has failed to each person, and all 50 answer the same way. An ending quip notes the line between creditors and debtors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Meyer
Change of Food Instead of Drugs in Healing Tale
A reader recounts a doctor prescribing only food, not medicines, to treat severe gastritis. The patient used Grape-Nuts, improving digestion, strength, and weight over a year, with memory and color returning. The letter cites The Road to Wellville and notes such testimonies appear periodically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Recipe for a Cold Cure with Pine Compound and Whiskey
A historic ad or recipe claims a one day cure for a cold and a cure for coughs. It prescribes mixing Concentrated pine compound with glycerine and whiskey and dosing every four hours. It notes ingredients available from druggists or wholesale houses and specifies a half ounce bottle labeled Concentrated.
Engagement Theme Amid Secret Peril
A dramatic exchange shows Hilda asking Harold to risk death for their love. Harold agrees, and Hilda urges him to reveal their engagement to her father, signaling a perilous relationship central to the plot.
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Hilda
Harold
Glady
Dearest
Father
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Helena Man Says
George S Crowell of 1109 Broadway Helena Montana reports kidney trouble backache irregular urine and night awakenings. After using Doan's Kidney Pills he says his kidneys were strengthened and the disorder corrected. Remember the name Doan's sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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George S. Crowell
Broadway
Helena
Mont
Doan
Foster
Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Embarrassing Courtesy in a Park Encounter
A tale from the British scene describes Sir Spencer St John the English ambassador strolling with ladies in a park. A nurse presents a bright-eyed baby and says it is his own, prompting the old bachelor to withdraw from further inquiry about parentage. The anecdote highlights national politeness causing awkwardness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor
Spencer St. John
Spencer
Sir Spencer
New England Pie Metaphors From a Boston Globe
A humorous passage compares a New England pie to Emerson and Massenet for apple, to Shaw for cynicism, and to Gounod’s music in a sunny landscape for pumpkin. It notes mince pies of 1909 as not exceptional, likening last year to a salary raise and a home gift on a day of good conscience.
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New England
Chicago
Emerson
Massenet
Shaw
Gounod
Boston Globe
Comparative Honors Delights Yale Record Scene
In a light exchange the Yale Record notes a Freshman-Prexie invite to dinner next Sunday and a playful remark that the football captain bowed in respect. The quip highlights campus social ritual and athlete prestige within college life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prexie
Yale
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Statement Authored
The California Fig Syrup Co presents a full statement on the purity and uniformity of its Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It explains that California figs are used for taste while active medicinal components come from beneficial plants and urges purchase only from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. products through leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
California
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National Municipal League
The
American Civic Association
Charles J. Bonaparte
J. Horace McFarland
Kingston
Jamaica
William James
Anna Peiley
Kankakee
Ransom R. Cable
Rock Island
Benjamin F. Cable
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Henry Brodenberger
Madison
Wis
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Williamsburg
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Middletown
Conn
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Lawrence
Kan
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Fred Starr
Bullock
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Wilson Pringle
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James McCosh
Princeton College
Princeton, N
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Gustav H. Schwab
Merchants’ Association of New York
National Council of Commerce
Directum
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Savage
Minn
M. W. Savage
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Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Moliere
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Steve Wasmenski
Paterson
N. J
United States Army
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Department of California
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Springfield
Thomas J. Hall
Louisville
Merchants’ National Bank
New Albany
Ind
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J. K. Woodward
Young Hall
Kentucky
Stimson
Sugar Trust
United States Treasury
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Henryetta
Olds
General News
Cuticura
W. H. Wadhams
Mr. Wadhams
Wadhams
Scipio
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Governor Deneen
Illinois
R Deneen
Saskatchewan
Canada
Manitoba
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Ottawa
Can
Broughton
Quincy
W. H. Rogers
Traction Terminal
Indianapolis
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Milwaukee
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Brazil
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Uruguay
Chile
S.S. Bluecher
West Indies
Orient P.O. Boxlie
Hamburg-American Line
Catholic
Liberal Commission
Men & Women Magazine
Tobensen Motor Car CO
Bloomfield
Box
Iowa City
Iowa
Rus
Seth Allen
Bymailede
J.2.allen
Dept. al
St.Paul
American Fence Post Co
Scarritt Arcade
the Wizard of Horticulture
Luther Burbank
Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards CO
Louisiana
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