Cashier in Wis. Bank Killed Self Over 200000 Loss
F. E. Hanscome cashier at the First National bank of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, shot himself after a bank failure that wiped about 200000. He had been despondent, leaving a widow and two daughters. His mother-in-law, Mrs. John Gray, fainted and died upon the body’s arrival at her home. The bank had been troubled after a bank examination and a failed mining-property sale, with rumors of a 200000 loss tied to Allen.
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Mineral Point
Wis
F. E. Hanscome
First National Bank
John Gray
Hanscome
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Normal School
Allen
Wisconsin
Goodhart
Ian
Schofield
Former Tries Death By Own Action In Chicago
Nicholas J. Martin private secretary to Alderman Michael Kenna and a defendant in a jury fixing conspiracy attempted suicide by leaping into the lake at Van Buren street. He was restrained by John Weccord, an investigator. Afterward he sought immunity pledges for himself and associates to continue cooperation with authorities. Police report threats against State’s Attorney Wayman and assistants as they pursue graft cases. Martin now travels with two detectives and his assistant, aiding his defense with political allies.
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Chicago
van Buren Street
Nicholas J. Martin
Michael Kenna
First Ward
Wayman
Martin
John Weccord
Thomas Marshall
Dear Teacher Flowers Spark Sneezing Fracas
A child presents flowers to a teacher and jokes about pepper making her sneeze when she smells them. The humorous exchange captures a small schoolyard moment likely from a local column.
Cure for Baby Eczema Promised by Cuticura
A mother recalls endless disappointments with doctors and $50 in treatments for her two and a half month old's eczema. She reports curing him after using Cuticura Remedies costing a dollar and a half, noting his face is clear of spots or scars. The testimonial is dated September 15, 1908, from Burnt Cabins, Pa.
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W. M. Comerer
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Deafness Cure Promised By Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for any deafness caused by catarrh not cured by the remedy. It warns that deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tubes and mucous membranes and urges readers to send for circulars.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Not to Be Envied Romantic Snippet
A Louisville Courier Journal quip contrasts wealth with time to eat as a marriage remark centers on a girl feeling important during wedding plans and a man appearing inconspicuous. The fragment hints at social satire surrounding marriage and class.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Dean's Kidney Pills Touted by Nurse for Backache Relief
Thompson Watkins of Parsons Kansas says Dean's Kidney Pills relieved sharp back twinges and irregular kidney secretions after persistent discomfort. The advertisement urges readers to remember the product name and notes a price of 50 cents per box sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Thompson Watkins
N. 23Rd St
Parsons, Kan
Dean
Dean’s
Foster
Milburn Co
Buffalo
Dorothy and the Stork in Yonkers Parsonage Tale
Dorothy Walworth five and at the Yonkers First Methodist parsonage excitedly recalls visiting the Bronx zoo and seeing a striped stork. She believed the bird would bring her a baby sibling after whispering her wish and receiving a conspiratorial nod from the one legged stork.
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Dorothy
Dorothy Walworth
Yonkers
N. Y
Bronx
Plunkville and the Secretaries Swing Through Town
A quirky exchange shows the president and secretaries planning a brisk swing through Plunkville at 60 miles an hour. The dialogue features a committee leader and a Washington Herald quip about hats and travel pace.
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Plunkville
Washington Herald
Oatmeal Boosts Brain and Body Says Browne
In 1909 Sir James Crichton Browne extols oatmeal as a prime brain and body food for youth. He cites oats as most nutritious, rich in fats and lecithins, and says good oats strengthen the thyroid. he notes Scottish diets favor oats and link porridge to a sturdy, energetic race.
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Browne
Great Britain
Duces
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Bar Harbor
Howard Everett Hale
Alice
Disraeli
Lewis
California
Fic Syrup Co
Amyrm
Putnam
Avomroe Drug Gco
Guinoy
Hinols
James Crichton Browne
F. R.S
Jacksonville
Svilrich
ENT CO
Capital
Fla
South
Texas
W. S. ST. George
Gen
Pass
ST. Louis, MO
Golden State Eucalyptus Co
San Francisco
Calpital
Sacramento Valley
Nat'l] Bank
San Frantisco
Sa Allen
Mall
J.p.allen
Dept.Al
St.Paul
Minn
Pou Haute
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