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Newspaper

Rockport Democrat

Location

Rockport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1908

Page

3

Stomach Health Claims Draw Wide Attention Across Cities

L T Cooper promotes a New Discovery medicine claiming stomach health governs overall wellness and that his remedy rejuvenates the stomach in 90 days. He tours major cities gathering followers while testimonials from Chicago and Boston residents praise relief from long standing stomach troubles and indigestion. The report also notes obituaries and a town poem in the Dry Line journey.

L. T. Cooper Mr. Cooper Cooper Chicago Boston H. B. Mack State Street

Seattle Letter Describes Bremerton Navy Yard Visit

Rosa Monr recalls a Seattle to Bremerton trip aboard the Tourist, visiting Fort Ward and Pleasant Beach. She tours the Navy Yard, views the Wisconsin and Oregon in dry docks, the Philadelphia cruiser, and the Buffalo cruiser from the sound, notes sailors’ hospitality, and signs off with New Year wishes.

Seattle Navy Yard Bremerton Rockport Alki Point Seattie Port Blakely Port Blake Fort Ward Fort Pleasant Beach Sound Wisconsin Oregon Connect San Francisco Charles H. Clark Sue Pacific Atlantic Puget Sound Key West Santiago Brooklyn Cristobal Colon Philadelpta Hiladelphia Buffalo Rosa Monr

Resting of Alexander Kennedy and wife in Grandview Cemetery

The Kennedy couple, Alexander Kennedy and his late wife, are laid to rest in Grandview Cemetery after a Lutheran church funeral service. Mrs. Kennedy, born in Baden Germany on October 14 1861, came to America at eight. She married William J Lange in 1890 and after his death remarried Kennedy in 1907.

Rockport Kennedy Rsmalus Alexander Kennedy Grandview Luther Gross

St Admiral Welker Celebrated Sailor Recalled in Courtly Tales

The passage recalls St Admiral Welker a thorough and dignified American seaman. His discipline was shown when a trusted subordinate disobeyed orders on a world tour for Washington's centennial and faced decisive rebuke from the flagship commander.

St. Admiral Mediterranean John Harper’s

William Allen Faces Old Man Charge in Ohio Governorship

The 1870s scene recalls William Allen’s Ohio gubernatorial win amid accusations of age. He addressed a Cincinnati Mozart Hall gathering, rebutting the charge with thunderous oratory and a daring query about manliness. The tale notes his enduring vigor and distinctive voice.

William Allen Ohio Mozart Hall Cincinnati Senate Amea Ibu St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Endorsed Patent Medicine for Cough and Bronchial Issues

An advertisement promotes Weak Beige 5 ay req Bronshiis Forever as a trusted medicine for weak lungs bronchitis and consumption. It claims endorsement by doctors and urges reliance during a hard cough with assurance of expert approval.

Corkscrew Trick Impresses at Gossip Party

A woman asks how to remove a tight cork without a corkscrew. A man uses two pocketknives to pry and twist the cork free, then repeats the method on larger bottles. The anecdote highlights a handy emergency trick.

The Quest of Truth in Historical Debate

The piece discusses how Bodley sought accuracy in his France work by consulting a parliamentary expert deputy a mayor and a senator. The deputy and mayor gave a wrong answer while the senator provided the authoritative correct ruling highlighting the difficulty of shaping history with precise jurisprudence.

Bodley France St. James

Women Bear Husbands Out Of Siege In Thoughtful Retreat

A German emperor besieges a city owned by a rebel nobleman. To spare civilians he proclaims that women may leave with their most precious possessions. The nobleman’s wife lifts her husband on her shoulders and leads a procession of women, prompting the emperor to spare the city.

Germany

Tips and a laughing washroom placard in Liverpool

A Toronto visitor recalling England shares a comic moment on tipping. He says he tipped everyone from the House of Commons owner to the luggage labeler, then in the Liverpool landing stage washroom he met a placard reading Please tip the basin, which made him swear he would not tip again.

Toronto England House of Commons Liverpool Roosevelt Speaker Cannon Cannon White House Congress Committee of Ways and Means House Grosvenor Ohio Nicholas Longworth Longworth George B. Cox Cincinnati Congressional College Judson Harmon New York David B. Hill New Jersey Delaware

Public Memoir Notice Reflects Grief for Doctors

A London reader laments the lack of public memorials for physicians and notes the undervalued role of doctors amid cemetery concerns and societal ingratitude. The snippet, styled as a personal acerbic dialogue, highlights reverence toward the medical profession.

Unclear Betting Bet Ends With Loaded Gun Incident

The fragment notes a caution about men crossing a fence with a loaded gun and examining a mule's heels to settle a bet. It references Washington Post as the source, but no clear date or location is provided.

Washington Post

The Difference Upgardson Doesnt Weekus Bore You

A humorous exchange contrasts Upgardson and Weekus as one waxes philosophically while the other keeps a steady rhythm like a phonograph. The Chicago Tribune notes the playful banter on a topic of daily life.

Upgardson Weekus Chicago Tribune

It improves a girl's looks immensely to be rich

A short, sensational claim cites a belief that wealth greatly enhances female appearance, reflecting era attitudes on money and beauty in society. The line appears as a provocative blurb rather than a full article.

New York Press

A MONTH OF FUTILITY FOR CONGRESS AND TAFT

The piece reviews the Sixtieth Congress from December 2 to 21 1907 noting minimal work and high costs. It questions committee delays under Speaker Cannon and cites long salary outlays in both houses. It discusses Roosevelt Taft tensions, Denver delegates, and antitrust injunction battles, with critique of reform efforts and GOP crusades.

Willis J. Abbot House Committee On Organization of the Senate Congress House of Representatives Washington Tom Lawson Boston Tom Watson Georgia

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