Peary accused of using Cook supplies for barter in Arctic quest
Captain Bernier of the Canadian steamer Arctic released Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s letter alleging Peary diverted Cook’s relief stock to barter. Cook says Eskimo relief was blocked, his station looted, and that Peary acted for commercial greed while government aid from Canada aided the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peary
Ottawa
Ontario
Bernier
Frederick A. Cook
Upernavik
Greenland
Whitney
Dr. Cook
Murphy
New Drug Claims Quick Cure for Cocaine and Alcohol Cravings
Dr Alexander Lambert of Bellevue hospital and Cornell University asserts a new remedy can obliterate cravings for cocaine morphine and alcohol within three days. The formula includes belladonna prickly ash and hyoscyamus and has reportedly shown no failures after over two months of testing at Bellevue hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Alexander Lambert
Bellevue Hospital
Cornell University
Theodore Roosevelt
Lambert
Refinery Case Continued in Kansas City Court
Miss Her mann Kaessman president of Sunflower Refining Co won a postponement on a receiver action. The $500 000 Wiotate Kansas plant was forced into involuntary bankruptcy at Fort Scott last week. Creditors sought a receiver. Judge Pollock granted a week's continuance to October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Miss
Quash Timber Indictments In Oklahoma Case
Attorneys for the defendants asked the United States court at Ardmore to quash indictments alleging unlawful timber cutting on Indian lands in Southeastern Oklahoma. They argued that statehood rendered federal timber laws ineffective and that any offenses fell under state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
United States
Ardmore
Stamps and Bank Notes Recovered From Missing Mail Pouch
Five thousand dollars in stamps and 5600 dollars in unstung bank notes believed tied to a Union Pacific mail pouch that vanished in Wyoming months ago have been recovered by Wid Anderson on the Green River south fork. He delivered the items and papers to post office inspectors in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Cal
California
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Wid” Anderson
South Fork
Green River
Counterfeit Five Dollar Certificate Reported
The secret service warns of a counterfeit five dollar silver certificate circulating in Michigan and other areas. It bears the Indian head from the 1899 series with Treat and Vernon signatures and shows face plate 1242 and back plate 862 with check letter B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Michigan
Secret Service
United States
Treat
Register Vernon
American Wins Golden Bennett Cup Balloon Race
Edward W. Mix of Columbus wins the international balloon race ending near Warsaw Poland after 35 hours aloft. He finishes well ahead of Alfred Webbane of France as weather turns poor with rain and fog. The Zurich committee cites a distance of about 695 miles 1120 kilometers.
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Zurich
Edward W. Mix
Columbus
O. Mix
Warsaw
Russian Poland
Alfred wWeBane
St. Louis
Kubin
Hungary
Mix
LeBlanc
National central bank plan gains support in Washington
A national central bank under consideration in Congress would replace or extend the 1907 panic measures that used government clearing house certificates. The project is favored as a basis for the forthcoming monetary legislation and aligns with the commission’s recommendations and President’s positive remarks in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
National Central Bank
Monetary Commission
Boston
Balloon breaks distance and endurance records
A Wahkon Minnesota dispatch says the St Louis No 3 balloon landed there at 65 35 Wednesday morning after leaving St Louis Monday afternoon. It covered about 580 miles in 41 hours 85 minutes, setting new distance and endurance marks. The route crossed over St Joseph Missouri on Tuesday evening.
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St. Louis
Duluth
Minnesota
News Tribune
Wahkon
St. Joseph
Mille Lacs County
Guanajuato Requests 200000 Bushels of Corn From U S
The Guanajuato government telegraphs the United States seeking 200000 bushels of corn to ease famine caused by cold weather that destroyed crops. George W. Bryant notes Guanajuato has under two weeks of food and urges swift action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Guanajuato
United States
George W. Bryant
Indicted Marshalltown Officials Named in Federal Probe
Mayor O L Ingledue of Marshalltown Iowa his police chief and entire police force and Deputy Sheriff C B Nelson were indicted by a federal grand jury here for imprisoning government agents seeking evidence against Marshalltown saloons. Ingledue is a prominent member of the order of Eagles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
O. L. Ingledue
Marshalltown
Towa
C. B. Nelson
Ingledue
The
Order of Eagles
Conference agrees to raise steamer rates from American ports
A London cablegram reports a meeting of all steamship line owners serving European and Atlantic Gulf ports reached a unanimous decision to increase ocean freight rates from American ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galves
Texas
London
A Nurse Recommends Dean’s Kidney Pills
A Oklahoma nurse Mrs Minnie Turner credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with rapid health recovery from run-down condition backache and kidney pain. She says five boxes built her up and urges others to remember the name. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Minnie Turner
E. B. St. Anadarko, Okla
Bank Suspends After Panic In Stock Market
Mose Coonley Abe Mokeby Jefferson Yallerby and Bill Bingy join a casino style scene as bank amid panic suspends operations. The provocation shows added wagers and a chaotic tone with a banker’s heavy loss and investors urged to continue business as normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Coonley
Abe Mokeby
Jefferson Yallerby
Bill Bingy
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Against Harmful Remedies
An advert warns readers not to use catarrh ointments containing mercury, urging prescriptions from reputable physicians. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, claims no mercury, taken internally, and notes testimonials free with price 75 cents per bottle. The piece also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and ends with a light chocolate joke between a couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Jo Uying Hall
Info
Advertisements note Household Goods and Remedies
An assorted page fragment promotes starch for shirts from Defiance Starch, Hamlin wizard Wil throat remedy, Red Cross Ball Blue, and Peery Davis Paisner for colds and injuries. It cites prices and grocer availability with dabbed phrases and marketing claims.
Rich Kongaros River Pay Streak Found in Nome Alaska
A ten mile long by hundreds of feet wide gold pay streak is uncovered in the upper Kongaros River bed near Nome. Light summer rainfall allowed miners to access the river and recover gold with a nugget valued at about $700. The district is hailed as the best on the Seward peninsula.
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Nome
Alaska
Kongaros
Seward Peninsula
Residents of Philippine Islands May Register Trademarks in U S
Washington D C residents of the Philippine Islands are entitled to register trade marks in the United States patent office under the trade mark act of 1905, according to an opinion by Acting Attorney General Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Philippine Islands
United States ‘Patent Office
Bowers
Gossiping Rumors and Quack Remedies Parade
A jumble of lines blends social chatter with mentions of quack pills and vague ailments. The text hints at gossip spreading about remedies in sugar coated form, reflecting era gossip and patent medicine buzz.
Land for 50 Cents An Acre In Routt County Colorado
The Carey Land Act allows purchase of land at 50 cents per acre in the Little Snake River Valley Routt County Colorado with a perpetual water right sold by state authority for 35 dollars and annual assessments for ten years. The valley is described as fertile with crops in demand and current cultivation yields about 20 dollars profit per acre. The Moffat Road and Union Pacific are investing in the district. Routt County Colonization Company of Denver Colorado is the sole sale agent. No drawing for land. applicants select in order of application.
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Colorado
Little Snake River
Routt County
Moffat Road
Union Pacific
Routt County Colonization Company
Welton Street
Denver
Tuberculosis Higher Among France Liquor Dealers
Dr Bertillon, eminent French statistician, reports tuberculosis is twice as common among retail liquor dealers than other merchants. He attributes this to the weakening effects of the alcohol they handle daily on the dealers' bodies.
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Bertillon
France
Starch Choice Highlights Defiance Starch for Fine Fabrics
The season's demand for fine white goods elevates starch selection. Defiance Starch is advertised as chemical free and safe for fine fabrics, delivering strong stiffening that uses half the usual amount for a perfect finish comparable to new.
The Thirst for Gore in a Comic Spectator Sketch
An unsophisticated onlooker and a seasoned spectator quip about a car approaching in a straightaway. The exchange, from Puck, hints at anticipation and humor as viewers anticipate the turn for upcoming action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiddlesticks
Puck
The Minority Position on Public Library Reading Habits
A quirk filled dialogue notes Peleg reading old newspapers at the public library and expresses doubt about the Panama Canal being sea level or locks. The passage mentions a $15,000,000 annual production and jokes about men misusing nails to fasten suspenders with trousers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peleg
Panama Canal
Don't Neglect That Cough Allen's Lung Balsam Ad
An old style druggist advertisement urges quick action for coughs with Allen's Lung Balsam claiming quick permanent relief and lists sale at all druggists. It reflects period marketing language and consumer health remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Advice Tradeoff Echoes in Men You Seek
The remark compares giving advice to persuading a man who resists guidance. It suggests mutual resistance in dialogue and hints at the challenge of influencing others while remaining true to oneself.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming it soothes gums reduces inflammation calms fussiness and cures wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. A separate quip notes some men never do anything on time except quit work.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
In Columbus Ohio Mrs E Hanson says the remedy restored her energy and ability to work after menopause and recommends to friends. Mrs Charles Barclay of Graniteville Vermont also praises the compound for nervousness and other symptoms of the change of life. The letter notes the product has stood as a standard female health remedy for thirty years and is made from roots and herbs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Hanson
East Long St
Graniteville
Lydia Kd. Pinkham
Charles Barclay
R.F.D
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Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Ponce
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Goshen
Ray Ue
Putnam
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