Apple crop in US and Canada to set record in 1909
An official forecast estimates the combined United States and Canada apple yield at about twelve million barrels more in 1909 than in 1908, with western states and the Dominion of Canada showing substantial gains while the Pacific group declines. The Spokane show, to be held November 15–20, will showcase this bumper harvest and promote export prospects.
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United States
Canada
Spokane
Wash
Ren H. Rice
Mississippi River
Mississippi
International Apple Shippers’ Association
New England
Central States
Middle Western
Idaho
Washington
New Mexico
Colorado
New York
New Hampshire
Kansas
Oklahoma
Michigan
Wisconsin
Dominion of Canada
Nova Scotia
Rice
Northwest
America
Liverpool
Wenatchee
State of Washington
Protect Mothers, Plea to Taft from Cincinnati Women
The Susan R. Anthony club in Cincinnati approves an open letter to President Taft urging a federal law to protect mothers and children. It calls for punishment of deserting fathers and notes local desertion figures, arguing mothers deserve a voice in lawmaking and protection for families.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Susan R. Anthony Club
Sarah M. Slewers
William H. Taft
The
United States
Army
Navy
Humane Society
Chicago
West Side
Humane Societies
Insists on Legal Marriage for Japanese Woman
In Los Angeles a Japanese woman Mrs Kuni gara Mikagawa learned her first ceremony had no validity due to no license or officiant. After the clerk’s denial she obtained a license and a justice of the peace performed a second ceremony. The woman now seeks civil status and possible divorce under American law.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Kunigara Mikagawa
Americans Pack London Steamers on Homeward Run
The home-bound stream of Americans grows daily as westbound ships fill to capacity. Latecomers pay high prices for scarce berths, and London crowds with pleased Americans enjoying holiday fare. A colonel jokes that Yankees now roam widely while locals are curiosities. The Virginian sails to Montreal with a large mixed crowd. another New York family travels to Savannah on a cargo vessel.
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London
Romano
Montreal
New York
Boston
Savannah
Trade Boom Boosts New York Marriage Rates in Summer
Records in the New York City marriage license bureau show an actual rise in marriages each month this summer compared to 1908. June up a little over 500, July and August collectively near 1,000 more marriages. Officials attribute the trend to improving industry and employment signaling a return to pre panic prosperity. Gutzon Borglum the sculptor is recovering from three broken ribs after a berry gathering accident in South Norwalk Connecticut, delaying his government statue work.
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New York
Gutzom Borglum
South Norwalk
Conn
Reunited After Fifty Years a Welsh Romance Ends in Wales
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania a romance begun 650 years ago in Wales comes to a happy culmination. Thomas J. Evans, who left his village after a quarrel and later married in America, discovers his first sweetheart Eleanor Philipps of Kingston is also a widow and in her 60s. Both are 65 and plan to marry after decades apart.
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Wilkesbarre
Wales
Thomas J. Evans
Evans
Eleanor Philipps
Kingston
First Osprey in Danville Captured After Hourlong Fight
An osprey or fish hawk, the first seen in the area, was captured alive by Arthur Baylor after a tense hourlong struggle. Baylor shot the bird's right wing and wrestled the six foot two inch wingspan bird, which dragged its broken wing in the yard, until a passerby helped secure the capture.
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Danville
Arthur Baylor
Baylor
A Nurse Praises Dean's Kidney Pills Cure
A Oklahoma nurse Mrs Minnie Turner credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid health recovery from backache and kidney discomfort. She reports strong improvement after five boxes and urges others to consider the remedy sold at 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Minnie Turner
E. B. St. Anadarko
Okla
Feitenour Cats Spark Neighborly Pun in Flatbush
A Flatbush man recalls a funny exchange after his son found two cats on the back porch. The wife asks whose cats they were, and the punch line reveals one cat belonged to the Feitenour family next door. The tale centers on a playful mishearing and a family name coincidence.
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Flatbush
Feitenour
Jim
Bank run chaos halts as panic grips town
Mose Coonley Abe Mokeby Jefferson Yallerby and Bill Bingy react to a bank scare. An attempted uncalled-for run leads to the bank suspension while depositors keep business as usual, threatening further turmoil.
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Mose Coonley
Abe Mokeby
Jefferson Yallerby
Bill Bingy
Illustrated Sunday Magazing
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted As Mercury Free
Beware of ointments for catarrh that contain mercury and harm the senses. Hall's Catarrh Cure, by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, claims no mercury and works internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Druceiats
Mall
Interchange of Opinion Cites Warned Marriage Fate
A brief note from the Baltimore American records a debate between spouses. William’s wife claims he can earn but not save, while his mother recalls warning him about marrying. The exchange highlights financial tensions and familial advice within a domestic row.
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William
Willam
Baltimore American
Nails Tie Suspender Tech Sparks Odd Fashion Note
The article notes that despite 15 million worth of what is assumed to be nails produced domestically annually, many men still use nails to connect suspenders to trousers. This unusual practice highlights a quirky fashion habit amid industrial output.
Germs and Ghosts Fear in a Medical Ad Message
In a Victorian era style ad a speaker contrasts fear of ghosts with fear of germs and promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a fortifier against disease. The copy highlights vitality blood purification digestion and alcohol free ingredients as proven cures.
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Dr. Pierce
Tuberculosis Death Rates Fall in German Cities
Imperial Gauzette statistics show a steady decline in German TB deaths especially lung TB with urban death rates dropping from 2266 per 100000 to 192.15 in 1908. The text contrasts early 20th century health trends with humorous asides and consumer notices embedded in the page.
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Imperial Gauzette
Germany
Cure All: Cuticura Ointment Eaten by Child on Crackers
A New York reader recounts his three year old son eating an entire box of Cuticura Ointment spread on graham crackers during a sea voyage. The note asserts the ointment is pure and harmless and even cured a cold, claiming safe use for infants. Potter Drug & Chem Co endorses as sole proprietors.
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New York
Cuticura
Atlantic
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Sole Props
Boston
The Thirst for Gore and Puck Antics at the Turn
A satirical vignette notes spectators chatting about a car approaching and the turn for the crowd to await the action. It includes foolish quips and phrases from Puck style humor and a nod to Perry Davis Pain Killer and Dr. Pierce's Pellets with generic miracle claims.
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Fiddlesticks
Puck
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