Elevator Girls and Doors Spark City Debate
A satirical note from the St Louis Republic ponders whether elevator operators can maintain pompadours while controlling doors and doors, reflecting on modern work life and automation with wry humor.
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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
9
A satirical note from the St Louis Republic ponders whether elevator operators can maintain pompadours while controlling doors and doors, reflecting on modern work life and automation with wry humor.
A Steubenville notice extols Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney misery. It describes symptoms like dark urine with brick-dust sediment, back pains, headaches, and fatigue. A testimonial from Mrs. J. M. Fogle cites dramatic improvement after using the remedy, urging readers to buy from Beall & Steele and recall the Dean's name.
An advertisement claims indigestion stems from fermentation in the stomach and bowels, causing blood depletion and various ailments. It promotes MI-ONA tablets from Beall & Steele as a guaranteed remedy, priced 50 cents per large box, promising prompt relief or money back.
William Harris aged about 75 died at his home on South Third Street after a cold worsened into pneumonia following the funeral of his son. Born in England he lived here forty years and ran a butcher shop. Survived by his widow Annie Elliott and one son William. He belonged to the I O O F lodge and St Paul’s Church, having held several offices including Noble Grand. His passing leaves a void among longtime residents.
Dr Lucy Harkey Adams 51 daughter of Rev James L Gil breath Newark Ohio died at 1529 Rutherford Avenue Beechview Pennsylvania yesterday. She married Jacob Harkey in Vandalia Illinois in 1876. they had a daughter Mary Lewisa. Harkey died in 1878. In 1889 she married Walter T Adams. She graduated from Toledo Medical College in 1888 and did post graduate work in Chicago in 1894, finally earning a full medical degree from Grant University Chattanooga Tennessee in 1901. Mrs Adams was well known in Steubenville where she visited monthly as a traveling practitioner. Agostino Pellecchio 23 of Mingo Junction died at Gill Hospital last night of typhoid pneumonia.
Alexander C. McCullough, a well known farmer and dairyman in Knox township, vanishes after sending a note to son in law Jram Blackburn. Police search city hotels and lodgings, he rode interurban and rail, was seen with family, and left his horse and buggy at Empire. His health had been poor for years but had recently improved. He has a wife and one son.
A man described as 36 years old with sandy hair tinged gray, a light brown moustache, wearing a light gray suit, black overcoat and Ulich cap, was last seen with three daughters. Any information about his whereabouts should be sent to Mr Blackburn.
Jobe Fou Fogg, a car inspector for the W. & L. E Ro Ro, was instantly killed Monday afternoon at 2 o clock in the La Betle Tran Works yards. His head was crushed when an engine shifted cars while he worked under one car. Remains sent to the morgue for interment. He was 24, son of Sheldon and Elizabeth Fogg of South Ninth street. Survived by parents, brother Charles, sister Sarah, and a host of friends. Member of St Paul Church.
Municipal authorities vow strict action against bootlegging and illicit liquor rooms amid talks of livelihood shifts. Mrs Ethellynda Thomas, operator of a lodging house above the SW Wiant site, is reported arrested as part of the crackdown with mayor and chief of police backing the effort.
The article reports that Se and on an tine Was aehomas Greenburg faced a sale notice and eviction pressure for his property with Wiant and oe Thomas involved. It notes Greenburg’s illness and a threat of pleurisy. Roger McAlvin is described as a witness who bought a short half pint for a man. Officials maneuvered to quiet the case as search and inquiry yielded no further liquor, while Thomas Stafford was arrested Sunday for furnishing liquor to an off man and later released on bond.
A vintage ad promotes Allen's Foot Ease to treat tight shoes by sprinkling into footwear. It claims relief for stiff or new shoes and mentions patent leather, dancing parties, and rubber overshoes as uses. Advertisers invite readers to address Allen & Olmsted in New York.
A survey ranks Stockholm, Christina, Berlin, and London as Europe’s cities with the lowest death rates. The study highlights urban health factors, including sanitation, housing, and access to medical services influencing longevity.
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Various fabrics are advertised with prices and colors. Taffetaline lining silk offered at 39 cents. Special Wash Silks in white grounds with colored plaids and checks priced regularly at 75 cents to 1 dollar, now 43 cents.
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