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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
10
Mrs Florence Richards a national speaker for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will address the First Presbyterian Church on Saturday. She spoke at the State WCTU convention in Steubenville last summer, won many friends, and is noted for bright intellect and humor in her talks.
An advertisement touts Doan’s Kidney Pills as the cure for kidney complaints linked to backache and general weakness. Mrs. Edward Zimmerman of Steubenville testifies the remedy relieved her husband’s kidney pain after years of suffering and that the cure has been permanent. Sold by Beall & Steele’s on Market Street and Foster-Milburn Co of Buffalo New York. Remember the name Dean’s.
A collage of reader testimonials from Whiteland and Buffalo praise Mi-o-na tablets for rapid relief from dyspepsia and stomach trouble after trying other doctors. Advertisements tout other products like Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Burdock Blood-Bitters and Dr Shoop Pink Rain Tablets, with store details and a limited sale offer ending Nov 6.
Notice that the undersigned has no agents or authority to secure oil or gas leases. Anyone claiming connection to him is an imposter. Issued for public caution and to deter false representations. July 14. tf-d&w
A gala opening of the Country Club at Steubenville featured electric lights, a bungalow style clubhouse, and a grand living room. Guests arrived by auto and interurban cars, were greeted by a reception committee, enjoyed Imperial Orchestra music, a two hundred cover dinner, and dancing into the night under moonlit skies. Out-of-town guests included Mr and Mrs MacDonald, Mr and Mrs Lawrence, and others from Toronto Pittsburg and Wheeling.
Brilliant celebrated All-Hallow'een with a lively Mardi Gras parade. Citizens in costumes paraded from the public square along River Boulevard, Uncle Sam leading, and F R B Hooks received chrysanthemums as grand marshal. The night ended with plans to cycle the parade annually.
The piece surveys Benjamin Franklin as a sharp thinker on diet and regimen, noting his habit of dispensing Baconian wisdom while rarely eating bacon or ham. It contrasts his public persona with the political map, listing 49 principal governments and classifying them into absolute monarchies, limited monarchies, and republics alongside a few despotic states.
In Charolies near Macon France a shower of sulphur dust coated roofs gardens and rivers. The yellow residue carried a suffocating odor that troubled field workers and made breathing difficult for a time. Other notes mention Lord Wolseley turning seventy five with many near death escapes and ideas about defending telegraph wires musically. Also a Kentucky goat ranch near Winchester in Breathitt county keeps Angora goats with mohair fleece sold in trade.
Over sixty Esperantist groups operate in major Spanish towns and cities studying the new international language. Many businesses have adopted Esperanti in their correspondence.
The article outlines the challenges of missionary work in Canada through the experiences of Rev. George Finch of the Baptist denomination. He serves the Haliburton pastorate with five settlements, covering about 24 miles in a year, illustrating the scope and difficulty of field ministry among distant communities.
Uncle Allen Sparks jokes that government ventures into airships will lead to political machinations with flying machine politicians in the mix, a playful quip about tech and governance.
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