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Newspaper
Telegraph Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1909
Page
6
Vaughan Moody's powerful western life drama The Great Divide, to be presented by Henry Miller at the Grand on Friday November 12, has been acclaimed as the long awaited great American play. In London the production is praised as a big international success with an all American company.
Mild and gentle remedy for children with chronic constipation. Suitable for schoolchildren and can help when constipation affects attention in lessons. Sold by all druggists.
A humorous snippet about managing at home with a joke from Harper s Bazar and an advertisement for Chamberlain s Cough Remedy claiming quicker relief and natural system health. Sold by all dealers.
Musk ox robes are in use across Ontario for winter driving. They are rare and costly, making them uncommon in everyday use.
Reading the classics broadens insight into the old world and provides a background for comparison and reflection, enriching the mind.
R G Dun and Bradstreet report robust wholesale and retail activity across the United States with iron and steel leading gains. October records surpassed all prior totals while dry goods demand rises. cotton goods face price pressures and curtailments. Weekly failures total 212, bank clearings reach 3.544 billion dollars.
An article promotes a home treatment by Mrs. M Summers from Notre Dame Indiana claiming to cure bed wetting in children and adults. It asserts a constitutional cause and offers free instructions without payment. The ad invites mothers to write today and emphasizes not blaming the child.
A Worcester woman found two months of high gas bills due to her new maid leaving a teakettle singing on the stove all day. The maid explained she felt more like working when the kettle sang, and she now works without accompaniment.
Disabled teachers in Munich receive pensions at 75 percent of their salaries. A schoolmaster’s widow gets three fourths of his salary plus an allowance for each child under 20. The benefits reflect European social welfare provisions for educators and families.
In a dialogue from The Producer a young Mrs. Torkins questions if her husband gambles for money. She notes practical results show he does not, while suggesting the other players do.
A Vienna millionaire left a will demanding electric illumination for both the interior of his coffin and the vault that would hold it. The unusual provision reflects his wish for ongoing light after death.
Mrs Lapsiling remarks that fishing is taught in some English colleges. She recalls Prof Studyman, formerly of London, who spoke of his time as a senior angler.
Des Moines reports show over 6000 Iowa hunters obtained licenses in one day with about 7000 dollars collected. Total receipts reach 42614. Officials deny plans to spend 50000 to stock streams and forests in a single expenditure. A separate item reports Blanche Curler from Perry injured in Denver after a bicycle collision, in critical condition with brain concussion and possible skull fracture.
Marshalltown Iowa November 6 Special Col M L Temple Osceola attorney for the southern district of Iowa examined points for cases against Mayor O L Ingledue and several police officers charged with conspiracy to hinder a federal officer. The trial begins November 16 in Des Moines with penalties up to five thousand dollars or six years imprisonment. The officials allegedly interfered with E E Van Wert a special interior department official arrested Sept 25 while seeking evidence against a saloon selling liquor to Indians.
Three Indianola business men Wm. Buxton Sr. E Hopper and F C Signer donated 20000 to Simpson College announced at chapel by President Shelton. The donors had recently bought Canadian timber land for speculation and pledged one fourth of sale proceeds to the college, a deal yielding net 20000 after an $80000 profit.
A 17 year old, og Lighter of Relfe Iowa, was struck by a piece of coal dropped from a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul engine tender as it crossed a trestle over Pilot Creek near Relfe. He was setting mushrat traps when the accident occurred. He suffered a skull fracture and may die.
Des Moines report clarifies Prof. P G Holden of Iowa College of Agriculture at Ames did not move to Idaho. Holden states he will remain in Iowa and continue advising farmers on growing bigger and better corn.
Glen Maxwell twenty year prisoner who escaped Anamosa penitentiary was captured in Carroll after an exciting chase. He stepped off a Northwestern train and was recognized by G H Hambleton of Ames. Maxwell carried a revolver and cartridges. a discarded package held a black mask and overalls. He was serving a twenty year sentence from Story County.
The badly decomposed body of John Degler, 60, was found at his Muscatine home. Bullet holes in his head and an untouched surge on the table suggest he was killed a week ago. His son Frank, who quarreled with him, has vanished and is a prime suspect.
In 1858 Wallace sent Darwin a sketch outlining a theory identical with natural selection. Both men traced the same sequences to the threshold of the discovery, though Wallace had not developed the idea as fully as Darwin. Germany has spent more for aviation than any other government.
Quote by Harold Owen in the London Chronicle criticizes the male origin of public conscience, arguing that ethical force and moral authority are shaped by men from Aristotle to Spencer. The passage situates gender in historical moral discourse.
The five biggest New York office buildings house about 2 300 miles of telephone wire and nearly 10 000 telephones. The sprawling system underscores dense corporate communication and infrastructure in the city’s centers.
A typographical mistake in the “Place-makers’ Bible” alters Matt 5 9 to read blessed are the place-makers instead of the peace makers, drawing amused reactions over the printed verse and its unintended wording.
A quip contrasts beauty with a used mindset and recalls a 36 year old tale about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad notes the product cures coughs and colds quickly and is sold by all druggists.
Judge Rentoul remarks that stubbornness over trifles creates more work for lawyers than any other aspect of life and increases legal burdens while wasting time and effort. The quote critiques petty disputes hampering general daily activities.
Quotation promotes constant effort to form new acquaintances and repair friendships as life advances. It advises that without ongoing social ties a man will end up alone and emphasizes the value of keeping friendships in good repair.
Wanted notice in the Atlanta Georgian seeking a dairyman capable of milking cattle and driving a wagon. Applicant must be able to manage dairy tasks and handle transportation duties for the farm. Position advertised by Georgian paper.
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