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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1907
Page
7
Over 15 years British bank deposits doubled from 5 million to 10 million depositors, increasing the depositor population ratio from 1 in 7 to 1 in 4.95. Deposits rose from 2 140 861 to 740 248 181.50 dollars, post office banks grew from 10 000 to 16 000, and the average account now stands at 74.30 dollars. The system’s scope broadened with up to 243.22 dollars depositable yearly and a per person total cap of 975.00 dollars.
Father Francis Xavier Werntz, new Jesuit general, hands over the order’s entire patrimony of 40 million dollars to Pope Pius as a loyalty tribute amid tensions between the Roman church and the French republic, which have greatly reduced its resources.
Prof Louis Schneider longtime director of the Marine Band in Washington and leader of the Imperial band who played at the surrender of Sedan has died in New York. He received decorations from Napoleon III the king of Italy Belgium and Pope Leo XIII.
The New York City board of education bans use of all textbooks prepared by teachers for city employ. It bars Conrade's Grammar and Borachio's Bong Collection. Only one board member opposed the action.
Women of Sumatra wear dresses fashioned from pure gold and silver. After mining and smelting, metal is drawn into fine wire, woven into cloth, and used to create elaborate gowns.
A paper read at the American Humane Association meeting in Chicago lauds Colorado for having the best state organization for child and animal protection. It notes the State Board of Child and Animal Protection, annual funding and wide agent network, and urges other states to adopt Colorado’s model while highlighting issues of horse docking laws, humane education, child labor, and rural welfare needs.
The piece notes a shift in novels where heroines grow older from 17 to 20 through eras. Once a young lead dominated romance, now aging characters appear as secondary figures. It observes the rise and fall of the ugly heroine and ugly hero archetypes and hints at a broader serious tone emerging in later fiction.
Dr. Lawrence the bishop of Massachusetts recounts receiving a letter from a prisoner asking for help to gain release. The inmate claims he did a great favor for the bishop last winter by serving as a stand-in model for a portrait, a hard assignment the writer recalls with dry humor.
Americans doing business in Cuba face trademark misappropriation as speculators register US marks. The Commerce Department warns manufacturers to register their trademarks now to prevent others from seizing rights, forcing royalties or buyouts to market under proper names. Paying the $12.50 registration protects brands from confiscation.
A 1905 advertisement features Thomas M. Rossiter of East Orange Kentucky praising Cuticura Ointment and Soap for curing a long standing eczema that covered his face head and body. He could not work due to the condition and credits swift improvement to Cuticura. Also noted: Marie Robinson Wright travels and reports on South America. Allcock's Plaster advertised for pain. various quips and product notices fill the page in a typical early 20th century newspaper layout.
A jumble of ad lines and old sayings mentions judges and private stabs at reform. It touts Lewis factory products in Proria Tl and promotes Defiance Starch as safe for fine fabrics with strong finish and reduced usage. It notes water sterilization via ozone in France costing a penny and a half per thousand gallons.
Sir West Ridgeway once governor of Ceylon returned to England on a German steamship. In the house of commons the question arose why he did not travel on a British vessel. The colonial secretary said Sir West was allowed to take his pet dog aboard the German ship, a privilege not granted on English ships.
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