Champery in Valais Shows Women Track to Freedom in Boots
The article tours Champery Switzerland, showing mountain women tending herds and hay on steep slopes while adopting trousers. It describes the village’s electric tram, diverse visitors, and the Dent du Midi region. It highlights July and June beauty, parish church bells, and popular strolls including Petit Paradis Grand Paradis Galeries Le Calvaire and sunset views.
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Switzerland
Champery
Canton
Valais
Dent du Midi
Val d’Illiez
Italy
Simplon
Saint Maurice
Monthey
Vineyard
Chestnut Grove
Denis du Midi
Denis Blanches
Nfe
Austria
Guished Roman
Bridge
Vieze
Les Galeries
le Calvaire
Val D'Llliez
Rhone
Chaussy
Mont d
Col de Coux
Children sent to Quebec aboard Corsican under Miss Birt
Two large groups of Liverpool children traveled on the Allan liner Corsican to Quebec. The party from the Birt home, led by Miss Birt who has spent 87 years rescuing children, has placed over 6,000 youngsters in the Dominion era. The Corsican party was the eighty first under the home’s auspices.
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Liverpool
Cook
Quebec
Birt
Miss Birt
London Times
Trade Review notes mixed signals with sector slowdowns
New York trade reports show buoyant in places yet weak demand across textiles and leather. Mills pause for inventories while some Chicago steel plants stay open on booked orders. overall midsummer dullness persists with bank clearings up year over year and notable regional activity in Cincinnati and Philadelphia.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of
Chicago
Boston
Louisville
Cincinati
United States
Philadelphia
Baltimore
West
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Markets Report Cincinnati Apples and Prices
Cincinnati markets list numerous fruit vegetables and live stock prices including apples peaches cherries berries and melons with specifics on varieties and typical lots. Grain and livestock values are shown for wheat corn oats barley rye malt cattle hogs bulls calves and sheep with price ranges.
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Cincinnati
Atock Ewes
Educators Oppose State Uniformity in Textbooks
About 2000 Ohio teachers at Cedar Point denounced a state textbook uniformity plan. They refused an equal suffrage address and passed a resolution opposing any state system for selecting texts, urging educational value over centralized standardization.
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Cedar Point
Ohio
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
Senate
The Miser of Sag Harbor
Daniel W. Field of Boston, a forty five year old Harvard entrant, argues that true economy builds wealth not stinginess. He cites William Brewster of Sag Harbor who avoided oysters because he could not eat shells, illustrating frugal excess.
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Sag Harbor
Daniel W. Field
Boston
Harvard
William Brewster
William
Burning skin cured by Cuticura in Watertown notice
Four years ago I suffered terrible eczema with sores from head to feet and six weeks in bed. After a doctor gave up on me I tried Cuticura Remedies. One bath with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment brought my first good sleep. Resolvent used three weeks, and I recovered to be about the house with no ill effects since. Mrs. Edward Nenning, Watertown New York, April 11 1909.
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Edward Nenning
Salina St
Watertown
N. Y
Midas in an age of gold and clever punchlines
The piece spoofs Midas as he smiles at the crowd and jokes that others will touch him next. It humorously hints at economic savvy beyond his years, with his entourage alarmed by his rapidly turning fortune.
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Midas
Puck
Watch Your Refrigerator for Health and Cleanliness
A health tip urges keeping the refrigerator absolutely clean to prevent smells and disease. Use hot water and Easy Task soap to wash every nook and corner, noting the soap’s cocoanut oil content and antiseptic properties.
Portrait in Profile Sparks Mutual Shyness
A tactful scene unfolds as a fashionable photographer asks a squinting woman for a profile portrait. Both feel embarrassed yet intrigued, with the photographer noting the eye’s shy charm as a rare artistic challenge. Beacon provides the setting and tone.
Allen's Foot Tabs Promoted for Foot Bath Relief
An ad promises Allen's Foot Tabs dissolve in water to ease soreness, odor, and fatigue of feet. It claims instant relief from weariness and sweating and suggests using Allen's Foot-Base powder in shoes for all day comfort. Sold everywhere with mail options and pricing details.
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Allen
Olmst LeRoy
Artistic Temperament in Hamlet Advice Scene
A dialogue contrasts Hamlet’s authority in advising players with Stormington Barnes noting his quiet patience and in other scenes his nervous irascibility resembling a stage manager. The exchange highlights actor temperament and stagecraft.
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Hamlet
Stormington Barnes
Queen's Nurse Praises Resinol Ointment
Annie Telford of Ballyantral Ayrshire testifies to Resinol Ointment as a valuable remedy for skin troubles. She reports using it on extreme dermatitis and poisoned wounds with highly satisfactory results and holds it in high curative regard.
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Annie Telford
Ballyantral
Ayrshire
England
Hot-Headed If You Mention It and Cool-Headed Scott Jones
A playful oddity piece contrasts two characters Scott Jones described as calm and Matt Naturally noted for baldness. The light item hints at nickname style banter without a clear event or outcome.
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Scott—Jones
Matt
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Dents DU Midi
Review OF Trade
Bradstreet
Canada
Kentucky
Georgia
Michigan
Jersey
Ohio Teachers’ Association
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