Foreign discusses new tax plan and global events
A majority in the bourse claims exclusive control of the nation's purse. Italy's Giolitti resigns as premier. Admiral Togo retires from command and Joins the military council, with Vice Admiral Ijuin succeeding. A Paris shooting injures General Verand over a mistaken target. The Maria Herrera shipment from Santiago to Ponce is missing after nineteen days at sea.
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Nations
United State
Alsop
Russia
Bokhara
Khiva
Togo
Navy
Naval Command
Military Council
Geére Ijuin
War Department
General Verand
Paris
Continental
Herrera Line
Maria Herrera
Santiago
Cuba
Ponce
Porto Rico
Bankers Colony Growth and Global Affairs Anew
Last week five more men joined the bankers colony at Ft. Leavenworth. J P Morgan controls Equitable Life. British Commons censures Lords. Mexico vows neutral stance in Nicaragua. Richard Gleason bid for Jeffries Johnson fight in California accepted. Taft moves to permanent Red Cross funding. Cannon election doubt. Doxey murder case prompts requisition. Taft seeks Interstate Commerce Act changes. Duke Karl Theodore of Bavaria dies. Winchell elected St Louis & San Francisco president. Kansas inherits 25000 from James Clarke estate. Angus steer King Ellsworth wins grand championship in Chicago. Football deaths cited by John Mitchell. Taft to meet Grand Army pension committee. John Harvard burned at stake in Georgia. Turkish earthquake affects Bitlis region. Dickinson urges army reforms. Switchmen strike in St Paul. Senate insurgents ahead in coming session. Aldrich notes 1907 panic cost. Secretary Meyer proposes navy reforms.
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Ft. Leavenworth
J. P. Morgan
Equiable Life Society
House of Commons
Mexico
Richard Gleason
Jeffries-Johnson
California
Taft
Stejrs
Red Cross Society
Hinshaw
Cannon
St. Louis
Doxey
Columbus
Neb
Duke Karl Theodore
Bavaria
L. Winchell
Rock Island
San Francisco
Kansas State Treasury
James Clarke
Marshall County
Kansas
Kansas State Agricultural College
King Ellsworth
America
Chicago
John Mitchell
Legislative Committee of the Grand Army of the Republic
John Harvard
Cochran
Georgia
Bitlis
Turkey
Dickinson
St. Paul
Minn
Brown
Greenville
Ohio
Aldrich
Sec
Meyer
Washington notes and political dispatches of Taft era
A compilation of disparate items reports on Nixon era style political matters including Taft era officials like Secretary Knox and President Taft. Topics cover railroad leadership changes and rumors, legal actions in Nebraska and Oregon, congressional reform hopes, and various international remarks.
Morgan gains control of the Equitable
J Pierpont Morgan has secured control of the Equitable. King Edward accepted the invitation to act as arbitrator in the Alson claim dispute between the United States and Chile via the foreign fire method.
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Equitable
J. Pierpont Morgan
King Edward
United States
Chile
Coughs Colds Remedy Ad and Day’s Lucy Dresses
A mash of adverts and anecdotes notes a home remedy mixing glycerine virgin oil of pine and whisky to treat coughs and colds. The Kansas City Journal snippet shifts to a shopper story about dresses for a large family, the eleventh child, with a modest price line.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
A.baix Te
Beloits Ao
Babs
Kansas City Journal
Amusing domestic vignette from a 19th century letter
The piece recounts a married woman of 33 years wedlock who boasts of a fine home and four grandchildren. A侉 old colored cook visits with flowers and jokes about her mistress's husband sending pretty flowers, with the mistress replying proudly and playfully.
Astonished the Company at Dinner Toast
A dean at dinner, deaf, rose to give grace after a guest spoke of high mortality among lawyers. The remark claimed six eminent barristers had died in the preceding months, prompting the dean to offer a prayer of thanks for mercy and blessing.
All the Same to Her Warns of Dictatorial Husband
Dialogue shows a fiancé warning that after marriage he may be arbitrary and dictatorial, while the fiancée replies she will ignore his commands. The exchange highlights gender power dynamics and contrasting attitudes toward authority in domestic life.
Grape Nuts Health Letter Promotes Nutritious Breakfast Habit
A Boston educator describes recovery from nervous exhaustion after resigning teaching, crediting Grape Nuts with easing constipation and boosting brain and body. She mixes raw egg with Grape Nuts and hot milk or water, noting better digestion and strength. The testimonial invites readers to the little book The Road to Wellville and claims ongoing genuine health interest.
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Boston
Pkys
Wellville
Water payments on great Path irrigation canal delayed
Nebraska readers learn of postponed water charge due date for the Pathfinder project. Gov irrigation officials, led by Sen Burkett Brown and Kinkaid, seek to fix spring payment timing to aid farmers amid market and money-order struggles. Postmasters report heavy money order activity.
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Morrill
Ned
Pathfinder
Reclamation Service
R. A. Ballinger
Tristate
Burkett
The Difference: Maudie urged to find a husband
A terse exchange hints at shifting fortunes urging Maudie to wed quickly while Jack counsels against a reckless marriage. The lines reflect social pressures and personal risk in a domestic drama context.
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Maudie
Jack
Golden Wedding at Greeley Ends Fifty Years of Marriage
Freeman Cary and wife celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at their Greeley home. Four of their six children and many grandchildren attended along with pioneer friends and neighbors. The event featured a dinner with Cary flanked by four children Elmer Clearwater Elworth Greeley Mrs Hollingsworth Shelton and Mrs Borden Ewing on one side and four grand army comrades Gen P H Barry W E Morgan G F Van Devere and Joseph Shartzer on the other. A token from the G A R honored Cary who had commanded the local post.
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Greeley
Freeman Cary
Elmer
Clearwater
Elworth
Hollingsworth
Shelton
Borden
Ewing
Grand Army
Mr. Cary
Seventy-eighth Volunteer Infantry
P. H. Barry
W. E. Morgan
G. F. van Devere
Joseph Shartzer
Prominent Nebraskan farmer killed by runaway wagon
Kimball Nebraska resident H. C. Young a well known farmer and homesteader was killed Wednesday evening when his wagon ran away and threw him beneath the wheels as he rode home with a load of coal. He had come to town a year ago from Grand Island and leaves a large family. He was about fifty and prosperous.
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Kimball
Neb
H. C. Young
Here
Grand Island
Woman Dies After Husband's Shooting in Beatrice
Ellen Robinson of Beatrice Neb was shot Sunday by her husband Fred T Robinson of Lincoln. She died Thursday afternoon at Falls hospital after a brave but failing fight. Fred T Robinson attempted suicide after the attack and is recovering, believed out of danger.
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Beatrice
Ellen Robinson
Fred T. Robinson
Lincoln
Falls Hospital
Editor Becomes a Deputy in County Clerk Office
Callaway Ned A. Barnard who has led the Loup Valley Queen since last April leaves the paper to become deputy county clerk. He will move to Broken Bow this month to prepare for duties beginning January first.
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Callaway
Ned
A. W. Barnard
The
Loup Valley Queen
Barnard
Broken Bow
Backache and Kidney Ache Promote Special Remedy
An ad notes back pain and kidney trouble signal kidney involvement and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure. A testimonial from Mrs. Thommy of Kansas describes relief after using the pills, with Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo listed as the seller at 51 cents a box.
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St. A
Dean
Dean's
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
Tuberculosis crusade backs posters by artists printers and paper firms
National effort led by the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis to place large nine by seven foot color posters in cities nationwide. Artists from across the United States contribute sketches free of charge while billposters printers and paper manufacturers donate space printing and materials worth millions. Local and national anti tuberculosis groups coordinate placement where needed.
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National Association For the ‘Study and Prevention
Associated Hillposters and Distributors of America
Poster Printers’ Association
Why Australia Was There All the Time
A London school board scene recalls Dr Thorold asked pupils which island was largest before Australia’s discovery. When students failed, he gravely declared Australia was there all the time, prompting laughter from the children.
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Thorold
London School Board
Australia
Nerves Boost Archery Draws 300 Women in London
At a recent London archery tournament 300 women competed as the sport grows popular. Physicians here praise the pastime for nerves, and renewed interest abroad could shift American attitudes toward archery.
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London
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement text
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Includes testimonials and price free of charge, with F J Cheney Co Toledo and Wal ding Kinnan Marvin endorsers and health claims.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Whoi Toledo
O. Dolesale Druggista
Hall
Not Even Sandy Wave Joke From Family Scene
A Columbia Jester item recalls eight year old Wilford sitting on his father’s knee as his mother styles her hair. The boy jokes that his father has no Marcel waves and jokes that it is all beach.
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Wilford
Columbia
Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup sales pitch and ads
An old advertisement mix mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children and wind colic, priced at 25 cents a bottle. It also notes cigar ads and general sales lines about awakening and secrets amplified by a woman.
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