Deadly Mine Explosion in Monongah Coal Fields
An explosion at Consolidated Coal Company mines 6 and 8 near Monongah West Virginia traps about 493 workers under tons of coal rock and debris. Three bodies recovered and four injured. fate of many remains uncertain as officials seek cause likely dust ignition. Company operates 100 plants with $20 million capitalization. Clarence W. Watson presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongah
W. Va
America
Consolidated Coal Company
Consolidated Coal. Company of Baltimore
Treasury Accepts 25 Million Panama Bonds Bids
Secretary of the Treasury has accepted bids totaling 25 million dollars for Panama canal bonds. The average price is 1.03 and allocations favor small subscriptions from 10 thousand to 24 thousand dollars. Most bids come from individuals and institutions at lower amounts, with the remainder from national banks to provide immediate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
General Fund of the Treasury
Roosevelt Hosts Bear Meat Dinner With Louisiana Hunters
President Roosevelt entertained guests at a December 6 dinner, featuring bear shunters from the Louisiana cane breaks. Attendees included Clive Metcalf, Harley Metcalf, John and Tom Osborne, John M. Parker, Major Amaacker, Surgeon General Rixey, Postmaster General Meyer, Assistant Secretary Bacon, Secretary Loeb, Gifford Pinchot, Rep Ransdell, J. M. Dickinson, Colonel Lyon, and Captain Fitzhue Lee. Bear meat was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Clive and
Harley Metcalf
Greenville
Miss
John and
Tom Osborne
John M. Parker
Amaacker
Vasy
Rixey
Meyer
Bacon
iSecretary Loeb
Gifford Pinchot
Ransdell
J.M. Dickinson
Cecil Lyon
Fitzhue Lee
New Strength for Old Packs Back Pain Relief
Mrs Joannah Straw of Canton South Dakota reports three years of rheumatic limb pain backache and dizziness. After using Deans Kidney Pills she improves greatly claiming renewed strength and vitality at age 1? years. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joannah Straw
North Broadway
Canton
S. D
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Marrying Mary chorus casting by Bertillon measure
Miss Marie Cahill selects chorus girls for her new play with the Bertillon system noting it helps pick the real article and avoid mirage. A father explains marriage to a boy using a quip about imagination and illusion, warning to beware both wonders and delusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Cahill
Mary
Sonny
Cook For Judge Returns Gift Of Ermine Cloak
Mrs Blank cooked for Judge Blank on Pacific avenue weeks ago due to a missing cook. The judge rewarded the effort with an ermine cloak. The tale circulated among social circles provoking envy. Mrs Jerome later asked what she would receive for cooking for a week and was told a crepe veil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Blank
Pacific Avenue
Pine oil cough cure touted by Maine camp physician
An old advertisement claims a home remedy combines Concentrated oil of pine glycerine and whisky to treat lung disease and coughs within 24 hours. It warns against bulk oil and imitations and promotes a half-ounce vial from Globe Pharmaceutical Dayton Ohio under the Pure Food act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Woods
Maine
Globe Pharmaceutical
Dayton
Ohio
Pure Food and Jung
Symper’s Cash Handling Questioned in Local Shop
Citizens tease the shopkeeper about his thrift and trust in money. The dialogue suggests Symper is alone in handling cash while others doubt his willingness to trust even himself. The remark hints at scrutiny or rumors about his finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Symper
Grape-Nuts Promises Benefit From Diet Change
An advertisement touts a shift from heavy meat to Grape-Nuts as curing indigestion and boosting health. It cites testimonies from Illinois and a neighboring resident who gained weight and reports lasting digestion relief, urging readers to read The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pointed rebuke from a Philadelphia house party tale
A Pennsylvania clergyman at a Philadelphia house party rebukes a young guest who, at breakfast, bites a large slice of bread. The minister pauses, folds his hands, and offers grace with a pointed twist thanking God for what has been received. The anecdote appears in Harper's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Harper’ S. Weekly
Defiance Starch Promises Better Laundry Results
The article promotes Defiance Starch as a superior laundry product that requires much less starch due to its greater strength. It claims that using ordinary starch hides fabric beauty and weakens wear, while Defiance provides stiffness with a thinner application.
A Laboring Man and His Wife Trade Tobacco Rations
A Chronicle quip notes a laborer pays weekly wages to his wife who buys tobacco in two half ounce portions to gain an apparent advantage. The observation examines small economies and household bargaining in a London context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Stated
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies and promotes Halis Catarrh Cure with a money back promise. It lists other patent remedies and quack claims, including nerve restorers and laxatives, urging readers to seek these tonics and pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hali
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Lal
Prince Dabro Praises American Cotton Industry
Egyptian observer in New York lauds American cotton industry as wise and organized. He cites a clever anecdote about a Pennsylvanian graduate and a witty exchange with a bride-to-be in a Louis Quinze drawing room, illustrating perceived American cleverness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Dabro
America
New York
Egypt
Pennsylvania
Wissahickon
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Endorsed
Advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative for all ages. It claims gentle cleansing, pleasant action, and no after effects, urging purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Vir
Ginia Coal Fields
Panama
Papa
Mr. Jerome
Blobbs
St. Vitus
E. W.gukove
Lewis
Sepsis Ja
Han
Dodds
SUNY
Fas
Guar
Carters
TES
Arizona
Weaver
Yavapai County
USSB
A-1
H. A. Komnerger
THE
Southwestern
Pennsylvania Building
Thompson
W.N. U
Lincoln
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. W. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha, Nebraska
Lyon & Healy
Washburniano
Washburn
Chicago
Parker
Balsam
Gon
Hiair
Eames & Fel Olor
W.l.doug
State St. Chesebrough Mfg. CO
New Yok City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!