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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
4
The Commerce and Labor Department warns American manufacturers exporting to Cuba to register trademarks now. Speculators exploit Cuban rights by registering marks, forcing royalties or inflated prices. A $12.50 registration fee is advised to protect brands and prevent confiscation of trademarks.
The New York City board of education bans textbooks prepared by city teachers. Conrades Grammar and Borachio's Song Collection are barred from use. Only one board member opposed the action.
French tests show water can be sterilized with ozone at about one and a half cents per thousand gallons on a large scale, signaling a potentially economical method for water treatment.
Two boys on West Federal street study a moving picture sign offering a $5,000 reward for Jim Bradley dead or alive. They joke about capturing the bandit by cutting a chunk from the film while teasing each other about being Sheriff-like. The scene comes from the Youngstown Telegram.
A young Joseph Choate once faced a damages suit for a shopkeeper. Cross examination toppled the defense, yielding a $5,000 verdict. At the door, the client raged that he'd raise a son to be a lawyer, to which Choate replied that his father seemed to disagree.
The bank directors, after drawing their fees, prepared to adjourn when the cashier informed them the bank had failed three days earlier for seven million dollars. The oldest director dismissed the matter as not their concern and left with the others to their waiting automobiles.
The article describes the reindeer as a strong draft animal capable of pulling sleds with loads up to 600 pounds. It notes impressive daily travel distances of 30, 50, and even 90 miles, and mentions reindeer teams supplying mail routes from Kotzebue to Point Barrow in Alaska, a 650 mile journey.
A witty exchange contrasts values of wealth and happiness. Mr Dustin Stax quips that profitable deals mainly let him provoke others into envy, leaving him feeling superior by comparison. The remark highlights a pragmatic, humorous take on material success and personal comfort.
A Detroit Free Press piece recalls a scene where a man named Gayboy is described as the most cheerful man with a headache the speaker has seen. The accompanying remark notes his gratitude and memory of the prior night.
A compact reflection on the power of persistence. The quote by Thomas Carlyle contrasts a strong soul with a weak one, noting that continuing despite hindrances and impossibilities defines true strength.
The article notes that elephants can travel up to 20 miles per hour when excited or frightened and sustain that pace for about half a day, challenging the common view of their slowness.
In Stonington Connecticut Dr C O Maine houses a curious plant that opens its night blooming cereas during daylight. The unusual timing draws attention as the flowers reveal themselves in full light contrary to regular dusk blooming.
A World of Dress note argues that women are as entitled as men to amuse themselves with current affairs such as fashion and social topics, likening their engagement to men's enjoyment of horse racing and sports. It reflects early advocacy for equal cultural participation without diminishing femininity or propriety.
A ceremonial New Year toast honoring true pioneers of progress from engineers to explorers to poets and dreamers. The piece salutes men who build, explore, and tame nature to advance mankind and secure safe living, urging a year of achievement and courage.
New Year in France is celebrated with gifts, especially candy, given by men to friends. French girls count gifts received on January 2 in school, while Americans focus on Christmas. Candy shapes include temples and playhouses, filled with chocolates and bon bons. American children may fear the sugar rush after such treats. The piece ends with a quip about stock talk and a London Answers exchange on Shakespearean quotations.
June New Year observed along the Nile as the ancient Egyptians marked the rising of the river to begin the annual cycle. The celebration highlighted the linking of flood levels with the start of the agricultural year and enduring civic rituals.
The article traces New Year customs from China, where visits to superiors and from inferiors form a ritual procession with gods images and mandarins. It notes tea replacing wine, women socially visiting women, and calls before the 15th considered proper. It also recounts Egypt’s night of the drop in June with priestly vigils, fires, and celebratory rites.
Thomas M. Rossiter of 290 Prospect Street East Orange New Jersey describes a long struggle with eczema since 1894. After using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for five weeks he reports complete cure, regain of employment ability, and urges others to use the remedies for skin diseases.
Mina asks if her husband swore off at New Year Lena replies that he did so off and on whenever a bill arrived This Town Topics snippet uses playful dialogue to capture a domestic joke about finances and restraint at year start
A dialogue at a New Year dinner shows Mrs. Brown urging her husband Samuel Brown to quit swearing and accept a cut in pin money while he resists. The scene shifts to a theatrical manager recounting Yvette Guilbert’s Paris visit and a tale of a child millionaire. The piece ends with a northern farmer’s appeal to the sunny south for year round farming, citing favorable climate and opportunities, with contact for information at Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
In Matawan last month a wife confesses to her husband that a visitor in the parlor is troubling her. The husband asks who it is and the wife reveals the caller is an life insurance agent, not a doctor, sparking wifely anxiety and motive in a troubling tale discussed by Anthony Comstock in New York.
Fred McNulty of this city faced a deadly blizzard while tending a distant claim east of town. With no fuel and no food, he sheltered in his shack for three days as the storm raged. He trekked a mile to neighbors then to Minot, freezing severely, and had to seek medical care upon arrival.
A fragment from an old newspaper note discusses self styled judges of human nature and their rough experiences. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children noting its use to soften gums and ease wind colic and pain priced at two cents a bottle.
An old advertisement promotes rapid cold relief claiming a one sided remedy with LAXATIVE BROMO Quin ine Tablets by GROVE. The copy promises a refund if it fails to cure and bears GROVE'S signature on each box.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Garfield Tea as a mild laxative for constipation and liver sluggishness, alongside Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with free trial bottle offers. It also quotes Publius Syrus and Marcus Aurelius on patience and justice.
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh cure claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot meet. It includes endorsements from W A L D I N G K I N N A N M A R V I N wholesale druggists in Toledo and asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. The copy promotes testimonials, price, and additional Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Father Francis Xavier Werntz, new general of the Jesuits, turns over the order’s entire patrimony totaling $40,000,000 to Pope Pius as a loyalty tribute amid strains with the French republic that have greatly reduced the church’s resources.
A Great Outside Remedy. Most pains are local origin and cured by outside applications. Allcock's Plaster, known world over as a universal remedy for pain, never fails and acts promptly. Sixty years of use have built its reputation for safety and affordability.
The New York grand jury recommends a police commissioner hold office for at least ten years and be removable only on proven charges. The stance echoes earlier calls by Lemuel Ely Quigg who favored an intelligent despot. The report frames a long tenure and due process as safeguard against executive overreach.
The Pioneer notes a full grown adder can reach two feet, six inches thick at the widest, moves slowly, and exposes a tail that mimics the head. Locals claim it can transfer its head halfway, but observers distance away see the tail as a false head, debunking the superstition.
Professor Louis Schneider, first director of the Marine band in Washington and leader of the Imperial band at Sedan surrenders, has died in New York. He received decorations from Napoleon III, the king of Italy, the king of Belgium, and Pope Leo XII.
An advertisement asserts Pazo ointment can cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or offers a money refund. The claim appears as a direct sales pitch with price listed as 50e.
A historical proverb warns that those who envy others’ happiness will never find true joy. It emphasizes inner contentment and suggests avoiding covetous feelings to achieve lasting wellbeing.
Figures from the last two decades show 42 percent of students at Cornell from private schools and 58 percent from public schools. Of private entrants 153 were dropped after term one and 111 from public schools, with public graduates failing at a lower rate. The Cornell faculty favor ending admission by certificate from private schools.
A celebrated composer argues that popular songs, though sneered at by elites, embody the true ambition of many composers who would give their ears to write a tune that plays on barrel organs. After it lingers, many others would wish to dispose of their ears.
The women of Sumatra wear expensive dresses crafted from pure gold and silver. After mining and smelting, the metal is drawn into fine wire, woven into cloth, and then used to fashion dresses.
A retired druggist seeks to settle in the country and negotiates to buy a farmer’s property. The farmer, impressed by terms and surroundings, grows suspicious as the buyer claims to be a druggist. The exchange ends with a quip about luck at the races and a stray remark about carfare from a track friend.
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