Multiple 1909 News Briefs From Across the World
Fire at Lynchburg Virginia destroys three tobacco factories owned by T P Dunnington with an estimated loss of 200000. A pistol exchange at Shawnee Oklahoma wounds two highwaymen and patrolman John Hatfield. The Broadway Savings Bank of Toledo closes after a 220000 deposit run. Seoul reports three attacks on urgent camps leaving 103 Koreans dead. An Almeria Spain tax collector flees amid embezzlement charges of 400000. Prince Basidar Karat Georgevitch dies in Paris. West Virginia Democrats back William J Bryan for president after a long debate. J A Hossack of Odell Illinois dies after leaping from a Chicago hotel. Navy says prisoners discharged due to lack of jail space. Massachusetts court says Independence League not a major party. Hepburn antitrust bill advances in Senate. Swiss Ricken tunnel completes a five mile rail tunnel. House panel opposes James-town Exposition purchase for naval use. Alabama's Thomas Haflin defends suit by Louis Lundy. Investigative papers about the print paper trust presented to the House. Tammany Hall head Smith seeks lodging in Denver for 800 delegates. Alfred McGrath and Ralph Marasco case in Newark. Flora Whiston indicted for perjury in Hitchcock case. United States Independent Telephone Company, solvent issues cited in Newark. Grant Vietor confirmed as US marshal for eastern Oklahoma despite controversy. Chancellor Day inquiry at Syracuse University dismissed. William Carr arrested in Kansas for murder of Oscar Bailey and related theft.
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Seoul
Almeria
Spain
Basidor Karat Georgevitch
Peter of Servia
Paris
Democratic State Executive Committee
West Virginia
William J Bryan
J .A. Hossack
Odell, Til
Auditorium Annex
Chicago
Navy Department
Supreme Court
Independence League
Massachusetts
Civic Federation
House
Representative Hepburn
Iowa
Senate
Warner
Missouri
Ricken Mountains
Lake Yorth
Switzerland
House Committee On Naval Affairs
James Town
Exposition
Thomas F Smith
New York
Tammany Hall
Denver
Alfred McGrath
Newark
Ralph Marasco
McGrath
Flora Whiston
Aginst
Raymond Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Dispatch
Howell
United States Independent Telephone Company
Grant Vietor
United States
Oklahoma
Victor
Taft
Day
Syracuse University
Gorge A. Cooke
Brandon
Gazetteer Humor in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
The London Globe notes humorous and curious passages from the new Imperial Gazetteer of India. A district is described as an extensive rolling plain with ridges of bare hills and narrow fertile valleys. A natural history remark states the buffalo differs from the cow by richer fat milk, voice, and lacking a hump.
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New
Imperial Gazetteer of India
London Globe
Deans Kidney Pills Restore Clarkport Man’s Health
A Cloverport resident describes years of kidney trouble and swelling ending after using Deans Kidney Pills. The testimonial claims rapid improvement and renewed strength, with the product sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY.
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John Armstrong
Cloverport
Bays
Deans
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Humorous Exchange Over Spring Fitness Plans
A couple jokes about exercise as the doctor prescribes activity. The husband grouses that after tending the furnace all winter the idea of lawn mower season seems absurd, while the wife pushes for taking steps toward health. The line ends with the husband reflecting on outdoor chores ahead.
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Hubby
Lis
The Part He Preferred by Joaquin Miller
A San Francisco visit by Joaquin Miller, the Sierra poet, draws quiet-admiring chatter as he attends a formal dinner and remains reserved about the Paris gown tale. A West Point cadet parent admiration ends with a drum major's pride as the boy rises in rank.
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Joaquin Miller
Sierras
San Francisco
Jos
Skin troubles cured by Cuticura remedies in Milan Mo.
A 1907 testimonial from J F Hennen of Milan Missouri describes an itchy rash earlier treated with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent that improved quickly. He recounts a leg infection after grippe and pneumonia, feared blood poisoning, and states Cuticura again cured the leg outbreak after three applications.
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J. F. Hennen
Milan
And There Was Light
A mother darkens the room to keep Edgar in bed for a cold night. The blinds have small round holes where the rod passes, revealing light peeking through as Edgar calls out that the dark has holes in it.
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Edgar
Mother
Mamma
Harper's Weekly
Remarked Parable From Kansas City Times Dialog
A snippet from the Kansas City Times shows a dialogue where a character asks about a wife’s wish regarding insurance. The reply hints that the wife believes the husband will outlive her, joking about being collected by No 2. The exchange also mentions Johnny and Uncle Jon and a fingermark clue.
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Johnny
Uncle Jon
Kansas City Times
Morale quip on drinking safety from tin bucket remark
A witty exchange contrasts a moralizer’s caution with a demoralizer’s retort about drinking. The remark highlights skepticism toward prohibition era rhetoric and suggests practical humor over strict admonition.
Carey's Firm Oath Over Catarrh Cure Contract
Carey & Co of Toledo swears senior partner F J Carey pledges to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Habbs Catarrhe Cure. Frank J Cheney sworn notarization dated December 6 1956 by A W Gleason Notary. Catarrh cures taken internally act on blood and mucous surfaces. Gold by druggists. Fe Take Halkebaulig Eile for constipation.
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Toledo
Frayee F Careyxy
F J Carey & Co
Jairness
Frank J Cheney
Aubserbird
Frea T J Chaall & CO
All
Postum Turns Life Around Says Washington Woman
A Washington woman credits stopping coffee with restoring health and cheerful energy after years of nervous trouble. She says her nerves improved after she began drinking Postum, enabling her to run a household, care for two babies, and write letters despite prior illness.
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Washington
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Hardest Wood Named by Yonkers Statesman
The Yonkers Statesman notes a riddle where the hardest wood isn’t given by name but hinted as the type used for shingles. The exchange frames a botanical trivia moment about timber hardness.
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Tommy
Tommie
Yonkers
Allen's Foot Ease advertised cure for foot ailments
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease as a cure for hot sweaty calloused and swollen feet. It promises relief while you walk and lists a 25 cent price. The packaging and address are given as Allen Olmsted Le Roy NL.
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Allen
Imal Packene
Allen & Olmsted
le Roy, NL. Y
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Lynchburg
T. P Dunnington
Shawnee
Oklo
John Hatfield
Droadway Savi‘Ings Bank
Thomas Hafiln
Alabama
Louis Lundy
Gazetteer Humor
West Point
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Holmes
Brank
Yes
Soaas
Guarat
Chaps Sink Rite
Cocanes
Tan
Samuel Pytcrer
Pumpin
the Centaur Company
Bears
Habh's
CaTasweo Core
Louisville Courier Journal
Joe
George Eliot
Damien
Vira
Winslow
Heaven
FAMIE
Weoauee Shay
W.L Douglas
L. Douglas
I. Dpouuvglan
Hrockton
Elam
Leyclete
Bacluaseye
Salt Lake City
ST. Jacobs
THE
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
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