Taft Promises Bonds for Rivers and Harbors Upheld
President Taft says he has not changed his stance on bond issuance to fund rivers harbors and canals. He spoke to Ohio Valley Improvement leaders at the White House about practical, nonpolitical funding, stressing measurable results and broad national benefit including the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Taft
United States
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Friends of Water- Ways
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
White House
Congress
Sui-Generis
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Gulf
Columbia River
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Cure Offer
Advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube can be cured only by constitutional remedies. States Hall's Catarrh Cure and offers $100 if any case caused by catarrh remains uncured. Claims product is sold by Druggists for 75 cents and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Contains contact and sales details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Englishman Pratt Buys Johannesburg Ground For 1500
A historical note recalls that less than 35 years ago an Englishman named Pratt purchased the land where modern Johannesburg stands for 1500 dollars. The site later yielded vast gold wealth, transforming the region into a prosperous city.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Pratt
A Learned Student On His Kindergarten Day
A mother recalls Bobby philosophizing on his first day at kindergarten. He wonders if the unknown equals the known, noting there is a heap to learn yet. The housekeeper narrator frames the child’s playful insight.
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Bobby
Papes Diuretic touted as quick kidney and bladder cure
An advertisement claims Papes Diuretic dissolves kidney and bladder misery with a fifty cent treatment. It asserts relief from backache, rheumatic pains, and urinary trouble, promising cleansing and revitalizing effects on kidneys and urinary organs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Cincinnati
A Night in Valparaiso Ends With a Diamond Necklace
On a Valparaiso hotel veranda Jim O Rorke and Hargraves thwart a theft amid a glamorous scene. The prefect of police accuses O Rorke but the recovered necklace and a consul’s support expose the officer’s role. The trio depart for the Pacific coast.
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Atlantic
New York
South America
Jim O'Rorke
Brazil
Tom Hargraves
Tropics
Panama
O'Rorke
Chile
Valparaiso
Vina del Mar
I Pusaje
Hargraves and I
Fellows
Cuthbert
Hargraves
Moore
Duriny
O' Rorke
Firet Tate
Sehora Garcias
Police
Jim
Senora Garcing
O'lorke
Senora
O’'Rorke
Pedro Merendos
Senora Garcias
Jon
The Silent Bell and a Landlord Delay
Mrs Blaffen urges patience as the installment collector nears and Mr Bluffen-What! complains about a faulty front door bell. The Catholic Standard and Times records the domestic squabble and plans to visit the landlord for repairs.
Living Lake Literary Program Continuation and Debates
The Living Lake Literary Program lists a December 31 1909 events featuring music by Stella Meek recitations by Hazel and Lt Ella Beal and others, plus a December 31 program with Prophecy by Edna Carr and a debate on irrigation value. It notes a January 7 1910 continuation with music by Mrs Ilva McCreedy and multiple recitations and readings by pupils including Pauline Beal Glen Wilson and Lloyd Walker.
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Stella Meek
Hazel Beal
Ltella Beal
Grumble
Rose Hines
Clarice Meek
Lloyd Brown
Ivan McCreedy
Edna Carr
Mr. Walker
Spencer Reed
Boyd Foster
Lloyd Walker
Gertie Casper
L. L
Ilva MccCreedy
Pauline Beal
Glen Wilson
Harold Wilson
Cloyce Stewart
Walter Reed
Walter Parker
Donald Wylie
Hattie McConnell
Birdsell Walker
Beulah Kerr
Ressa Wilson
Effie Wright
Hugo and the Young Poet Snub and Praise
A Paris writer recounts Victor Hugo responding to a provincial young poet who sent a volume of poems. Hugo praise contrasts with a returned package marked insufficient postage. Hugo’s letter declares admiration and kinship, warning the new poethood while acknowledging both fame and decline.
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Paris
Victor Hugo
Notre Dame de Paris
Hugo
Ilis
Mugo
Patent Grants To Iowa Citizens This Week
Washington patent attorneys Davis & Davis report grants to Iowa residents this week. Named patentees include W. E. Bullard Belmond carving board J. Davn Ottumwa hay press Co J. Dunham Ames feeder for concrete mixers E. A. Francis Marshalltown weed exterminator F. P. McElfresh Shelby county boat propeller Co F. Sedell Sutherland ditching plow C. J. Smith Ottumwa pipe coupling H. Snyder J. T. Hume Newton mechanical stoker F. Stewart E. W. Neiswanger Washington shoveling board F. W. Stice W. M. Stice Arden lifting jack J. Viet Ackley pole disconnecter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Messrs. Davis & Davis
W. E. Bullard
Belmond
Carving Board
J. Davn
Ottumwa
Hay Press
J. Dunham
Ames
E. A. Francis
Marshalltown
Weed
F. P. McElfresh
Shelby County
F. Sedell
Sutherland
C. J. Smith
H. Snyder
J. T. Hume
Newton
F. Stewart
E. W. Neiswanger
F. W. Stice
W. M. Stice
Arden
J. Viet
Ackley
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Lemmon Pharmaly
South Dakota
George Peck
J.D. Dayton
West Dver and
Washington Go
Owa
Living Lake
Poet
Patent Report
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Capital
S. A. White
Sam’l Thompson
R. L. Coulter
W. A. White
Oring
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McElhivney Drug Co
Ti's
Onouffer, Hughes & Co
Windsor
Washington National Bank
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