Audubon Law Ends Millinery Use Of White Herons
New York May 18 Officials say the Audubon bill, now law by Governor Hughes, ends the trade in aigrettes and other wild bird plumage. Milliners may urge Paris to curb demand while dealers scramble to dispose of stocks. Audubon leaders claim the law will save crop losses by protecting insect eating birds and crops nationwide.
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New York
Hughes
National Associon of Audubon Societies
Broadway
Paris
Massachusetts
Puri
Iowa
Wisington
National Association of Audubon Societies
United States
New York State
America
William Dutcher
Hall's Catarrh Cure Company sworn testimonial
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notarized December 6, 1886. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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A. D
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Physician's Maladies Cause of Death in Medical Field
A French newspaper lists death causes among doctors with 44 percent from heart disease and 20 percent from nervous conditions and morphia habit, plus 7 percent from tuberculosis. It notes morphia use linked to coping with incurable illness and mental distress.
Painkiller, Best Selling Medicine, Now in Stock
Our Town Druggists praise Painkiller as the best medicine they keep during hard times. A reliable family remedy, it is offered in genuine bottles at 25¢, 35¢, and 50¢. Bee sure to get the genuine.
First United States Mint in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia mint began as a modest operation with foreign material and scarce experienced workers. Initial salaries included director David Rittenhouse at 2000 dollars yearly and coiner Henry Voight at 1500 dollars, with copper coinage starting in 1793, silver in 1704 and gold in 1795. Rules show early practices such as daily 5 am start, limited holidays, and a watchman armed with munitions. other mints exist in San Francisco Denver and New Orleans with an assay office at Carson City.
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United States
Philadelphia
David Rittenhouse
Tristram Dalton
Henry Voight
Isaac Hugh
Philadelphia Mint
Seventeenth
Spring Garden Streets
San Francisco
Denver
New Orleans
Carson City
Foley Kidney Pills Ad Claims Urinary Remedy
Foley Kidney Pills are antiseptic tonic and restorative and a prompt corrective of all urinary irregularities. Refuse substitutes. Lemmon's Pharmacy McElhinney Drug Co.
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Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McElhinney Drug Co
Sheep as land cleaners on country places
The article notes sheep clean pastures by favoring grasses but also browse weeds and shrubs. They can transform tangled fields into smooth lawns within a year or two if kept to their task with ample grazing needs. Angoras are especially remarkable in this role, though ordinary breeds perform well with proper management.
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Angores
America
Epworth Leaguers Meet International Arbitration Congress
The Lake Mohonk conference on International Arbitration begins in Boston and Mohonk Lake May 18 to discuss the court of arbitral justice from the Hague conference. Nicholas Murray Butler presides with speakers from Bolivia Sweden Switzerland Belgium France England and several U.S. and Canadian officials and scholars.
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Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Court of Arbitral Justice
Lake Mohonk
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Don Ignacio Calderon
Bolivia
Herman de Lagercrantz
Sweden
Paul Ritter
Switzerland
Count de Buisseret
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
France
Worcester
England
G. W. Prothero
The
Quarterly Review
William Thomas
London
Simeon EK. Baldwin
Connecticut
H. B. F. Macfarland
Jackson H. Ralston
Washington
A. O. Eberhart
Minnesota
Charles P. Neill
United States
W. L. M. King
Charles W. Eliot
M. H. Buckham
University of Vermont
J. G. Schurman
Cornell
S. C. Mitchell
University of South Carolina
Drs. L. 8. Rowe
University of Pennsylvania
Paul S. Reinsch
University of Wisconsin
John B. Clark
Membership Growth Across 277 Councils Reaches 20900+
A POM notes over 20 900 members spread across 277 councils, highlighting broad participation and organizational reach within the system.
Ministers Seek Higher Pay From United Presbyterian Church
At the annual Board of Home Missions meeting in Philadelphia on May 18, applications for salary increases were presented for 270 ministers. Nearly all missionaries and pastors of non-supporting congregations joined the demand, citing increased cost of living as the reason.
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Philadelphia
Board of Home Missions
United Presbyterian Church
Hetch Hetchy Hearing Opens With San Francisco Officials
Washington May 18 An oral hearing was held by Secretary Ballinger for representatives of San Francisco on the permit authorizing contingent use of Hetch Hetchy valley as a municipal water source.
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Washington
Ballinger
San Francisco
Hetch Hetchy
Iowa Physicians Meryt Schedule Three Day Medical Session
Iowa physicians will address many public health questions during a three day session of the Iowa State Medical Society beginning May 18 in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Down
Iowa State Medical Society
Nicholas 42. Emperor Nicholas birthday in St. Petersburg
May 18 in St. Petersburg reports Emperor Nicholas receiving congratulatory messages from European royalty on his forty second birthday.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
City Bus Line Phone Contact a Prompt Reply
Public transport notice urges riders to call Frank Rogers for bus line orders. Provide street and number to ensure prompt service and delivery of instructions.
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Frank Rogers
Niagara Falls Power Utilization Snapshot
Niagara Falls can generate up to 5,000,000 horsepower but uses only 5.5 percent. Of that, 126,000 horsepower fuels electro chemical processes, 56,200 powers railway service, 12,300 transmits long distances to power plants, and 145,000 serves nearby factories.
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Niagara
Niagara Falls
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted as Safe Throat Remedy
For over thirty years Foley's Honey and Tar has been a household favorite for throat chest and lung ailments. The yellow package is genuine and contains no opiates or harmful drugs, marketed as safe for infants and children. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. feature the product and warn against substitutes.
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Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McElhinney Drug Co
Epworth League Convention Opens in Boston May 18
Boston Methodists greet Epworth League delegates from the United States and Canada in Boston. The league, the world’s largest denominational youth society, traces to 1889 and now claims 2,000,000 members in 25,000 chapters worldwide with extensive mission and educational work including schools and charitable institutions.
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Boston
Epworth League
Cleveland
Ohio
Epworth
England
John Wesley
United States
Canada
Christian Endeavor Society
America
India
Hawaii
Great Peanut Eaters Reflect Global Peanut Trade
The piece notes Americans as top peanut consumers and describes 1907 1908 exports when Japan shipped about 17 million pounds and the United States absorbed almost all of it.
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Japan
United States
Regular Tom Boy Susie Climber Earns Scrapes Then Quick Cure
A lively description notes Susie the Regular Tom Boy climbing trees and fences and getting scratches and bruises. Bucklen's Amnica Salve is advertised as curing boils ulcers eczema old sores corns and piles and offered for 25 cents at J E Lemmen's Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Susie
J. E. Lemmen’s
Lemmon’s
Health Hint for Brain Workers Resting Midday
A health suggestion advocates a half hour lying prone at noon for brain workers. The practice combines rest and fresh air to preserve health and vitality during hard work.
Woley's Kidney Remedy Ad Warns of Health Dangers
An ad claims good health hinges on sound kidneys and urges taking Woley's Kidney Remedy at first sign of irregularity to avert serious illness. Cited by Lemmon's Pharmacy and McKinney Drug Co.
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Woley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Mcklhinney Drug Co
Roosevelt Delivers Romanes Lecture at Oxford
Col Roosevelt arrived at Oxford to give the Romanes lecture in the Sheldonian Theatre. The 3,000 seat venue dates to 1664 while the foundation requires the subject to relate to science art or literature. The endowment pays 100 dollars per year.
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London
Col. Roosevelt
Oxford
University Town
Gladstone
England
Arthur J. Balfour
An Optimist Lysander Appleton Finds Bright Side
Lysander John Appleton is described as an optimist who can find a positive angle in any situation even when family ties are involved. The tone suggests admiration for his cheerful outlook and social ease.
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Lysander John Appleton
Epworth League Strawberry and Ice Cream Social
The Epworth League of the Lexington M E B church invites all to a strawberry and ice cream social on Wednesday night the 18th at Oscar Rittenhouse's home. Everyone welcome.
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Epworth League
Lexington M. EB. Church
Oscar Rittenhouse
Catholic Women Gather in New York for Benevolent Legion Meet
Catholic Women from across the nation convene in New York to open the annual Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion meeting. Founded in 1894 in New York, the legion offers members insurance from 250 to 1000 dollars and is known for prompt policy payments. Its membership now spans 11 states.
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New York
Catholic Women’s Benevolent Legion
Legion
The Mystery of the Missing Corps in Vergeze France
In Vergeze a young woman Alexandrine Lau rent died and was buried beside her mother in the Catholic cemetery. A few days later the mother died and both were interred in the same grave. When the grave was opened the bier was upside down and the oak coffin found empty. The body of Alexandrine has vanished.
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Vergeze
France
Alexandrine Laurent
Alexandrine
Nordyke Announces Candidacy for Washington County Board
Walter Nordyke announces his bid for membership on the Washington County Board of Supervisors. He states the nomination is subject to the will of Republicans at the June primaries.
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Board of Supervisors
Washington County
British Naval Drill Fully Engages Crew at Sea
A lively morning drill on a British battleship features nets deployed to shield from torpedo attacks. Crews strip decks, man the booms, and race boats in a fleet wide evolution, ending with the flagship signaling all evolutions performed smartly.
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Boatswain
London Globe
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