Washington County Chautauqua reports $400 gain at annual meeting
Treasurer L H Wallace announced a $400 profit for the Washington County Chautauqua Association at last night’s annual meeting held in the Commercial Club gym. Five directors were elected for three years, and praise was given for debt clearance by Geo H Paul.
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Club
L. H. Wallace
Chautauqua Association
U. S. Smith
W. O. Fisher
W. Livingston
A. R. Miller
Geo. HW
Paul
Schuyler Livingston
Saml
Gardner
Chautauqua
Washington County
J. W. Morton
Gasoline myths and misdirections in a satirical piece
A humorous and critical riff on gasoline describing it as a harmless maid that causes imaginary deaths and absurd effects. It jokes about its uses, price dynamics, and the mysterious oil trust, weaving satire about consumers, markets, and domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Directors to Elect Officers After Chautauqua Session
Report from Chautauqua Park New York notes strong public interest in Chautauqua sessions. Directors will meet soon to elect officers and arrange next year's program.
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Sions
Chautauqua Park
New York
Chautauqua
Economic Impact of Colds on American Wages
Dr. Sadler estimates about 80 million dollars in wages are lost annually due to colds. Lost time means lost wages and medical costs. Use Foley's Honey and Tar Compound promptly to stop the cough heal and soothe inflamed air passages from lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Sadler
Foley
Lemmon
Unclear exchange captured in Chicago Tribune slang
A fragmentary Chicago Tribune quote shows a brief street dialogue about hats and tipping, mentioning Pink and a ten dollar bill in a casual, dismissive departure.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised by Homer Family
Mrs. J. N. Hill of Homer Georgia extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for curing coughs colds and preventing croup. She uses it for five children and keeps it in the house, recommending it to friends via Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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J. N. Hill
Homer, Ga
Foley
Lemimnon
OWA Synod to Meet at Second U P Church
Preparations are underway for the Iowa synod of the United Presbyterian church to meet at the Second United Presbyterian Church from Tuesday evening Oct 1 through Thursday. About 125 ministers and one ruling elder per congregation will attend. sessions are open to the public.
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Towa
United Presbyterian Church
Second United Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Albia
W. R. Sawhill
W. C. Fisher
A. L. Davidson
Lennox
Washington
A. R. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Government Seigniorage From Minor Coins Reported
A National City bank circular notes the U S government earned 205 million dollars in seigniorage from silver nickel and bronze coinage over 40 years nearly four fifths of the Panama Canal’s construction cost. It cites coin costs and profits per pound and shows silver coin profits totaling 166 million dollars through 1912. The treasury holds a record gold reserve of 1.221 billion dollars with most in coin and bullion.
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United States
National City Bank
Panama Canal
Treasury Department
Treasury
Senator La Follette WEARY SMILED AT PROFIT WITHOUT HONOR
At a Madison luncheon Senator La Follette listened to a magazine writer expose how a capitalist earned his fortune by shameful means. The remark, this is profit without honor, captured the mood of the moment. A. A. Smith of Bridgeton Indiana suffered kidney trouble and rheumatism before using Foley Kidney Pills and reporting noticeable relief.
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Senator la Follette
Madison
A. A. Smith
Bridgeton
Ind
Italy Praises Red Cross for Messina Earthquake Relief
Italian delegates to the international Red Cross conference in Washington voiced deep gratitude to the American Red Cross for aid after the Messina disaster. Officials credited U S generosity and efforts by President Taft era services with helping Italians cope, noting contributions far surpassing all others.
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American Red Cross
Messina
International Red Cross Conference
Washington
Court Somaglia
Italian Red Cross Society
Red Cross
America
Tuigi Ferrero
United States
May raise Perry's flagship Niagara from Erie harbor wreck
A diver examined the sunken Niagara flagship off Misery bay near Erie and reported the hull in good condition. Dan Claflin recovered iron spikes from the nearly century submerged vessel under supervision by A Q Thatcher and Milton W Shreve.
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Niagara
Olver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
Lawrence
Misery Bay
Presque Isle Bay
Erie
Dan Claflin
Toledo
A. Q. Thatcher
Thatcher Contracting Company
Milton W. Shreve
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Diver Claflin
Refused Rockefeller Job by Blind Telegraph Clerk
Jeff W Hayes, a pioneer telegraph operator who lost sight 14 years ago, refused a job offer from John D Rockefeller when a boy of twelve. Hayes, returning to Cleveland after 37 years, recalled seeing Rockefeller at the firm of Rockefeller Andrew and Flagler. The man who took the post was Dan Lestle, now wealthy and a constitutional convention participant and former public service director.
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Jeff W. Hayes
Cleveland
Western Union Telegraph Company
John D. Rockefeller
Hayes
Rockefeller, Andrew & Flagler
Rockefeller
Swat the Fly Chorus Encourages Wartime Morale
A wartime era verse from Larimore, Westerville, Ohio urges citizens to swat the fly to show national vigor. The poem extols swatting early, often, and in season as a duty to defeat pests and honor the country.
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Larimore
Westerville, O
Hermit tailor dies after 17 years with the white death
George Kramer a hunchback and former New York tailor, isolated himself for 17 years to avoid spreading a deadly disease. He died in a Brooklyn room at 317 Furman Street leaving only $4. Neighbors recall his nightly walks with his plague. The woman next door aided him in life but not in death.
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New York
George Kramer
Furman Street
Brooklyn
Kramer
Hfe
Goodby
Furman Street House
Caroline Walsh
Walsh
Mrs. Walsh
Obituary for John Me McKee Ainsworth of Crawfordsville
John Me McKee Ainsworth born October 12 1853 near Crawfordsville Iowa lived in the area most of his life aside from stints in Kansas and Marsh Iowa. He married Sarah Skinner in 1882 and Ella Skinner in 1889. He leaves his mother a wife seven sisters two brothers and several relatives. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM from United Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville with Rev H T Jackson and Rev J C Currie officiating. Pallbearers will be six brothers in law.
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Ainsworth
John Me
Crawfordsville
Iowa
Kazisas
Marsh, Iown
Sarah Skinner
Margaret
Maud Martin
Anna Sommer
Ella
Skinner
Thomas McKee
Winterset
Robert McKee
Nancy Cummings
Peru
Marty Young
Manhattan
Kan
Maggie Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Eliza Hagie
Eva Zickafoose
Wayne
Rebecca Chrissinger
Rhoda Griffith
McKee
United Presbyterian Church
H. T. Jackson
J. C. Currie
Governor uses Bible quote to oppose commuting death sentences
In Atlanta Georgia Governor Brown quotes the Bible saying whoso killeth any person the murderer shall be put to death to justify his refusal to commute death sentences for murderers.
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Atlanta
Brown
Watchful Airedale Terrier Foils Burglary at Nottingham Pavilion
At the Olympia Serenade pavilion in Nottingham England a three time break in prompted the proprietor to hire an Airedale terrier. Early one morning a boy hopped the fence, the dog clamped onto his trousers and restrained him until the watchman arrived, delivering the youth to police.
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Nottingham
England
Teach Yourself to Seek Knowledge
A quotation on lifelong learning by George Adam Smith about the value of study. It urges continual learning to sustain admiration reverence obedience and the strength of character lifelong learners avoid intellectual stagnation.
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George Adam Smith
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