Imprisoned Tailor Strikes In Gilbertian Fashion
A prisoner at Fremantle Prison, a tailor by trade and trade unionist, refused to work on grounds of principle. He notified the Tailors' union, which offered no clear support or objection, remaining silent. British North Borneo census data shows 208,188 people in 1911 with 355 Europeans, 26,202 Chinese, 1,612 Malays, 5,511 East Indians, 5,700 Filipinos, and about 170,000 natives.
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Fermantle
Tailors’ Union
British North Borneo
Kraut costs food price joke misses farmer share
The piece argues kraut costs and production are simple and cheap yet farmers receive only a small fraction of the price paid by consumers. It details home canning steps, barrel curing, salt costs, and compares farm, factory, and retail pricing to question who profits.
Alcohol as nations' destroyer in world history history
The article argues alcoholic poisoning is the true destroyer of nations, citing studies and officials on crime, insanity, and societal decay linked to drinking. It juxtaposes ancient declines with modern warnings, urging America to conquer the saloon for self-preservation.
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Persia
Greece
Rome
Gaul
America
China
Japan
Russia
Rural Schools Up at Teachers' Meet
The fifty eighth annual Iowa State Teachers association convenes in Des Moines November 7 1912 for three days. Sessions cover rural schools state aid industrial education and training facilities with officials including A Deyoe and Horne addressing. A concert and business meeting close the timetable.
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Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
General Association
Educational Council
J. A. Woodruff
Frank L. Smart
John FE. Stout
Z. C. Thornburg
Frank D., Joseph
Iowa
Arthur Pickford
Arthur Springer
Navy
Alice Dilley
Osceola
H. H. Horne
School of Pedagogy
New York University
A A. M. Deyoe
Warren H. Wilson
Missions
New York City
B. W. Newberry
John Hammill
George W. Clarke
Warren Garst
Chicago Sunday Evening Club
Quoit
Herbert 8. Hadley
Missouri
Chamberlains Liniment Pimps Back Pain Remedy Ad
If you knew the real value of Chamberlains Liniment for lame back soreness of muscles spraining and rheumatic pains you would never wish to be without it. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon
Scrub Chickens Before Cooking to Remove Dirt
Farmers are advised to wash and scrub poultry with a soft brush and warm water in which a teaspoonful of baking soda is dissolved. This practice helps prevent the unpleasant henny taste in cooked fowl.
Booths Hyomel Catarrh Remedy Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Booths Hyomel as a quick cure for catarrh claiming it clears mucus and eliminates catarrh germs. It promotes an inhaler kit for $1 and separate bottles for 50 cents with a money back guarantee from Leamon’s Pharmacy for dissatisfied customers.
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Booth
Leamons Pharmacy
Fifty Years Ago Today September 28 War News
News from Richmond reports emancipation proclamation reach and Confederate stance. The Richmond Dispatch warned the war would end only by exhaustion of the north or extermination of the south. Europe noted General Tee's defeat in Maryland and Confederate stocks fell in London and Paris.
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Lincoln
Richmond
Richmond Dispatch
Europe
General Tee
Maryland
London
Paris
Confederate Senator Semmes seeks retaliation against the North
Louisiana Senator Semmes introduces a resolution urging retaliation for Lincoln's emancipation proclamation as a reaction to northern actions.
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Semmes
Louisiana
North
Lincoln
Opium Scarcity Affects Codeine and Household Goods
Scarcity of opium drives codeine prices well above normal. Carbolic acid prices rise, likely lifting disinfectant costs for households. Glyerin shows a downward turn after a long period of high value.
Remarkable cures for colic and diarrhoea praised
Few medicines match the uniform success of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It has effected cures in almost every neighborhood and has earned a wide reputation. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Cat Lover Opens Free Hotel for Cats in Connecticut
Walter Scott an inn keeper runs a free cat hotel in Che shire Connecticut. He fitted a basement room to shelter homeless cats with three meals daily. The number of residents has surpassed 100 and he plans to establish a chain of cat hotels.
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Walter Scott
Cheshire
Connecticut
Mr. Scott
Mrs Belmont Hosts Suffragist Dinner as New York Center Opens
At Newport a dinner honored Mrs O P H Belmont for tireless suffrage work and she announced a suffragist hotel to open in New York in autumn. A parade of jokes and quotes followed from sources including the Washington Star and Lippincott’s Magazine.
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Washington Star
Cardens Visit Osage Relative Relocation Plans
James and Mrs. Carden of Denver visited relatives here last week coming from Osage where their son Jean runs a clothing business. He has just completed a new bungalow and is doing well in his trade. After a brief stay in Washington they will return to Denver, a place they like very much.
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Saunders
Ft. Madison Penitentiary
James
Mrs. Carden
Denver
Osage
Jean
Washington
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