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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1910
Page
3
The Portuguese government moves to separate church and state, expels four religious orders, frees political prisoners, and strengthens republican control as royalists flee. Queen Amelie and King Manuel flee. MANUEL BRAGANZA and allies face exile while supporters split between republicans and monarchists.
Madame Du Barrie, presenting a French method, claims breasts can grow 2 to 8 inches in days with quicker, firmer, more symmetrical results. She offers an illustrated booklet by mail for 2 cents in stamps, directing interested women to write to Mérag DuBarrie in Chicago for details.
Gen Garcia of Cuban revolutionary lineage landed at Southampton from the Asturias and praised the Lisbon revolution as well carried out. He cited high casualties and described Portugal’s unrest, while U S officials awaited clarity on Braza government fate as the Des Moines heads to Lisbon and the foreign note about the republic’s proclamation is circulated.
Richmond native John Armstrong Chaloner delivers a crafted insult to Prince Dolgorouki by mailing a translated cartoon sketch from a Northern paper. He registers the letter in Richmond and plans further publicity while shipping his prize hog back to The Merrie Mills estate in Albemarle.
The Gulf of Mexico remains the storm center with continued rains in the middle and south Atlantic and east gulf states and the southern Appalachians. Flood warnings are in effect for the Congaree and Wateree in South Carolina and the Oconee and Demulges in Georgia. It remains cooler than normal in the east, with moderating conditions elsewhere as a general forecast calls for continued rain in the east gulf and south Atlantic Sunday and Monday, lighter in the middle Atlantic. Overall, fair weather is expected across most regions east of the Rockies within 48 hours with variable winds along coasts and lakes.
Daniel Guggenheim, returning from Europe with his family, urged expanding overseas investments and outlined an optimistic trade boom. He argued for better railroad protections at home, praised German labor laws, warned against curtailing copper demand, and suggested Alaska and Africa development funded by American capital could greatly benefit the U.S. economy. He forecast boom times in Germany in spring 1911 and noted France’s large yet cautious foreign investments amid anti-corporate sentiment.
The Belgian poet Maeterlinck faces a career changing choice as French academicians push for his election while he weighs loyalty to Belgium. He might gain French citizenship and the academy’s honor but questions whether patriotism or prestige should guide his duty. He asks whether to renounce Belgium or forgo the honor, seeking enlightenment on his path.
Miss Mabel F. Dawkins of Fort Wayne Indiana recounts three years of catarrh and blood disease. After trying many doctors and remedies she credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with restoring her health following two bottles. She recommends Hood's to others. The text notes liquid form and chocolate tablets called Saraniaba.
In South Bend Indiana on October 8 Mrs Edward Cosey of Harris township found a $20 gold piece in her garden bed. She uncovered a rusty can containing gold coins totaling 1145 with many dated 1880. The likely buried by former farmer Henry Casey who died two decades ago.
A health office record lists numerous births and residents including John R Casper and Margaret B Casper with a boy, Joan F Clark and Mary A Clarke with a girl, and many other families. It also notes residents at several hospitals and homes such as the Home for Aged and Infirm and Freedmen's Hospital, with ages and addresses, alongside a post advertising free want ads in The Post.
Berlin reports a German potash export duty risking a tariff war with the United States. The Prussian law imposes a 100 percent tax on exports beyond a state quota, threatening $1,000,000 in duties on American contracts. Ambassador Hill meets with Herr Sydow as diplomacy shifts.
George C Best of Shirmanstown Pennsylvania vanished seven years ago. Family traced no contact until the county court declared him legally dead and appointed an administrator for his estate. He has now been found alive in Kansas City and plans to return home to claim the fortune.
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