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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
3
Mrs. Roosevelt faces a fixed White House interior due to an limits on new purchases. Congress allowed only maintenance funds, so no new furniture carpets rugs or hangings can be added. Every vase chair side table and picture remains in its pre departure places from Oyster Bay.
Article notes Col. Charles S. Bramwell as in charge of the White House and estimates for maintenance and renewals for the coming year. It discusses how a new first lady could influence spending and décor with a $50,000 appropriation, $15,000 more than this year, and hints at possible changes to rooms like the blue room and east room as well as new dishes and wall coverings.
Model Laundry Company files an injunction in the supreme court to restrain the Washington Laundrymen's Exchange and eleven others from boycotting rivals. The suit claims a conspiratorial effort to drive competitors out of business in violation of the Sherman Act, noting threats against suppliers and drivers used by Model Laundry. The piece notes a political backdrop with references to dress and a pennsylvania bill about tearing shirts.
The Geological Survey reports 1907 fatalities and injuries across US coal mines with West Virginia suffering the highest rate and Missouri lowest. Gas dust and powder explosions accounted for deaths, while roof and coal falls caused many injuries.
An advertisement extolls borax as safe and effective for hygiene and household cleaning. It describes its use as a hot solution to flush drains to remove germs, plus additional benefits for washing, whitening, skin care, and baby bottle cleaning. A free Jingle Book is offered with purchase and baby-top clippings.
The piece estimates about 1.5 billion dollars in gold and possibly silver are hidden in Hindu ornament hoards across India. It notes India has long served as a global reservoir for precious metals and suggests unlocking this dormant capital could profoundly impact the industrial and commercial life of the region, though it may be difficult due to differing mindsets.
A New York man writes of indigestion relief after trialing Grape-Nuts, cream, and Postum with fruit. He notes improved appetite and health after two weeks, claiming previous meals caused discomfort. The letter, attributed to Postum Co at Battle Creek, invites readers to compare experiences.
Joe Pendarvis, a southern Cracker, embodies a life of idleness and opportunism. A northern planter’s trees lure him into theft, landing him in prison where he becomes an unlikely prisoner turned trusted messenger, only to return to a life of ease and evasion.
Fayette Manchester Iowa resident Mrs R Crouse reports two years of back pain and rheumatic weakness with disturbed kidney action. After using Dean's Sidney Pills the kidney function normalized and backache ceased. She notes her health is unusually good now. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
A witty exchange features a scholar described as a philosopher and a sharp rebuke about marriage. Mr Hennypeck quips that a philosopher Willie is a married man who does not wish he wasn’t.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures. It cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin. It promotes Tall's Catarin Cure internal use to affect blood and mucous membranes and claims testimonials are free. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Wages of tea garden coolies in Ceylon range 8.33 to 11.66 cents daily. They receive free housing and rice at cost. A simple home stock tonic can be made from ten pounds bran, 2.5 pounds oil meal, and 2.25 pounds Compound RoC, obtainable at drug stores for under a dollar. A successful man isn’t necessarily contented.
A seven year struggle with female troubles ends for Mrs Sallie French after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges readers to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham and cites decades of perceived success addressing displacements inflammation irregularities and related symptoms.
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