Eloquence and the Jury in a Georgia Trial
An archival recount describes Peter Bennett’s courtroom moment with Stephen for the defendant and Toombs for the plaintiff. Bennett asserts Farmer solidarity against doctors, delivering a satirical speech that ends with Bennett winning the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Bennett
Burnham
Georgia
Robert Toombs
Alexander H. Stephens
Mr. Stephens
Peter
Sal Atkins
Gintilmin
Miss Beaseley
Sam
Miss Peak
Sarah
Bill
Mr. Mitchell
Harry Stevens
Mr. Toombs
Ruatan Island Grew Cocoanuts and Easy Life Described
A New Orleans writer extols Ruatan in the Bay Islands off Spanish Honduras as a lush, simple land. Cocoanuts form the mainstay with trees bearing for decades, dropping fruit year round while natives trade nuts directly for goods. Bananas and oranges grow freely and a palm grove can be established quickly, yielding steady wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruatan
Spanish Honduras
Bay Islands
Port Cortez
New Orleans
Parachute Drops: Circus Balloon Stunts and Safety
The New York News sketches parachute drops during circus ascensions. A parachute guides descent while balloons cannot be steered, with expert handling reducing risk. Parachutes open after rope release, landing often on the lot, though balloons can rebound on impact and require recovery by wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York News
McKeesport
Miscellaneous Matters From Early 20th Century Summary
The note outlines diverse topics: khaki for military use expanding, Chicago patrol wagon drivers forming a benevolent association, Chicago offering two free bathhouses with 301468 baths last year, wide ranges of face powder shades, coffee’s early use in Abyssinia and introduction to England, cross-country spending and meat consumption by nationalities, and a 1392 dispensary law net profit of 1706000 reported to South Carolina legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Abyssinia
England
South Carolina
State Dispensary Board
Hair fad and cures mingle in bustling barber shop chatter
A lively parade of ad copy and jokes fills a barber shop scene. patrons discuss fads like the Belgian cut while doctors tout remedies from DeWitt's pills to One Minute Cough Cure. Quiett Ayres and North Yakima Drug Store push tonics, cough syrups, and stomach aids amid light banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quiett & Ayres
Quiett & Ayres’ Drug Store
FOLEY
North Yakima
Dewitt’s
Foley Kidney Cure Proclaims Great Benefit
A. H. Thurness of Wills Creek Coal Co. Buffalo C. reports kidney and bladder trouble relief after using Foley Kidney Cure, claiming it gave him $1000 worth of good and eliminates pain. The ad also promotes DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and Dewitts Little Early Risers while noting Union Pacific train guards and a joke about a hen master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. HT. Thurness
Wills Creek Coal Co
Buffalo
Foley
North Yakima
Union Pacific
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Oll B. Graves
Ellensburg
Iraq
Englehart
Raves & Englehart
Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
North Yakima, Wash
Whitson & Parker
Edwd
Whitson
Fred Parker
Ogle & Rigg
Yakima National Bank
North
Ihima
Washington
Q. R. Wells, M. D
Asbury Methodist Hospital
Minneapolis
U. &, Pensien
Janeck Bros. Drug
Cor
6Th and
Chestnut
Tod
David Rosser
Cc. T. Dulin
Is. Frank & Dulin
Physicians and Surgeons
Banks
Schindeler
Yakima Ie
P. Updike, D. M. D
Essort
W. A. Giddings
D. D
Dudley Block
Yakima Avenue
Mac L. Richards
Akima
W. Kelton
Ad Office
Chestnut Street
First
Second
North Jima
W. L. Steinweg
Chas. Carpenter
H. B. Scudder
W. B. Dudley
Yakima
Tional Bank
Donald
Ugh K
Sinclair
B. Cornett
Us Bartholet
Asst
ITAL
Lus
Undiv
Frea
H. Bartlett & Co
St. Paul & Tacoma
Lum. Co
THE
Yakima Herald
Manduras
DeWitt
Taft & Taft and
W. J. Roaf
Stanoil
Linner
Cordovan
Sarah Bernhardt
Quiet & Ayres’ Drug Store
Lucre
Yakima Ave
Frank Nagler
Reis Bros
G. T. Aumiller
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