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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12

For periods of more than one year,
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Weekly Call. 500.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

OF special interest to California Is
Secretary Hitchcoek's reference to the
measures that are being taken for the
Improvement of Yosemite National
Park. AS 1t is certain that the num-
Der of tourists will greatly increase
upon the completion OF the Yosemite
Valley Railroad the department has ap-
proved the application Of Frank A.
Miller, proprietor OF the Glenwood at
Riverside. for permission to erect a
hotel in the valley to cost approximate
ly half a million dollars. The Secre-
tary further. points out that he has
recommended the appropriations Of
funds for the improvement of roads.
bridges and fences and for the pro-
lection of the game in the park and
for bringing in elk and other animals
that will add to its attraction.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12
Preside Heawhts Dye Works

At 1898 Sacramento street, were not
Country patrons promptly attended to-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12

PROPOSALS for subsistence supplies-Ofrcs
December II, i906.-Sealed proposals for fur
ni:ning and delivering OF such Quantities Of
sooaseence supplies, delivered at such wharf
cisco CALI As per circular TO be seen ut thin
once, VIII b received here until IL O'clock
Immediately thereafter In the presence az
BIDDER Specifications, general INSTRUCTIONS
20 bidders and blank forms OF proposals. viii
De furnished to established dealers On aoniE
cation to G. 4. kRAUTH0EF, Major. Commit
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12

W. Scheppler & Son
jewelers.. watchmakers, formerly 1911
Market, now 1892 Mission, near 10th. >
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12

ands; s7,22s,S12.S2 on account of the
regular establishment; $3,2591S5. 800. so
on account of the war of the rebellion,
and SIG, 135,S7S.S0 unclassifed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12
STATEMENT
OF THE CONDITIONS AND AFFAIRS OF THE
PROVIDENCE Washington
INSURANCE COMPANY

Losses adjusted and unpaid .
Losses In process Of adjustment o
IN suspense ...-.-..-..
Losses resisted. including expenses
Gross premiums on fire risks running
one year or less. 81. $50. 655. 90
reinsurance. so per cent. ..
Gross premiums on fire risks running
more than one year. 81 .415. S01. 81
reinsurance pro rata ..-...-
Gross premiums on marine and IN
land navigation risks. SIT. 0S6. IS
reinsurance 80 per cent .--
Gross premiums on marine time
risks. $50. 0es.97 reinsurance 81
per cent
All other liabilities ............-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12

J. ]. Jensen, a San Francisco refugee,
temporarily residing at Hayward, is
among the late recruits in the con-
test
Mrs. Julia Bertrand Of Walnut Creek,
Contra Costa County, Cal. has with
drawn from the contest IN favor Of
Mrs. Ellen Smith OF the same place. who,
Mrs Bertrand says, is a widow worthy
of assistance Persons favoring Mrs.
Smith with the votes allowed on their
subscriptions will be helping one who
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
THE NEEDS OF ASTORIA.

Astoria needs, and must have:
A sea-wall along her entire water
front.
A dirt fiji beneath it, and under hel
commercial section.
A common point rate on wheat from
the interior of Oregon and Washing
ton.
A group of Touring mills with dock
ing facilities to match.
All the lumber mills she can get.
Terminal rates, and facilitie and th'
railroads and steamships to keep then
alive with business.
A new handsome and modern hotel
A first class brass band.
A score Of thousands more people.
She has a few other needs, and vii
60 after them as soon as she has en-
gagged the foregoing to a certainty.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
THE SKY-SCRAPING TRAP.

The death of Homer H. Hallock in the
Chamber of Commerce fire at Portland
is but another instance of the danger of
the sky scraper. Not that the building
in question was of that sort, but the log
ic is demonstrated all the same. Here
was man of excellent Judgment under
all ordinary conditions. placed by the
exigencies of his business relations in an
office far removed from the safe and
feasibles channels usually pursued in
such fierce and sudden emergencies as
fire, with no escape except by way OF the
still higher roof, whence, after wait
ing and watching for relief that was
maddeningly slow in reaching him, his
mind took to wondering if indeed there
was any salvation for him. From one
degree of terror to the dreadful con-
viction of death is no long route for the
mind of man to travel, and so it was in
the case of this highly respected citi-
zen of Portland. He was driven onto
a sheer perch, lofty enough to rouse the
worst of imaginings in the conscious
ness of one unused to such situations.
and then the steady encroachment Of
the element he was seeking to escape,
bore in upon him a sense of utter hope
lessness, and the climax of the justifable
fear did the rest. Some day the law
win interpose its heavy hand to pre-
vent the enactment of such tragedies
by limiting the height of public and semi
public structures, or by ordaining such
provisions for safety as will counter
balance ths constant menace of tho
traps that soar to Heaven for the sole
purpose Of increasing the ground-rents of
the property upon which they stand.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
COSTLY PRINTING.

Our national printing bills are only
u little more prcposterous than those
which some of the states including New
York, are paying, The Agricultural De
partment of this state will soon issue
volume, at the cost of more than $50,
600. which will contain illustrations, in
color>, of every variety of apple grown
in the state II will doubtless be an
attractive piece of hookmaking, but will
its utility to the public Justify such an
expenditures Or does that of the hand.
some Autographs of the report of the
state Fish and Game Commission: The
ninth annual report of the New York
State Excise Department has thirty
three full page illustrations, in colorS.
of the charts shown by the department
at the st, Louis Exposition. They must
have been admirable from statistical
point of view, for they won the prize
at the Worlds Fair; but would they
have been reproduced by an expensive
process if the report in question had
been that of private business corpora,
tions Scientific enthusiasm. which may
account for some OF this over'illuStra,
tion. is good thing, but so, too, is Il
iudicious self.re,traint in the spending
OF other peoples money \. Y. Times
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, aud above
all, possessed of n wonderfully sympa
thetic nature.
In 1913 she married Isaac Pinkham
builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and q
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days II
was common for mothers TO make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs. natures own remedies
calling in physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and ex.
perience many of them gained won
derful knowledge of the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs
Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest
in the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods of
all kinds; so, if we but take the pains
W unu IllCLl, III lHN IOOtS anu htl 10
of the field there are remedies ex-
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the body, and
it was her pleasure to search these out
and prepare simple and effective medi
cines for her own family and friends
Chief Of these was rare combina-
tion of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu.
liar to the female sex, and Lydia f. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this so far was done freely, with
out money and without price, as a
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity were too
much for the large real estate interests
of the Pinkham family, as this class
of business suffered most from
fearful depression, so when the Centen-
nial year dawned it found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother, combined forces to
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

He who fails to do his best has not
made a success of his efforts. but doing
ones best cannot safely be construed to
mean equalling the best of some other
individual in a particular line To
strive to do too ardently often means
opening the door TO failure, to a wreck
ed life and to great injury to innocent
sufferers. Somehow quite too many
Americans take themselves too serious
ly. Doing ones best should always he
tempered with judgment and due re-
gard for ones natural limitations.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
SO good for their woman friends and
neighbors was equally good for the
women Of the whole world,
The Pinkhams had no money, and
little credit Their first laboratory
was the kitchen, where roots and
herbs were stepped on the stove,
gradually filling gross OF bottles.
Then came the question OF selling
II, for always before they had given
1t away freely. They hired job
printer to run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits Of the medi.
cine, now called Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and these were
distributed by the Pinkham sons in
Boston, New York, and Brooklyn
The wonderful curative properties OF
the medicine were, 10 great extent,
self.advertsing, for whoever used II
recommended IL to others, and the de.
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the fam.
lily had saved enough money to com
mence newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success OF
the enterprise were assured, until TO.
day Lydia +. Pinkham and her Vege.
table Compound have become house.
hold words everywhere, and many
tons of roots and herbs are used annu.
ally in its manufacture,
Lydia Z. Pinkham herself did moi
live 10 see the great success of this
work. She passed to her reward years
ago, but not till she had provided
means for continuing her work as
effectively as she could have done II
herself
During her long and eventful expe.
rience she was ever methodical in her
work and she was always careful pre-.
serve record Of every case that came to
her attention. The case of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
and there were thousands-received
careful study. and the details, includ.
ing symptoms, treatment and results
were recorded for future reference, and
to-day these records, together with
hundreds Of thousands made since. are
to sick women the world
over, and represent vast collabora.
tion of information regarding the
treatment OF woman's ills, which for
and accuracy can hardly
be equaled in any library in the
world.
With Lydia r. Pinkham worked her
daughter in law, the present Mrs.
Pinkham. She was carefully y instructed
in all her hard-won knowledge, and
for years she assisted her in her vast
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the
direction OF the work when its origina.
tor passed away. For nearly twenty.
five years she has continued 1t, and
nothing in the work shows when the
first Lydia K. Pinkham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham,
now the mother of large family, took
it up. With women assistants, some as
capable as herself, the present Mrs.
Pinkham continues this great work and
probably from the Office of no other
person have so many women been ad.
vised how TO regain health. Sick wo.
men, this advice is Yours for Health"
freely given If you only write to ask
for it.
Such is the history Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound made
from simple roots and herbs; the one
great medicine for women's ailments,
and the fitting monument 10 the noble
woman whose name it bears.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

'ment on this coast and his name and in,
hucncc are mSepamble from the history
of the great slop,, Striving always for
the best, by the most wholesome means
within his grasp, and uniformly success,
full in all he undertook for the good of
mankind his name aud work will live,
suggestive monuments of high purpose
and honorable achievement,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

Young man, did You ever put your
arms around your dear old mother tell
her that you love her and are grateful
for the tears she has she'd and the
prayers she has offered for you? She
may think that YOU love her without
your assuring her the you do, but it
costs YOU but little effort to tell her
and your words may bring more joy
and sunshine to her heart than you
ever dreamed of, Some young men will
pay two dollars for rig, to ride three
hours with a. seventy-fvc-cent gill and
tell her all the nice things they can
think of that are true, and more. that
are not true, and don't spent five cents
or five minutes in a year to show their
old mother that they care anything for
her.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
FOR STATE PRINTER,

The undersigned announces hmacl as
Republican candidate for renomna.
ton for State Printer, subject TO the
decision OF the Republican voters at tho
primary election, April 20.
Now serving first term. The same
courtesy that has been accorded to State
officers generally. that OF Il rcnomina.
tlon, would be greatly appreciated.
J. r. WHITNEY.
Albany, Oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

There is a move on foot to force the
officers Of three New York insurance
companies to pay back to the policy
holders $l5OOOO which they testified
before the investigating committee Of
the Legislature that they had donated
to the Republican National Committee.
They had no authority to thus misuse
trust funds and an effort will be made
to show that the officers who paid out
the money are individually liable. 1t
was a rascally proceeding and the false
trustee, of other peoples money should
be made to suffer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
. . 80 %@% . . . 900 . = . .
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The new telephone rule in Boston re-
stricting suburban residence phones to
three calls daily on the owners city office
and then only outside of business hours
is said to be tolerated with suspicious
complacency by gay and foxy husbands,
No questions asked.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

Mayor Mcclellan, $lGl 100000 water
plain for New York is called by
an Ogineor needless an ex-
travagant. 1t is surely extrava.
CANT, but the Mayor is the best Judge
whether he needs it or not.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKHANi
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
1t to be Offered for Public Sale In Drug Stores.

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1910, COM
ing from good old Quaker family,
For some years she taught school, and
became known as woman Of an alert
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
B. WISTAR MORRIS DEAD.

There is no community on the Pacific
coast that remains unaffected by the
death of this eminent divine and educa-
tor. Long years of his life have been
devoted to the advancement of religi-
Que and academic thought and move
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
FOR SUPERINTENDENT or PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION.

| hereby announce myself as q can
didatc for denomination for the Office
Of Superintendent OF Public fnatruc-
ton, and solicit the support Of all Re.
publcans at the primaries, April Goth.
]. II. ACKERMAN.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
Grip Quickly Knocked Out.

Some weeks ago during the severe
inter weather both my wife and mys i
"ont t"acted severe colds which speedily
develoned into the worst kind of 10
grippe with all its miserable symptoma,'
AVS Mr. j. S. Egleston Of Mapl Land
inr. Iowa Knees and joints aching
muscles sore, head stopped up, eyes and
nose running, with alternate spells Of
"hills and fever. We began using
"hambrrlain's Cough R medy, aiding the
same with a double dose of Chamber
aims Stomach and Liver Tablets, and BY
its liberal use soon completely knocked
out the grip" Sold by Frank Hart and
eading Druggists.
=-----------
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

Abraham Lincoln's first speech on the
tariff question was short and to thf
point He said he did not pretend to
be learned in political economy, but he
thought that he knew enough to know
that "when an American paid $50 fol
steel to an English manufacturer
America had the steel and England had
the $50. But when he paid $50 for
steel to an American manufacturer
America had both the steel and the
$40. That was the sum and substance
of the tariff question as he viewed it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

There is 50 much all around MS that
is worth rejoicing over. Take it on
the farm just at this season of the
year, when Nature is beginning to think
what she can do to make this old world
beautiful once more. Suppose we just
sit down, the first thing we do, and
wipe away all the cobwebs out of our
hearts. Eat a mess of greens, too. Take
horseradish, if You can't get anything
else. Boil it up good and tender and
eat it hot with a bit of vinegar on it.
It will stir up the liver frst-rate, and
make the world look better.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

There seems to be some doubt of the
election Of Gov. Jeff Davis of Arkansas
to the United States Senate, 50 it is evi.
dent there must be some rival candidate
who also wields trenchant chair leg.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

Little Delaware wants the coming big
gest battleship named for her That
would be a queer chicken for "Tbe Blue
Hen" to gather under her wings.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
FOR SHERIFF.

| hereby announce myself as can.
didate for sheriff on the Republican
ticket at the primary nominating cleo
ton. EMSLEY H0UGHT0N.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
FOR GOVERNOR.

Republicans Of Oregon are hereb!
informed that | am candidate for the
nomination Of Governor at the prim'
aries to be held April Goth
JAMES WITHYCOMBE.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
FOR ATToRNEY.G GENERAL.

The undersigned hereby announces
himself as candidate for reelection
to the Office OF Attorney General. sub.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.

| hereby announce myself candi'
date for the Office OF Secretary OF State,
and ask the support OF all Rcpubli
cans. +. T. WRlGlITMAN.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
CANDIDATES ANNOUNCEMENTS

ject to the approval OF Republican
voters at the primaries.
A. NJ. CRAWFORD.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

Henceforth' wife-beating may be
reckoned among the protected indus.
tries in Washington, y. c.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09

A ton in the bin, is worth a million
tons in some railroads storage yard.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-09
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19
The Las. straw.

~ Ifa ~ = weekly.
In a small city in eastern Indiana thoro
lives "A professor who is notorious for his
p%arsiinony. one day he stepped into n hat
store, and after rummaging over the stock
selected an ordinary hat, put 1t on. opIcd
himself in the glass, and then asked the
very lowest price.
But" said the halter, that hat is no,
good enough for you 10 wear: here is VIVA
you want" showing one of his best derbvs
That's the best l can afford. though Z"
returned the professor.
well, there, MIR. --. I'll make Won :,
tell whose store it came from. You can
send me customers enough to get my
money back with interest; YOU know.
pretty much everybody"
"Thank YOU, thank you said the pro-
fessor, his eyes cleaning with pleasure.
But how much may this be WORTH"
The price of that hat is five dollars"
replied The salesman.
And he other" asked the professor.
Three"
The professor put or the derby. looked in
the glass, then looked at the th~ree-dollar
hat.
Il think. sir, chat this hat will answer
my purpose just as well as the Other said
he. taking off the derby. and holding it in
one hand as he put on the cheap one.
But you'd better take the other sir; it
won't cost YOU any more"
"But-but," replied the professor. hest
tatingly. II don't know but-perhaps-
you'd just as soon have me take the cheap
onn-and perhaps you wouldn't mind Civ
ia1 ME the difference in cash