Report on cost of living exposes campaign deception
T. Scanlon denounces Lodge and colleagues for a Senate committee report on prices as misleading. He argues the figures compare nonidentical English and American articles and blame high costs on US gains rather than true price levels. He asserts English prices were higher only for superior goods and calls for accountability from American packers and Stand Patters.
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Lodge
Dr. Cook
North Pole
England
United Kingdom
United States
America
Hat Bacon
Chicago
New York
Old England
Liverpool
T. Scanlon
Study the Records How did your representative vote on tariffs
A call to review a congress member’s voting record on tariff schedules. It asks if the representative favored public interests or business interests and frames this as a moment for housecleaning.
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Congress
Tariff Deepens Wealth Gap Between Poor and Aldrich
The tariff policy is described as worsening conditions for the poor while benefiting Aldrich, highlighting a partisan critique of economic fairness and income disparity. The piece implicates rising burdens on lower earners and concentration of gains among high earners.
A Poor Weak Woman Endures Agonies and Seeks Free Medical Advice
A remark extols women's patience under troubles and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription from the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo. It claims Dr. Pierce is a leading physician in treating women's diseases and offers free confidential medical advice by mail.
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Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Invelids’ Hotel
Aspic Jelly Egg Dish Prepared With Precision
A popular summer recipe explains making a beef veal or chicken aspic with stock, gelatin, lemon juice and spices. Eggs are poached in vinegar water to form cocoons, then placed on the set jelly and covered with a second layer. Serve in squares with lettuce and pimento garnish.
Yellow leaf cake recipe from Washington family
An old colonial recipe attributed to George Washington's family describes a yellow leaf cake. It uses butter sugar eggs cream soda cream of tartar flour and raisins or citron. The batter is folded with stiffly beaten egg whites and baked in a large tube pan, iced white for contrast.
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George Washington
Cooking Green Peas Guide by Cornelia Bedford
Cornelia Bedford offers a simple method for cooking fresh green peas. For a quart of shelled peas, melt butter with salt sugar and pepper, add peas, cover and shake over high heat for five minutes, then add water and finish slowly until tender, about half an hour. Adjust water to prevent burning and serve when nearly dry.
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Cornelia Bedford
Pineapple Jam Preparation with Sugar in Equal Proportions
Directions describe peeling and grating pineapples noting sugar leaf pine as best. Weigh equal sugar and pineapple, then heat the mixture gradually for twenty minutes.
Simmering Syrup for Punch Prep Instructions
The text instructs to simmer steadily after sirup boils for about an hour until a clear amber jetty forms and thickens as it cools. If juice is very juicy, some liquor may be strained from the fruit and set aside to be used separately in the punch bowl.
Stuffed Peppers With Walnut Rice Forcemeat
A recipe step by step for stuffed peppers. Cut a top slice and remove seeds then fill with a forcemeat of chopped English walnuts hot boiled rice tomato butter salt and pepper. Arrange in a baking pan with hot salted water and bake slowly for about an hour.
Iced Cocoa with Whipped Cream Method
A recipe instruction describes mixing half a cup of whipped cream into two cups of cocoa, sweetening to taste, chilling, and serving in glasses with cracked ice. It emphasizes folding the cream in, cooling, and presenting in chilled glasses.
Raising the Maine Plans Move Forward With New Board
The Maine raising project advances as General Bixby appoints a board of engineers led by Colonel Black and Lieutenant Colonel Patrick to inspect the wreck in Havana. John F. O Rourke’s pneumatic caisson plan is reviewed, aiming to lift the ship for full inspection. A later joke interlude notes a husband and wife exchange about cook references.
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Maine
William H. Bixby
United States Army
Bixby
William M Black
United States Engineer
New York City
Mason M. Patrick
Custom House
Norfolk
Harley B. Ferguson
United States
Bell Building
Montgomery
Ala
Havana
War Department
John F. O’rourke
Hudson
Poughkeepsie
Pennsylvania
North River
Oliver
O’rourke
Army Board of Engineers
English Novelist Noted at Nearby Table
A Pittsburg Post note reports a quiet dining room sees a conversation about table manners. A sharp observer notes an English novelist sits at the next table, adding a touch of literary intrigue to the meal.
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Pittsburg Post
Day Off Joke from Browning’s Magazine
A brief gag where a Sunday School teacher asks if Bobby’s father is a Christian and Bobby replies no, not today, because he has a toothache. Quip reflects a light humorous mood from Browning's Magazine.
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Bobby
Browning
Divorce Suit Filed in Chehalis County Court
Maggie M. Smith sues Elmore E. Smith in the Washington Superior Court asking to dissolve their bonds of matrimony and obtain a decree of divorce with general relief. The summons requires a response within 60 days after the first publication dated September 1 1910. Attorney Wilson Buttner of Aberdeen represents the plaintiff with last publication dated October 13 1910.
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N. W. Bush
Chehalis
State of Washington
Abberdeen
Tacoma
South
Aberdeen
Washington
Chehalis County
Maggie M. Smith
Elmore E. Smith
A. D
Wilson Buttner
Plaintiff
Summons for Publication in Chehalis County Washington
Public notice summons for J G E Lewis to answer a $100 promissory note claim filed by A J West. The suit seeks collection plus interest and relief with publication dates spanning September 5 1910 to October 17 1910 in Aberdeen Washington.
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Humbug
Majority Committee
Senate
Peoples Medical Adviser
Harper’s Bazar
John F. O'Rourke
J.J. Carney
Pres
B. L. Bratt, V.pres
J. KE. Hutchinson, Srey
Aberdeen Printing Company
The
Herald Printery
East Wishkah Street
Brain and
Brown
Stewing Co
Aberdeen Printing Co
JO. J. Carney
B. L. Beall
J. E. Hutchinson
Superior Court OF
Conway & Snider
A. J. West
J. G. E. Lewis
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