Mascots and Pets aboard US Navy warships
The article details naval mascots across ships, noting captains’ leniency, regulations, and the wide variety of animals aboard. It highlights official mascots, transfers between ships, feeding and discipline, and famous cases such as a Chicago cat that salutes the Star Spangled Banner and a Vermont goat that pipes a smoke. It also mentions parrots, bears, monkeys, dogs, and rehoming patterns when ships return to port.
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Uncle Sam
Tara
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Agcota
Ehip
United States
Uncle Sam's Navy
Blue Jackets
Bevel
Tropics
China
Japan
Bheing
Chicago
Vermont
Chester
Minnesota
Demonstration in Metz Sparks French Political Tension
Reports from Metz describe a French concert disrupted by police action. La Lorraine Sportive members were arrested while the orchestra played marches amid crowd unrest. Samain and local leaders faced charges as police sought list of participants, while public opinion remained volatile and a new mayor was elected amid the turmoil.
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France
Metz
New York Sun
la Lorraine Sportive
M. Samain
Samain
Ti Js
Strassburg
Borig
Kenyon Outlines Senate Course After Election
Fort Dodge celebrates Judge W. S. Kenyon Iowa's new senator outlines his agenda. He supports jail terms over fines for Sherman antitrust crimes, urges ousting Lorimer, favors woman’s compensation act, income tax, strict corrupt practices law, federal control of stock and bond issues in interstate carriers, and tighter monopoly regulation.
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Fort Dodge
W. S. Kenyon
Iowa
Senate
United States
Lorimer
1Inois
Kenyon
SIXTH CAVALRY TO THE FRONT ALONG MEXICAN FRONTIER
President Taft orders the Sixth cavalry toward the Mexican frontier. Des Moines dispatch says three sections will depart by train, routing via Rock Island to Omaha then south. Squadrons head to Fort Huachuca Nogales and Douglas with forces moving quickly to border zones.
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Des Moines
Taft
War Department
Fort Des Moines
Sixth Cavalry
Agua Prieta
Douglas
Washington
Mexico
Rock
Omaha
Fort Huachuca
Nogales
Ariz
Militia and labor conflict dominate Muscatine report
A April 17 meeting among button manufacturers Adjutant General Logan and Commissioner Van Duyn failed to bridge labor disputes in Muscatine. Factional tension remains high since the strike began, with settlement views far apart and unlikely soon. Cornerstone ceremony for Cedar Rapids Elks club house scheduled for April 17 at First Aves and Fifth St. Rev Joseph Newton to deliver principal address. In Denison Miss Leonia Henry, 19, teacher, died after being struck by a freight train near the depot shortly after school dismissal. In Mason City Senator Hammill to speak at a Methodist Men’s Club event on temperance in the recent legislative session. Senator Kenyon left for Chicago and Washington. Judge Kenesaw Landis also traveled for the new senator’s banquet. Pythians of Mat Rock invite a banquet in Charles City. 75 Knights of the state region expected.
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City
Muscatine
Logan
van Duyn
Cedar Rapids
Elks
First Avenues
Fifth Street
Joseph Newton
Liberal Christian Church
Iowa
Denison
Leonia Henry
Northwestern
Hammill
Mason City
Jno
The
Methodist Church
Resinol Ointment Promoted as Cure for Skin Diseases
An advertisement extols Resinol ointment and Resinol soap shampoo as cures for scalp eruptions eczema and a wide range of skin conditions. It claims rapid relief from itching and touts the product for babies burns and other irritations with jars offered at fifty cents and one dollar from Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore Md.
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Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore, Md
Allen's Poot-Ebase Antiseptic Powder Ad
An old ad notes a product for foot care sold by a retailer on a route. It claims benefits for bunions, ingrown nails, swollen feet, callous spots, and heel issues. The copy uses odd spellings and regional slang to promote wood sales and the antiseptic powder.
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Allen
Olmutort
Lo Roy
Obscure Ad Slogans and Patent Remedies Cited
A collage of old time patent medicine claims and quips. The snippets mention Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, Garfield Tea, and a Libera Garbled quotation about Terence and Publius Syrus. The tone mimics a newspaper ad page with sales pitches and aphorisms.
Daughter Was Cured By Lydia E Pinkham Medicine
Baltimore readers report health restoration after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A 15 year old girl, Alice, recovered from pale appearance, dark circles, and weakness after taking the remedy. The letter claims improvement is widespread among mothers praising the treatment for female troubles and irregular periods.
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Baltimore
Alice
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia J. Pink
L. A. Conkeran
Rutland Street
Moth
Lydia E
Pinkham
Lydia KE
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Ladis
Paka Othaea
Vanete
PE Bi Diaseo
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TIRIO
Smorte
Ertaag
Solon
Arizona
Charles City
Amita
Onty-Five
Ipcel
Rhodie
Joe
Terence
Publius Syrus
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