Teachers Visit Washington Captivates New Hampshire Delegation
The spring vacation draws teachers from across the region to Washington. They tour the White House and Cannon, with the speaker playing a genial guide. Senate Clerk John Walker showcases Capitol rooms, the Union Station, the L'Enfant plan, and Portsmouth harbor, tying New Hampshire pride to national heritage.
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How a Secretary Was Made Miserable by House Votes
A secretary to a congressman sulks after the Insurgent coalition shifts his chief’s stance. The piece notes secretary influence, the House chaplain’s noon prayers, and a chilling anecdote about misreported injuries in the Cannon era. The tone mirrors Washington backstage humor and power dynamics.
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How Few Drinks Change a Man's Mood
Senator Warner of Missouri recalled a village drunkard to illustrate how alcohol shifts mood. A doctor moving to Texas meets the man at morning, after two drinks, and again after more drinks, each time reporting worsening or improving fortunes and asking to relay funds to a hypothetical brother Bill. The tale underscores alcohol’s volatile effects on perception and mood.
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Beggar and Congressman Encounter on Pennsylvania Avenue
A Southern congressman walking from the Capitol in Washington meets a shabby man who asks for help. The man claims college status, job prospects, and hunger, but the congressman refuses to assist beyond brief refusals. The scene ends with the beggar pressing for change before the encounter ends.
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Democratic slate named for governor in Iowa city
A conference at the Savery produced the Democratic ticket for governor with S H Basher Water loo E G Moon Ottumwa and Claude R Porter Centerville also named were Parley Sheldon Ames for lieutenant governor A R McCook Shell Rock and James Curran Ottumwa for treasurer and John W Blake Atlantic for auditor among others The committee plans to issue and file nomination papers this week while action on congressional candidates awaits district organizations
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Waterloo
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Ottumwa
Claude R. Porter
Centerville
Clark
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Marengo
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Walter Dewey
Chariton
William Louden
Pairfield
Thomas L. Maxwell
Creston
Sullivan
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Clint L. Price
State Committee
Short Line Rates Upheld By Iowa Attorney General
Des Moines April 18 Attorney General Byers rules the state railroad commission can force the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway to charge short line rates between Des Moines and points north of Tara though routed via Ft. Dodge and Angus. The ruling says the order will not affect rates from Ft. Dodge and points south. Several brief items follow: a California robbery of nine pouches of registered mail near Benicia. a Knoxville death by suicide of Mrs. Thonag Slocum and 19 year old Wil lig Crabtree. and New York port official Mayhew Wainwright declines the position of harbor master.
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Paradox Manager Notes Badly Sung Drinking Song
A stage director recounts a performance where a drinking song failed as the tenor had been drinking, reflecting on the mishap and backstage dynamics.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted by Drugists
An aged advertisement fragment touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup priced at 25 cents per bottle and one dollar for larger containers. Claims include soothing the gums and easing wind colic, with broad charity mentions and references to Druggists.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures woman ills
Park Rapids Minnesota and Brookville Ohio women share long years of illness ended by six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound gaining health, regularity, and steadier nerves. The ad claims cures for fibroids, ulcers, displacements, and digestive distress with no narcotics, asking readers to write Mrs Pinkham for free advice.
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