White House social season and official receptions noted
Washington society gears up for the White House social season with four formal receptions to the diplomatic corps supreme court members of Congress and military officers and state dinners adding a new cabinet dinner for the President and Mrs Taft Thursdays mark cabinet dinners while at home days set for the vice president and judiciary leaders with specific days for calls to spouses of cabinet members representatives and senators
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Ashington
Washington
White House
Plomatic Corps
Supreme Court
Memora
Congress
Army
Taft
Bae
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Judiciary
Insecticide Act of 1910 Goes Into Effect Nationwide
The insecticide act of 1910 is now in effect with joint regulations issued by the secretaries of the treasury agriculture and commerce and labor. It bans manufacture and sale of adulterated or misbranded insecticides and fungicides in federal territory and restricts interstate shipments. Paris green and lead arsenate standards are specified with detailed purity rules and penalties. The act provides for samples, hearings, and possible action by US attorneys, with state cooperation and guaranties from wholesalers or manufacturers to avoid liability.
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Secretaries of the Treasury
Ad Ticulture
Commerce and Labor
Paris Breen
United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Hig
United States
Paris Green
Ceater
Postmaster General Faces Protests Over Rate Rulings
Friction grows between Frank H G Hitchcock and medical scientific and fraternal societies over the cent a pound postal rate. Societies press claims that existing law is being followed while supporters push Dodds bill to grant similar rates to educational and philanthropic publications. Senate action stalled as Penrose delays committee hearings, arguing exceptions would complicate enforcement and invite mass mailer groups to game the system with ad heavy magazines.
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Ostmaster
Frank H. G
Hugh‘pook
Dodds
Senate
Penrose
Post Office
Taft Makes First Top of Monument Visit
President Taft ascends the Monument for the first time in Washington, telling Secretary Norton he and the party would ride up on a clear day. He had lived in the city for over a decade and inspected each window before leaving.
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Norton
Mr. Taft
Washington
Top-Working Fruit Trees Proves Quite Satisfactory
An early guide on top-working fruit trees explains grafting and budding as simple, effective methods to combine weak varieties with strong rootstocks. It covers whip grafting for small stubs, proper cion sizing, wax sealing, bud placement, and timing for young trees, plus fall budding and post graft care.
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C.B. Whipple
Keeping Boys in Country Keepers in Country
By R. H. Kline urges tailoring rural work to each boy’s passion, arguing some youths belong in cities and others on farms. Cites David Rankin of Tarkio and E. H. Burbank as farmers who loved their craft and achieved wide impact. Advocates farming opportunity, shared responsibility, and fair treatment to deter rural youth from fleeing.
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R. H. Kline
David Rankin
Tarkio
Missouri
Rankin
Burbank
California
The Usual Result and Speculation on Street Money
A dialogue about Stockbug being on the street and speculation on how long he will stay. The speaker notes mortgage payments completed by neighbors, implying shared financial hardship and money on hand no one wants to borrow. Farmer Corntensel confirms paying off his mortgage, while others did the same.
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Stockbug
Corntensel
Eczema Gone and Boils Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Mary W. Ramsey recounts her infant son’s eczema starting days after birth and spreading to arms and chest. After three months of physician treatment, she switched to Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting rapid improvement and full recovery by seven months. Boils during teething also vanished with Cuticura products. by age two the child was healthy with soft skin and curls.
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Mary W. Ramsey
Jackson St
Colorado Springs
Colo
Stamps by the Slot: Woman Refuses Nickel Vending
A woman bursts into a drug store near Massachusetts Avenue seeking two-cent stamps. She balks at nickel slots, pays a dime for two stamps, and leaves six cents as change. The incident highlights widespread frustration with stamp vending machines.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Bassett
Indianapolis News
New Methods Promote Quick Sore Throat Cures
The ad promotes fast relief for sore throats with Diphtheria Quinsy and Tonsillitis cures. It claims one or two days of treatment beat weeks in bed and touts Hamling Wizard Oil and Pete's Eye salve as remedies. The copy mocks soft talk in relationships and targets druggists and Howard Bros. Buffalo.
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Pete
Howard Bros
Buffalo, Noy
Resinol cures eczema and skin troubles worldwide
Merit praises Resinol as a universal cure for eczema and a range of eruptive skin diseases including erythema tetter herpes psoriasis and infant skin troubles. The druggist corroborates its quick action and notes Resinol Soap as a refreshing bath product. Resinol Salve and Soap sold in small drug stores by Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore Md.
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Resinol
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Nephew and Uncle Josh Opine on Opera Fashion
In a humorous exchange, Nephew asks for opinion on the opera while Uncle Josh jokes that women in the boxes should raise money from their diamonds to buy clothes, a quip reflecting stage-world manners and vaudeville tone.
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Josh
Distemper Cure Claims Broad Horse And Dog Relief
SPOTN'S DISTEMPER CURE advertised for all ages of horses and dogs with claims of cure and prevention. Bottle guarantees and sales volume cited, priced at fifty cents and one dollar. Manufacturer Spehn Medical Co. Goshen Indiana seeking druggists and agents.
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Genta
Spehn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Missed chances of giving pleasure quoted by Houston Post
A casual aside about privacy and misjudged intimacy attributed to the Houston Post notes that a man cannot know how much he misses when he loses a chance to please. The wry remark suggests neighbors assist in private matters while a wife is away.
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Houston Post
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