Washington's New Private Office Complexes For Congressmen
In Washington new 3,000,000 office buildings for Congressmen rise with private underground electric rail, private lobbies, and marble suites. Each house plans 397 suites, conference rooms, private dining, barber shops, baths, and lounges to ensure lawmakers can work and rest without meeting constituents. The Senate building lags behind. house suites ready for this session.
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Washington
Senate Chamber
Hall of Representatives
Senate
House
Humphrey
Capitol Building
Navy Health Report Shows Low Death Rate in Service
The Surgeon General Rixey annual Navy report notes about 42,000 strength afloat and ashore with 241 deaths in the year, a rate of 5.66 per thousand. Of these, 144 died of disease and 97 from injury or poisons, drowning leading causes. 907 applicants were color blind, a rate over 28 per thousand. The report discusses women nurses in naval hospitals and the potential role of women as trained nurses at sea and in hospitals.
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Naval Hospitals
Medical Bureau
Reception to the Diplomatic Corps at the White House
President Roosevelt hosted a reception for the diplomatic corps and hundreds of guests. The piece notes the social strain of such events, observes the aristocratic makeup and attire of diplomats, and praises many military attaches for their presence and presence. It suggests some foreign officers could improve appearance by shedding decorations and fur.
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Roosevelt
White House
Washington
United States
Yearly Counterfeiting Arrests Report by Chief Wilkie
Chief Wilkie, head of the secret service, reports for the year ending June 30 there were 216 arrests for counterfeiting. Of these, 125 passed counterfeit silver coins, ten passed counterfeit paper money, and 25 raised bills. Convictions reached 115, with 26 awaiting court action, 36 awaiting federal grand jury action, and 22 acquitted. Native-born Americans accounted for 182 arrests, Italy 21. Wilkie notes the year’s forgeries were mostly by novices or uninformed foreigners, with a smaller circulation than recent years. The notable capture of dangerous note-raker Irving Tolley, thrice captured, led to his long federal imprisonment in Atlenia, Ga.
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John
Wilkis
Thea Secret Serfice
Wo Walls
Italy
Wilkie
Irving Tolley
Federal
Atlenia
Yee
Seed catalog pitch from Salter Seed Co offer
An ad extols Moravian Barley and Speltz cereals and Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass nut for farming in Oak Montana Idaho and Colorado. It touts a 12 ton Way wommer Toosinte yield and Emperor William Oat prodigy among other seeds. It urges readers to mail 10 cents for packing and catalogs from John A. Salter Seed Co. Larosse Wisconsin.
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Oak
Mont
Ida
Colo
Salzer
John A. Salter Seed Co
Larosse
Wis
Cheered. A Siberian Maldch and a Hug from a Bear
A quirky verse from the Houston Post hints at cold Siberia and a hug that warms the heart. The piece references familiar ad lines and a mix of product slogans and old medical taglines intertwined with playful verse.
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Siberia
Nerta
Houston Post
Commissioner Smith Defends Standard Oil in Indiana Case
Herbert Knox Smith answers President Moffett on Standard Oil tariffs and rates, labeling the critique weak. He disputes filing practices, notes Dalton as origin point, and argues no proven prejudice to independent shippers while condemning broader prosecutions as overreach.
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Herbert Knox Smith
Moffatt
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Moffett
Whiting
Taft St. Louis
Alton
Interstate Commerce Commission
East St. Louis
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Com
Smith
Chicago
Commissioner of Corporations
Chicago & Eastern Minois
Dalton
Chicago & Eastern
Chicago & Eastern Iands
Chicago & Eastern Illnois
Dolton
Chappell
Harvey
Illinois Central
Blue Island
Rock Island
Ilinois
Grand Jury
Standard Oil
Pseudo Medical Claims and Witty Sayings Cited
The passage riffs on self improvement and humor while advertising a laxative tonic Garfield Tea and a claim promising pile treatment in 60 days with a money back guarantee. It mixes aphorisms about happiness and warnings against future-focused thinking with sale pitches and skeptical quips about lawyers.
Old People Suffer from Bronchial Ailments This Season
Quote and ad style note about bronchial affections in seniors. Mentions Brown's Bronchial Traches for relief. The fragment references a first rise, Geraldine comment, and Gerald’s consent for another, implying a serialized or conversational ad.
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Brown
Geraldine
Gerald
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