Virginia girl asks senators for 24 hours income to fund teaching education
A 15 year old Virginia girl from Volney appeals to U S senators for their 24 hour income to finance education to become a teacher. The letter asks for financial aid from millionaires in Congress, hoping for early approval while noting no objections will arise. Also mentions a Pennsylvania representative receiving a bizarre letter fighting promiscuous kissing.
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Senate
Virginia
Volney
Old Commonwealth
Champ Clark recalls boyhood ambition to serve in Congress
In a speech that riled Cannon, Champ Clark told of hoeing corn in Kentucky and his dream to be a lawyer and reach Congress. He said salary, even near nothing, would not deter him if his bank account sufficed. The piece notes social scenes at the Capitol and the absence of Mrs Burton, as Senator Burton clarifies he is a bachelor with no plan for a wife.
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Champ Clark
Clark
Kentucky
Congress
Theodore
Burton
Capitol
Senator Burton
Ohio
Tombigbee Candler Sees Desperado Circus in DC
Mississippi congressman Tombigbee Candler, famed for river lore and Baptist ties, surprised colleagues by attending a Washington circus to view the Desperado act. He said he went to see the high dive for his soul, even if it cost him his Baptist association chair, and reported a cheer as the daredevil completed the stunt.
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Ezekiel Bam Ax Cel Candler
Mississippi
Representative Candler
Tombighbee” Candler
Candler
Tishomingo Baptist Association of Mississippi
Halla of Congress
Desperado
Washington
Mr. Candler
Tishomingo Baptist Association
Supreme Court asked to rule on canned eggs case
The article details a appeal to the Supreme Court over 60 cans of eggs shipped from Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns to St Louis and Peoria in 1909. Boric acid was found in the shells, deemed a deleterious ingredient, after a southern district court ruling that eggs were fit for human consumption. The case involves ITH summer, Agstroy, and Thomas Clarke bakers.
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Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court For
Ulnais
Agstroy
Supreme Court
Hipolite Egg Company
St. Louia
Plymouth
Thomas’ & Clarke, Bakers
Peoria
Eguyt
The Joys of Freedom and Enclosure in Human Life
O W Wilkins reflects on liberty as the movement between shelter and open air. He argues humans build homes and churches as fortresses yet seek vast horizons, rest, and security, linking freedom to confinement and imagination within bounded spaces.
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Sehiter
O. W. Wilkins
Nature
Epelces
One Year Cured by Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Milwaukee woman credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing tumorous female trouble and back pain after doctors advised surgery. The testimonial from Mrs Ears Life asserts remarkable relief and urges other sick women to seek guidance from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia
Pinkham
Mrs. Ears
Wirst St
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Irs
Mags
Overland King of Cats promises simple, self-propelled cars
The Overland is pitched as capable of four factories turning out 140 models daily to meet flood-like demand. It boasts a simple, nearly trouble-proof design with pedal controls and hands-free steering. Prices cited: 20 hp at $1,000 and 40 hp at $1,250 with lamps and magneto included. orders this year reach $24,000,000.
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