Primary Election Budget and Ballot Printing Debate
Des Moines executives argue over how to publish primary ballots, weighing full facsimile sample ballots against a condensed single-page list to reduce costs. State leaders plan letters to auditors, while liquor interests push repeal of prohibitory laws and support for high license options amid campaign inquiries.
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Des Moines
Conei
Geonetice
Executive Council
Independent Citizens’ League of Town
Davenport
August P. Richter
Jol Bernald
President Roosevelt urges Congress on injunctions and trust laws
President Roosevelt sends a special message urging tighter injunction controls, national incorporation, and stronger antitrust enforcement. He defends labor rights, condemns wealth concentration, and calls for limiting court power in labor disputes while backing unions for peaceful activity. He warns against destructive corporate power and highlights the need for economic reform to protect the public.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Sle
Boston
Department At Commerce and Labor
Tie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Corporations
Saskatchewan letter on crops and homesteads in Western Canada
Writing from Regina Saskatchewan Mr A Kaltenbrunner recalls homesteading adventures near Moose Jaw Creek. He reports 70 acres of wheat at 20 bushels per acre 30 acres fallow yielding 25 bushels per acre and 600 bushels of first class oats from 60 acres. He notes oats and land quality, carload oats sold at 53 cents per bushel, and optimism about Western Canada crops despite adverse weather. Information on free homestead lands in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta available via Canadian Government Agent.
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Regina
Saaskatchewan
Central Canada
A. Kaltenbrunner
Moose Jaw
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saguatchewan
Alberta
Georgia Brand of Love
A quotation from Joel Chandler Harris via Uncle Remus Magazine extols playful romance in Georgia. The speaker humorously links sweet treats and affection, blessing lovers and noting how love and good wishes amuse and civilize the world despite hard work and a weak stomach.
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Mr. Sanders
Billy
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle
Cuticura and Other Products Featured in 1907 Testimonial
A Mrs V V Albert testimonial extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for rheumatic leg sores, claiming three weeks to heal and three months to full recovery. The clipping also mentions Allen’s Foot-Ease, Garfield Digestive Tablets, and various quirky ad snippets from early 1900s newspapers, including pie mix and old-time jokes.
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V. V. Albert
Upper
Frenchville
Extree Extree Old Cow Kicks the Bucket
An old red cow named Si-Pop dies after a rough final moment. The farmer proclaims she would not have sold for any price. Si-She dies peacefully, but parts of the scene hint at a rough ending and a pile of stump-bleaching gear.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Cure
A historical testimonial extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for women's illnesses. Mrs. Bertha Muff describes twelve years of suffering and eleven doctors before following Pinkham's guidance to restore health. The piece asserts the product's efficacy and urges others to seek its benefits.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydian E. Pinkham
Bertha Muff
N.C
Louisiana
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Lashbeén
Pimary
W. A. Dowell
Cass County
L. T. Richmond
Marign-Monroe
Brennan
Historical Department of Town
Fred Douglass
Iowa
Hve
Interalata Commerce
Prouty
Clifford Thorne
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Chicago
Chisago
Attormey
W. Dyers
Attors Wey
Tonyvetiot
Sioux City
Capitol
Co-operative Compaus
Co-operative Company of
General Byers
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Iowa Central
Great Western
Tanner Vy
Thom
Vheodord Roosuyvlle
MR. Kaltenbrunner
Canada
Georgia
Cutiura
Haly Restorer
Hallroom
Philadelphia
Allen
All Druggiste
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
D-Zerta Co
Rochester
N.Y
Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
Lydia
Ey Pinkham
London
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