Roosevelt Meets Morgan and Bryan on Currency Plan
Washington November 24 President Roosevelt discussed financial reforms with J Pierpont Morgan and William J Bryan. He proposed emergency currency backed by segregated assets with heavy taxes to curb inflation and a government guarantee on deposits. Bryan supported government deposit guarantees while Roosevelt showed openness though not yet committed.
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Washington, D. C
Presit Roosevelt
J. Pierpont Morgan
William J. Bryan
Rosevelt
Morgan
Democratic Party
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Fowler
Improved Conditions in Financial Circles Amid Hysteria Lift
In New York on November 25 reports show calmer sentiment in the financial district. Hysteria has faded and a soberer readjustment is underway as money tightness and credit disarray persist, delaying a full recovery until currency premiums, clearing certificates, and bank reserves rise. The period of panic in Wall Street has altered to a muted economic strain, with credit contraction hindering transactions and firms canceling orders while values soften.
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New York
Wall Street
Shaw Explains Panic in National Business League Speech
Chicago November 24 former Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M Shaw told a great audience that current financial stringency stems from several distinct causes rather than dishonest management. He avoided presidential bid speculation and focused on financial legislation and the nation's economic situation.
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Chicago
National Business
Leslie M. Shaw
Shaw
Grain Movement Returns to Normal in Minnesota and Dakota
Grain elevator managers report near normal movement as farmers bring in crops and currency fears ease. A recent price drop also spurred sales, restoring active business across Minnesota and North Dakota as elevators refill and markets respond.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Worth Dakota
Amusing Baltimore Lawyer Story Delivers Coincidental Payoff
Harrier's Weekly retells a tale of a young Baltimore lawyer who secured a murder case by bench assignment. The defendant faced a certain death sentence but could not win a pardon. In a twist, the governor refused to intervene, yet the client learns his uncle left him $200 and the lawyer was paid.
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Harrier's Weekly
Baltimore
Cuticura Remedies Claim Youthful Healing Miracle
A Chicago mother reports dazzling improvement in her baby’s eczema after trying Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills following failures with other doctors and colleges. She credits three boxes of Cuticura Ointment with restoring her child’s health. October 1906.
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A. C. Brestini
Lincoln St
Chicago
Jil
What Was It The Woman Feared
Ohio woman suffers years of indigestion and constipation until Grape-Nuts relieves dyspepsia by replacing improper food. She reports regular bowels and improved memory, crediting digestive health to Grape-Nuts from Postum Co. Battle Creek. Read booklet The Road to Wellville in packages There's a season.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Western Canada A Winner Farmers Across Provinces Prosper
Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta farmers prosper as 1907 crops yield strong returns despite lower grain volume. Wheat in Saskatchewan valued at 21 million, oats and barley strong. examples from Gladstone Dauphin Meadow Lea Oak Lake Sheho and Portage la Prairie show high yields and good prices. Government agent offer for Last Best West pamphlet. David the boy learns gratitude when asked what he says.
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Canada
United States
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Gladstone
Manitoba
Dauphin
Meadow Lea
Oak Lake
J. M. McFarlane
Sheho
Sam Wunder
Liegdminster
W. Bibby
Portage la Prairie
Alex. McKinnon
Ingleside
I. J. Grant
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Containing Mercury
Mercury containing catarrh remedies are warned against as dangerous to the senses and overall health. Wall's Catarri Cure from Cheney Co claims to act on blood and mind, with caution about proper dosing and availability from reputable druggists. Also mentions Wake Hall's Family Pills and Defiance Starch as safer options, urging careful selection of products.
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F.J. Cheney & Co
Tulado
Pululo
F.d Cheney & Go
Nentimentala
Druguista
Wake Halls Family
Still Ahead of Audience and Other Local Vignettes
Still ahead of audience Willie Cottier the comedian led a barn storming troupe propping up wan business ten years ago. Rev Albert Peikert resumes duties after appendectomy at St. Josephs college. French police a surprise Mrs Maloney recalls Paris trip and Nathan Straus funds milk booths in NYC with BORAX clean bottles show sterile care.
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Willie” Cottier
Middle West
Ilinois
Collier
Wille
Birt
Old Boy
Harper's Weekly
Father Peikert
Albert Peikert
St. Joseph's College
Brownson
Mercy Hospital
Dubuoue
McGregor
Paris
A Delicate Task for the Press and Truth
An orator laments newspapers do not tell the truth while the editor replies that they do their best. He notes the difficulty of presenting truth without inviting challenges to veracity. The exchange frames a critique of journalistic objectivity and accountability.
Castoria and other health pitches in ad list
Advertising lines tout Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with claims of long use and cures for nervous diseases. Dr. R J Kline offers a free trial bottle and treatise, while another ad urges thrifty shoppers to ship hides and pelts to N W Hide and Baroo for value. A quip about women and finances closes the fragment.
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Mothera
St. Vitus
Kline
R. J, Kline
Arch &J
Philadelphia
Reliable
N.W. Hide & Baroo
Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims Tumor Cure
A period piece touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for tumors and related female distress. It presents testimonials from several women claiming tumor removal and relief after using the product, urging readers to insist on this remedy over substitutes.
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Pinkham
J. Barber
Scott, N
Lydia B
Timor
Lydia I
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