Public Eye lauds Frye for Senate Foreign Relations role
The Public Eye endorses William Pierce Frye of Maine as temporary Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman succeeding Cushman Davie. Frye, a long-serving senator since 1881 and president pro tempore since 1896, supported by Lodge, has long shown strong interest in foreign affairs.
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Bavis
William Pierce Frye
Maine
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Cushman K. Davie
Lodge
Frye
Senate
James G. Blaine
Paris
United States
WM. P. Frye
Spain
Young Men's Chances in Modern Industry Debate
A December World's Work writer argues that young men have better overall and relative odds now than fathers to earn a living, but fewer chances to start independent enterprises under organized industry. He cites interviews with leaders across fields. The piece notes workers must often labor under others to succeed.
New Irish Secretary George Wyndham Named
George Wyndham is appointed the new secretary for Ireland and is regarded as a leading figure among younger British politicians. He previously served as parliamentary under secretary of state for war and acted as private secretary to Mr. Balfour in both the Ireland and Treasury roles. Wyndham entered Parliament in 1889 at age twenty six.
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George Wyndham
Ireland
Mr. Balfour
Treasury
Mr. Wyndham
Botanical Art Gallery Opens at University of Minnesota
Prof Con way McMillan launches a botanical art gallery linked to the University of Minnesota. The display features nature photographs illustrating Minnesota flora for the past season.
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Conway McMillan
University of Minnesota
Cologne Rules Permit Driving Vehicles With Clear Numbers
In Cologne all automobile vehicles must display a large readable number and each operator must hold a police issued certificate. Bells must replace signal trumpets and vehicles must have two brakes.
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Cologne
Earth Appears Four Times Size From Moon View
From lunar perspective the earth seems four times larger in diameter and thirteen times wider in surface than the moon is to us. Earth shines with about fourteen times the illumination of the moon. A man’s belief in his own ability often enables him to achieve what seems impossible.
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Earth
Carefree Cure All Potions and Cold Weather Warning
An old ad promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a universal cure, claiming it cleanses bowels and restores health with painless, natural movement for 10 cents to start. It warns buyers to beware of imitation products while noting a woman’s reluctance to wear flannel in cold weather.
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Washington Star
Trustworthy men wanted to travel for particulars
A compact antique classified snippet advertises trustworthy men for travel with minimal experience, listing Pocahontas Tech Works Bedford City Virginia and a reference to a woman cachet. Casual knockabout lines about umbrellas, cold cures, and tonic claims fill the page alongside promotional claims and prices.
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Pocahontas Tech
Wks
Bedford City
Fragmented 19th Century Advertisements and Social Oddities
A collage of outdated ads and notes mentions GEORGE WASHINGTON SODA as a prevalent product, a statistic about Chinese labor in New Zealand, beauty products like Rose Bleaching Blue, and quips about opera singers. Also notes mass emigration from England to Australia with agent commissions.
Beekeeping Inspires Meterlinck’s New Dramatic Work
Meterlinck spends much of his spare time among beehives in his garden. He enjoys watching them and is said to have infused the life of bees in a poetic and mystic vein into the drama he is writing.
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Meterlinck
Footstep individuality and varied civic notes
Quotes and anecdotes link everyday life to broader issues. Dee Moines notes invite inquiry into Gladiator Gold-Mining, a bank theft claim is contrasted with a purse theft tale, an Australian volunteer bears a bullet in the brain, and an Indian faces voting rules tied to tribal membership and citizenship.
Mre Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Claims
An 19th century advertisement touts Mre Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething relief and wind colic claiming it softens gums reduces pain and cures wind colic priced at two shillings a bottle. The text also includes maxims about guarding oneself and notes about shoes and gloves as part of good dress.
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Winslow
Kidney Cure Claims Miracle Recovery and Job Return
A Clarksdale Mississippi resident cites kidney trouble ending in job loss and months of worsening health until using Smith's Sure Kidney Cure. He reports dramatic improvement and plans to seek a better position, with his wife also improving. The ad lists price at 60 cents and availability from druggists.
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Bright
Smith
J. H. Wright
Clarksdale
Miss
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Testimonials
The ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers one hundred dollar prize for uncured cases, and urges readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists.
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Prpef
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hail
Representative Men Quote on Truth and Purpose
A concise meditation on genius urging the suppression of fiction to reveal reality and purpose across arts sciences books and men, emphasizing honest use of every truth through life’s high refinement.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the premier female remedy. It claims widespread cures of female troubles, warns against competing medicines, and urges readers to obtain the product from Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia É. Pinkham
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