Opening of Uintah Indian Reservation to Homesteaders
President Roosevelt signed the July proclamation opening unallotted Uintah lands for homestead and townsite entry. About 1,069,000 acres remain available. registration runs August 1 to 12 at Grand Junction Colorado and Utah towns Vernal Price and Provo. Applicants must appear in person with qualified status and power of attorney. agents limited to one soldier or sailor.
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Roosevelt
Great Uintah Reservation
Grand Junction
Colo
Vernal
Price and Prove
Utah
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
S. K. Hooper
Denver
Ringing speeches and wary politics in a comic exchange
A dialogue scene contrasts romance with economic pressure as a woman considers marriage to a man who may become poor. A senator jokes that ringing speeches against trusts would be untrusted because the public would not believe him.
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Brooklyn
Trusts
Senator Sorghum
Roosevelt Hosts Russian Japanese Peace Delegates at Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt extends formal greetings to Russia and Japan and hosts a luncheon aboard the cruiser Mayflower. Plenipotentiaries are introduced, the event marked by cordial exchanges and a hopeful toast for a just lasting peace. The reception emphasizes simplicity and national dignity as the commissioners depart for Portsmouth.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States
Russia
Japan
America
Long Island Sound
United States Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
Fever Situation Improves in New Orleans Reports
New Orleans on August 17 reports a much better fever situation with only two new cases, one uptown and one downtown. About 233 cases remain under treatment as the Marine Hospital Service plans to assume control today after citizens pledge 250000 for labor and materials.
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New Orleans
Marine Hospital Service
White
Wyman
Work on Panama Canal Abandoned
New York Aug 2 The executive committee of the isthmian canal commission have about decided to abandon any attempt at digging the canal until better prepared for the work. The sanitation conditions will be replaced by vigorous reforms. Chief Engineer Stevens will live at Culebra or Ancon.
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New York
The
Isthmian Canal Commission
Herald
Panama
Stevens
Culebra
Ancon
Bryan Signals New Political Issue in Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne Indiana on August 5 William Jennings Bryan said the Equitable Life Assurance Society muddle creates a new political problem showing how voters are exploited by high financiers. He praised Lawson for exposing it but criticized his stance on municipal ownership and announced plans to study financial conditions in Europe.
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Bryan
Fort Wayne
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Lawson
Europe
Sleep Talking Caution for Married Men
A proverb warns that a married man should not speak in his sleep unless certain of his words. It cautions that sleeping speech can reveal hidden thoughts and lead to trouble in marriage.
Watterson Rates European Aristocracy Above American
Col Henry Watterson of Knoxville Kentucky, after a Europe trip, says European aristocracy ranks higher by lineage and brains, while American aristocracy he saw ranges from bad whisky to Standard Oil, highlighting class contrasts in August reports from New York.
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Waterson
America
New York
Henry Watterson
Knoxville
Europe
Opportunities for New Settlers in Arkansas Valley
Midland Valley railroad opens rich agricultural lands along the Arkansas valley from Kansas City to Fort Smith with eighteen thousand acres of coal lands located along the line. Towns are being platted and information for homeseekers and investors is available from G. H. McConnell, assistant general passenger agent at Fort Smith. Also notes include promotions for defiance starch and various testimonial ads, and a separate item about one million acres in the Uintah Indian reservation opening for settlement August 28 with registration August 1–12 at Grand Junction Colorado.
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Midland Valley Railroad
Arkansas City
Muskogee
Fort Smith
Arkansas Valley
United States
G. H. McConnell
Arkansas
Uintah Indian Reservation
Grand Junction
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colorado Midland
C. H. Speers
Australian-Leaf Remedy Promises Monthly Regulation
Relief for women through Mother Gray’s Australian-Leaf, a herb remedy for female weaknesses backache and urinary troubles. Claimed as a monthly regulator. 50 cents by mail with free sample offer from The Mother Gray Co. LeRoy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Ccres
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy, N. Y
Forget Me Not Payment Plea From Debt Burdened Pair
A dialogue from the Chicago Record-Herald features a woman urging to forget her, while a man laments monthly payments on items he sold or presented to her. The exchange highlights financial strain and relational tension.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Firm Muscle Juvenile Banter in London Tit-Bits
Mrs Pancake questions a lodger about his steak. He replies the meat is overtrained yet claims he never saw a firmer muscle in a witty exchange from London Tit-Bits.
Knickerbocker Quips on Government Cotton Scandal
A New York Sun playful exchange mentions government inquiry into a cotton scandal. Mrs Knickerbocker remarks her bargain garment is half cotton, prompting light humor about wool and fabric claims.
Lost bait and better fish line from New York Mail
A humorous exchange notes that even if a lover leaves after money losses, there are plenty of other catches in the sea. The man laments his failed bait as a consolation.
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New York Mail
Dentists Play Quiet Messy Pranks Across Hall
In a comic exchange, Bleeker asks about a chap with a phonograph, while Baxter reveals the neighbor is a dentist in the act of treating Mrs. Gabbitt. The scene features Mrs. Gabbitt trying to speak with dental tools and props in her mouth.
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Bleeker
Baxter
Is Mr Scadds a man of scientific distinction
A humorous quip from a Philadelphia Press item notes Miss Cayenne praising Mr Scadds for many college degrees. The joke plays on the nose of algebraic problems vs names on a card.
Hawaiian planters clash with Claus Spreckels in California
Tensions rise as Hawaiian planters prepare to confront Claus Spreckels in California over cane profits and plantation control. The dispute signals possible legal and economic friction affecting import flows and labor, with local growers watching developments closely.
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Claus Spreckels
California
No Sleep For Mother After Miracle Cure
Mrs. Mary Sanders of Camden New Jersey describes a case where her four month old baby suffered severe sores and scales covering the face and body. After using Cutiura Soap and Ointment the sores healed quickly and the child began to sleep, with no sores after one month.
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Mary Sanders
Spring St
Camden, N. J
Secret shared never leaked and a girl’s fate questioned
Nell I recalls telling a girl a secret that stayed hidden. Belle laments the secrecy may have doomed the girl. The dialogue hints at a costly burden of trust and rumor in a tense social scene.
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Nell
Belle
Do You Want 16 Oz Defiance Starch
Some grocers do not stock Defiance Starch because they carry 12 oz brands for the same price. Defiance offers 16 oz per package and requires no cooking, delivering more value per dollar.
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Defiance
Quote on silence and wit from a sharp tongue proverb
A terse saying warns that many fools go unseen when they choose to stay quiet. The line reflects caution about how speech reveals or conceals intellect.
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Troy
Ohio
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Grape Tomic CO
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Panama Canal
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Peoria
Jaques Mfg. CO
Chicago
Wellvilla
Lion Coffee
LION
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Toledo
Cutiura
Robert S. Johnson Grand Shoe CO
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Des Moines, la
St. Mary’s
Notre Dame
Notre Dame University
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St. River
Box M
Notre Dame, ID
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Ivan
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Cedar Rapids Business College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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