Roosevelt Cabinet Shuffle Details Revealed
A White House statement outlines anticipated changes after sudden retirements. George B Cortelyou becomes treasury secretary and George Von L Meyer postmaster general. Charles J Bonaparte to Attorney General with Victor Metcalf succeeding him as commerce and labor secretary. Oscar S Straus to head commerce and labor. Moody to depart March 1. Cortelyou and Meyer shifts set for March 4.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
White House
Shaw
Moody
the Treasury
George B. Cortelyon
George von L. Meyer
Charles J. Bonaparte
Navy
Victor H. Metcalf
Commerce and Labor
Oscar S. Straus
Bonaparte
Metcalf
Straus
Cortelyou
Meyer
Thanksgiving Proclamation Sets Day of Thanks
The President issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 29, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. He urges gratitude for national prosperity, urging mindful use of blessings and duty to uphold moral foundations. The document is signed by Theodore Roosevelt and Secretary Elihu Root.
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Washington, D.C
Theople
United States
Washington
Theodore Roogavelt
Elihu Root
Defiance Starch Ad Promotes Durability and Fit
An advertising blurb touts Defiance Starch as superior for flexibility smooth finish stiffness and durability. It targets 16 oz packages and suggests the product offers no equal in quality for household starch needs.
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Defiance
Mexicans Claim Finest Pacific Harbor at Manzanillo
Mexicans assert Manzanillo harbor is the Pacific coasts finest. About 3.5 million dollars in gold has been spent with a further 2.5 million to improve and perfect the port.
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Pacific Coast
Manzanillo
Defiance Starch Promises Easy Ironing Day Aid
Advertising copy touts Defiance Starch as a time saving nonstick product. A 16 oz package is shown priced at 10 cents at the grocer.
New York Leads in Amusement Spending Worldwide
New York City residents spend more per capita on amusements each year than anywhere else. They spend 12 percent more than people in the largest city in any other state or country, 18 percent more than the next largest cities, 36 percent more than smaller towns, and 57 percent more than rural districts.
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New York
New York City
Isc
Ais
Chesbbrough Mfg. CO
State Street
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments
Warning against catarrh treatments containing mercury. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Care by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as mercury free and effective when taken internally. Claims doctors prescribe it, with testimonials and nationwide druggist availability. Also touts Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F.J Cheney &Co
Frances Lady Waldegrave and the Fourth Irish Husband
A vivid anecdote recalls Frances Lady Waldegrave who had many husbands and died some time ago. After her fourth marriage to Chichester Fortesque an Irishman she appeared on stage in Dublin with the groom. A man in the gallery asked which of the four husbands she preferred and she answered from her box The Irish man of course prompting hearty applause.
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Frances Lady Waldegrave
Chichester Fortesque
Dublin
Elephant at the Telephone Trains for a Simple Trick
Apleton's Magazine describes a young elephant named Tom learning to ring a telephone bell, pick up the receiver, and hold it to his ear. The trainer recounts thousands of trials over a month to teach the precise trunk motions and timing required for the routine.
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Barlow
Tom
Apleton’s
Food convert praises Grape-Nuts for digestive relief
An article extols Grape-Nuts as easily digested and strengthening for the nervous system, arguing that avoiding heavy greasy foods helps the stomach. It cites a Maine user who recovered from nervous dyspepsia after weeks of steady Grape-Nuts and tea with cream, endorsing the product from Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Tam
Maine
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
You can do your dyeing in an hour with Putnam Faceless Dyes
An advertorial note promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes promising quick hair coloring in about an hour and suggests asking a druggist for the product.
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Putnam
The lady bug at home as the kissing bug calls
A brief noted scene describes a lady bug in its usual habitat while a kissing bug makes its call. The fragment hints at insect interactions without further details or context.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advert
A historical note touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething comfort. The ad claims it softens gums reduces inflammation eases pain and cures wind colic with a selling emphasis on its effectiveness for infants.
Stiffness and Lameness Fade with St. Jacobs Oil
Old health ad claims St. Jacobs Oil soothes stiffness lameness and improves movement. It asserts quick relief for aches and pains with familiar product language of its era. The copy targets men as users and presents the remedy as simple remedy in daily life.
Russia Today and the Russian State Described as Monarchy in Siege
The quotation compares Russia to an absolute monarchy tempered by assassination and a state of siege. It cites Marquis de Custine and Constantin Waliszewski to illustrate the political climate and governance in Russia.
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Russia
Marquis de Custine
Constantin Waliszewski
Doan’s Kidney Pills Prove Soothing for Weak Kidneys
Mrs Charles E Smith of Woonsocket Rhode Island says her kidneys were weak since childhood and after eight to ten years of pain and symptoms she took Doan’s Kidney Pills. She reports weight gain from 120 to 165 pounds and better health, claiming the pills have been her only kidney medicine for four years and deliver her from every attack. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Charles &E. Smith
Boyden St
Woonsocket
R. I
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Farmers Question Law While Court Delivers Odd Verdict
A western Massachusetts lawyer pressed the judge to instruct jurors to judge law as well as facts. The foreman asked to know the law, and the judge admitted they should judge law only if they knew more than the judge. The farmer replied they did, noting they understood that point.
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Massachusetts
Jedze
Terrible Scalp Symptoms Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A 1905 testimonial from H. M. F. Weiss of Rosemond Illinois describes severe scalp eczema with crusting and hair loss improved after two weeks using Cuticura Remedies. He also cites a later October November flare treated with Cuticura Soap and Ointment alongside a doctor.
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H. M. F. Weiss
Rosemond, Christian Co
Denatured Alcohol Reused in Manchester Hat Factory
Denatured alcohol is employed in a Manchester hat factory where it is recovered and restilled within the same facility for repeated use until exhausted. This process recycles the spirit locally.
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Manchester
England
Defiance Starch Promises Better Performance
Defiance Starch is advertised as the latest invention in the line, claiming to be more economical, do better work, and take less time. The ad urges readers to obtain it from any grocer.
No reason men should not love their enemies
A pithy line arguing that men ought to love foes as themselves, noting irony when the foe is also one’s own worst enemy. The reflection underscores self-contradiction and calls for humane conduct toward adversaries.
Operation Fears Fade with Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Patients avoid surgery as women report relief from pelvic pain irregularities and nervous exhaustion after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials credit the remedy with curing conditions doctors deemed requiring operation, saving many from surgical procedures.
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Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lynn
Lydia H. Pinkhasa
Lydia E. Pinkham
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