Taft's Interference in New York Senate Fight Draws Fire
The administration pressures for Senatorial picks in New York and Ohio spark criticism. Root's potential Senate bid and Taft's alleged meddling raise fears of executive overreach and impaired legislation. Also noted is Anadarko Pioneer Telephone Co. rate hearing set for Dec. 12, with locals displeased by service costs.
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Ohio
Pioneer Telephone Co
Anadarko
State Commission
Unclear Currency Seen as Counterfeit by Newsman
A newspaper man notes that new five dollar bills look odd and may appear counterfeit, especially when from a delinquent subscriber. He remarks most bills seem queer to him, though he has not personally noticed issues with his own.
Prohibition jokes and Taft election costs headline
A Republican chairman claims 1.7 million dollars financed Taft's election. Jokes follow about the prohibition law helping barbers and a man finding nine pearls in an oyster. The note ends with a nudge to start Christmas shopping early.
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Indiana
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Restore Health
An advertisement-like account claims kidney function improves with Doan's Kidney Pills. It recounts recurring pain, dizziness, and backache from kidney trouble, noting relief after taking the remedy from Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo New York and urging readers to remember the name.
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Pelle
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A Short Talk On The Laundry Business
Anadarko Ice and Laundry Co proclaims its modern laundry service. The company pledges satisfaction, offers steam cleaning and pressing for men and women apparel, and can assist with house cleaning tasks such as curtains, rugs, carpets, and portieres while inviting business customers to join as boosters.
Army of Hoboes Faces New York City Crackdown
An article describes a large hobo population in New York City during a New Deal era drive to require work. Hoboes resist by refusing work while demanding aid, meals, and shelter, with charities strained. Officials vow to clear the city of vagrants within a year, amid crowded relief shelters and investigations into aid recipients.
New Career for Women Offers Good Pay to Demonstrators
Advertisements reveal a growing class of publicisers called demonstrators. Women without teeth on show windows demonstrate products for a fee, earning daily pay and travel benefits. The job emphasizes looks and salesmanship as shoppers are shown how wares work or fit, with assignments across cities and brands from biscuits to beds.
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St. Louis
Chicago
St. Paul
Russian Woman Plans Adamless Eden on ONG Island
Mme Davidoff, a Russian native now in New York, will run an experimental women only farm at Bellecrest near Northport, Sol, where greenhouses use electricity to grow fruits and flowers year round. She claims the project is philanthropic and self supporting, aims to prove the science of night growth, and will begin within a month after buildings and electrical gear are installed.
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Russia
New York City
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Department of Agriculture
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Oliver Lodge
Hellecrest
Yerkes Home May Face Auction Foreclosure
Foreclosure actions threaten the Yerkes mansion at Mith avenue and Sixtyelehth street with its art gallery. The Mutual Life Insurance Company holds a $225,000 mortgage on part of the gallery, while a will planned a five member Metropolitan scheme to pass the property to the city, with $750,000 set aside for gallery care.
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Mith Avenue
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mutuality Insurance Company
Wells
Mary A. Yerkes
Trac
Hort
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