Taft clashes with machine politics as tariff talk dominates
Washington dispatch reports President Taft weakening party machines by naming qualified technocrats to government posts, sparking Southern despair over recent Democratic appointees. The piece notes contentious sugar tariff debate, a mistaken department figure switch, and quotes on labor reforms and industrial democracy from James Hunter in Washington.
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Hearst News Service
George Williamson
Washington
Taft
South
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Restores Health
Willimantic Connecticut resident Mrs Ezra Donovan reports five years of backache irregularities dizziness and nervous prostration after trying three doctors with no relief. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health.
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Ezra Donovan
Willimantic
Conn
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Diminutive Farms In Portugal Create Tiny Inherited Parcels
The article notes Portugal’s conservative culture preserves old farming methods. Inheritance splits land into many small portions, with ten heirs sharing ten acres of pasture and eight of vineyard per person, lowering output. North Portugal has underused vast lands, yet farmers resist moving south for larger holdings.
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United States
Tagua
Remarkable Cure Claims for Stomach and Liver Tablets
Stomach and Liver Tablets are praised for curing chronic stomach troubles after costly trials. A man who spent over two thousand dollars found relief with a few boxes. Price is 25 cents. Free samples at Elam, Ordway & Houser's drug store.
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Chamberlain
Elam
Ordway & Houser
IN THE NURSERY A guide on infant care for healthy development
The text warns against bright light and sudden handling, advises using cloths on feet and stomach for quick relief, gentle drying after baths, light powder, and avoiding shaking the infant. It recommends boiled water after mouth washing and borax rinses to keep gums clean and sore free.
Deep Bore Proposals to Tap Earths Interior Heat
Sir William Ramsay proposes tapping the earths interior heat by a bore hole. Experiments include Paruschowitz in Silesia reaching 9,572 feet and similar French and Russian drills. Charles Parsons estimates a ten mile drill would cost £5,000,000 and take eighty years, with future coal limits pressing for access to internal heat.
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William Ramsay
Paruschowitz
Silesia
la Chapelle
Stavropol
Russia
Charles Parsons
Turbine Fame
Pearson’s Magazine
Letters of Condolence Be Brief and Try to Express Your Sor
Guidance on writing condolence notes advises brief sincere messages on white paper with black ink. Include a tribute to the deceased, recall kindnesses, and offer practical help without pressuring the bereaved. Prioritize natural tone and sensitivity to privacy while maintaining formality.
Thinking of Her in Recollections of a New England Town
In a vignette from Recollections of a New England Town Mr. Bush an inventor becomes absorbed in thought and forgets his wife at church. She fears judgment, but he declares he remembered her all along as he imagined the dinner she would prepare for him.
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New England
Mr. Bush
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