Swamp Root Advert Sparks Ohio Political Talk
The text blends an early 1900s Swamp-Root advertisement with Ohio political chatter. It notes kidney disease claims offering Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and shifts to quotes about Senator Foraker, Roosevelt, and Taft, predicting contest over Ohio’s delegation and a possible presidential candidate. The piece juxtaposes medical ad copy with partisan maneuvering in Akron and Mansfield.
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Dr. Kilmer ,Co
Binghamton
N.Y
Foraker
Ohio
Te- Publican
Washington,d. C
Patt
Charles P. Taft
Capéler
Mansfield
Capel- Ter
Rosevelt
Taft
Appointment to Fill Senate Vacancy After Death
Comar appoints today former congressman John H. Bankheat to fill the vacancy caused by Senator Morgan's death. The appointment will hold until the legislative session. The scene unfolds with July 19 as the action date. The Hague papers report in tone of alarm at Russia’s duma dissolution and new election system, sparking protests at the Peace Conference. Delegates condemn the move and a demonstration in a city field gathers about 9,000 Dutch speakers denouncing governments’ failings to ease military burdens.
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Erhor ‘Comar
John H. Bankheat
Morgan
The
Hague
Duma
Russia
Gustave Herve
Tantes
Kinsley Elected President of New York Life
Darwin P. Kinsley, first vice president of the New York Life Insurance Co., was today elected president in a decision announced on June 17. The move places Kinsley at the head of the company, succeeding the previous executive.
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New York
Darwin P.kinsley
New York Life Insurance Co
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure All Stages
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. The sale claims it treats internally, targets blood and mucous surfaces, and bolsters the patient’s constitution. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure, with sales by Barroga and others.
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Hall
Hail
Barroga
Temporary peace in Chicago packing house strike ends
A settlement reached after arbitration brings a temporary halt to the Chicago stock packing house labor dispute. Packers and Teamsters agreed to arbitration, and the men today accepted the offer, promising no strike for the time being.
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Packers
Teamsters
Chicago
Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs by Honey and Tar
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana recalls years of severe lung hemorrhages. After trying several physicians without benefit he began Foley's Honey and Tar and reports his lungs are now sound. He recommends it for advanced lung trouble and warns against substitutes.
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A. M. Ake
Wood
Ind
Foley
H. B. Rhoads & Co
Ripley Resigns from Panama Canal Commission Post
Washington June 17 Josh Ripley consulting engineer on the Panama canal commission resigns to take a more lucrative position in the country The note references Julian Hawthorne and a quirky prompt about starting each day with a different leg in bed.
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Washington, D. C
Josh Ripley
Panama Canal’ Commission
Julian Hawthorne
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Bedford National, Bank
R. M. Williams
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J. W. Beauchamp
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