Wilson urges quick action on railway reform program
President Wilson in a joint session message presses early steps on remaining rail and labor measures. He backs expansion of the Interstate Commerce Commission, an eight hour workday for interstate rail workers, a public dispute mechanism, and wartime railroad control, while urging swift passage of other bills on Porto Rico and campaign finance reform.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Union
Interstate Commerce Commission
House of Representatives
Senate
United States
Commission
Porto Rico
Elec
The Years After Fifty
A reflection on turning fifty exploring how many men find life’s later years the happiest and most meaningful part of living. The piece argues those who reach fifty with clean, honest lives deserve congratulations for attaining a milestone beyond mere surface success.
Father and Bobby Exchange Homework Joke
A father reads the evening paper while Bobby asks many questions. Bobby seeks a school composition topic and the father jokes that when unsure what to write about, he can always write about face.
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Bobby
Eating Higher Up Pigs Feet Joke Echoes Fort Worth Comic
Bert Swor, famed imitator of black dialects from Fort Worth Texas, recounts a tale of a dusky suitor who pleads to enter with pigs feet as his ploy. Clarissa retorts she is now eating higher up on the hawg with a new beau.
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Bert Swor
Fort Worth
Tex
Swor
Henry
Kase
Clarissa
Fifi Flubdub Swoons at Tuberose Odor Says Actress
In a tossed remark a voice notes the actress Fifi Flubdub swooning at tuberose scent. A companion recalls her youth in a block beside a gas house as an example of changing times.
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Fifi
Day Without Dread and Promise of Future Years
A reflective line from American Magazine speaks of a young man facing the future with no dread and recognizing the greatest opportunity of his life lies ahead. The quote frames optimism and potential as defining the coming years.
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American Magazine
Scales Prove Grocer Honest In Daily Weigh-In
A Detroit Free Press item relays a man claiming a grocer cheats on weight but another person asserts the scales are accurate. The speaker tests the shop scales and finds he weighs twenty pounds lighter than expected, affirming the grocer’s correctness.
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Detroit Free Press
Government Estimates for 1918 Total $1.27 Billion
Treasury reports to Congress total federal outlays for 1918 at 1,268,715,834 dollars excluding postal and debt items. Increases target national defense and war costs while government departments show higher appropriations and growth in personnel. Pension Bureau spending declines despite wartime pensions.
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Washington
Congress
Postal Service
Treasury
United States
Treasury Department
Legislative
Momocucivg
Oussey Weadley Arieiels
State Department
District of Columbia
Panama
Navy Department
Interior Department
Postoffice Department
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
Department of Justice
War Department
Navy
Department of the Interior
Colorado
Pension
Fatal Car Collision Claims Young Miner’s Daughter
Gladys Giles nine year old daughter of Warren Giles foreman at the Prim os mine near Nederland was killed instantly when the automobile driven by O S Cole superintendent of the property skidded and rolled over on the Crescent road.
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Boulder
Gladys Giles
Warren Giles
Primos
Nederland
O. S. Cole
Crescent Road
Teutonic Allies Close on Bucharest in Romanian Campaign
German led forces report victory in the Arge ciu river battle and press toward Bucharest from the south and west. They claim control of rail lines into the capital and nearing the Predeal Pass line as they push through Tergovistea and Titu, threatening central Wallachia.
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Teutonic
Romania
Bucharest
Danube
Tergovistea
Berlin
Argeciu
Titu
Central Powers
Transylvania
Wallachia
Teutons
Breza
Gen Trevino Holds Chihuahua City as Forces Recede
Gen Murguia entered Chihuahua City with all his forces while Gen Trevino's troops pull back to the capital. The combined force in the area now numbers about 12,000. Murguia cavalry pushes west in pursuit of Villa's forces.
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Trevino
Chihuahua City
Murguia
Gen. Trevino
Villa
Lafayette Mine Fire Costs $30,000
Fire at the Standard mine near Lafayette caused about $30,000 in property damage. Local crews fought the blaze and prevented further spread to adjacent buildings.
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Lafayette
Standard
Kidney Health Ad Promotes Swamp Root Remedy
Physicians now emphasize kidney care as they filter poisons from blood and regulate other organs. Modern habits strain the kidneys with less water, heavy foods, and insufficient exercise. The ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remarkable kidney and bladder remedy and offers a sample bottle and address for ordering.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Bulgarian rose industry hurt by war cuts distillation
Bulgarian rose fields yield about 20 000 acres and produce attar of roses. This year only half as much is distilled due to the war, signaling higher prices for the precious perfume. Germany makes attar from coal tar.
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Germany
Castoria Signatures and a Rural Punchline
A vintage ad warns to check Castoria labels, noting the signature for infants’ remedy Use for over 30 years. A bizarre Farm Life quip contrasts two thieves, ending with a pistol reveal and a veiled, grim scene.
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Fletcher
Soap and Ointment Ad Promising Youthful Skin
An advertising notice for Cuticura products promoting cleansers and emollients to cleanse, purify, soothe, and heal skin and hair. Offers free sample by mail with a postcard request to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold widely.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Rice crop on record in South despite higher food prices
The South yields its largest rice crop in history as other foods rise in value. Rice sells around its ten year average due to abundant supply and limited demand, per the Vicksburg Herald.
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South
Vicksburg Herald
Laundress Happy Ad Highlights Red Cross Bag Blue
Ad praises Red Cross Bag Blue detergent improving laundry happiness and delivering clean white clothes. Mentions availability at good grocers. Tone resembles a brief old time ad copy with concise product claim.
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Red Cross
Adv
Preserving a Sense of Security in Elections
Senator Sorghum defends electoral choices saying a few men should be allowed to vote without fear of heckling and with absolute confidence in the result. The remark highlights debates over security and integrity in elections.
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Sorghum
Notable Sayings About Help and Tears
A proverb about self-reliance. a woman's tears are described as powerful enough to lift her out of trouble. The line juxtaposes self-made effort with emotion as a catalyst for change.
Anuric claims relief for uric acid rheumatism
Advertisement states eminent physicians link uric acid to rheumatism and that Anuric from Dr. Pierce, tested in Buffalo, drives out uric acid. It promises pain relief for rheumatism backache and related pains and offers a 10 cent trial package by mail.
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Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
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