Bradley Declares Candidacy For Governor In Reform Drive
Auditor General Bradley announces his bid for the Republican nomination for governor. He pledges tax relief and a businesslike, economical administration, backing a statewide primary and continued efforts to tax telegraph and telephone companies under ad valorem rules. He cites four years as auditor general as proof of his reform stance.
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Bradely
Bradley
Bird
Republican Party
Ifa Omar
Michigan Auditor General Candidate Profile Emerges
A Michigan political profile recalls a candidate who grew up in Shiawassee and Eaton counties, worked through hardship, financed medical education, and built a reputation for careful, businesslike state administration. He seeks public office to curb extravagance while praising prudent government spending. Governor Warner names delegates to Roosevelt’s natural resources conference for May 14 15, with Angell Osborn Blair to attend.
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Shiawassee County
Eaton County
University
Auditor General
Lansing
Warner
James B. Angell
University of Michigan
Chase
Osborn
The
Soo
Charles B. Blair
Grand Rapids
National Conference For the Conservation of Natural Resources
Roosevelt
White House
Bessemer Council Approves Finance Claims and Bonds
The council accepted the finance committee report paying water works claims including Central Coal & Dock Co. and Detroit light items. It authorized a $25,000 water works bond issue, set bid procedures, and confirmed appointments to the Board of Public Works and the City Clerk and Treasurer bonds. The baseball association was granted use of grounds for the next year and a cleaning day resolution was considered.
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City of
Bessemer
Jos. Roman
O'Brien
Milroy
Finance Committee
League of Michigan Municipalties
League of Michigan
Health Department
Detroit
David E. Heineman
Pres
E.R Schreiter, Jr
Sec-Treas
Alderman Truettner
Alderman Milroy
Baseball Association of
Baseball Association
Board of Public Works
J. C. Ryan
C. E. Holly
O’brien
Webb
Truettner
James B. Clow
Council Chamber
Solberg
Chaney
Galemetti
Blaha
John Scavarda
Dominic Michela
W. L. Guyer
Rockefeller golf tale and humane appeal amid crowd
A New York reporter recalls meeting John D Rockefeller during a golf game and admiring his calmness. A broker, a lawyer, and a crowd of spectators listen as Rockefeller expresses disdain for foul language. An unrelated promotional snippet from Dr Shoop’s Night Ease medicine and a book offer follow in the fragment.
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John D Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Wen
Dad
I. G. Fiske
National Humane Alliance
Meen
Dr Ring's New Life Pills Sold at Jones Drug Store
Advertisement asserts liver and bowel stagnation cause trouble and headache biliousness and jaundice. Recommends Dr Ring's New Life Pills as reliable purifiers that do work without goading or griping and are priced at 2c at F B Jones' drug store.
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Dr. Ring
F. B. Jones’ Drug Store
Electric Bitters Restore Strong Health, Man Says
Nine years ago a Mill Creek Island man was near death when a druggist recommended Electric Bitters. He bought a bottle, regained strength, and has stayed well since. Sold under guarantee at F B Jones' drug store, 50 cents.
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Mr. C. Farthing
Mill Creeslnd Ter
Electric Bitters
F B. Jones
Iron-Ox Laxative Tablets Sold By D MacFarlane Drugstore
Eminent medical authorities warn that most ailments stem from constipation and clogged bowels. The Laxative Iron-Ox Tablets are endorsed as the safest remedy, said to strengthen bowels aid digestion and keep liver and kidneys active. D MacFarlane offers the tablets with a public sale period from Apr 11 to June 27.
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Evry
D MacFarlane
A Temple of Gold at Benares Draws World Wide Awe
A nineteenth century account describes the Golden Temple in Benares, India as a vast gold covered monument rising above the city’s skyline. The gold plates, hand wrought and weighing perhaps beyond calculation, symbolize immense wealth and sacred reverence. A protective guard around the temple reflects fears of desecration by outsiders.
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Benares
India
Hindoo
Ganges
Golden Temple
Ooharn
World Facts Pack Dense Curiosities Across Nations
A collection of striking statistics covers Germany population growth, Tasmanian apples, global pea consumption, coal mine employment, births at sea, blindness rates, orange yields, Oklahoma bids for a Baptist university, malaria’s geographic impact, and other disparate facts about production, migration, and industry. Notable figures include 40,000 German post offices, 15,000 oranges per bearing tree, 20,000,000 London feathers shipped annually, 61 bulls arrived in Rio from Calcutta, and 61 to 75 zebu cattle shipments.
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Oklahoma
State Baptist University
Globe
Germany
Great Britain
France
Mauretania
Far East
London
United States
Norway
Ireland
Amsterdam
Rio de Janeiro
Calcutta
Alaska
Pioneer Mining Company
Census Bureau
Washington
Presbyterian
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
New York
Chicago
Rochester
Whifield
Buffalo
Harrisburg
Seattle
Care of the Goat in Switzerland State Tale
A quirk tale notes Switzerland as the only country where the goat outranks people. It warns fines for teasing goats, arrest for driving one off paths, and a 30 cent penalty if a goat defiles another’s yard with a club or stone. It also claims trains halt for goats on tracks and promotes Dr Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets for quick relief.
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Shoop
Switzerland
America
Undesirable Citizen Dismissed as Rich Lawyer Hopeful
A statesman calls Dustin Stax an undesirable citizen. Stax concedes the label but vows to persevere in remaining wealthy enough to hire skilled lawyers, signaling his intent to fight criticism with resources. The exchange highlights class tension and the pursuit of legal influence.
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Statesman
Dustin Stax
Japan’s Popular God Binzuru and healing beliefs
The article describes Binzuru as a widely venerated Japanese deity among the lower classes. It notes his expulsion from Buddha’s inner circle for chastity violations, yet his power to cure ailments remained. Believers rub his image on painful areas and offer prayers for relief, including a devout maiden seeking relief from toothache. The piece ends with an unrelated line about soil temperatures in sandy versus compact soils.
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Kinzuru
Binguru
Buddha
Binzuru
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Atlantic Ry. Co
John Frank
Home Office
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Torsten Eggen
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Tasmania
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Cleveland
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