Allcock's Plasters Promoted as Superior Medicine
Worth Knowing. That Allcock's Plasters are the highest result of medical science and skill, and in ingredients and method have never been equaled. They are original and genuine plasters whose reputation imitators trade on. They never fail to perform their remedial work quickly and effectively for weak back rheumatism old strains and local pains. Purchasing Allcock's Plasters guarantees the best plasters made.
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Allcock
Butler's Flag Honored by Butler in 1866 Congress
General Benjamin F. Butler presented to Congress the first genuine American flag made of American materials by American labor. Before this, government flags were mostly English hunting cloth. Since then all official flags have been products of American materials and labor. The flag bore twenty six stars.
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Butler
Benjamin F. Butler
Congress
Crime worked a miracle with that dumb convict
A Baltimore American remark recalls a convict sent for uttering forged notes. The wit ponders how eighty years could arise from crime, framing the case as a curious legal quip with historical tone.
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Baltimore American
New Pure Feed Law Will Change Many Household Staples
A new federal pure feed law taking effect January 1 broadens controls on food labeling and quality. White sugar will be replaced by colored granulated forms, washing bluing is banned, and natural coloring will be allowed. Tinned vegetables and meats face changes in appearance and price, with stricter labeling and penalties up to one year in prison or $500 fine for violations.
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Uncle Sam
Estimates of appropriations for 1908 fiscal year
Secretary of the Treasury reports total appropriations requested for the year ending June 30, 1908, totaling 689,028,453 dollars. The accompanying table lists itemized estimates versus enacted appropriations. The War Department’s Bureau of Insular Affairs highlights two key bills for the Philippines: tariff reduction to 25 percent of Dingley rates for sugar and tobacco with other items free, and a proposal to establish an agricultural bank in the islands.
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Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Bureau of Insular Affairs of
The
War Department
Philippine Islands
Islands
Taft Defends Roosevelt Action on Browsville Troops
Secretary of War Taft defends President Roosevelt's dismissal of three Negro infantry companies for the Browns ville incident. He says a preconcerted plan led to killing and wounding townspeople, including a police chief, with murder in the first degree. Also reports Segar Trust fined 315000 for rebates and note on new Bible papyrus fragments.
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Browreville
Tex
Roosevelt
Twenty-ffth Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Taft
Army of the United States
Thor
Segar Trust
American Sugar Refining Company
Holt
United States
New York Central Railroad Company
Aggregated 19th century press quips on politics and society
A mosaic of brief quotations from Philadelphia Ledger, New York papers, and others, lampooning politics, figures, railroads, immigration, and public works. Includes jabs at Gorky’s New York, Harriman rail interests, the Panama canal, and calls for better roads, with varied national tone and satire.
Attracting Settlers to Western Canada in 1906 Prosperous Harvests
The text highlights Western Canada’s appeal to settlers due to rich soil and climate producing top wheat and cereals. It cites 1906 harvests of 90 million bushels of wheat and 76 million of oats, rapid railway growth, a free homestead of 166 acres with $10 entry, and a largely free school system. It notes immigration from the United States and other countries, and emphasizes law and order as attracting factors for settlement. It also warns about odorless gas hazards from leaking gas pipes, saying carbon monoxide risks require pipe inspection.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
United States
Does Your Back Ache Profit by Experience of One Who Found Relief
James R. Keeler a retired farmer on Fenner Street Cazenovia New York recounts long back and kidney woes positive response after using Doan's Kidney Pills from the first box two boxes restored him to sound health. He trusts the remedy and says his wife and friends have had good results. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Philadelphia Press
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Japan
Balkans
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New York
Europe
Jonah
New York Tribune
Rurik
New York American
Boni
Gould
Philadelphia
Ohio
New York Wold
Pittsburg
United States
Census Bureau
Rockefeller
James R. Keeler
Fenner Street
Cazenovia
N. Y
Donan
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Feathertop Nuisance Sparks Quick Pronunciation Debate
In a light exchange Nan questions why Mr Feathertop is called a nuisance, while Fan asserts a right to the term. The page mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigars advertised as reliable and cheap, and notes Belgians as heavy smokers with large per-person tobacco use. It lists Peoria Illinois origins and a Mrs Winslow soothing syrup for children.
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Nan
Cure Claimed for Severe Eczema by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Golding of Ayr Ontario writes of a horrific eczema case on both legs from knees to ankles. She says doctors called it the worst she ever saw, but Cuticura Remedies brought soothing relief and eventual cure. June 6, 1905.
Infantile Dissipation
A fragmentary private exchange mocks social climbing and frivolous behavior as the speaker boasts of growing social ease and access to upscale parties, revealing tone of light satirical brag from a period column.
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Willie
Gracie
Societer
Webster’s International Dictionary Ad Headlines a Standard Reference
A bold pitch extols Webster’s International Dictionary as the standard for courts government offices schools newspapers and educators. The advertisement frames it as indispensable for professionals business leaders teachers and students urging readers to own this authoritative volume.
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