Vahey Promises Cleanout of Massachusetts Commissions
Lynn October rally features Democratic Governor hopeful James H. Vahey calling for cutting “useless and unnecessary” commissions and officials. He argues state departments are extravagantly run and urges consolidation and stronger removal powers, pledging reform of education health charities prisons and more.
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Massachusetts
James H. Vahey
State House
Ballot Law Commission
Charles River Basin Commission
Tax Commission
Controller of
Insurance
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Highway Commission
Adjutant-General’s Department
State Board of Insanity
Draper
Finance Commission
Taft Gets a Great Reception in New York
Taft drew a huge Madison Square Garden crowd amid a rainy day as he spoke after Governor Hughes at a day marked by fourteen Taft and fifteen Hughes meetings. The crowd packed the hall and streets, with Old Guard banners and Yale 78 imagery on display. General Porter led the program, deriding Bryan and endorsing Taft and Hughes amid soaring applause.
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Madison Square Garden
Taft
Hughes
Madison Square
Garden
New York
William J. Bryan
Yale
Sherman
Horace HK. Porter
Senator Hill
Mr. Bryan
Schenectady
Locomotive Works
General Electric Company
Troy
Utica
Rome
Syracuse
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Woman
Mrs. Mattie Copenhaver of Parsons Kansas reports two years of severe feminine illness ended by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad cites the remedy as a standard treatment for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration and urges others to try it.
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Mattie Copenhaver
21St St
Parsons, Kans
Lydia E. Pinkin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Senator Lodge Promotes National Issues in Grand Address
Senator Lodge received loud applause as he opened a large gathering with praise for Governor Hughes noting his deeds for the nation and state. He attacked the Democrats for uncertainty about their future policies while affirming Republican support for the gold standard and banking reform and criticizing Bryan’s ideas on deposits and tariffs.
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Hughes
Democratic Party
Pitt
Mr. Bryan
Taft
Bryan
Albany
N. Y
William Jennings Bryan
United States
David Bennett Hill
Hill
Senator Hill
Bromotype Cure for Colds and Neuralgia Advertised
An early 20th century medical advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine as a remedy for headaches and neuralgia caused by colds and the flu. The ad urges readers to look for a full name and a signature attributed to E. W. Grove with a 2c price note.
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E. W. Grove
Bryan and Taft duel over law enforcement and courts
The talks feature Senator Lodge contrasting Bryan and Taft on corporate policy and court appointments. Bryan accuses Taft of weakening enforcement while Hill asserts Bryan’s integrity and labor support. Bryan tours upstate New York facing heavy rain and large crowds while urging campaign finance transparency.
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Senator Lodge
Bryan
Taft
Cascarets candy tablets for gentle laxative relief
Consumers are advised to use Cascarets one tablet at a time for relief after rich meals and little exercise. Sold by druggists, not in bulk, each tablet bears CCC and the boxes come in 50 cent, 25 cent, and 10 cent sizes.
Defends Use of Corsets in Modern Training Belief
Dr I B Landone argues corsets strengthen torsos by supporting weakened muscles and cites emotional health as a factor in bodily fluids. He tells the Hundred Year Club in Los Angeles that love cheerfulness and happiness purify blood and reduce emotive fatigue, linking fear to rapid hair whitening and health decline.
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Los Angeles
Cal
I. B. Landone
Luther ‘Banks
Hundred Year Club
Landone
Wright Calls Bryan Unsafe and Dangerous for South Votes
Secretary of War Wright in Richmond argues Bryan would be unsafe and dangerous as president. He urges Southerners to abandon habit and prejudice and vote for Taft, saying Bryan lacks Democratic loyalty and promotes populist and socialist doctrines.
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Richmond
Bryan
Wright
Taft
South
Democratic Party
Mr. Bryan
Donnelly Defends Taft in Roosevelt Letter
Samuel B. Donnelly secretary of the General Arbitration Board of the New York building trades backs Taft in Roosevelt’s public letter. Donnelly says professional Democratic labor workers lead the East movement and that Taft is not hostile to labor. He asserts no spontaneous anti Taft movement exists among workers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Samuel B. Donnelly
General Arbitration Board
The
New York Building Trades
Stop Using Soap Head Wash Promises Dandruff Cure
One of the country’s best known specialists claims common shampoos cause dandruff and scalp troubles due to excess alkali. Birt's head wash, promoted as a soap substitute, allegedly prevents and cures dandruff and promotes hair growth. Available in Boston and other stores for 50 cents, with mail order from Birt's Laboratories in New York.
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Birt
Boston
Houghton & Dutton Co
R. H. White Co
Riker-Jaynes
Birt’s Laboratories
Greenwich St
New York
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