Senate Debates on President Rejection Bill and Related Measures
The Senate discussed the bill to reject the President, with Culberson offering a substitute that threatens death for assassination attempts and twenty years for counsel or conspiracy. Bacon pushed a deportation bill for alien anarchists. The chamber moved through river and harbor bills, oleomargarine reform, and elections cases, while the House advanced the river and harbor measure and considered contested Kentucky cases.
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Senate
United
Culberson
United States
Bacon
Hill
New York
House
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
Bellamy
North Carolina
Crumpacker
Buffalo
N. Y
Proctor
Sulzer
Messra. Smith
Iowa
Wiggerald
Cochran
Michigan Power Company
St. Mary River
H. C. Smith
Michigan
Chicago
Duluth
Cleveland
Moss
Kdea
Kentucky
Committee On Elections
Rhea
Afr. Mann
Smith
Burgess
Texas
Spears
Burnett
Alabama
Secretary of War
Knights of Pythias
San Francisco
Committee On Agriculture
Eagle Harbor
Keweenaw Point
Mich
Boreing
Moss-Rhea
Washington Notes on Bank Designs and Political Rumors
New national bank notes of the 1902 series show a radical design shift. Miss Alice Roosevelt will skip King Edward's coronation due to potential diplomatic and notoriety issues for her father. William J. Bryan visited Washington hosting an informal reception and rumors circulate he may run for president again.
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Washington
New National Bank
Alice Roosevelt
Edward
Germany
William J. Bryan
Mrs Porknau recounts pain and remedy claims in ad copy
An informal testimonial discusses medical troubles after marriage and a claimed cure, criticizing the authenticity of the remedy. The piece mocks patent medicines and ends with a humorous dinner-table incident involving Lady Ireland.
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Dean Mrs. Porknau
Salzer's Lightning Cabbage Seed Catalog Ad
An early promotional notice from John A. Salzer Seed Co of LaCrosse Wisconsin touts the world’s earliest cabbage and promises profitable crops for market gardeners. It invites readers to request the mammoth catalog and 180 varieties of seeds with free postage, highlighting beets peas cucumbers and flowers.
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Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse
Wis
Gardeners
A Preventive that Failed and a Cattle Dealer Tale
An Irish cattle dealer Blaney returns from English markets amid fog in the channel. A farmer friend asks about his journey, noting a dangerous collision risk and mentions insurance papers. The piece also advertises Garfield Headache Powders claiming quick relief without side effects and urging samples from Garfield Tea Co. in Brooklyn, NY.
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Mister Blaney
Barney
Mr. Blaney
Ant Ali
Brooklyn, N Y
Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
Towne and Browne clash over a ring in Philadelphia Press
A dialogue from the Philadelphia Press features Towne criticizing a ring as unsuitable for a man, while Browne jokes about experimenting on a girl and finding it unsuitable for her as well, reflecting era attitudes.
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Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Excursions Offer
A Chicago and Northwestern Railway notice promotes $33 trips to California, Oregon, and Washington from Chicago with daily departures in March and April. Berth in tourist car priced at $6.00. Personally conducted excursions run Tuesdays and Thursdays from Chicago and Wednesdays from New England. An illustrated pamphlet is available on request with a two-cent stamp to A Hutchison, Manager, 212 Clark Street, Chicago.
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California
Oregon and
Washington
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago
New England
A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Against the Law Dialogue Echoes a Police Kiss Question
A terse exchange shows Bridget asked why she allowed a policeman to kiss her and a brusque reply claims it is against the law to resist an officer. The snippet captures tension between authority and personal autonomy.
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Bridget
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease advertised
An ad offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder sent to Allen 3 in Olmsted Le Roy New York. It promises relief for tired damp swollen aching feet and ease in fitting new or tight shoes. claims to cure corns and bunions and notes it is sold by druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen 3
Olmsted
le Roy
Allen
Bic
Babies Toddlers and the Bow Leg Issue
A midwestern era warning urges letting babies crawl and grow naturally rather than forcing walking or sitting up too soon. It explains soft leg bones bend easily, causing bow legs or pandylegged deformities, and links poor posture to dizziness and headaches. Parents are advised to provide room to move, avoid overexertion, and allow self-directed development.
Discipline Among Ants in the Amazon Region
Observers note the disciplined social order of sauba ants in the Amazons. A soldier ant struggles to exit its underground nest while 8 to 10 workers cling to its legs and antennae, attempting to drag it back. The scene hints at a punitive arrest within the ant colony, though the outcome remains unseen.
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Amazons
C. Barrington Brown
Bat De Wet Raises Cain
A Philadelphia Press quip notes that while soil in South Africa is very fruitful, raising the British flag remains a stubborn task, lampooning colonial resistance with a sharp political joke.
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Bat de Wet
Cain
South Africa
Philadelphia Press
Travel rates to western cities and Pacific coast by railway
Tickets from Chicago to Helena Butte Anaconda Ogden Salt Lake City and Spokane to coastal cities like Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Tacoma Vancouver Victoria priced at 30 to 33 dollars with many other points. Tourist sleeping cars run daily to the Pacific coast. For maps and details contact a local agent or W B Kniskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago Ill.
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Pacific Coast
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Spokane
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Vancouver
Victoria
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Ill
An Unpleasant Effect On A Miss Smilax Note
Dialogue from the Cleveland Plain Dealer shows a misread note exchange about Miss Smilax. A clerk mistakes a note for a bill, reflecting a small social episode in a humorous tone.
Notable Home Remedies and Advertisements Mix in 1901 Notices
A collage of outdated remedies and product pitches appears with Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel action and liver and kidney effects, Piso's Cure for headaches, Red Cross Ball Blue, Putnam Faceless Dyes, and Mrs. Winslow's Louisiana Senate touts. A New York Brooklyn Evening note and St. Louis testimonial accompany.
Policemen Praise Peruna in Newspaper Letters
Officer A O Swanson of Council Bluffs Iowa and Lieutenant Kens of Summerdale Chicago report Peruna helped them in illness and fatigue after long hours in rain. They urge readers to write Dr Hartman President of the Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio for prompt, free advice.
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Peruna
Perman
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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