Railway Rate Legislation Opposed by Railroad Leaders
A group of railway chiefs and officials aligned with President Roosevelt condemn secret rebates and any legislation granting a commission power to set rail rates. They warn such controls would cause litigation, unequal treatment, and unjust penalties, arguing rates already reflect efficient American management and that freight costs remain a tiny share of consumer prices. The piece also references a comic from Brooklyn Life about Bloptons living beyond their means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indorne
Roosevelt
Inter-State Commission
Nervous Women and Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
An old medical advertising piece claims nervous prostration in women can be cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It quotes testimonials from Mrs. M. E. Shotwell and others praising relief from insomnia irritability and emotional swings after taking the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. E. Shotwell
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
Ae E. Pinkham
Genoa
Inkham
Sam
Lydia B. Pinkham
Raely
Egg-O-See: A Digestible Whole Wheat Cereal Claim
The piece extols wheat as a staple and introduces Egg-O-See as a superior cereal product. It praises whole wheat delicately flaked and malt-enhanced diastase for digestibility, positioning Egg-O-See as a premium food containing the best elements of wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Staff of Life
Grand Opera Cariao Tickets Demand Attention
A garbled passage describes Grand Opera at Cariao with references to tickets, crowds, and payment. The text mentions hearing a golden trumpet and lines about lining up and being admitted by ticket purchase.
Portrait of Eloise Dudleigh Sparks Artist Triumph
In a drawing room drama, Gerald Gresham paints a portrait of Eloise Dudleigh, urged by Mrs. Dudleigh to remove shadows and add life. The work captures the girl’s hidden laughter, pleasing Mr. and Mrs. Dudleigh and sealing Eloise’s status as the gainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh
Mr. Dudleigh
Gresham
Laura
Eloise
Mrs. Dudleigh
Miss Dudleigh
Gerald
Mal
Gresham Usnally
Jewish Marriage Trends Across Europe and America
A historical overview notes rising mixed marriages among Jews from Austria and Hungary to Germany and Copenhagen, with percentages and yearly figures. It contrasts Orthodox centers with emigration to Britain, colonies, and the United States, concluding with a call for a Jewish religious platform aligned to American ideals.
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Europe
Isador Singer
New York Sun
Austria
Hungary
Buda-Pesth
Copenhagen
Russia
Austrian Galicia
Roumania
Bukovina
Orient
Great Britain
United States
Stokes
America
Israel
Cleveland
Cats Guard Dead Woman in East 163rd Street Store
In New York, six cats guarded the body of Aunt Magy Recke who died alone of heart failure in the back room of a 876 East 163rd Street store. Neighbors recall Aunt Mary as a friend to local schoolchildren, running a candy and book shop for six years. Oswald Preiss found the locked shop and notified others. Dr. Coroner and assistant arrived but were driven from the room by the cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ike
Magy” Recke
East One Hundred and Sixty-third Street
Mary
Oswald Preiss
Charles Stein
Recklytog Om & Imuage
Mississippi Veterans Home Anniversary Festivities Highlight Civil War Bonds
The Mississippi veterans celebration featured a picnic hosted by the UDC, with Crosses of Honor for fifteen veterans. Speeches by Senator H. D. Money and State Auditor T. M. Henry praised the Home and its directors, noted funding limits, and urged ongoing support. The event honored Jefferson Davis’s old home site and urged improvements, while bonds proposal for Coahoma County roads and bridges was announced.
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UDC
United States
H. D. Money
Ocean Springs
Dixie
T. M. Henry
Davis
Peruna Gave New Life, Health Restored by Tighe Endorsement
Hon John Tighe of Cohoes N Y writes that Peruna is a superior restorative tonic. He says after extreme work breakdown it revived his mind and body and he recommends Peruna to those tired in mind and body. He notes excess work causes nerves and catarrh and that Peruna cures catarrh and nervousness. He invites readers to write to Dr Hartman for free advice if results are not prompt.
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John Tighe
Tighe
Remsen St
Cohoes
N. Y
Albany County
N.Y
Pernna
Peruna
J. Tighe
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
American After-Dinner Tales and Odd Sights
A collage of short anecdotes notes an American stereotype from an English writer, a shark encounter in a politician’s tale, and a comic exchange about a bound book and a bookstore, with reflections on Canadian reading habits and a soldier’s fatalism under fire alongside a wry Apache joke.
Tales of the Tots and Tiny Talk Aboard
A selection of playful exchanges and quips from children and parents with misheard phrases and punning replies. The pieces capture household humor and childhood misstatements referenced to a Washington Star style.
Wall Streeters Fail To Enter Street Office Scene
An overheated street scene shows Mr. Lawson arguing with a clock in front of an office building. He offers a hundred seven dollars while a financier mocks the scheme as the local crowd watches the wind driven timepiece amid playful boasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
Gert
Mr. Lawson
Tore “Yee
Lawson
Slater
Wall
Summer Resorts booklet by Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis Railway
The Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis Railway promotes a booklet titled Summer Resorts, detailing historic Civil War sites, notable hotels, Monteagle Assembly, summer schools, and nearby educational programs along its route. It invites readers to request the booklet for travel planning and rate information.
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Southern
Nashville, Chattanooga
Hudson River
Adirondacks
Monteagle
Monteagle Bible Training School
Satirical Rules and Odd Bits From a Turbulent Era
A string of jumbled clippings mentions John Farson a Chicago banker who drafts satirical social rules as indulgence among the wealthy. The excerpts touch on the Russo Japanese war habits of Japan rumors of medical cures in Wisconsin and Arkansas colonies for settlement on the Kansas City Southern Railway, with scattered notes on health politics and fashion.
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John Farson
Chicago
el Sevcia
New York Tribune
Japan
Kansas City Southern Railway
Tockesburg
Lexier County
Arkaoeus
Loring
Sabine Parish
Louisiana
Zevis Rena
Lockes- Polony
General Ee
Lee
A. C's. Ry
Eee City
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