Tag Day Havoc In Washington D C
In a Washington scene a tag day device spurs a series of hold ups and sly donations across the capital. Officials like President Roosevelt and Attorney General Bonaparte are cited paying tags to roam free while crowds of women with tags peddle and plunder public spaces from the White House to the Riggs National Bank.
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Fedollar
Grover Foowune
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
White House
Quentin Roosevelt
Mr. Loeb
Riggs National Bank
Mrs Meyer Sparks Washington Social Tempest Abroad
Mrs George von Lengerke Meyer, wife of a postmaster general, stirs Washington society with foreign fashion and selective calling. She ignores cabinet colleagues at entertainments for the duke of the Abruzzi and duchess of Sutherland, inviting diplomatic corps and millionaire wives. Meyer heads to London with her daughters Alice and Julia, who have met czars and kings and will soon greet Britain’s ruler.
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George von Lengerke Meyer
Meyer
Beacon Street
Alice Appleton
Great Publishing Company
London
Alice
Julia Meyer
Austria
Italy
Great Britain
Postage Stamp Gum as Article of Diet in U S
The article explains postage stamp gum made from sweet potato mucilage, backings heated and dried through rollers and hot air. It notes two seasonal gums Summer and Winter, hygiene in production, and cautions against eating stamps, advising to lick from the sheet center due to handling by many hands.
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United
Union
Bureau of Engraving
Et Printing
Uncle Sam
Consul T E Warns on Antique Scams for Tourists
The Dunfermline consul issues a guide warning visitors about fake antiques and art objects. He notes seasoned buyers can be deceived and urges a 20 day course in art to learn genuine buying. He lists common deceptions such as Mary Queen of Scots tables Shefield plate and modern engravings and prints.
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Dunfermise
Seay
Shefield
America
Cuticura Heals Severe Leg Eczema Saves Limb
Mrs. J B Renaud of Montreal recounts a long battle with eczema on her leg that peeled to the knee. After two months of Cuticura remedies the swelling subsided and new skin formed, avoiding amputation. She claims cure continues after seven years and credits Cuticura with saving her life.
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Eczema
Cutiura
J.B. Renaud
Montana St
Montreal
Que
Miss Molemy Brown Excused From Song At Social Event
A mutual improvement society gathering planned light entertainment with singing. Miss Molemy Brown was expected to perform but arrived messenger news that she was ill with a fold, so the chairman announced her absence and Mr Green would sing A Song of Thanksgiving instead.
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Miss Molemy-Brown
Miss Brown
Mr. Green
Personal crisis reports in Natal in last weeks
Reports from Natal show three European personal crisis cases in recent weeks, a rate four times England and Wales. In Durban such reports averaged one per day, highlighting a troubling social issue. Also notes laundry starch tips and a promotion for Defiance Starch and Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort.
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Natal
England
Wales
Durban
Astoria remedy bottle label quoted in odd classroom exchange
A fragmented dialogue mentions astoria and a remedy for children. The exchange references a bottle with a long signature and the phrase the kind you have always bought, plus a line about avenging losses and James Boswell, in a quirky English class moment.
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Astoria & Aafe
Manta
James Boswell
Nine Million Cigar Sales Highlight Industry Trust
Annual sales exceed nine million dollars for Lewis Single Binder cigars praised for rich mellow tobacco. Advertisers claim the brand leads imitators, urging consumers to request Single Binder from dealers and to seek the factory in Peart Ohainat. Public notices drift with unrelated items about a grandmother and a boy on a Wisconsin train and assorted household goods.
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Lewis
Factory
Peart
Simple Laxative Syrup Promoted by California Fig Co
The Well Informed favor a gentle effective laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, touted as wholesome and prompt. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co, the genuine product is sold by leading druggists for 60 cents per bottle.
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Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
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Capital
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Levi P. Morton
Nevers
Congress
Allen
Adress A. & Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Porter
Pam Dies
Wisconsin
Aeleey
Paine
Tsa
Robby
Rob
Morocco
Dodds
Fey
Carters
TCO
Boston
Hn. U
Kansas City
New York Central Lines
Chicago
Lake
Shore
Michigan
Central
St. Louis
Canada
Adirondack Mountains
St. Lawrence River
Southwestern Passenger Agency
Tenth and
Walnut Sts
Douglas Wallace
Pasenger
Warren J. Lynch
Mgr
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