Roosevelt Shaving Room Tale Behind Barber Chair Sessions
The piece recounts presidential grooming rituals in Washington, detailing the barbershop scene for Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. It notes a small anteroom between offices, a leather chair, and daily 1 pm shaves that became a window for officials and reporters, with Roosevelt often hosting visitors after 11:20.
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Taft
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
Loeb
Roosevelt
Jimmy Garfield
Wholesale price increases mark 1907 rise across groups
A 1907 wholesale price report notes overall increases from 1906 across 258 items with 172 higher prices and 51 lower. Farm products led gains at 9.9 percent, food up 4.6 percent, lumber and building materials up 4.9, metals and implements 6.1, drugs 8.3, and other groups rising despite late year price cooling.
Wiley Poison Squad ends season of diet experiments
Dr. R Harvey W Wiley and seven students conclude the hygienic experiments at the Bureau of Chemistry. They study effects of treated foods and beverages on health, including senungreek as a flesh-boosting remedy, with ongoing tests of borax and boric acid in foods.
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R. Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Governmet
Wiley
Wilson Holds Ground in Roosevelt Cabinet Shuffle
The article traces cabinet changes under President Roosevelt noting Secretary of Agriculture Wilson remains in place as Taft departs. It highlights past shifts with Root, Hay, Cortelyou and others, and ponders Wilson's potential to stay through Roosevelt's term, celebrating his long tenure and active leadership.
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Taft
McKinley
Root
Becky
Wilson
Roosevelt
Borne
Hay
Root Be
Scharten
Treasury
Cortalyon
E. Wright
Wright
Knox
Moody
Bonsparte
Stith
Payne
Wynne
Cortelyon
Meyer
Navy
Long
Morton
Bonaparte
Metcalf
Terror
Hitchcock
Garfield
Agriculture
Wilsa
Commerce
Labor
Cortelyou
Straus
Taft Thas
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Red blood or blue blood child tale from Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger fragment recalls a three year old Allan misled by family about blood color. His mother and grandmother console him after a finger cut, noting it is only red blood though Allan believes he is blue due to ancestry and learned phrases.
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Allan
Aris
Philadelphia Ledger
Itching Humor On Boy Cured In Four Days By Cuticura
A Kokomo Indiana mother describes her son’s severe itch spreading across his body and hands. She used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment nightly, washing with lukewarm water and applying the ointment, reporting complete cure after four nights.
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Frank Donahue
Fremont St
Kokomo
Ind
Mlot at Yalg A Recipe
Fragment from Yale Record describing a culinary setup with chaotic phrasing. Mentions mixing ingredients, placing them on Church Street, and a group described as vigilant law representatives observing an innocent process. Lacks clear events or individuals to confirm a coherent news item.
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Church Street
Yale Record
Swadeshi and Anglo-Indian views on indigenous industry
In a Mail leader the piece notes that many Anglo Indians favor Swadeshi principles in principle while opposing extremist methods. It argues for assisting native industry development without endorsing radical agitation, stressing its importance to future prosperity of the country.
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Straitam Harcourt
Readjusted Conditions in Trusts and Mergers
A Washington Star quote with Dustin Stax notes that new trusts and mergers have not created general friendship among capitalists. He says the changes merely bring the conflict closer to the front lines, intensifying rather than easing competition.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Doctor Gains 20 Pounds on Postum Product Claim
A reader letter reports weight gain of 20 pounds after using Postum. The testimonial cites chronic headaches and a transformation aided by Postum and a referenced ad copy from Postum Co. Readers are directed to a wartime style slogan “There’s a Reason” and a mention of Battie Creek Michigan.
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Dolio
Cdr
Tonisg Emmsoes
Erin Cates
Postum
Siern Tadwi
Goitede
Postum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
Weilville
RAX Nature's Disinfectant Promotes Household Purification
An early 20th century ad touts RAX as a safe economical purifying agent for sinks drains and laundry. It claims to disinfect and cleanse with a natural Borax composition, suitable for domestic and medical uses and safe around children.
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Nature
A Woman’s Duty to Look Her Best in Fashion
A Chicago Journal column argues women should keep up fashionable wardrobes within means. It favors dropping wornout styles for new fits, noting economy comes from looking well rather than slashing appearances. It condemns shabbiness except in extreme poverty, stressing family duty to maintain prestige.
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Chicago Journal
A Dificult Lesson and Odd Advertisements
A fragmentary mock dialogue questions teaching a pretty girl to whistle ending with a man’s quip. The text also markets cosmetics and tobacco products with quirky lines about clothes turning yellow and a Red Crow Ball Blue brand. Miscellaneous observations on money, sharp retorts, and a Lewis’ product dealer in Pearis.
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Slater
Child Plights a Fatherly Bathwater Crisis Saver
A five year old, Hobby, floods a bathtub by turning on both taps. With the stopper in, the tub rises, fearing punishment, he prays for divine help, then appeals for a plumber. His elder sister calls for aid and the water is shut off, sparing him the slipper.
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Hobby
Bobby
Ulster
Immersed in Business Delays and Sales Jargon
A fragment from a period text shows a firm head delaying work for out of town business. An office boy notes no ball game today, while others discuss costs and care products. The mood blends everyday office chaos with advertising lines and aphorisms from the era.
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William
Honest testimonial praises Peruna remedy health recovery
A letter from Rae 21S Granite Block St. Louis May praises Peruna as a life saving aid for catarrhal bronchial troubles. The writer, Dr Meookiyn N.Y., recounts exposure and dampness depleting health, notes rapid improvement after using Peruna, and endorses it for patients. The testimonial claims other doctors agree and that Peruna was unknown at first.
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Sylvester E. Smith
Granite Block
St. Louis
May
Perring
M.D. S
Maleggr St
Meookiyn
N.Y
Perane Eam Ve
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