English-born William Lorimer rises to high Senate post
Chicago report profiles William Lorimer the Manchester born politician now in Congress for years. He rose from street education and packing salt to streetcar fares and precinct leadership. He champions Chicago constituents, heads a large Catholic family, and remains a loyal party figure with strong local ties.
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William Lorimer
Congress
Chicago
England
United States
Senate
Sutherland
Utah
Senator Lorimer
Manchester
Lorimer
Cannon
Washington
Hhis
Billy Lorimer
Minneapolis
Metropolis
Blaine
Cook County
Harrison
Springfeld
Billy
Hopkins
William A. Hopkins
Vanishing Fleets Prelude to a World Peace Pact
A sweeping romance and speculative war tale opens with Britain’s Guy Hillier and Norma Robins in Washington as Japan seizes the Philippines. A radioplane alliance merges nations, ships rise from the sea to be ferried to the United States, and a global peace pledge unfolds. The saga climaxes with a public ceremony, royal and presidential meetings, and a farewell fleet review signaling the end of warlike eras. The lovers watch and vow serenity as the sun sets on a world renounced to conflict. The End.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hillier
Norma Robinns
Inventor Roberts
Philippines
England
Norma Roberts
Florida
Tokyo
Kaiser
Edward
Thames
Roberts
United
America
Edward Ier
Central Park
New York
London
Atlantic
Rome
Europe
Guy
Norma
Atlantic Highlands
Bevins
Brockton
Little Jenkins
Fort
Hancock
The Last Cruise in New York Sees A World at War’s Edge
In a summer scene of New York’s grand gala, diverse nations crowd the streets as triumphant arches frame a parade of officers and diplomats. Representatives from Britain, Japan, the Balkans, Germany, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and France mingle, honoring an imagined international union under a single dominant power.
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Germany
The
Hague
Great Britain
White House
New York
Japan
Balkans
Australia
New Zealand
Italy
Spain
France
By His "Piers" Sparks Lancashire By-Election
London Tit-Bits notes a heated by election at a Lancashire seaside town. A former council member who pushed costly piers becomes the center of controversy. An opponent's amendment triggers a jab from the crowd: Try him by his piers.
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Piers
Lancashire
London
Early Training Behind Casey's Rise in Politics
The Illustrated Sunday Magazine notes Casey’s former work in the ditch shaped his political career by honing his skill at mudslinging, implying adversity bred resilience and strategic bluntness, translating into his public successes.
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Casey
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Claim
The California Fig Syrup Co advertises its Exceptional Equipment and chemists as the basis for Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It warns buyers to check for the full company name on the front of the package to avoid imitations and ensure the genuine product and benefits.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Senna
Ita
Seemed Appropriate To Her
A feeble Irish wife sought aid for her ailing husband and starving family. They had no fire and little food, having been turned away by church and neighbors. She said she went to the locomotive works because her husband paid locomotive taxes, and she wondered about the big place near the street.
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New York Telegram
Cuticura Cures Chronic Eczema After Long Sufferer
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas details a year of severe eczema with relentless itching and a doctor’s poor relief. After trying many remedies he found relief within two to three applications of Cuticura Ointment, continuing with Cuticura Soap and Pills to complete a cure. The testimonial dates are October 8 and 10, 1907.
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Henry Searle
Little Rock
Ark
Potter
Expressive exchange about family black sheep remark
Freddie teases Freddie's father called him the black sheep. Gertrude challenges the remark and questions what was said in a sharp, humorous family remark exchange.
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Freddie
Gertrude
Cure for Kidney Stones Promises Relief and Weight Gain
An advertisement quotes C. J. Hammonds of Fort Scott Kansas praising Dean's Kidney Pills after a kidney operation left him with ongoing symptoms. He reports sediment and stones passed, symptoms vanished, and weight gain of about 50 pounds with renewed health. The ad promotes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and mentions Ball Blue.
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C. J. Hammonds
Hill St
Fort Scott
Kansas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
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Si Binder
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Prokee Toon
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