Washington Letter 1907: White House Dialoque and Diptheria Crisis
Washington letter from March 9, 1907 describes a Congress lull as members depart, the White House on quarantine due to Archie Roosevelt’s diphtheria, doctors treating him with anti toxin while the President and nurse family stay beside him. It notes Mrs. Roosevelt’s social restrictions, the President’s precautions, and mentions Horace Greeley, Osler, Preventics, and various moral observations and light anecdotes from the era.
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Mindful Manners and Social Truths in Old Letters
A compact essay of maxims on conduct and vanity. It muses on treating boys as gentlemen, aging, duty to mother, telling the truth, finishing tasks, pride of arrival, speed versus achievement, ignorance and knowledge, vocabulary and profanity, starch in collars, happiness by comparison, and a longing for illustrated portraits of champion housekeepers versus a collection of portraits of women.
Cough Remedy Ad From Foley’s Honey and Tar
An advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds. It warns against imitation and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package, attributed to L. C. Lantz.
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Foley
L. C. Lantz
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