Tariff bill details reveal large shifts in lumber and metals
Washington reports show rough lumber cut from $2 to $1.25 per thousand, pig iron to $2.50, iron ore 15 cents, and scrap iron to $1 under the new tariff. Cotton, wool, hemp, and leather duties are reworked, with free hides and tobacco changes, plus a Panama canal bond plan and a corporate tax.
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Panama Canal
Washington
Conference Committee
House
Senate
Fower Wead
Dingley
Canada
United States
Ad Valorem
Customs Court of Appeals
Internal Revenue
Iaw
Srmmers
Treasury
Wickatsham
Secretary of the Treasury
Canal
Cuba
Knox
Honors Were With Farmer Mail Carrier Meets Holmes
A rural mail carrier misreads a farmer’s name and faces a humorous exchange. The farmer denies being Sherlock Holmes but quips he can read people by their faces, while acknowledging the mail for him. The scene highlights a playful clash of wits and a acknowledgment of keen perception.
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Holmes
Beverly G
Sherlock Holmes
Itched for twelve years eczema cures with Cuticura remedies
A man from Volant, Pa recounts twelve years of eczema on hands arms and feet causing swelling itching and peeling. After trying many salves and doctors he found rapid healing with Cuticura Remedies, reporting no trouble since. A Boston ad notes Potter Drug and Chem Corp. Also a street scam where a doctor tricks a patient by vanishing as she closes her eyes and sticks out her tongue.
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Charles T. Bauer
Volant
Potter
Quack Remedies and Phrases From An Old Ledger
An assortment of dubious tonics and sales pitches appears in this fragment listing Allen’s Foot-Bana powder for swollen feet and bunions, Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething, Mays palm for wind colic, and a stray note on perseverance. It mixes brand names, promotional lines, and moral quips in a faded 19th or early 20th century catalog voice.
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Allen
Shea
Allen S
Olmsted
LeRoy
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Serena E. Payne
Nelson W. Aldrich
Horace
Grace
Eczema
Poe
Winslow
Wren
ES Kidney Pills
Raia Savy Oe
Thompson