Fifty-Sixth Congress Actions Across Banks and Pensions
A summary of terse congressional action from February reports: Senate and House debates on the District of Columbia and West Point appropriations, ship subsidy, post office funding, railway pay, pneumatic tubes, and tax changes. Updates include pension bills, river commission adjustments, and private land claim confirmations, with notable figures such as Morgan, Allison, Hale, and Taylor referenced amid the ongoing fiscal measures.
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Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
West Point Military Academy
House
Griggs
Moody
Mass
Joint Postal Commission
Bromwell
Gaines
Tenn
New York
New Orleans
Catchings
Miss
Meyer
Finance Committee
Morgan
Allison
Hale
Boston
Seana
Mississippi River Commission
Gen. Grosvenor
Ohio Internal Revenue District
Congress
Taylor
New Mexico
Arroyo de San Lorenzo
Antonio Chaves
Chas. D. Arms
Youngstown
Lamb Causes Panicked Break Up At New York School
In Nunda New York a lamb from a flock driven past a new schoolhouse terrified Miss Alice Ray and the pupils. The lamb darted around the room knocking a stove, scattering coals and starting a small fire. Teachers and students escaped as fire was fought. Miss Ray left home in nervous condition.
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Nunda
N. Y
Alice Ray
Mary
Miss Ray
John Bennett
Bethlehem to Build Six Inch Rapid Fire Gun at Bethlehem Works
The War Department orders a new six inch rapid fire gun to be built at Bethlehem Steel Works with a 3000 foot per second muzzle velocity and an 8000 pound per minute rate at 2500 feet per second. It features Bethlehem breech mechanism, claimed to improve on the Vickers device licensed by the Navy for 250000 dollars. Recent Vickers tests show ten shots a minute. Bethlehem aims for eight shots per minute or more.
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War Department
Navy Department
Bethlehem Steel Works
Bethlehem Company
Vickers
England
Bethlehem
Substitute for Benzine Prompts American Ingenuity
Consul Hughes at Coburg reports to the state department that a substitute for benzine with safety and volatility concerns has long been discussed in Hanover Cassel meetings where a premium was offered for an effective alternative. The cold weather note from Eagle Alaska records a low of 68 degrees below zero in January 1900.
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Hughes
Coburg
Germany
State Department
Hanover
Cassel
Alaska
Weather Bureau
Eagle
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
A 19th century advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It promises one hundred dollar if any case fails and urges sending for testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills as best.
Good Credentials in a Kidnapping Tale
The Weeping Mother laments the terrible fate of her son in the hands of kidnappers while a Sympathizing Friend quips about the social prestige it affords. The Baltimore American notes the uneasy tension between fear and social perception in a sensational incident.
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Baltimore American
Career and Character of Abraham Lincoln by Joseph Choate
A Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway publication presents an address by Joseph Choate on Abraham Lincoln. It surveys his early life and struggles, his evolving character, and his later years and administration, highlighting how he earned a high place on the world’s roll of honor and fame.
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Joseph Choate
Great Britain
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. 1 Railway
Mey
Those Great Inventions Cartoon Caption
A brief humorous dialogue contrasts an admirer praising a discovery with a professor noting that every savant in Europe claimed prior knowledge. The quip hinges on early recognition after the idea is announced, reflecting science vanity.
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Europe
Chicago Daily News
Low round trip rates to Texas via Iron Mountain Route
On Peet 18th the Iron Mountain Route offers round trip tickets at 15.00 to Dallas Fort Worth Houston Galveston San Antonio Beaumont Port Arthur Texas and Lake Charles Louisiana from the City Ticket Office at the Northwest corner Broadway and Olive street St. Louis.
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Texas
Iron Mountain
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Galveston
San Antonio
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Broadway
Olive Street
St. Louis
Not a Bargain in a Detroit Free Press Snippet
A dialogue highlights a bargaining scene where a father resists selling his last daughter while negotiating salary. The exchange underscores themes of value and negotiation, reflecting a period voice from the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Promises Easy Health Restore
A health ad claims all ailments from headache to cancer will improve once bowels are right. Cascarets Candy Cathartic is advertised as the genuine remedy, producing easy natural movements at 10 cents to start, with metal boxes and C. ¢ on each tablet and warnings about imitations.
Avoiding the Rash Politician Turn Prohibitionist
The Smart Set quotes a politician debating abrupt versus gradual shifts in stance. The piece humorously frames how to align messaging to ease a sudden policy reversal without jolting supporters. It highlights cautious strategy in public persuasion and gradual exit from a hardline stance.
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Borend
Science Discards Brute Force and Spirit Drug Power
An old ad touts Hoxsie Croup Cure as containing only the spirit of the drug and claims it defeats membranous croup pneumonia and consumption. It promotes Piso’s Cure and Puraxam Drags with prices and store details while peppering quotes from Shakespeare and Puck.
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Hoxsie
A. P. Hoxsie
M’f
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Quinine Tablets Ad
An old style advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a full refund if it fails. The note also includes a clipped exchange about weather and a cutter from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kingsley Reflects On Love Making Friends And Angels
A brief note by Kingsley contemplates how love not only deepens friendships but also elevates companions to angelic stature within personal bonds. The reflection centers on affection transforming ordinary ties into meaningful connections.
Uterine trouble warning from Lydia Pinkham ad
Nervous, irritable, sleepless, with backache and head pains signals serious uterine issues. The ad urges immediate use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and offers confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Mrs Valentine Praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs Valentine shares her testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says early pains in her body subsided after using part of a bottle and continued until four bottles were taken, leaving her feeling like a new person and forever praising the remedy. The letter is from Mrs W P Valentine of 566 Ferry Avenue Camden New Jersey.
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W. P. Valentine
Ferry Avenue
Camden, N. J
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