Lincoln Toy Shop Hidden Near the White House
The Lincoln Toy Shop in Washington, a plain frame building near the White House, served Tad Lincoln and family as a source of wooden soldiers and toys during the Civil War. President Lincoln visited with Tad and, with aide Tom Pendel, chose playthings to brighten dark days as battles raged.
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National Capital
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Washington
Aldo Weht
Hneas
Lincoln
Tad
Tad Lincoln
Ted
Ame
War Department
Stanton
United States Volunteers
Hla
Executive Mansion
Joseph Stuntz
Napoleon
Ind
Sltite
Blunts
Waterloo
Thomas [Pendel
Pendel
Tom Pen
Ittle
President Lincoln
Tadl
Pender
Tom Pon
Ford
Littl
Fredericksburg
Tad Antieed
Menna
Lincoln's tall vanity met by a taller visitor
A Lincoln anecdote recalls the president as unusually tall and vain of height until a visitor taller by three inches arrives. He quips that in a deep place the taller man would be able to wade out, turning the moment into a humorous exchange.
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Lincoln
President Lincoln
President Taft backs federal incorporation bill limits antitrust relief
Washington reports the federal incorporation bill will not move this session. President Taft would sponsor if passed but rejects using it as an administration measure. He notes many provisions appeal to legislators while insisting the act must not exempt federal chartered corporations from antitrust laws. The bill goes to the judiciary committee for study and faces constitutional questions over state jurisdiction.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Judiciary Committee of
Wall Street
Frank D. Vanderlip
George W. Verkins
New York
Heyburn Attacks Confederate Veterans Tent Loan
Senator Heyburn of Idaho condemned loaning government tents for the Confederate Veterans reunion in Mobile Alabama next April. He denounced allowing the rebel flag on government property and urged a roll call vote. All others supported the tents. only Heyburn voted against them.
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Heyburn
Washington
Mobile
Alabama
Idaho
Senate
Congresa
Wasforma
Paper Board Firms Plead Guilty in Restraint Case
Twenty six manufacturers from the Paper Board Association pleaded guilty as an association in the United States Circuit Court in New York. Fines of 2000 dollars each totaling 52000 were imposed with cash payments in most cases. This follows the earlier fiber and manila combine case.
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Paper Board Combine
New York
Paper Board Association
Federal Grand Jury
United States Circuit Court
John H. Parks
Fiber and Manila Combine
Trust Has No Rights In Court In Michigan Ruling
Judge Clement Smith of Eaton County Circuit Court held that the International Harvester Company has no standing in Michigan courts unless it proves it is not a trust. The ruling underscores limitations on trusts in U S court action within the state.
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Charlotte
Mich
International Harvester Company
Michigan
Clementmith
Eaton County
Shwe Grand Lodge
Cataan
Angy Protest of Boyhood Over a Frilly Nightgown
A six year old boy named William trapped with his mother at his aunt's 20 miles from home endures a three night stay. He resents wearing his cousin Deborah's lace trimmed nightgown and vows to run away rather than wear the girlish garment in a snowbound predicament.
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William
Deborah
Ear Tube Cure Claim and Odd Ad Vignette
An ad offers a supposed cure for dentine and deafness via inflammation of the mucous lining of the ear tube with a claimed remedy by Catarrh Cure and a one dollar reward for ven Crane dye ed. The page also includes a humorous anecdote about a man called the Cagey Bachelor who answers a phone call from a woman posing as someone else.
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Wien
Calarch
Iren
F. J. Cheney
Murine Eye Remedy Ad and Mixed Quack Claims
An old advertisement promotes Murine Eye Remedy claiming to cure eye trouble and strengthen vision while touting other cures and products. The text mixes medical claims, testimonials, and filler lines with quippy quotes and promotional chatter.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promotes Woman’s Health
For 30 years Lydia Fe Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. No sick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots and herbs and has thousands of cures to its credit. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health free of charge. Address Mrs. Pinkham Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Hudson
Ohio
Lena Carmacino
T. Regis Falls
Lydia E. Pinkeham
Dirs
Breyere
St. Regis Falls
Lydia FE. Pinkham
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