Texans Clash Over Currency Measure In House Debate
Representative Rufus Hardy supports the Glass Owen currency bill while Representative Callaway opposes it. The Texan clash centers on whether the measure centralizes control for quicker relief or hands power to Wall Street, with Hardy arguing for system wide coordination and panic prevention.
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Hardy
Callaway
Washington, D. C
Rufus Hardy
Wall Street
Reichbank of
Germany
Reichsbank
Farmers Unite to Boost Yields and Market Access
Peter Radford of the Farmers' Union calls for organized cooperation among farmers, midwives? No, middlemen, transport, and toilets? He argues joint action is needed to reduce losses from spoilage and improve pricing and transportation. He stresses co operation between urban and rural areas to rebuild agriculture and secure a regulated highway of commerce from producer to consumer.
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Texas
Peter Radford
Farmers’ Union
Herbine advertised as cure for biliousness malaria and constipation
An advertisement promotes Herbine claiming it cures biliousness malaria and constipation with initial relief and complete cure after several doses. The price is 50 cents and the seller is Paris Smith.
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Paris Smith
Swede in Court and Traveler Tale From Tit-Bits
A Swede is examined in St. Louis over breaking a plate glass window with a large stone and failing to quantify its size. Jokes and a traveling man story unfold as a lad at a farmhouse door permits shelter after rain and a witty exchange ends with a sharp rebuke about knowing everything except being a fool.
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St. Louis
Cough Remedy Credit, Tipton Mother Praises Cure
Mrs. Sarah E. Duncan of Tipton Iowa credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with stopping her son's bad cold and cough after one bottle. She warns others suffering similar symptoms and notes it is for sale by all dealers.
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Sarah E. Duncan
Tipton
Iowa
Chamberlain
Adv
Cotton ginning in Comanche county falls after 1912 levels
The Ginning Report by 8 W Switzer shows 481 bales ginned in Comanche county up to September 1, far below the 2801 bales ginned before September 1, 1912, a drop exceeding seventy five percent. An advertisement for Herbine claims it wards off malaria and restores vigor, priced at 50 cents and sold by Paris Smith.
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W. Switzer
Comanche County
Circus delay as elephant damages coffee pot at grounds
At the circus grounds Friday morning many people wondered about a delay caused by late arrival and a lack of workmen. A news boy said there would be no show because the elephant stepped on the coffee pot and the grounds could not be found.
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Circus
Youngstown Telegram
New School Building Ground Broken Adjoining West Side
Ground was broken this week for a new Grammar school on the lot adjoining the West Side building. It will have eight classrooms two halls and two toilets and cost 10525 dollars with furnishings bringing total to 15000 dollars the bond issue voted. Contractors hope to have it ready for occupancy January 1.
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Grammar School
Watch the Label On Your Paper Date
The Chief Exponent switches to cash in advance and stop when time runs out. Subscribers are urged to remit $1.00 to avoid discontinuation. The policy aims to protect both paper and subscribers.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Strengthens and Builds Up
Old Standard tonic advertised to drive out malaria and strengthen the system for adults and children. Promotes appetite and general well being. Sold at 5 cents.
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Grove
Lawyer Teaches Manners by Example with Office Boy
A renowned attorney recounts coaching his office boy in proper entreaty. The boy, barging in and tossing his cap, is gently corrected as the lawyer demonstrates polite request etiquette by opening the door and asking, Please sir, there’s a ball game at the park.
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Blank
Jimmie
Freckles Targeted by Wilson's Freckle Cream Cream
A 1900s advertisement touts Wilson's Freckle Cream promising to remove freckles or fade them completely with a money back guarantee. It sells jars for 50 cents and mammoth jars for one dollar, and offers fair skin soap and mail order options through Parie Smith.
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Wilson
Wilson’s Fair Skin
Boy Offers Jimmie Fifty Cents to Run Away
A reader fragment shows a boy replying to a suggestion to escape after noon and offering fifty cents to cover his fare, illustrating a casual exchange. The text is a brief, early dialogue fragment with no clear names beyond Jimmie.
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Jimmie
Real Cause for Alarm in Ward After Surgeries
Smith recovering from appendicitis shares ward chats with two other patients. They joke the doctor is an idiot for misplacing instruments, revealing a needle and scissors hidden in patients. The surgeon then asks about his silk hat and Smith faints.
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Smith
Liver Correctant Herbine Promises Better Health
An old advertisement touts Herbine as a liver correctant to remove yellow complexion pimples and blemishes. It claims purification of the system and stimulation of vital organs, placing the body in vigorous condition. Price 50 cents. Sold by Paris Smith.
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Paris Smith
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Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA
Coca-Cola
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Backstrom
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Comanche
Howard Payne College
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Majestic Theatre
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