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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
1
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as instantly effective for fever and revitalizing the whole system. It promises permanent benefits, refunds if no help, and free samples with a booklet, urging readers to write for details.
The Knoxville era editorial defends Governor Carmack against detractors, praising his record as congressman and governor while contrasting him with Senator Taylor's lighter manner. It argues both men deserve respect and rejects insinuations that one is inferior for his temperament, urging fair appraisal of their abilities and public service.
The measure imposes prison penalties for carriers convicted of rebates and treble penalties on shippers receiving rebates. It tasks the Interstate Commerce Commission with prescribing maximum reasonable rates and grants the board court review power. Expedited Supreme Court review is available on rate injunctions. It also restricts pipelines and express and sleeping car lines as common carriers and bars carriers from coal mining or production of goods moved by their lines after 1908. The ICC will prescribe railroad forms and accounts. records become public. Rates must be published. private rates are felonies. Damages may be awarded to complainants, and failure to recognize ICC orders incurs a daily penalty accumulating up to $5,000.
An assortment of vintage catalog copy and editorial asides appears across a New York page: Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children promises cures and free samples with a 25 cent price tag, while fashion notes urge smart wardrobe remodelling and frugal materials. Also included are travel deals for Ogden College trainees and a brief note on hotel baths and massages.
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