Free wool on December 1 measure passes Senate compromise
Washington reports the final tariff conference agreement trims duties and expands the free list. Wool and sugar head the free items with wool becoming free December 1 1913 and sugar free after May 1 1916. The measure promises lower costs for meat, wheat, eggs and other staples and projects annual consumer savings near one billion dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Simmons
Treasury
Oase
Wilson
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Commerce
Board of Gen
Administrative tariff bill tightens import invoicing rules
Washington reports detail a sweeping tariff act enhance record keeping for imports. The bill requires invoices in local currency with full purchase price and sworn statements, assigns liability for false entries, and allows sworn affidavits by any notary public with Treasury oversight.
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Washington
Ways and Means
Finance
General Board of Customs
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Reductions on Essentials Sundries and Textiles
A list of tariff reductions across multiple categories including wearing apparel skins bags and purses, India rubber druggists sundries, cotton spools and handkerchiefs, silks and wool products, carpets, hats and bonnets, gloves and pearl buttons. Notable cuts range from 4¢ to 75 percent across clothing and textile goods.
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India
Treatment steps for pimples and blackheads
Instructional note promotes Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap as a simple economical skin care routine for pimples and blackheads. Recommends gentle application, five minute rinse, regular bathing, and using the soap for prevention of pore clogging. Includes offer of free sample and Skin Book from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Boys Prefer the Farm Says Breeder's Gazette
The Breeder's Gazette opines farm life builds self-reliance, duty, and labor discipline in boys. It argues farms offering progress and hope keep youths rooted, while stagnation drives them away to seek other paths.
Summer talk at Knickerbocker Club
At a New York Knickerbocker club a clubman trades quips about summer spots. One says the other spent summer in Bad Nauheim and the reply names Naughty Newport.
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Knickerbocker Club
New York
Their First Tiff Sparks Bitter Grooming Exchange
The bride pleads remorse during their first quarrel while the groom vents anger and accuses her of beating a chance for a better marriage. The exchange highlights rising tensions in the couple’s relationship.
Carbines for Cavalry Plan Springfield Rifle Conversion
Army ordnance officers consider shortening Springfield rifles by four inches to create carbines for mounted troops. The change would reduce weight by about two pounds and adjust sights accordingly. Despite a lower muzzle velocity, effective range could reach 1,500 yards. the cavalry board will review as part of reorganization and new equipment plans.
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Ordnance
Army
Ordnance Department
Cavalry Board
Alexandria Exerts Role as Mediterranean Port Power
Alexandria, Egypt’s principal port and commercial hub, ranked third among Mediterranean ports in 1908 statistics. The city hosts twenty one ocean navigation companies maintaining regular scheduled services.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Ocean
Man in Vermont Town Claims Horse Knows Weekdays
A local Vermont resident asserts his horse can tell days of the week by behavior. The quirky claim follows a habit of avoiding a saloon on Sundays.
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Bacon
Vermont
Egbert
Turn About Is Fair Play
A famous tenor declined a Chicago trust magnate's request to sing after a superb dinner. The magnate pressed him, and the tenor quipped that everyone has their trade, offering to demonstrate by picking a pocket before singing.
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Giulio Gatti- Casazza
Chicago
Quote from Simeon Ford on Morgan death ponders wealth happiness
The Argoanout humorist Simeon Ford muses on J. Pierpont Morgan's death noting wealth and poverty fail to guarantee happiness and asks what remains for a man to do. The remark reflects contemporary wit on wealth and fate.
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Simeon Ford
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Argonaut
Against a Stone Wall Framed Picture Of Dejection
A prison visitor consoles a convict urging sympathy as the prisoner appears crushed and downcast, their exchange highlighting a stark scene of despair within the penitentiary setting.
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Buffalo Express
Not This Time in Summer Boarders Inquiry
A terse dialogue reveals suspicion about summer boarders and a clarifying denial. The exchange hints at a hidden plan or scheme amid a tense situation.
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Carters Rattle
Leclerg
Veat Company, Incorporated
Manhattan
Naw
York
Thompson
John L. Thompson Sons&co
Troy,n.y
Stevens-Duryea
Curtons
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