Flowers in the Household Tips for Longer Vase Life
Practical guidance from Delineator on keeping cut flowers fresh. Submerge stems in water for hours, cleanse vase, use cooler temperatures, and move the vase to a cool spot at night. Recut stems underwater each morning to prevent air bubbles and ensure water uptake.
Doubtful Citizen Questioning Candidate Plans
In a murky exchange a doubtful citizen asks a candidate what actions they will take if elected. The reply is evasive as the candidate states they do not know yet, highlighting political uncertainty.
Coffee and Postum Remedy Digest in Nervous Digestive Tale
A reader shares years of coffee use causing dyspepsia and nervous distress. After trying Postum at a boarding house, symptoms improved, then returned with coffee. Swapping to Postum again cured stomach issues and nervous unrest, confirming coffee as the trigger.
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PISO
THE
Piso Company
BOM
Warren, PA
Tie
Cofee
Wilson Seeks Tariff Reforms to Match Modern Economy
President Wilson, in his first message to Congress, urges revision of tariff schedules to reflect economic changes of the era. He argues current duties create monopoly risk and calls for policies that foster efficient competition and free enterprise while avoiding abrupt upheaval.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Senate
House of Representatives
Lea Banneath
Pulling Shakespeare asides in dramatic academy tale
William Gillette recalled to American Academy of Dramatic Arts graduates a Booth era double casting misadventure. A stage manager improvised a rushed poison scene with a substitute actor who did not know his lines, delivering the line Nobody here, nobody near I pour the poison in his ear.
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William Gilette
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Empire Theater
Booth
Frowned on Innovation in Montrose Avitation Station
The London Chronicle notes Montrose Scotland will become an avitation hub and flying machines will alarm elder locals. Dean Rampay recalls a protest against steam vessels as against providence and one elder questions the pump and gas era with a quip about oil prices and whales.
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Montrose
Scotland
London Chronicle
Dean Rampay
Glorified Nude Portrait Talks At New York Gallery
An unclear report notes John Sloan discussing a nude portrait during a visit to galleries in New York. The fragment mentions a sea of phrases about suffrage, an old farmer and his wife, and frost but lacks coherent details.
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Glaenzer
New York
John
Sloan
Ha O
United Shoe Machinery Co Ad Praises Small Town Makers
A Boston Massachusetts advertisement from United Shoe Machinery Co. claims big manufacturers oppose them for treating all shoe makers equally. The copy emphasizes competition in the shoe business and prosperous factories in small towns, inviting readers to write for more details.
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United Shoe Machinery Co
Boton
Mass
Adv
Its Place and Witty Sayings Highlight Domestic Humor
A mix of humorous quotes about furniture and manners appears alongside a teething syrup advertisement and a buckwheat product. The piece notes Mrs. Winston's Soothing Syrup claims to ease teething pain wind colic and swelling with a 250a bottle price and promotes Mrs. Austins Buckwheat as a fresh grocer supply. It closes with a quip about a man sometimes getting rich despite his wife.
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