Champ Clark Nominated for Speaker in Democratic Caucus
In Washington the sixty second congress caucus chose Champ Clark of Missouri as speaker elect and backed the Foster resolution giving committee naming power to the Ways and Means Committee led by Mr. Underwood. Clark promised fair, impartial leadership as cheers rose. Ohio’s Ansberry seconded the Clark nomination, highlighting Judson Harmon as another Democratic presidential hopeful.
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Washington
D. C
Champ Clark
Missouri
House of Representatives
House
Underwood
Alabama
Clark
Ways and Means
Fitzgerald
Foster
Ways and Means Committee
Republic
Ansberry
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Morton of Equitable Dies From Cerebral Hemorrhage
Paul Morton president of Equitable Life Insurance and former secretary of the navy under Theodore Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage. His wife and older brother Joy were summoned. he died minutes before they arrived. Close friend Wr. Berwind came soon after but was unconscious throughout. Coroner says natural causes. no autopsy. Born Detroit May 22, 1857. raised partly in Arbor Lodge Nebraska City near J Sterling Morton, secretary of agriculture. He rose quickly in railroad service, becoming general freight and passenger agent before leaving Burlington.
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New York
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Insurance Society
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Joy
Wr. Berwind
Morton
Paul
Detroit
Arbor
Lodge
Nebraska
J. .Sterling Morton
Cleveland
Mor
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Burlington
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Novel Dish Pan Serves as Washer and Keeper
A California woman designs a dual function dish pan that washes and stores dishes. The pan features a central ring abutment and side curved bends to hold knives forks and spoons upright, keeping contents separate and allowing hands to stay out of soapy water. It also serves as a compact cupboard and aids drainage.
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California
Rice in Chinese fashion method for perfect dry grains
Instructions to cook rice so grains stay separate and dry. Rinse and wash until water is clear, use two quarts water to half pint rice, simmer without stirring, drain and bake to dry, serve immediately and let each person salt to taste.
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Rica
Left Over Chicken and Oyster Pie Recipe Method
A skillet style recipe describes layering leftover chicken and oysters with cracker crumbs butter salt and pepper in a deep dish. Add oyster liquor beaten egg and milk then bake until hot and lightly browned for serving.
Thirty Minute Mincemeat Recipe for Holiday Treats
A dated recipe lists ingredients for mincemeat including meat suet currants raisins citron apples and spices. Combine chopped meat suet currants raisins citron and apples with sugar salt cinnamon and cloves then simmer in weak vinegar for thirty minutes.
Spanish Gaked Beans
Navy beans are boiled then seasoned with salt and a small amount of taba. Cook for one hour.
Mrs Hiiza Kirk Credits Dean's Kidney Pills For Cure
Mrs Hiiza Kirk of S Main St Spencer Indiana says she suffered inflammatory rheumatism with swollen limbs and extreme sensitivity. She reports rapid relief and lasting cure after using Dean's Kidney Pills, selling for 60 cents a box through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Hiiza Kirk
S. Main St
Spencer
Ind
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
In the Limelight Neck Tile Gift Exchange
A lighthearted piece notes a man reflecting on feeling watched as he wears Christmas neck tiles gifted by his wife each year, capturing a quirky holiday ritual.
The Shadow of Science as Ancient Chronometer
The excerpt traces how shadows and gnomons originated timekeeping and measurement tools. It links early Egyptian practices and Arab descendants to the development of geometry, astronomy, and geography through shadow markings that measured year length and work hours, noting simple sticks and uprights as primitive instruments.
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Upper
Egypt
Diplomacy Lesson From a Naughty Child Told by Root
Elihu Root at a Providence luncheon praised John Hay’s gracious and prudent diplomacy. He recalled a Christmas anecdote of a girl warned Santa might skip gifts, then quipped she needn’t fear Santa near the chimney.
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Diplomata
Elihu Root
Providence
John Hay
Brown University
Santa Claus
Cat Exhibits Tigerish Temperament in Ayr Incident
A domestic cat attacked a six week old infant in Ayr after Mrs John Scott briefly left the child alone in the house. The cat reportedly ate the fingers of the child's left hand and began on the next finger, shocking the observer.
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Ayr
John Scott
Austin Buckwheat Flour Ad Promises Quality
A fragment notes heavy words cannot fix market weight and claims efforts to obtain best results from any one product. It highlights Mrs. Austins Famous Buckwheat Flour as a prepared grocery item amid a general grocery listing.
Bride Declines Best Man Then Proposes On The Spot
A bride rebuffs the best man asking for marriage and then unexpectedly proposes to him herself. The scene unfolds with humor as the couple navigates traditional expectations versus personal choice.
Skin Soothed Babies Sleep Mothers Rest
A Warm bath with Cuticura Soap and gentle Cuticura ointment provides immediate relief from itching burning and rashes in infants and children. The ad claims sleep for child and rest for parent and promises permanent relief when other methods fail. Free 32 page book offered by Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Remarkable dental case from Parkes NS yields 17 teeth replacement
A Parkes New South Wales case recounts a young woman who had 17 teeth extracted to relieve trouble. Before artificial teeth could be fitted, new teeth grew in and all 17 were subsequently replaced in this remarkable sequence.
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United States
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Ascoats Dispensary Medical Association
Prest
Lo, N.Y. DE
Parkes
N.S. W
One Way to Look at It
Comic dialogue exchanges hint at courtroom wit and a jokey quip about patient medicine. Judge’s line adds a humor twist about shaking before taking. The piece sketches a light, courtroom flavored banter with two speakers, Jinks and Blinks.
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Jinks
Pettit's Eye Salve and Various Quack Claims
An old clipping touts Pettit's Eye Salve for congested inflamed eyes with claims of film removal. It also references Hamlins Wizard Oil and a claim about blood poisoning from slight cuts. The ad mix includes lines about PILES cured in 6 to 14 days and money-back guarantees by druggists.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Munyon Remedies Promised to Cure Colds and Ailments
An old advertisement touts Manyon’s Cold Remedy as relief for head and throat congestion, fever, and aches with rapid effect. It claims grip cough pneumonia prevention, plus Munyon’s Rheumatism Kidney and Vitalizer for strength and vitality.
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Manyon
Munyon
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