Time to cripple railroads editorial argues for wartime rail needs
Collier's Weekly editorial from February 17 cautions that U S railroads remain the weak link in national defense. It notes limited trunk lines, slow track growth in 1916, and investor disdain as factories gain while rail stocks lag. It urges 1917 tariff policy to spur steady railroad expansion for war readiness.
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Collier's Weekly
Japan
Pacific
Arizona
Coloado
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
West States Fight for Equal Chance in Resource Policy
The piece argues western states face land and resource restraints from forest and oil reserves and criticizes eastern millionaires who push conservation policy through a national press. It asserts Congress or state sovereignty should govern public lands and urges release of natural resources to enable immediate western settlement and development.
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United States
Congress
Canada’s 1916 Trade Surplus With the United States
Canada sent 27 million dollars worth of goods in November 1916, boosting total imports from Canada to 213.5 million for the first 11 months, up from 1915 by 53 million and from 1914 and 1913 by 62 and 88 million respectively. The piece notes Canada’s protective tariffs limit US entry, argues farmers feel the pinch after war profits, and forecasts postwar trade under current law.
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Canada
Canucks
Equality and Gallinger Amendment in Election Reform Debate
The piece argues Congress may not vote on the corrupt practices act this session and that the Gallinger amendment could gain life separately. It highlights Southern representation in Congress and the electoral college as the era's key political issue, sparked by a disputed electoral vote for the Democratic party.
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Congress
Gallinger
Democratic Party
Galinger
Broken Hearts And Great Masters In Santa Croce
A National Geographic piece recalls Santa Croce as a tomb of artists including Dante Michelangelo Gauguin Alfieri and Machiavelli with Dante’s ashes in Ravenna and Michelangelo’s last work in San Lorenzo within the Medici chapel as the monument to Italy’s creative genius.
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Ravenna
Michelangelo
Gauiet
Alfieri
Nychiavelli
San Lorenzo
The
Medici
National Geographic Magazine
A Question of Price and Tariffs
The piece argues that the lowest price wins trade and urges a protective tariff to offset production costs between America and foreign rivals. It contends domestic buyers favor cheaper imports unless prices reflect production cost differences, or American goods lose ground in the home market.
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America
Germany
England
Poindexter Pushes Rapid Submarine Buildup
A Pacific Coast Republican senator urged immediate construction of one hundred more submarines as the nation’s first concrete step to test public opinion amid the German crisis. The fate of the proposal hinges on the Democratic majority, but Poindexter clearly voices a demand for swift naval preparedness.
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Pacific
Poindexter
Brooks
One Controversy At A Time In Anti Alien Bills
A dated editorial comments on Idaho and Oregon anti alien land bills and warns against actions harming international relations. It notes rights and drastic measures, cites potential European trade effects, mentions Aztec ruins found by a forest ranger, and includes a note on a school map riddle observed by a board inspector.
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Idaho
Oregon
Union
Japan
London
Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertised with reward offer
The ad promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for uncured cases and includes testimonials from the National Bank of Commerce in Toledo. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and lists price at 75 cents per bottle with other products like Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Epitaph Quip From Upstate Accident Witness
A recent automobile crash in an upstate county killed the driver and injured two passengers. The coroner heard many witnesses about high speed and bad road repair. Farmer witness Swiggett quipped that the epitaph would say the man died trying to push sixty miles per hour on a ten mile road.
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Upstate
Swiggett
Indianapolis News
Notable Dreaser Murat Known For Courtly Dress And Valor
The text recalls Joachim Murat born 1767 near Cahors son of a day laborer who rose from Jesuit school to priestly studies then to the army. He became field marshal and duke of Cleves and Berg, married Napoleon’s sister Caroline, later king of Naples, and is famed for gold embroidered uniforms and ceremonial dress even as he faced execution.
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Joachim Murat
Cahors
Cleves and Berg
Napoleon
Caroline
Naples
New York Tribune
He Was Just Thinking About Words and Gems
A husband recalls a fairy tale of a woman whose every word drops a gem. He muses that such talk would make him rich as a jeweler, while noting how rare such speech seems in modern times.
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Mary
Skibbereen Named to Distinguish Local Places
An English traveler asked why Skibbereen bore that name. A villager explained the town’s name distinguishes it from other places with the same name, noting the spelling and pronunciation.
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Ireland
Skibbereen
Christlain Register
Mars Moon Circulates Mara In Seven Hours
A moon of Mars completes a revolution around Mara every seven hours causing observers on Mars to see it rise in the west and set in the east due to its rapid orbit.
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Mars
Mara
Well Guarded Alarms Guard Treasury at Washington
Electric burglar alarms surround Uncle Sam's treasury in Washington and are tested every fifteen minutes day and night, securing the government’s funds.
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Uncle Sam
Treasury
Washington
Early Morning Headache Causes and Treatments Mentioned
The Medical Record cites Dr Renon's long study linking headaches to factors such as eye strain kidney issues high blood pressure and smoking. Severe cases with heart enlargement or kidney involvement worsen prognosis but intensive treatment can relieve symptoms. Recommendations include cutting coal tar derivatives tobacco rest and a milk diet followed by gradual reintroduction of fruits vegetables and a light low protein plan.
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Renon
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