Republican Platform Endorses Economic Welfare and Tariff Reform
The Republican platform praises farmer welfare, rural mail delivery, road funding, and state aid. endorses Sherman anti trust law, tariff revision, and federal supervision of interstate commerce. It pledges support for veterans families, mines bureau, railroad rate enforcement, and a permanent currency system while reaffirming commitment to the rights of African Americans and constitutional amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Congress
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Legislative Department
House of Representatives
National Monetary Commission
Roosevelt Praises Taft as Ideal Presidential Candidate
President Roosevelt, upon Taft’s nomination for the presidency, lauds Taft as fearless, upright, and broadly attuned to all citizens. He says Taft embodies plain people's interests and exemplifies American citizenship at the nation’s foundation.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Labor plank in our state platform emphasized for wage earners
The text outlines the Republican party as devoted to labor welfare, vowing a progressive program of labor legislation since Lincoln and promising to meet the just demands of the working class. It also briefly features a testimonial praising Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best remedy for indigestion after many years of failed treatments.
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Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Dr. King
B. F
Easy Methods for Installing and Replacing Farm Posts
Practical guide notes how white cedar and white oak posts last longer, tips on post orientation, tar or creosote treatment, and a homemade post puller from an old buggy axle. It also covers driving wells and posts, threading pipes, patching rotten ends, and safe removal methods.
Correct Shock Construction for Wheat Bales
An expert outlines a wiring method for shock building using two sets of two bundles, side bundles, and cap bundles to create a dozen bundles. Proper bracing and cross-cap protection prevent wind damage and sprouting in wet weather, recommending caps for durability.
Renewing the soil and practical farm tips
A farmer recalls converting 160 acres from a windfall tenant system to productive use. Deep plowing and tile drainage boosted yields from ten to fifteen bushels on clay land to thirty to forty, and black soil from thirty to forty to fifty to sixty per acre. No commercial fertilizer used. intends to grow fertility with same methods. Also includes homemade cart construction, a mite remedy for henhouses, garden tips, grafting, mail delivery note, and a humorous death notice correction.
Empire Stock Co. arrives for Elkheart engagement
The Empire Stock Co. returns to Elkhart with new faces from Marion Indiana for a week long engagement at local hotels. The company opens with Fooled by Fortune and The Efficacy of Prayer while audiences recall past seasons.
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Empire Stock Co
Elk‘hart
EB. Clark Lilly
Miss Turner
Anna Seward
Fred Seward
Edw. Nutt
Wm. Morris
Lucille Wilden
Grace Taylor
Lillian Herbert
Harry Ester
W. B. Carnes
Harry Prew
Edwin Ramsey
Marion
Ind
Bucklen
Elkhart
An Anecdote of Ellsworth Eating Hospitality
A Civil War era anecdote about Colonel Ellsworth, early in his career a brave young lawyer. He refused a luncheon invitation at a 4& restaurant to discuss business, saying he could not accept hospitality or sponge while starving. Marion Wharland's Complete Etiquette.
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Ellsworth
Colonel Ellsworth
4& Restaurant
Bud
Marion Wharland
Newlyweds’ Unlucky Start Ends With Errant Shoe
Starting Early Wangles married today as guests showered rice fetishes and old shoes. A friendly shoe struck him above the eye as a cab pulled away, blood staining his face despite a handkerchief from a sobbing bride. Benedict sought a doctor to stop the bleeding.
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Wangles
Benedict
London
Circumstantial Evidence and a Salve Claim
A courtroom exchange questions how a defendant seemed drunk and gambling. The witness explains the blue chip for carfare as proof. Separately Tom Moore of Cochran, Georgia touts Bucklen’s Amica Salve for a foot sore, claiming a complete cure.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Bucklen
Tom Moore
Cochran
Houseworth Brfos
Piano Tuning and Delicatessen Ad Sparse Locale
Piano tuning available monthly by Geo Schaff at Hilk hart area. Contact phone 656 for home baked goods from a local delicatessen.
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Geo, Schaff
Hilkhart
Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee Ad and Humorous Quotations
Short advertisement from Arbuckle Bros of New York City touts Ariosa Coffee claiming 16 net ers of Brazilian blend from the world’s largest coffee firm with assurance of best value. Includes light quips and a stage joke about a steam pipe incident and witty quotes from Brevity and Rossetti.
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Arbuckles
Ariosa Coffee
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
Properly selected woods make good lumber for anyone
The article argues that wood can become quality lumber if properly chosen and seasoned, emphasizing the importance of selection and drying to achieve strong, useful boards.
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St. Joseph
Maurice
Robaline
Kate B
Johny
San Francisco
Ariosa
Kwater
Philadelphia Press
Rossetti
Bob Footlite
Bucklen Theatre
Empire
Turnock
B. C. Godfrey @ Sons
J. Thomas
Qeounres
Lexington
Avenue
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