Treaty with Japan arbitration pact elevates statesman status
The article lauds the secretary of state's diplomacy shaping peaceful power, cites arbitration treaties with France Spain Norway Portugal and Switzerland, and notes the first US Japan arbitration agreement as a rebuke to Pacific tension. It also highlights confidence in ongoing prosperity amid the Pennsylvania Railroad loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
France
Spain
Norway
Portugal
Switzerland
Japan
Pacific
Present Need of Battle-Ships in Budget Debate
The naval appropriation bill would fund two battleships instead of four as requested by the navy department. Rep Hobson urges six battleships to curb Japan, but Japan shows pacific intent with a modest budget and no plan for sea conquests. The Japanese budget focuses on avoiding a Chinese goods boycott rather than naval expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Navy Department
Hobson
Committee On Naval Affairs
Japan
United States
Monument to Great Republican
The bureau of American republics arose from James G Blaine's vision of hemispheric unity through commerce and mutual trust. The first Pan American Conference in Washington highlighted the need for stronger international communications, leading to the bureau which stands as a monument to its founder.
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Bureau of American Republics
James G. Blaine
Washington
Bureau of Amberican Republia
Ths
Wall Street Reform Recommendation For New York Probe
Gov Hughes calls for a New York state commission to investigate securities and commodities speculation on the stock exchange. The aim is to uncover abuses, safeguard legitimate transactions, and inform wise legislation while preserving confidence in the exchange and its regional and national impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Hughes
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Paper trust and wages push tariff action
John Norris of the New York Times testified before the house committee studying the paper industry. He cited federal labor reports showing paper workers’ wages fell in 1906 while production costs rose, arguing the paper industry alone required separate tariff action.
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House
John Norris
New York Times
Paper Trust
Norris
United States Bureau of Labor
Fleet makes fine record in challenging world cruise
The American fleet has avoided major mishaps while circumnavigating a continent with minimal weather disruption. Despite anchors and explosive dangers, crews ensured safe operation and construction, aiming for a return voyage with no loss of life or serious damage.
Army Pay Bill Wins and Raises Approved
The lower house approved the conference report on the army appropriation bill by a 139 to 92 vote, guaranteeing officers and privates in the regular service an annual pay increase totaling 7 million dollars. Critics warned that future Congresses could raise annual military pay to 35 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hay
Virginia
Tawney
Minnesota
Civilization Advances Longevity and Vitality, Says Scientist
A German researcher argues civilization weakens constitution but evidence shows longer life and sustained vigor. Geneva records indicate average lifespan and prime years have extended, with many over 60 or 70 remaining productive. While certain diseases rise, overall data favor an optimistic view of civilization’s impact on health.
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Emil Konig
Geneva
Napoleon
von Moltke
Some Fast Day Superstitions in Armenia
In Armenia long fasts from food are common with seven days as typical. Unmarried young men may eat a salt cake on the seventh day, supposedly inviting a vision of pure water. The dream maiden is believed to be the destined wife, carrying a brimful jug of water.
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Armenia
Diamond Joe’s Narrow Gauge Boasts A Ride Won’t Be Stolen
In Arkansas, Diamond Joe Reynolds of the Malvern Junction to Hot Springs line earned fame for claiming no one could ride his 25 mile railroad unboarded. A moonlit visitor surfaced claiming the wager by entering Reynolds’ office dripping wet from the boiler tank and requesting the $100 and suit of clothes.
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Arkansas
Reynolds
Malvern Junction
Hot Springs
Joe
Diamond Joe
Mr. Reynolds
Willing to Chance Him
A humorous tale describes an angular widow standing with her third suitor as a preacher asks if she will marry. She replies in a drawl that the man is better than her first husband and worse than her second, but she will proceed with the ceremony anyway.
Misfortune or Blessing Words on Trashy Literature
A man with black-rimmed glasses laments trashy literature while a practical person calls it a blessing that helps authors who cannot sell their books feel as if they wrote classics.
Kentucky Woman Recounts Kidney Pain and Recovery
Mrs. Della Meanes of Mareville Kentucky describes seven years of kidney pain and swelling followed by relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She says one box helped and she continued until fully cured. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Meanes
Front St
Mareville
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Man’s Response Triggers Alarm Over Breakfast Item
In a plainspoken exchange a man admits using breakfast food supplied by a woman at a house to fill his pipe. The crude remark reveals the improvised use of food as illicit smoking material.
Cure for Severe Itch Breakout Cited
A Concord New Hampshire resident recounts intense itching redness and swelling on limbs two months ago. After trying multiple remedies he reports complete relief within days after applying Cuticura noting shoes fit again and he slept normally.
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George B. Farley
South State St
Concord, N. H
Fragment from Lampton asylum tale of two inmates
An attendant at Lampton lunatic asylum guides a visitor through cells. The first inmate sits on a three legged stool, heartbroken after losing love and losing reason. The second inmate, in a padded cell, is the other man, stark raving mad.
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Lampton Lunatic Asylum
Tatier
Hints on Carpet Cleaning and Catarrh Cure Advertising
A fragment discusses outdated cleaning methods like moist tea leaves and salt on carpets, noting their ineffectiveness and damage. It also mentions Haie Catarrh Cure by F.J. Cheney & Co as a claimed constitutional remedy with internal doses, reflecting period medical advertising.
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F.J. Cheney & Co. Toate
Pac
Spiked Tales of a Spankings and Shoes
In a quoted exchange two children tease about punishment with lines comparing a barrel stave to a father’s shoe. Eddie Fye-Wes defends that punishments are harsh for both boys and girls and notes their mother’s method mirrors the father’s role.
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Tommy Rott
Eddie Fye
Wes
Advice newsletter invites private illness letters to Pink at Lynn
A promotional note urges women to write to Pink at Lynn Massachusetts with confidential health questions. It claims decades of correspondence with sick women provide insight and the power to help cases that cannot be explained to a doctor.
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Ae Pink
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advertisement
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown Pa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her prolonged female disorders headaches and nervousness after doctors advised an aversion she followed directions and now proclaims herself well and urges others to try the remedy.
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Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Facts for sick women Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
The advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for women. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities and various pains including backache and digestive issues.
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Lydia BE. Pinkham
Prehistoric thoughts on music teased by a child
A playful dialogue features a child asking who first thought of music and an auntie replying that those origins are prehistoric while the child exclaims a fond memory of auntie. The exchange hints at cultural memory and childhood mispronunciations.
A Logical Conclusion From The Washington Star
Mr Pursington opines that a man should pay as he goes and he notes a man who gets in debt is likely traveling backward. The quotation reflects satirical commentary on debt and prudence.
Great Nervine Restorer Promises Cures and Free Trial
Promises cures for sweating callous swollen pot sweating and nervous ailments. Claims Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer fully heals nerve diseases with a trial and a free bottle and treatise offered. Mentions Dr BH RYO of Arch Street Philadelphia and urges readers to hope then act to realize it.
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Doak Bat i
le Rey
N. Y
Kline
BH Ryo
Arch Street
Philandelphia
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