Roosevelt Demands House Reverse Secret Service Provision
President Roosevelt rebukes the House for defending limits on the Secret Service and argues for a broad scope to pursue criminals. He cites past cases, defends agents, and urges increasing the chief's pay and placing the service under the Department of Justice.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Tawney
Minnesota
Smith
Iowa
Sherley
Kentucky
Fitzgerald
New York
House of Representatives
Solone
House of the Secret Service
House
Ananias Club
Congress
Mitchell
Burton
Williamsoon
Herrman
Driggs
United States
Congregamen
Mig
Messrs. Parsons
Bennet
Driscoll
Messrs
Brierley
Department
Senate
Alliaon
Secret Service
Department of Justice
Musigh
Man in Plainfield Fights Severe Wash Obsession
A Plainfield New Jersey man, son of wealthy parents, suffers a delusion that all objects soil the touched body part, driving constant washing. Dr. Harry V. Hubbard treats him, noting the case is the most aggravated yet seen and detailing hours of bathing and repeated hand cleansing before and after dressing.
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Plainfield
N. J
Harry V. Hubbard
Dr. Hubbard
Maria
The 5001 Club Formed In New York With Heavyweight Members
A New York club named the 5001 Club admits heavyweights as members. The president weighs 500 pounds and honorary members join at 460 pounds. Life members reach 500 pounds, while dropping below 500 risks loss of status. The text mentions Dante Lambert’s weight as a benchmark.
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New York
Dante Lambert
Just Like a Man in the Parlour
A man and a couple sit in the parlor with chairs held down. He requests music and she says her playing is poor. He insists he enjoys it and that little songs can suffice for his enjoyment.
Their Love Ended Then Found Divorce and Love
A wry Cleveland Leader quip notes a romance that ended in marriage but again found separation through divorce, only to rekindle affection thereafter. The remark frames divorce as a temporary upheaval yielding lasting goodwill.
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Cleveland Leader
Precaution in Questioning Dyspepsia Noted in Baltimore Message
A Baltimore American snippet records a cautious exchange about seeking a dyspepsia specialist. One speaker asks why the seeker looks for such a doctor while noting a personal health concern, and mentions a wife enrolled in a fashionable cooking school.
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Mich. Man After Wreck Claim
William White of Three Rivers Michigan says a railroad collision caused lasting kidney pain and blood in urine. After two years of illness he found relief using Dean's Kidney Pills, four boxes improving his condition greatly and surpassing seven years of medical care. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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William White
R. R
Constantine Street
Three Rivers, Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
WellsWrathful Groundhog Senator Spares Train Wakeup
Charles E. Wells known as the groundhog senator of West Virginia stayed at the Grand hotel in a budding village. An overzealous night clerk woke him at five a.m. claiming to call the correct guest before apologizing for rapping on the wrong door.
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Charles E. Wells
West Virginia
Mr. Wells
Lippincott's
Cure for eczema advertised by Cuticura remedies
A Boston reader details severe eczema with itching burning and cracking skin for three months. The narrative credits Cuticura Remedies for a one month cure and cites Wal ter H. Cox of 16 Somerset St Boston Mag Sept 25 1908. Potter Drug Co. is listed as sole proprietor.
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Walter H. Cox
Somerset St
Boston
Mags
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Sole
Learned Pig Inspires Geography Over Arithmetic Wit
A short tale contrasts arithmetic and geography in children. A father, boasting of a pig that can count, is upstaged when the boy declares he would rather test the pig on geography. The anecdote highlights uneven talents across subjects.
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Crior
LAME BACK PRESCRIPTION Toris compound spurs medical debate
The article discusses the use of Toris for lame back and rheumatism, claiming near certainty when combined with other ingredients. It cites a formula using whiskey, Toris Compound, and Syrup Sarsaparilla, produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago, available from druggists.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Chicago
Waiting for His Little Airship
Birds fly south and urge a lone robin to join them. The robin refuses, saying he waits for a daffy airship to blow by so he can snag a ride.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Odd Advertisements
An assortment of 19th century ad copy and jokes. Includes a $100 reward offer for catarrh cure via Hallie Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo, testimonials for Cheney, and Kinnan Marvin. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills, Baking Powder claims, quotations, and quips.
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Hallie
Prepared for the Worst Attitude Tale in a Post Story
Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota faces questions on his stance for the Democratic presidential nomination. He relates a Western man who, after heavy drinking, encounters a rattlesnake and declares, if it strikes, it will find him fully prepared. The anecdote appears in the Saturday Evening Post.
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John
Manda
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Saturday Evening Post
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Pettit
Howard Bros
E. W. Gray
Allen
Tissot
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Lsat
Waving
Kinnan & Marvin
Wholesale Druggista
Halls
Hall
Patience
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Henry van Dyke
Samuel Pytcrer
the Centaur Company
Bears
Castoria
Dodds
Alae
Blast
Guarat
Carter Liver Pills
Suchafactory
Continental Company
Hudson Bay
Western Canada
Mapa
Ottawa
Canada
J. M. Williams
Toledo, Ohi
W.l.douglas
Avery
W. L. Douglas
W L. Douglas
Spark Sr
Brockton
Mass
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Iol
Gore Farm
Mountain View
Howe
Iegmicrarit
Thempaea
Staal
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