Whimsical Observations on War, Longevity and Independence
A miscellaneous column cites social satire on dirigibles and insurance life extension, notes on Canadian justice, remarks on longevity in England, and reflects on U S troop withdrawal from Cuba. It mentions Fourth of July celebrations and the desire to keep parade and picnic traditions alive.
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England
Early 1909 Washington News Highlights and Personal Notes
Awide survey of U S events covers tariff clashes in Congress President Taft rebukes Governor Stubbs and votes on iron ore duty. International figures Marquis de Villalobar named minister to the United States and Wright brothers return from Europe. Personal items note marriages and tributes to McKinley, along with social and legal developments nationwide.
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Washington News
Bureau of Statistics
United States
LaFollette
Root
Batley
Nelson
Taft
Stubbs
Kansas
Senate
Bailey
Knox
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Washington
Marquis de Villalobar
Spain
Aldrich
Senate Finance Committee
Health Department of
District of Columbia
Roostera
Cooper
Wisconsin
Congress
Insular Affairs Committee
Prince Lidy Jenssu
Menelik
Abyssinia
Romanie
William Osler
Elias B. Burns
Gas City
Ind
William J. Bryan
McKinley
Canton
James K. Saunders
Fort Madison
E. H. Gary
Steel Trust
C. L. Hutchinson
Chicago
American Federation of Arts
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Dayton, O
Europe
Fairbanks
Honolulu
Japan
Newfoundland
T. R. Holland
Colorado
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Missouri
Hague
Cincinnati
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Miraflores
Caracas
Oklahoma Bankers’ Association
Enid
Charles W. Caldwell
Columbus
Stephen van R. Trowbridge
Boston
Adana
Robert Isaac
London
Social Democratic Organization
Moscow
Russia
Siberia
Rocokoff
University of Moscow
Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association
Mobile
Ala
Presbyterian General Assembly
Denver
Col
Robert MacKenzie
Ruttgers Presbyterian Church
New York
International League For Highway Improvement
Richmond
Bamno
Rhodes
Tilton
Standard Oil Company
Myrtle Brewer
Lyons
Kan
Frederick Arn
Cologne
Hzeroun
Turkey
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Roosevelt
George McMillan
Jura
Harris
Paxton
Joseph Klein
Kankakee
Richard Frost
Jackson
Mich
Ilinois
Philippines
Maud Ewing
Ida Tilden
Des Moines
David Kaplain
William Price
Pana
III
Johann Salvator
Leopold II
Emperor of Austria
Painesville
O. William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
F. J. Walz
Louteville
Eastern Illinois
National Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Highland Park
Ill
G. H. Cabanisa
Superior Court of San Francisco
BE. H
Gary
C. A. Duilding
Beth Teary Tolentington
Calli
Huntington
Stew
Arabella D. Huntingtec
Lous Angelica
Bain
Meomoek
Aterious Mganger
Taft Joins Mecklenburg Independence Anniversary Festivities
President Taft visits Charlotte for the Mecklenburg declaration of independence centennial celebration. He attends governors’ day events, delivers speeches, and participates in parades and musical performances as North Carolina honors its historic claim amid debate over the Mecklenburg myth and related archival discussions.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
N. C
Taft
Mecklenburg
Gov. Kitchin
Fair Grounds
Order of Red Men
Charlotte Artillery
Mrs. Taft
Selwyn Hotel
Simmons and Overman
Stonemal Jackson
Biddle University
Mecklenburg County
North
David Aon
Philadelphia
Nathaniel Macon
Senate
Joseph Grahem
Davidson
Macon
Joseph McKnitt Alexander
Alexander
Raleigh
Register
Bostom
Lexington
Congress
Great Britain
America
Dean's Kidney Pills Pastes Pain and Urges Relief
An advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for rheumatic pains and kidney irregularities, claiming they revived energy for Mrs Josiah Straw of Canton South Dakota and her husband after use and endorsing the product with dealer availability and price. The piece also includes various brief items on education tricks, catarrh cures, tuberculosis myths, and a funeral oration anecdote.
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Josiah Straw
Troedwigy Canton
Dak
Dean
Foster-Milburth Co
Buffalo
Frightening Tales of Coffee and a Nurse’s Shift
A minister's wife recounts a nurse trainee's night duty coffee habit. She describes sleepless rounds between midnight and four, coffee reliance, and later withdrawal via Postum. The narrative hints at nervous strain and recovery after changing beverages.
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Seishask
Egeeit
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