Nation's Solons Report On Congressional Measures And Debates
A detailed review of Senate and House actions this week covers the repeal vote on federal election controls, party-line amendments, and debates over the Bland silver seigniorage bill. Memorials for deceased members and tributes to former lawmakers accompany the session reports, with Hawaii annexation debates and tariff discussions shaping the week.
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House
Stevens
Cleveland
Irving
Boutelje
Bland
Missouri
Estern Democrats
Mesars
Tracey
Cochran
Mr. Bland
Perkina
California
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Hawaii
United States
Bawai
Nicaragua Canal
Sherman
Wolcott
Stewart
Secretary of the Treasury
Representative Mittchler
Pennsylvania
Quay
Mitchell
Wisconsin
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Joint Committee
Mesara Bland
C. W. Stone
McKeighan
Harter
Kilgore
Ohio
Mn Kilgore
Texas
Houk
Outhwaite
Ohin
Gray
Delaware
Cullom
Tata
Brice
Senator Branford
Bellefonte case of child abuse arrests by Harman couple
Terrible cruelty case in Bellefonte Pennsylvania ends with Mil ton Harman and his wife jailed on charges of horrifically starving and severely beating their child. The boy suffered burns from a hot poker, a torn lip, battered limbs, infections, and extreme filth as authorities describe a long pattern of abuse.
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Bellefonte
Milton Harman
Soldiers Save Pretend Dead Man at Lucknow Rampart
After repulsing a rebel attack on the Sheh Nuieef at Lucknow a soldier feigned death then sprang up to flee. Rifles leveled as Sergeant Findley urged mercy, and the man stopped to salute with hands together before walking away while Highland troops cheered and waved bonnets.
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Lucknow
Findley
Witty remarks in old York cattle theft cases
The essay recounts English counsel Sir Frank Lockwood defending a man accused of cattle theft. He quips about measuring distance to a beast. It also notes a thief who, after a horse theft, quips that fifty years hence his offense may not be a crime.
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Frank Lockwood
York
Lockwood
Nearing the Grave With Hoatetter’s Atomach Bitters
The notice touts Hoatetter’s Atomach Bitters as a reliable remedy for aging ailments and waning energy. It claims effectiveness against rheumatic ailments kidney trouble lumbago and malaria related complaints and promises improved appetite sleep and vigor for the elderly and convalescents.
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Hoatetter
Uncle Sam's Island Possession May Shield Guano Claims
Captain John Hoss notes a published view against U S ownership of distant islands and reveals seventy five Pacific islands under American control. Most lie near the equator and are small guano sites claimed by Americans. American coasting laws apply and foreigners cannot ship guano from these islands to the United States.
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John Hoss
United States
Hawaiian Islands
South Pacific
Portland Oregonian
Cheney declares claim for catarrh cure in Toledo firm
Frank J. Cheney sworn as center partner of F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason attests on December 7. The firm claims cure through internal use targeting blood and mucous surfaces. Druggists sell Hall's at 75 cents.
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Crry
Toledo
Lucas
J. Cheney
F. J. Cuxnky & Co
Harr
Frank J. Cheney
Gleabon
Bran
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Inheritance Question Looms Over Susan's Ward
Rumors swirl as Susan faces marriage to a man named Tenuous. Questions arise whether he would inherit anything, with observers noting his modest means and a hint of family frailty.
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Brown
Susan
Rock Island Tourist Excursions From Chicago
The Rock Island route offers sleeping car rates to California on the Phil lips track via Island Tourist Excursions from Chicago to Los Angeles or San Francisco through Ogden. Excursions depart Chicago twice weekly on Tuesday and Thursday with a special agent on each party. A daily tourist car service via the Southern route runs through Indian Territory and Fort Worth to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Apply at Rock Island ticket office 101 Clark Street Chicago.
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Phillips
Track Island
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Ogden
Heauful
Indian Territory
Fort Worth
Rock Island
Clark Street
John Rebandlan
G. PA
C. Bol
Proposal Discussion Reveals Courtship Language
A humorous scene shows Van Jenkins comparing a proposal to a whispered inquiry while a girl insists with a firm command. A corny cough remedy note advertises Mrana's Bronchial Trochus and a pun about wealth contrasts with a man’s perceived value.
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van Jenkins
Royal Buckwheats and the Royal Baking Powder Method
A domestic cookery note argues that buckwheat cakes raised with old batter sour and upset digestion. It touts mixing fresh daily with Royal Baking Powder for light, sweet results with no rising time. Receipt lists buckwheat flour wheat flour Royal Baking Powder salt and milk to a thin batter baked on a hot griddle.
Easiest Way Out in a Chancery Suit Ended in Taile
A historic one record chancery case between Lord Enniskillen and a lady litigant concerned waste land. To settle the dispute the lord proposed tossing for the land with a sovereign. The lady agreed and cried Taile, but later regretted the method and donated the land to charity after selling it.
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Crooke James
Enniskillen
The Quaker and the Cow in a Country Meeting
A Quaker meeting hall on a Sabbath quiet is jolted by a wasp’s buzzing and later a cow’s bellows near the door. An elder kills the insect, sparking whispered questions from a child about a second interruption as the scene ends with wit about a gossiping era and novelty flavors.
Intellectes i Reunie Cavalry Horse Trick
Buffalo Enquirer reports a delivery wagon driver finding his horse acted unusually knowledgeable. The horse slipped on icy pavement, fell, and required extra aid and a blanket before being moved to safety and taken to the blacksmith.
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Buffalo Enquirer
Rebukes from the Bench and a Lord Meadowbank Quip
A Scots counsel is mocked for dull pleading as Lord Meadowbank counsels him to declaim and speak to him as to a popular assembly. The anecdote appears in Cockburns Memoirs, illustrating judge's responses to verbose advocacy.
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Cockburn
Lord Meadowbank
The Modern Invalid Emphasizes Pleasant Medicinal Tastes
A satirical note on a physician recommended tonic the remedy must be pleasant wholesome and beneficial. The dialogue includes Mrs Gruss at the theater criticizing stage kissing and Mr Ghrubbe defending it as mere pretense in a married couple context.
Dr. Jayne's Expectorant Promises Fast Relief
The advertisement claims Luxe Come.iarstTs, BRONCHITIS, ASTEMA and related ailments are speedily relieved by Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant. It is touted as a permanent cure when taken early and as a remedy for coughs and colds.
Quack Medicines and Odd Ads Stir Readers
A jumble of patent medicine pitches and oddities fills the page. Pills and syrups promise quick cures for coughs nerves and fevers while a remark about a girl and a line about a “flying debtor” add local color to the lingering promotional notices.
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