Congress Adopts Bills as Fifty-sixth Session Closes
Congress adjourned sine die after a busy session with the Senate approving the river and harbor bill the extradition bill and the naval appropriation bill. Conferees disagreed briefly over armor plate policy and House leadership under Cannon faced a bitter clash before adjournment amid patriotic singing and social tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Elwell
Otis
Joseph Wheeler
Rees
D. Bynum
New York
John R. Hazel
United States
Newark
Neely
Miles
Corbin
Representative Cannon
House
Cannon
House Conference Committee
Navy Department
Coast Survey Bureau
Secretary of the Navy
Appropriations Committee
Honee
Cummings
Dixie
Multiple 1900s News Snippets From Various Cities
A compilation of brief items reports fires in Fort Worth and Foxboro with heavy losses, a fatal shooting in Dayton, a gas death in New York, a sanitarium leap in St Louis, a giant animal vertebra found in New Jersey, and various political and social notes including a negro bishop push, school gender ratios, and a tuberculosis resolution by the state health board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odde
Enda
St. Louis
John McConnell
John McLaughlip
New York
Daniel Butterfield
Washington
West Point Tary Academy
Peer Center
N. J
S. J. Kennedy
Dolly Reynolds
Charles Marshal
Mary Dooley
Edward F’ Madden
Louisville
Seanwnee State Board of Health
Senator Sullivan Praises Peruna in Catarrh Cure Letter
United States Senator W V Sullivan of Mississippi writes from Oxford Mississippi praising Peruna as the best catarrh remedy he has tried. He says the tonic improved his incipient catarrh and general health and recommends Peruna as the national catarrh cure with no substitutes. The letter urges readers to contact The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio for a free book on catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VT. Sullivan
U. 8
Misalasippi
W. V. Sullivan
United States
Mississippi
Hartman
Oxford
Miss
Peruna
Perupa
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Grove’s
Grove
Willing to Show Em A Bravery Joke
A tale recounts an honest young man praised for a perilous act of heroism. A woman asks to witness the feat, and he blushes then points to his pedals saying they are the feat.
Nickel Plate Road Offers Low Round Trip Fares to Des Moines
Des Moines trip rates to the Annual Convention Music Teachers Association are offered by Nickel Plate Road with tickets valid June following dates and return by June 23 1900 at a single fare round trip. Contact A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana by any preferred method. Air Cushion Rubber Stamps offered. Luck Hox 239 Fort Wayne Indiana. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children advertised with price 5 cents.
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Nickel Plate Road
Des Moines
Iowa
Music Teachers’ Association
A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Liver Health Appeal
An ad promoting Cascarets candy cathartic as a liver health remedy. It links a lively liver to clear skin and beauty, claiming purification of blood and constipation relief. Produced by Sterling Remedy Co, it advertises prices and free booklet mailings from Chicago, Montreal, and New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
Can
New York
Frightful Precocity in Nine Month Old Baby
A fall mother confides in her husband with trembling joy that their nine month old baby said da da today. The anxious parent fears precocious development may portend trouble as the father presses to know what has happened.
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John
Chicago News
The Gold Medal Prize Treatise and The Science of Life
The advertisement promotes The Science of Life or Self-Preservation a 363 page book with engravings priced at 25 cents in paper covers, $4.00 full gift, and mail order at Peabody Meanr oal Institute No 4 Bulfinch Street BostonMass. A million copies sold and postage six cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody Meanroal Institute
Bulfinch Street
Boston
Maas
Oldext
Best Institute
America
Prospectus
Ruy
In Doubt Address Confusion Over Letter
Mrs Newrocks argues he has no good address and Miss Georgiana confirms the address is unreadable. The exchange centers on whether he could have written a legible address on the letter just received.
Binder Twine Inside Price Offer at Sears
A notice invites readers to mail to Sears Roebuck Binder Twine Department Chicago indicating desired quantity and specifications for Sisal Standard or Manila twine. Sears promises to quote a price that may secure the order or force suppliers to offer lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Binder Twine Department
Chicago
Recognized His Opportunity at Ada’s Wedding Invitation
Ada expresses hope for an invitation to the wedding as Jack responds firmly that he will invite her first and warns that refusal means no wedding. The scene centers on a pivotal chance and the seriousness of the forthcoming marriage.
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Ada
Jack
Grain-O An Alternative To Coffee Promoted In Ad
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a grain based beverage to replace coffee, claiming it is safe for children and adults, with a rich mocha like color. It highlights low price per package and widespread grocery availability, ending with a humorous Uncle Bob anecdote.
Foot Ease Powder Ad and Desert Question Snippet
An assortment of short notices includes an Allen's Foot Ease powder advertisement claiming shoes become comfortable and feet relieved. It also presents a Philadelphia Bulletin quip about Mrs Flusing’s wealth amid hoarders, a dessert promo for Jell O with flavors, and a joke about pessimistic men and a mother in law.
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Allen
Fred
Allen 8
Leltoy
N.Y
Local Patent Medicine Bits From 1900 Ad Fragments
A collage of early 20th century advertising lines asserts health claims for Lane's Family Medicine Piso's Cure Agent Hall's Catarrh Cure and Red Cross Ball Blue. Mentions Breslau paper chimney and the Eagle Linen Writing Table with assorted prices and dubious testimonials.
No Rain In Your District Sparks Water Talk
A brief exchange cites six weeks without rain causing water complaints in a locality. A colonel responds that it is an inconvenience rather than a famine. The Chicago Tribune frames the remark as a pointed observation on drought impact.
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Chicago Tribune
Revolution in water travel by fish fin propellers
Experiments show vessels with fin like propellers gain great power and could revolutionize water travel. The text notes nature’s methods as superior and credits Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for constipation indigestion dyspepsia and biliousness.
Sufficient Reason Wealth Gap Sparks Neighborhood Envy
A Philadelphia Press quote questions why the wealthy resist moving to better neighborhoods. The dialogue notes the disparity fuels envy among locals as the rich remain in place.
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Philadelphia Press
Grain-O Beverages Promote Health Over Tea and Coffee
Advertorial asks what children drink and promotes Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee, costs about a penny a cup, and is sold by grocers, urging parents to switch to the product for better health. It ends with a remark on marriages being rarely singular or unforeseen.
Hale Catarrh Cure and Other Odd Promos
A fragmented ad-like item lists Hale Catarrh Cure with 75 cent price and notes about born blind averages. Mentions Carter's Ink used by New York and Boston schools, Bluest Blue Ball Blue, Red Cross Ball Blue, Jell O dessert with four flavors, and a dig at a sharp diplomat.
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Carter
New York
Boston
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Onl Bay
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Omah
Reottn
Aueces
Bob
Lane
Malaga
Piso
J. W. O'Brien
Third Avenue
Minneapolis
Mian
Breslau
Hall
Red Cross Ball
Red Cross
Ayer
KE. Hamilton
Norwich
Dr. J. GC
Ayer Jewell
M.A
Sir
T. M. Roberts
Titi
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