Congress Frustrated by Deadlock on Major Measures
Review of the Fifty third Congress shows key bills like the Nicaragua Canal pooling and debt settlement for the Tucson Pacific railroads stalled or rejected. Appropriation bills dominated activity while financial and national defense measures advanced only in part amid Senate House disagreements.
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House
I. Sreas
Ailver Billie
Reil- Sybel
Bese
Non Financial Legislaijen
Military Academy
West Weind
District of Columbia
Peetal
Congress
Banenas Islands
United States
Army
Schofield
Great Lakes
Board of Engineers
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Commercial Travelers’ Organization
Senate Committee On
Ocean
Spirit Lake Massacre Monument Nearing Unveiling
The Spirit Lake massacre of 1857 where 42 settlers were killed is honored with a granite monument to be unveiled this spring on Lake Okoboji. The structure, fifty five feet high, sits near the massacre site as Iowa memorializes a grim frontier chapter. The report also notes political and transport items, including an Iowa pension committee chair intent and a ship canal survey proposal.
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Iowa
Spirit Lake
Sions
Ita
Ment
Lake Okoboji
House Committee On
Lake Michigan
Wabash River
Alpena Woman Credits Pink Pills for Remarkable Recovery
Mia Todd of Long Rapids, Alpena County, describes eight years of paralysis and rheumatism ending with a dramatic recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She explains doctors said rest was needed, but the pills allowed her to sit up, work, and perform daily tasks again. She endorses the remedy for rheumatism and related conditions and notes success for grippe aftereffects and weak blood.
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The
Argus
Alpena
Mich
Mia
Jan
M. Todd
Long Rapids
Alpena County
Ann Arbor
Williama
Hood
Clara
Masfornia Wolfs
Zalecki
Ohio
All Foura Reveals Natural History Fact About Movement
A horseman notes that four footed beings start forward motion by first using the left hind leg, a tendency he says extends to humans on all fours with hands serving as a fore eye. The observation claims this pattern occurs in walking and running as the initial step.
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Wil
No-to-bac Triumph Praised by Galveston Man
A. W. Ault of Galveston Ind writes from November 21 1894 thanking Sterling Remedy Co Chicago for No-to-bac. He formerly chewed five cents worth daily averaging five years as a tobacco victim. After nearly two boxes the craving vanished and he feels like a new man.
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A. W. Ault
Galveston
Ind
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Water Scarcity in Venice Strains City Supplies
In Venice water is a luxury as residents rely on rainfall. No water company serves the city. Drinking and domestic water is collected in subterranean reservoirs and filtered, then dispensed at public wells open one hour daily before being locked again.
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Venice
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claimed as Constitutional Remedy
An old article promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional treatment for catarrh, asserting it targets blood and mucous surfaces. The firm F J Cheney & Co of Toledo offers a $100 reward for any case the remedy does not cure, with testimonials and circulars available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cheney & CO
The Advantage of Authority
A London grocery shop opened with a free ham offer drawing a large crowd. Police cleared the queue as the door opened, and the officer who first entered claimed the ham, prompting attention to crowd control and order.
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London
The Mental March of Farmer's Wife Club Idea
Helen Jay advises forming clubs for farmers wives inviting women from varied associations. The aim is to enter into others lives and learn how they live, echoing Dr Hale that the club exists to find out how other people live.
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Helen Jay
Farmer's Wife
Drought Proof Field Corn Yield Promises Record Breaker
Salzer's new Yellow Dent Corn yielded over sixty eight bushels per acre on large acreage after 270 days without rain while USDA says national corn average is about twenty bushels per acre. If favorable season returns, double this yield possible. Send 14 cents postage to Jota A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis to receive free seed and catalogue.
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Salzer
Department of Agriculture
United States
Jota A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
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A Weird Chant and Mourning Customs in Scotland and Ireland
The piece describes coranach mourning chants heard in parts of Scotland and Ireland with lamentations and remonstrances to the departed. It notes women hired to sing praises by keepers in remote areas and warns of dangerous throat or lung issues, citing Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant and a testimonial from K. Davy.
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Scotland
Ireland
Homeseekers Excursions To South via Nickel Plate Road
Nickel Plate Road announces homeseekers excursions to southern points with one round trip fare. Departures listed for March 5 April 2 and April 30. Axk agents for details.
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Nickel Plate Road
Axk
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Piso
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Fort Wayrs Business College
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Lydia E. Pinknam
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L. Douglas
Walter Baker & CO
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Marth
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Dorchester
Mass
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Egamelin ST
Rew York
Niloy SY
Clalwan
Estill & CO
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