Uncle Joe Cannon Sets Longest Service Record in Congress
Representative Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, 18th district, extended the United States record for congressional service surpassing Justin Morrill with a tenure nearing 44 years. The piece notes his early career, district makeup, birthplace, and the evolving U.S. landscape since his 1873 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Mitnola
Congress
Justin S. Morrill
Vermont
Cannon
Clark
Cumberland
Edgar
Iroquois
Kankakee
Vermilion
Danville
Guilford
N. C
Joe” Cannon
United States
Joe
Chiop Clark
Missouri
Joseph G. Cannon
Battlefnd
Guilford Court House
Lord Cornwallis
Ciileh Ware
Greeie
Onele Joe
Wilch
Waele Joe
Wiliam A. Rodenberg
Timois
Jozeph OG
Cannon Wea
Orst
Ilinois
Grant
Post Office Department
Samuel J. Randall
Iis
Federal Treasury
Syrong
Better Writer Than Farmer James Fenimore Cooper
A humorous reminiscence traces James Fenimore Cooper’s farming ambitions at Otsego, noting his habit of visiting New York City for vegetables while describing an 1852 contemporaneous article. A second anecdote contrasts a senator’s view on politics with an ax to grind, warning against whetted tomahawks in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetelpas
Civi
Indanese
Arenes
Porto Rico
Philippines
Agriculture, Commerce
Tsang T. Sherwood
Ohio
Doctor Oster
Joe
Congress
Atv
Frederick Uh, Gillett
Massachusetts
Miinola
America
Frank W. Mondeil
Wyoming
Uncle Joe
Joe” Cannon
Tom
Jim Mann
Katney
Mondell
Rodenberg
Claude Kitchin
Nick Longworth
James Fenimore Cooper
Otsego Hall
Cooperstown
N. C
Cooper
New York City
Inquiry on the League of Nations and a Jungle Scene
The dialogue opens with a question to Senator Borghum about the League of Nations and his polite reply. A vivid passage follows describing the Jungle of Ceylon with elephants, fireflies, and a quiet, almost spiritual movement under moonlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Senator Borghum
Basia
Palpatie
Whale meat resembles beef in Atlantic Monthly extract
An Atlantic Monthly excerpt describes whale meat as extending in large boneless masses from the skull base to the tail, similar to beef in appearance but coarser in texture with venison like flavor. It notes a 3,000 pound whale heart as a test of the species.
Dark Labyrinth Awakening in a Night Studio
Priscilla wakes in a squalid chamber believing she is Leonora or Priscilla Maine, finds herself a prisoner of Inez in a rackety den. Inez strips Priscilla of clothes and valuables, drugs her with water, and plots to separate her from support as she confronts threats of violence. The scene ends with Priscilla nearly escaping into a corridor, but Inez and others close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly
Nansen
Priscilla Maine
Leonora
Priscilla
Tnex
Inez
Silver
Nora
Aklindo
Léonori
Inca
Drescom
Harry
Suez
Imes
Bie
Tully
McDougall Wiley
Charley
Wick
Winnex
Prisellia
Sing Ho
Charité
Priscilia
Cody
Trained Nurse Touts Grand Pine Cough Remedy
Elizabeth McLinsa recalls treating a severe cold in India last winter and credits Grande Pine as the only relief. The ad promotes Grand-Ald Co cough syrup marketed as safe for children, claiming quick relief for croup, coughs, hoarseness, sore throat, and bronchial trouble at 60 cents per pint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth McLinsa
Grand-Ald Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Uncle Joe’ Cannon
Joseph U. Cannon
West
Secion
Pacific Ocean
Arizona
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
James G. Blaine
James A. Garfield
Jultus ©. Burrows
Michigan
James B. Heck
Kentucky
William
Benjamin F. Butler
Richard P. Bland
Sunset
Cox
New York
William 8. Hotuon
Indiana
John A. Kasson
Town
Willon R. Morrison
Samuel J. Standall
Pennsylvania
Alexander UM. Stephens
Georgia
Capitol
Allison
Iowa
Bayard
Delaware
Cameron
Carpenter
Wisconsin
Chandler
Roscoe Conking
Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
Edmunds
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
John A. Logan
Illnois
Justin 8. Morrill
Oliver P. Morton
Carl
Mr. Cannon
James G. Bininé
Michael C. Kerr
J. Warren Keifer
John G. Carlisle
Thomas B. Reed
Charles L. Crisp
David B. Henderson
Champ Clark
Frederick B. Gilett
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Cleveland
Hackson
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Cuba
Broadway
Ceylon
L. Adama Boeck
The
Atlantic Monthly
Chapter
the Changeling
Fletcher
Red Cross
Ferminiae
Adv
Bellans
Pierce Vorits
Dr. i. Fe Pre
Seto
Helen Bennett
Wenger St
Drucrsts
Dopp
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