Copenhagen letter reopens Cook Peary supply dispute
Dr Norman Hansen publishes a sensational account from Greenland about Frederick A. Cook and Robert E. Peary. The Danish physician claims a boatswain aided by Peary occupied Cook's Annatook house and coerced provisions for musk ox hunts, while Cook allegedly kept notebooks and insisted on public disclosure.
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Copenhagen
The
Politiken
Frederick A. Cook
Dr. Cook
Annatook
Whitney
Peary
Eta
Cook
Taft Names New Tariff Commission Members
President Taft appointed a three member tariff commission to aid the new tariff law with focus on applying maximum and minimum clauses to unfriendly nations. The board includes Yale professor Henry C. Emery as chairman, James B. Reynolds of Massachusetts, and Alvin Handera of Chicago, editor and proprietor of the Breeders' Ga settle.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
New Tariff Commission
United States
Henry C. Emery
Yale
James B. Reynolds
Massachusetts
The
Treasury
Alvin Handera
Chicago
Ga Settle
What is Paint and the Dutch Boy Painter Trademark
Explains paint as protective exterior for wood and praises pure white lead paint. Claims national lead company guarantees purity by marking packages with the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a guarantee of quality and protection.
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National Lead Company
Rational Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
The Trouble
A sobbing mother recalls her daughter Julia is married and has already claimed the best room in the house for her and her husband. This light moment highlights the couple’s plans and the mother’s mixed feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
Health and strength through Quaker Oats advertising
An optimistic essay extols health and strength with Greek and Roman prowess as inspiration. It promotes Quaker Oats as the finest oatmeal for bones nerves and muscles and notes farmers use it for laborers. The piece also features brief ads and light humor about a boy named Little John and a Feet relief testimonial for Allen’s Foot Base.
Pettte Eye Salve and Miserable Mirth in a Patchwork Ad
An old advertisement fragment touts Good for Sore Eyes eye salve claiming a century of cures, alongside odd lines about avasiate or Howard Lives in Buffalo New York and a child soothing syrup. The piece closes with a wry line about unpaid tailor bills.
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Pettte
Avasiate Or
Howard
Buffalo
N. Y
Physicians Endorse Castoria With Harmlessness Claims
A medical journal notes Castoria is favored by physicians and medical authorities due to its harmless reputation. It claims Castoria eases stomach pains, quiets nerves, aids digestion, and serves as a safe substitute for castor oil without opiates.
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Astoria
Bateman
Godfrey
Zail
Journal of Health
Chas. H. Fletcher
B. Halstead Scott
Chicago
Ills
William Belmont
Cleveland
Ohio
J. H. Taft
Brooklyn
N. Y
R. J. Hamlen
Detroit
Mich
Fletcher
Wm, J McCrain
Omaha
Neb
J. R. Clausen
Philadelphia
R. M. Ward
Kansas City
Castor
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Providence
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Putnam
de Balen
Lina
Carters
Carters! Tleer Pills
J.T. Merritt
Manistee, Mich
Girondo
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Disransang Medical Association
Pierce
Cascarets
Siver
Bation
Abi
Gillette
Frank Borsch
la Pagette
Ind
Veiesyen
Thompson
Canton
Parlin & Orendorff CO
Illinois
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City
Wcerierisa, Saetg Oy
Uae
Ana Miris
Silvera Articer, Danron
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