Congress Debates Passports and Bills in Senate and House
Secretary Root criticized over Russia passports. Yukon Exposition bill of 700000 passed. Senator Nelson seeks interstate commerce concerns. Senator Rayner attacks Aldrich currency bill. Tawney questions Inland Waterways Commission powers. Indian appropriation amendment for Carlisle and Hampton schools defeated. Williams of Mississippi introduces a currency bill. Beveridge pushes permanent tariff commission. Culberson accuses Cortelyou on emergency bond issue. Metcalf seeks 73770000 for warship construction. Williams attacks president over treatment of poorer corporations. Gore proposes two term limit in presidency.
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Seattle
Nelson
Rayner
Maryland
Senate
Are Tawney
Inland Waterways Commission
Carlisle
Hampton Schools
Williams
Mississippi
Beveridge
Indiana
Culberson
Cortelyou
Metcalf
House Committee On Naval Affairs
John Sharp Williams
Democratic Party
Gore
Oklaho
United States
Incoherent OCR Note on Quinine Brand and Names
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Quinine and names like Brosio and Cathmaar with unclear context. No coherent event or entities to summarize into a full news item.
Mushroom Bureau Established in Tarare France
A mycological bureau opened near Lyons in Tarare offers expert mushroom examination. Local people bring fungi for identification and safety certification, ensuring only vetted mushrooms are sold. The bureau has revealed many edible species previously doubted.
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Tarare
Lyons
France
Pastor Bowman Scales Steeple to Remove Bees
The Rev. Warren I. Bowman of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church climbed the church steeple to a point above the belfry and removed a large honeycomb, driving off the bees. Buzzing during services had troubled the congregation. Bowman lacked bee and steeplejack know how but used ladders and mosquito netting and escaped unharmed. Oyster Bay Dispatch to the New York Tribune.
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Warren I. Bowman
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Bowman
Oyster Bay Dispatch
New York T Tribune
Grape-Nuts Boosts Brain Power Says Writer Mother
A female writer and mother credits Grape-Nuts for improved appetite energy and brain function. She says breakfast mornings became stronger, breast milk increased, and mental clarity returned after adopting the cereal, noting dramatic personal health and daily vigor.
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Postum Co
Battle
Mich
Wellville
Household Affairs Ant Remedy with Air Slaked Lime
A columnist prescribes air slaked lime as a never failing remedy for ants. Scatter it freely wherever ants run. they cannot stand it in any place. The tip appears in the Household Affairs column as a simple pest control measure.
Transparent glue from glass in spirits of wine mix
Melt glass in spirit of wine and add a small amount of water. Warm gently to form a perfectly transparent glue that unites glass firmly and nearly invisibly, even to critical eyes. Boston Post
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Boston Post
Soap Jelly for Washing Delicate Fabrics
Boston Post reports a soap jelly made by melting half a pound of soap in one quart of boiling water then cooling into a stiff jelly. It dissolves in warm water and avoids rubbing on delicate fabrics, ideal for flannels and fine garments.
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Boston Post
Uses for dummy hands in glove care and drying
A Woman's Life note explains that dummy wooden hands preserve glove shapes after washing. Slipping gloves over the wooden forms and drying prevents shrinkage. It compares gloves to boot trees for leather footwear and recommends a night on the tree for best results.
Modern method for preventing rug edge curl
The article advises sewing triangular corru gated rubber pieces on the underside of small mats to stop edges from curling. It suggests four to five inch three sided segments, stitched firmly to the canvas back, with wool to match the pile making them nearly invisible on the right side.
Old Time Recipes from a Kitchen Treasury
A series of vintage home recipes includes Cookies-No Eggs and Coffee Cakes using rice and yogurt like ingredients. Sea Foam desserts mix brown and white sugars with cream tartar and walnuts. Convent Eggs combine boiled eggs with onion butter sauce served on buttered toast. Corned Beef Hash blends beef and potatoes with bacon fat. Whipped Cream Puffs bake with flour and eggs then fill with cream.
Judge Fines Visitor for Contempt in Frugal Court
A circuit judge in Arkansas confronts empty court resources, appends funds from his own pocket, and fines a visiting lawyer twenty five dollars for contempt after the man derides the improvised court. The judge orders pens ink and paper and tells the clerk to collect the needed supplies.
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Arkansas
Harper’s Weekly
Eczema Cure Claims After Fifty-Five Years Of Suffering
A 55 year old man from Tipton Indiana describes severe eczema and painful boils cured after eight months using Cuti pura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills. The testimonial is supported by Nelson R Burnett and mentions Woolford's Sanitary Lotion as an itch cure.
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Hale Bordwell
Tipton, Ta
Bordwell
Nelson’ R. Burnett
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adverts Incomplete Legal Notice
The text shows an oath from Glad J. Ney and firm F J Cheney & Co promising one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh that cannot be cured. Sworn before a notary on a specified date. The fragment mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure, Cheney & Co, and internal use claims. No clear modern event or outcome is established.
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Onto
Toledo
Frank J. Ney
F.j.cheexny & Co
Hall
J. Cileney
Amber
A. D
Gleason
Cheney & & Gov
Modern progress and the fate of boyhood boots
In a facet of The Commoner’s Brain Leaks, the writer laments changes in commerce and culture. The question asks how today’s boy will take pride in his first boots if boots disappear from market stalls.
Parts of a Monument Carries Fate Across the Seas
A New York Press note describes an Italian Carrara marble monument bought by a Greenwich Street appraiser’s sale participant. The mother bid on a box labeled Parts of a Monument, and its contents later funded a memorial for a West soldier killed in the Philippines. The piece, valued at $1000 in New York, was shipped to the grave.
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Philippines
Greenwich Street
New York
New York Press
Great Nerve Cure Claim and Manhattan Island Value Record
An advertisement claims FITS and nervous diseases are permanently cured by Dr Kline's Great Nerve in a two bottle treatment with a free treatise. It also asserts a $2.9 billion value for buildings and land on Manhattan Island from the Battery to Central Park.
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St. Vitus
Kline
H. R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Manhattan Island
the Battery
Central Park
What Causes Headache
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headaches. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes cause. E. W. Grove on box.
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E. W. Grove
Russian Contractors Protests Over New War Ship Contracts
Russian contractors protested against awarding new war ship contracts to British firms, raising concerns about competitive favors and national industry impact amid defense procurement moves.
Macaroni Wheat Seed Ad Promises Superior Dakota Strain
An aged advertisement touts Salter’s Dakota grown Macaroni Wheat claiming resistance to rust and pests. It urges readers to request a free seed book and samples from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin, listing various seed varieties and a free seed package offer.
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Salter
Department of Agriculture
Dakota
Neas
Mich
Wis
Ohio
Penn
Neb
Kan
Lhc
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Advert Broadcasts Bronchial Relief and Marine Sardine Claim
An old-time ad listing Brown's Bronchial Troches for bronchial affections offers immediate relief. It claims four hundred millions of sardines are taken yearly off English coasts and promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with multiple cures. It also notes the piano contains about one mile of wire.
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Brown
Drafting town children to country schools urged
A Contemporary Review discussion from New York argues bands of children from town schools should be drafted for one school term to rural country schools. The plan would require cottage-home accommodations arranged by the rural educational authority to support child life and maintain personality.
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Cottge
N. Y
Business signs are tax in Rio de Janeiro
Local business operators in Rio de Janeiro face tax labeling issues as officials enforce sign and storefront tax requirements. The measure targets signage compliance across commercial districts.
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Rio de Janeiro
Piles cured in days with ointment and refunds offered
Advertisement notes quick cure for piles with a six to fourteen day window and a money back guarantee. Mentions Garfield Tea as a digestive aid and teases historical claims about billiards. References Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn and France’s link to billiards with Devigne in 1572.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helps Women
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the standard remedy for female ills. It cites backache nervousness headaches and bearing-down pains with patient testimonials from Mrs Will Young and Mrs Augustus Lyon.
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Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Pinkham
Lydia LE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pink
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Russia
California
Cathura
Woolford
Club of the Atlantic
W.l.douglas
Son
L. Douglas
Ulu
L. Douglaa
Breckiou
Mass
Switzerland
Re Abe
Garfield Tea
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn, N. Y
Devigne
Gregory’s
Taron Cates
J. J. Hl. Greeper & Son
Mansvemean, Mass
EG SS
Putnam
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