Breezy clipping highlights of oddities and politics in Washington and beyond
Women in men's clothes earn 90 cents a hundred firs in Washington and a New York cop fells a beggar with a bandaged arm. A former Weather Bureau chief gone mad since 1898 is reading Cicero. England clergy oppose Jack Johnstop Wells bout. Canadas reciprocity stands. Taft holiday notion praised. Georgia politics echoed with Brown poised for governor.
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New York
Weather, Bureau
Jack Johnstop
Europe
England
Wells
Colum
Taft
Georgia
Joe Brown
Missouri River
Red Cross Seals to Expand Sale in 1911
Dr. Livingston Farrand says the Red Cross Christmas Seals sale will continue and grow beyond prior years. The seals will use a new Washington drawn design, depict a winter scene, and carry the slogan American Red Cross Merry Christmas Happy New Year.
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Red Cross
Livingston Farrand
National Association For the “Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Dr. Farrand
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
United States
Bell’s Pine Tar Honey Praised for Cough Relief in Idaho
Harrison resident A. B. Heinlein reports using Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for coughs and colds and calls it the best he has tried. Look for the Bell name on the bottle.
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A. B. Heinlein
Harrison
Idaho
Dr. Bell
Bell
Best for the Hands Dr Bell Salve Praised by User
S. L. Chapman of Massac Kentucky says Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve cured his rare hand condition completely and calls it the best he ever used.
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S.L. Chapman
Massac, Ky
Railroad Rates Set For All South Conference Memphis Trip
The All South Conference and Southern Commercial Secretaries Association will be held in Memphis October 9 to 11. Special railroad rates are offered: one and one third fare within Tennessee except Chattanooga, and one and one half fare south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. Tickets require a certificate for return validation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dawe
Southern Commercial Congress
Business Men’s League
Memphis
Business Men's Club of
Southern Commercial Secretaries Association
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Ohio
Potomac Rivers
Fashion Emporium Promotes Neat Dress for Social Standing
For fourteen years J. M. Ringel has studied the needs of the good dresser. His department stores at 715 and 717 Front Street offer a vast stock of clothing hats and mens furnishings. The trade extends across the city and into the county.
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J. M. Ringel
Merchants Praise Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey Remedy
Local merchants tout Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey as a universal cough and cold medicine. J W McDaniel of Atherton Illinois praises its effectiveness for coughs colds gripe asthma and bronchitis and urges shoppers to look for the Bell label on the bottle.
Sore Eyes Cured by Sutherland Eye Salve
Miss Effie Faulkner of New Castle Pennsylvania reports a three year sore eye case healed by Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve. She recommends the remedy to others with cheer.
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Effie Faulkner
New Castle
Sutherland
Dr Bell's AntiPain Claims Wound Healing Power
An advertisement asserts Dr Bell's AntiPain prevents blood poisoning by applying to cuts and bruises. It promises destruction of septic matter and painless healing, urging readers to obtain Dr Bell's product.
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Dr. Bell
Dr Bell's Anti-Pain for Internal and External Ailments
An advertisement for Dr Bell's Anti-Pain claiming relief for internal and external pains. The notice presents the product as a remedy with suggested uses and benefits, typical of early 20th century patent medicine promotions. The copy emphasizes healing properties and accessible consumption.
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DR. Bell
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