Senator Stone Returns Gift to Chinaman Hero of Manila Aid
Senator W J Stone visited Providence hospital to deliver a Manila remembrance to L Ah Man, a Chinaman and valet to Admiral Dewey. Ah Man, famed in Washington and allowed to reside here by act of Congress, saved a burning Dewey home, tearing down curtains and extinguishing flames before burning himself. The mission to deliver the gift was delayed due to his injuries.
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Manila
Missouri
United States
Washington
Ah Man
Congress
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Orient
Ah Maw
Senator Stone
Restoring In God We Trust on Nation’s Gold Coins
The House committee reports a bill to reinstate the motto on gold pieces after Roosevelt’s order removed it. He opposed earlier action but indicated support if Congress directs. Protests against the omission continue as lawmakers push to require the inscription on future coins.
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Roosevelt
House Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
James
Saint Gaudens
Philadelphia
God
Trust
Congress
District Bill Taxing District Cats Sparks Backlash
Washington district officials plan a bill to tax cats including $5 for midnight toms and $10 for alley cats. Cats would wear tags and tax payment would not grant entry to private property. Rumors say a fence crew could nab tax dodgers. The measure targets backyard cats amid claims it is class legislation.
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Washington
MacFarland
Congress
Board of Commissioners
National
Midnight Thomas
Plan to Boost Farming Through 100 Experimental Farms
Congressman Scott of Kansas proposes a plan to establish 100 one acre experimental farms in four western states. Farmers provide land and labor while department experts supervise. No new appropriation is needed. existing ag department resources would suffice to demonstrate best methods for corn wheat hay and other crops. Black hawberries also noted as a food source for hunters bears and coons in the mountains.
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Scott of
Kangas
House Committee On Agriculture
Scott
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Minneapolia Tribune
The Pessimist and Optimist Gift Dilemma
A humorous meditation contrasts the value of different gifts and roles in life, with quips on wealth, optimism, and social behavior. It surveys human folly, weather, spring fantasies, and practical wisdom in a breezy column voice. The piece weaves riddles, proverbs, and light satire across diverse topics.
Winter Wheat Crop Reports From Coaldale and Warner
Reports from Coaldale Alberta and Warner Saskatchewan detail winter and spring wheat yields for 1907 and 1908. W H Pawson Jr outlines 349 acres with wheat averaging 38 bushels per acre, oats 74, plus hay and potatoes, noting high wheat yields of 41 bushels per acre on 107 acres and oat yields of 95 bushels per acre. strong labor input is cited. F S Leffingwell reports 100 acres of winter wheat producing strong results with 25 to 30 bushels per acre in nearby settlements, plus spring wheat 30 bpa oats 50-80 barley 50 flax 10-15 on sod, noting settlers pleased with the country. The final lines include a joke about a baby and a sibling.
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Coaldale
Alta
Can
W. H. Pawson, JR
Warner
Canada
A. L. Warner
Breaking
Tenny Brothers
F. S. Leffingwell
Cured Children and a Tramp Tale in One Note
A Montreal reader in 1907 describes using Cuticura Soap and Ointment to clear eczema on three daughters and a bleeding neck fold on a baby, noting rapid improvement. The second fragment recounts a tramp’s attempted aid gesture to a farmer’s wife, who dismisses him with a sharp retort and food.
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Mme
Napoleon Duceppe
Duluth St
Montreal
Que
Wedded Bliss and Damage by Rats Theme
The article notes a humorous exchange about a talking machine and cites J H Van Burden, a Milwaukee grain merchant, asserting the western farmer loses about 100 million dollars yearly to rats. He claims 60 cents yearly feeds a rat and estimates a national rat population around 150 million, with about a third in large cities.
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Agricultural Department
J. H. van Burden
Milwaukee
Reduced Col o nist Rates and Tourist Plans
An assortment of advertisements and quips describing reduced colonist rail fares on the North Western Line to major Pacific destinations, daily tours in tourist sleeping cars, and a Chicago manager contact. The page also includes jokes about Niagara falls, stage acts timing, a foot care product ad, a Toybee quote, Garfield Tea promotion, Jamaica ginger yield, and tobacco ad copy with pricing notes.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Puget Sound
Chicago
Union Pacific
North Western
S. A. Hutchison
Clark St
Ill
Truth and Quality in Laxative Regulation
Apothecary advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a preferred laxative. It claims gentle cleansing and relief with no debility, notes safety and physician approval, and urges purchase of California Fig Syrup Co. product only through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Deafness Cure Promised by Catarrh Remedy
Advertisement claiming deafness stems from inflamed mucous membranes in the ear and that Hall's Catarrh Cure can restore function. It offers $100 for any cure failure and directs readers to obtain circulars from J Cheney & Co of Toledo.
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Hall
Cheney & UO
Toledo
Consta
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Ind
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Wis
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Cochise County
Arizona
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Lappe
Merry Widow Gems
Merry Widow
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Guare
Ifc
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