Controversial Notes on Congress and Poker
A Dallas News excerpt criticizes the idea that Congress enforces moral conduct while noting politicians' fondness for poker. It argues reformatories mirror society, that church membership does not guarantee virtue, and that councils and legislatures reflect their constituents. The piece closes with the startling claim about congressmen playing poker.
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Washington
Congress
Christ
Dallas News
Perilous Leap and Laxative Pitch in One Clause
An odd clipping links a perilous leap from Pi e's Peak at 14 134 feet to a laxative pill pitch claiming a cure for chills. The ad promises no cure no pay and touts Cheatham's Lax ative Chill Tablets priced at 25 cents.
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Cheatham
Dress patterns and department store chaos in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Times account recalls a department store counter where a shopper asked for autumn dress patterns. The salesman unloaded box after box, climbing ladders as boxes towered, until only two patterns remained. The woman breezily says she came to find a friend, while the seller offers to open the final two boxes if needed.
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Philadelphia Times
Nebraska Faces Teacher Shortage in Public Schools
It is said that Nebraska hasn't enough school teachers to conduct the public schools of that State. It has been suspected for quite a while that Nebraska needed something of the sort.
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Nebraska
Snow Liniment Ad Promotes Battle Creek Grahame Drug Co
An old ad touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as unmatched in speed and healing. It notes prices at 25 and 50 cents and lists Grahame Drug Co as the seller, reflecting period marketing language and local commerce.
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Ballard
Grahame Drug Co
Roosevelt Plans Bold Trust Reforms to Sell Public Support
President Roosevelt aims at sweeping action against trusts, pledging to push measures that will win public approval while facing objections from trust owners. The stance signals a vigorous reform program and a confrontation with corporate power.
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Roosevelt
Foxy Grandpa Hanna Faces GOP Warnings Over Auto Plot
A fragile Republican scene centers on Foxy Grandpa Hanna as he resists losing grip over the automobile issue amid a young ally’s attempts to maneuver behind the scenes. The episode hints at party splits and strategic criticism within the leadership.
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Foxy
Hanna
Oya
Southern shift in Democratic bloc shapes national race
A Washington Post analysis argues the south now dominates Democratic conventions, ending its status as a political underclass. It urges a reforming, inclusive party path toward nominating a respected, broadly appealing leader to win national support while balancing regional interests.
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D. B. Hill
North
Washington Post
Post
South
Democratic Party
Nipsics
Ohio
New York
Nations Convention
For sale liver tonic by Graham Drug Co
A medicine claims to restore a diseased liver to health using H a Ri Ne. It advertises moroseness low mood lack of energy restlessness melancholy and constipation as symptoms and offers the remedy for 50 cents.
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Airaham Drug Co
H&arine
Graham Drug Co
Trilby Fan Tops Morrison’s News Brief
A Trilby fashion item stands out in Morrison’s latest update as a notable local sighting. shoppers and staff report strong interest in the stylish hat, signaling a trend influence across the town.
Instrumental music provokes an elderly parishioner
The Observer recalls an anecdote pleasing to strict churchgoers. An old woman, urged for years to attend, sat in a reserved pew. The sexton pointed out the mistake and offered another seat as the harmonium started. She replied she does not dance due to being a little deaf.
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House of God
Harmonium
Mysterious Railway Disaster Sparks Psychic Theory
A railroad wreck in Iowa kills about a dozen when a construction train runs despite signals and station warnings. The conductor, conscious of his breach, may die and offers no explanation. Psychical researchers may seek a cause beyond ordinary reasoning. Campaign data report 1300 naturalized Indian voters in southwestern Oklahoma.
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Iowa
Society For the Promotion of Psychical Research
Oklahoma
Liver regulator Herbine advertised by Graham Drug Co
An old advertisement promotes Herbine as a liver regulator and urges honest use with occasional dosing. It notes its availability for sale from Graham Drug Co.
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Graham Drug Co
Great Salt Lake Faces Decline From Water Loss
Since Brigham Young led settlers to Utah the Great Salt Lake has served as a tourist resort but now fears rise as it loses water. The lake depends on Wasatch snow for its supply while irrigation diverts snow water to ditches. A pavilion once stood eighteen miles from Salt Lake City. water under it has fallen from four feet to six inches. Bathers now wade in one to eighteen inches. Diversion and evaporation threaten extinction unless new sources, like artesian wells, are found. The lake could shrink to a pond with another two to three feet drop.
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Brigham Young
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake City
Not Sherman's Soldier
Chicago News recalls General Sherman during his march to the sea when a southern gentleman complains that union soldiers took thirty chickens. Sherman replies with politeness and offers a humorous retort about half the flock being missing and the possibility of more being taken.
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Chicago
Sherman
General Sherman
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