The Queer Lobbyists Money Made in Lobbying Past and Present
Washington dispatch notes near session end as lobbyists fill halls, the reception room swells with women, and fortunes once paid for votes fade. It describes Sam Ward, John W. Forney, and figures around the Central Pacific railroad, Yazoo schemes, Alaska purchase, and Credit Mobilier. Mary Walker and Kate Field figure among notable operators. many claimants seek pensions. lawmakers, attorneys, and strikers mingle in cloakrooms and hotels, with debates over legitimate persuasion versus bribery. FRANK GEORGE.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
House
Senate
Congressional
S . Ward
John W. Forney
Pennsylvania
Credit Mobilier Bil
Central Pacific Railroad
Dick Franchot
New York
Supreme Court
C. P
Sam Ward
Ward
Capital
Sam Randall
Randall
Mary Walker
Judge Holman
Indiana
Holman
Nardello
Cleveland
Roscoe Conkling
Andrew Jackson
Kate Field
Billy McGarrahan
The
Olden Times
McGarrahan
Idria
Billy
Frank George
Death of a scientific woman Eliza Archard Eliza Archard
New York reports the death of Mrs. Erminnie Smith a prominent Indianologist and mineralogist in Jersey City aged 48. She led Indian lore studies helped compile a Iroquoian dictionary and folklore collection while directing Jersey Citys Esthetic Society and serving at the Smithsonian. She traveled among tribes and mentored women, leaving a legacy in science and education.
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New York
Jersey City
Smithsonian Institution
United States Bureau of Ethnology
America
School of Mines
Columbia College
Germany
Baltic Sea
Esthetic Society
Smith
Atlantic
Sthetic Club
Mia Smith
New York Academy of Sciences
American Association For the Advancement of Science
English Anthropological Society
British Association
Montreal
Sorosis
Daughters of Esthetics
Europe
Erminnie Smith
Eliza Archard
Thought as Strength in Weight Lifting
A philosophical reflection by Prentice Mulford on how mental focus powers physical lift. The more weight, the more thought is focused on the muscle, while distraction drains strength, shaping how inner strength translates to action.
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Prentice Mulford
Said and Done in the Church and Mission News
Dr John Edkins late Pekin superintendent of the London Missionary Society writes in the China Review arguing a Babylonian origin for Chinese astronomy and astrology. The Friends report Madagascar totals: 153 native teachers 104 congregations 386 capital schools 14,000 country pupils and 400k–500k works printed. Also noted: Uganda Massai massacre of Bishop Hannington and Rev John Houghton. Cedar Rapids Gazette praises Iowa Congregationalists allowing a woman pastor. Stanley Matthews marries Mary Teaker. President reimburses Baltimore & Ohio rail expenses. Lake Shore switchmen strike. moulders union talks. 214 poisoned at a picnic. David Davis dies. bears stealing honey at Katahdin Iron Works. Augusta Journal item.
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John Edkins
China
Pekin
London Missionary Society
China Review
Babylonia
Madagascar
Hannington
Uganda
Central Africa
John Houghton
Galla
Marion
Stanley Matthews
United States Supreme Court
New York
Mary K. Teaker
Cleveland
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Deer Park
Lake Shore Road
Chicago
Moulders’ Union
Knights of Labor
David Davis
Bloomington
Illinois
Bright
Dr Bosanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup advertised
An advertisement praises Wild Cherry and Tar as relief for throat and lung ailments and promotes Dr. Bosanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup with simple remedies. It claims effectiveness for colds croup bronchitis and other throat lung issues. Prices 50 cents and 1.00 with free samples. Sold by Flower &
All Work First Class
Statement touts superior material and proportions and urges customers to see the seller before buying elsewhere.
Rocky Mountain Resort Promises Cool Resort at Springdale
Promotes Springdale Colorado as a summer retreat with mineral springs baths cottages and hotel connected accommodations ten miles from Boulder and Denver excursion tickets listed through Elitzer House Springdale Boulder Co also advertising Shilohs Catarrh Remedy offered by J F Fezer with claimed cures and relief for coughs.
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Springdale
Boulder
Colo
Mineral Springs
Denver
Eltzer House
Boulder Co
Shilohs Vitalizer and Cure Adverts by J F Fezer
An old advertisement lists Shilohs Vitalizer with claims it cures dyspepsia liver complaints dizziness and yellow skin. It promotes Shilohs cures for cough croup whooping cough and bronchitis and sells Hackmetack perfume with a nasal injector free with each bottle. All items sold by J F Fezer.
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Shiloh
J. F. Fezer
J.F. Fezer
J. F Fezer
Keynote to Health Dr Bosan ko's Cough and Lung Syrup
Cough and Lung Syrup marketed as the best in the world by Sam Jone, sold by Flower and Petrikin. Claims include curing coughs colds chest pains bronchitis and primary consumption. One dose relieves all cases, price 50 cents and 1.00. Take no other.
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Bosanko
Jone
Flower & Petrikin
U. S
Henita
M. A. McLaughlin & CO
Skinner Block
Denver
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United States
Yazoo
Georgia
Alaska
Credit Mobilier
Pacific Mail
Bist
Pan Electric Telephone Company
Erminnie A. Smith
Mr. Sanborn
Katahdin
Piscataquis County
Augusta
Clincman’s Tobacco
Clingman
Clingman Tobacco Cure CO
Durham, N.C
U.S. A
J. J. Reithman & CO
Denver, Colorado
Riverside
M. Rava
Prop
Cor
Blake
Denver, Colo
Rocky Mountain Resort
Portland and
Louisville Cement
Plaster OF Paris
RED Cross Paints
Marshall & Welch
Mansfield’s
Omaha
Chicago, Milwaukee
St Paul
Rock Island Freeport
Elgin
Madison
Beloit
Winona
Eth
Omaha Rockford
Janesville
LaCrosse
Greeley, Cole
Pullman
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
J.P. Tucker
Geo. H. Heappord
J. T. Clark
Cinches
SPURS
Main Street
Greeley, Colorado
R. E. Hart
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