Porto Rico progress praised by Roosevelt in 1906 memo
President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress detailing conditions in Porto Rico after a November visit. He highlights education gains, native and American cooperation, and calls for full American citizenship for Porto Ricans. He notes strong local governance and proposes placing insular administrations under a single Washington bureau.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Senate
House of Representatives
Ponce
Cayey
San Juan
Recibo
Brwitzerland
Tropic Islands
Spain
Porto
el “Dent
Insuler
Island
Angular
Fisians
Board of Trade of
Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce of
Porto Rican Federation of Labor
Comes Growers” Association
Department of War
Department of State
Bose
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Aristocratic French Cabman Becomes Cab Driver in Poverty
The death at St Germain et Lare reveals a former marquis titled de Loz de Gouet Gourand. Once a Spanish peerage holder, he faded from rank as fortune waned. In later years poverty forced him to drive a cab to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Germain-et-Lare
France
Marquis de Loz de Gouet
Bound to Keep Boys Busy in Gardening Plan
The Burgess Hill group of council school managers seek consent from East Sussex education authority to teach gardening rather than life shooting, aiming to keep boys occupied with constructive activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess Hill
England
East Sussex Education Authority
Miscellany of product claims and name fragments
Fragmented excerpts include notes on Defiance Starch product claims, a Detroit Free Press joke exchange, and references to the National Pure Food and Drugs Act. Also present are scattered mentions of Australian rail engineering appointments, uncertain names, and medical remedy attestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eld Tea Company
French Walnut Wood Prices and Pearls of Cabinetmaking
A cabinet-maker notes that French walnut, sourced from Persia and finished in France, can reach eight dollars per pound in rare cases, with typical prices around two dollars per pound for veneering. He adds mahogany commands two to three dollars a pound, while large ebony blocks may fetch five dollars per pound in the wood market, making solid French walnut an exclusive luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eicht Dellars
Persia
France
Limb Ready as Piece of Beef Suffered Three Years
Patient in Newark New York claims three year battle with humor or humor curse left after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He reports severe skin injury below the knee healed after daily bathing and several boxes of ointment. He credits cure to Cuticura with no further issues since July 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Myers
U. 3
U.S. S. Newark
New York
Scheme Backfires As Seed Giveaway Sparks Garden Buildup
Congressman Sulzer mailed seed parcels to tenants in a crowded New York East Side tenement to encourage urban gardening. A friend reported the plan sparked a makeshift garden in bath tubs with ten families growing cabbage cucumbers and tomatoes, prompting the suggestion to stop the seed program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulzer
New York City
Gome
Fragmented 19th Century Ad Fragments
The readable fragments sketch a period ad mix. Mentions include Mrs Winslow soothing Syrup, a Minneapolis fur firm, a proverb on governance by women, a note on Velveteen care, and Miss Flora McIntyre raising queen bees to fund Berkeley tuition. The text blends product pitches, moral quips, and student fundraising.
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Flora
Berkeley University
California
Defiance Starch Proves Superior Value in Sale
An article notes Defiance Starch offers one third more starch per package for the same price, presenting a strong case for quality and economy in a widespread sale. The claim emphasizes total satisfaction and market lead over competing brands.
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Ana Gift Eee
Mimmeepale
Mina
Tommy
Jimmy Smith
Detroit Free Press
Australia
T. Roberts
London
Toledo
Enor paTsie
Cusney & cv
E Castiess
Toeda
County
Sad
Dollaes
Ai Cangus
Hanus Garasen
W. Gliason
Seth Netanr
Drerdts
Earadits
Lad Ofr & CO
Newark
U. S
Cuticura
N. OW
Eade & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Bears
French Academy of Science
Sloans Liniment
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Buffalo
A. LO
A. L
Bufzio A.B. O
Buffalo Oil Paint 2 Varnish Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Adienal Ani
Wolithet Dan Governm
Nto
E. T. Holmes
Jackson Street
St. Paul
Minnesota
W. W. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Nebraska
E.iott
B. R. Donnelley & Sors Company
Chicago
Water & Caleman
Tecmm
Epo Hannz
GGOD
Sala Sales
Rellooe HI Weph Ply CO
Seoswrin Thompson
Eye
Webster’s
Cis
Webster
Pordemens
Beroler
Bank Ereriam CO
Somoghield
Melhall
U. Des Moines
Craemer
Cardus
Aferss
Basea
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