Reasons Cited for Tariff Ripping Sentiment in Des Moines
A Des Moines Capital summary outlines multiple motives behind tariff ripping. It cites motives from manufacturers fearing profit loss to laborers seeking jobs, salaried classes favoring free trade, moneyed interests craving cheap property, and social tensions including domestic service pressures, noting the National Manufacturers’ Association calls for tariff revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Manufacturers’ Association
Anim Union
Des Moines
Tariff Revision debated by Foraker and protectionists
The Rd City Clarion and Washington Post quote Foraker and free traders on tariff reform. They question whether revision boosts labor demand, wages, and prosperity, arguing that true protection favors a single tariff with a stable minimum and a high maximum as a penalty for unfair treatment by foreign nations.
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Foraker
Ohio
Michigan
Reed City
Mich
Clarion
Friends of Protection
Washington Post
Thankful for nothing on tariff bluff says American Economist
The St Paul Disputed argues there was no real threat of a commercial war with Germany and that the Reciprocal Tariff league and tariff reform papers like the Dispatch fueled the bluff while the government yielded. The piece labels the scare as exaggerated and domestic politics driving it.
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Germany
Congress
St. Paul
The
Dispatch
Home Made Kidney and Rheumatism Cure Claim
An old advertisement touts a home made mixture to cure kidney and bladder trouble and rheumatism. It lists fluid extract dandelion compound karyon compound syrup sarsaparilla and prescribes a teaspoonful after meals and at night claim backed by an eminent New York authority. It promises rapid relief without stomach or organ injury and urges trial.
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New York Daily
Curious farm ventures and oddities in early 1900s tales
A collection of items notes Poultney Bigelow planning a Malden chicken farm and a humorous tale about Rash Rogers hatchling a bluebottle fly. It also mentions a ventilation debate sparked by concrete hollow-block walls and a Buchanan monument project at Stony Point. Finally, Wall Street reports nearly a billion dollars in new securities from January to July, led by railroads and the Pennsylvania line.
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Poultney Bigelow
Malden
Horatio Rogers
Rash Rogers
Mr. Bigelow
Rash
Rogers
Wall Street
Jersey City
Long Island
Pennsylvania Company
Boston Globe
Transforming from Coffee to Postum Even a Taper Quits Coffee
The passage argues that giving up coffee is hard but doable by switching to Postum. When well boiled and served with cream Postum allegedly surpasses coffee in flavor for connoisseurs and aids a bodily transformation within ten days to two weeks by removing caffeine. It urges readers to try the change and read The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
Pkga
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Veteran's Health
B F Doremus of Indianapolis describes lifelong kidney trouble since 1897 with headaches dizziness sleeplessness and dropsy. After severe leg swelling and medical advice for amputation he used Doan's Kidney Pills. Swelling reduced urine normalized and pains ceased. He has stayed well for nine years. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Miles Co Buffalo NY.
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B. Frank Doremus
Roosevelt Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Wunderchildrenable Flowers For Dinner
A four year old granddaughter coins a long new word while requesting to pick flowers for dinner. Grandparents had earlier reconciled over children’s flowers by naming them dandelions, buttercups, daisies and clovers. Katherine’s playful term reflects a moment of family whimsy in the garden.
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Harriet
Katherine
Grandmother
Cure for Itching Eczema Reported by Walter Paglusch
A Chicago man testifies that Cuticura products cured his year long eczema after trying many remedies. The note, dated October 8 and 16, 1906, appears alongside unrelated court anecdote claiming Justice Brewer authored the Mary testimony.
Vanderbilt anecdote shows old riches and wit
The tale recalls Miss Gladys Vanderbilt's coming of age and a $12 million inheritance stirring anecdotes about the Vanderbilt fortune. At a resort hotel porch the commodore greets an acquaintance, provoking anger from wife and daughter. The daughter quips that the woman once sold poultry, while the commodore cites his own and the daughter’s mother's past trading roots.
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Gladys Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Commodore
New Jersey
Chiropodist Prescription for Tender Feet
A historic remedy outlines a lotion and powder for swollen feet from National Magazine. It details one teaspoonful of taragic acid to a pint of grain alcohol, applied after lukewarm baths and dried with an atomizer, followed by a scented foot powder. The mixture includes bergamot, lavender oil, and wintergreen, all sieved for use.
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National Magazine
Important to Mothers Inspect Castoria Bottles Carefully
Do not trust every bottle of Castoria, Reato and cure remedy for infants and children. Examine carefully every bottle for authenticity and safety before use and avoid questionable products that may harm a child.
Lewis' Single Binder Quality in Peoria Factory Shade
The note references a factory in Peoria Illinois and a poor man tied to schemes. It mentions a product form called Single Binder and comments on goo quality. The text reads as a fragmentary historical ad or label snippet with unclear context but names Lewis and Peoria.
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Lewis
Orwis
Peoria, Hl
Sea Trout Fattened In Odd Ocean Tale At Aberdeen
A sea trout caught near Aberdeen swam 120 miles in 49 days and doubled its weight on the journey. Marked and released into the Coquet at Northumberland, it was recaptured at Aberdeen with no change in length, its weight gain attributed to corpulence amid the voyage. Lewis' Single Binder vigor rich smoke is advertised. James Allan quotes courage as the mind’s greatest quality after honor.
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Aberdeen
Coquet
Northumberland
James Allan
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