Women Lobbyists and the Ax to Grind at Washington
A critique of women lobbyists at the Washington Capitol, describing three lobby zones and attitudes toward female petitioners. It contrasts the opulent rooms near Congress with a stark corner in Statuary Hall where grieving or persistent women await responses, highlighting mixed feelings among lawmakers and staff. The piece portrays the emotional toll on legislators dealing with petitions and notes the blue mood induced by the scene.
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Washington
Capitol
Statuary Hall
Postmaster General Meyer Faces Pronunciation Pileup
The article notes that George von Lengerke Meyer, the Postmaster General, is habitually misaddressed as von Meyer or Meyer with von. It cites readers and officials mispronouncing and mislabeling him, including a Boston magazine and a post office elevator card. It ponders why the error persists and concludes no remedy exists.
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Ter General
George von Meyer
von Meyer
Gen. von Meyer
Washington
Boston
Meyer
Postofice Department
Cortelyou
Genera i
Pete the Bulldog Returns to White House Fable
Washington buzzed over a tale that Pete the bulldog, once blamed for near escalation with diplomats, had returned. Investigations traced the revival to Thomas R. Stone, a White House usher, who named his brindle bulldog Pete II after the original Pete who died last April when struck in the White House yard.
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White House
Pete
Waite House
Thomas R. Stone
Bulldog LI
Uncle Joe Cannon and His Public Ambition
The piece traces how Joseph G. Cannon pursued congressional power not for presidency but to secure a grand public salary and a lasting legacy. It recalls his earlier doubts, reentries, and eventual ascent to leadership, driven by belief he would be kept in office at public expense and buried with honors.
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Joe Cannon
United States
Congress
Hale
Maing
Cannon
Baie Tyee
Uncle Joe
House
Public land opening offers irrigated farms in Wyoming Big Horn Basin
About 246000 acres of irrigated government land in the Big Horn Basin Wyoming will be opened for settlement May 13 under the Carey Act. Prospective settlers need 30 days residence. A report with drawing notices maps plots and full details is available from the Irrigation Department 404 Home Inc Building Chicago free copies may be obtained by applying to the department. Johnny and Father joke about Washington era hats and snowballs.
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Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Irrigation Department
404 Home Inc. Bidg
Chicago
Department
The Unknown Nerve Pain and St Jacobs Oil
Neuralgia is a common nerve pain disorder caused by blood impoverishment and nerve weakness. The article argues treatment centers on quickly relieving pain with St Jacobs Oil and restoring nerve and muscular strength through nourishing foods and tone-building habits.
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ST. Jacobs
Woman's Suffrage Debate in Lady's Pictorial
A column in Lady's Pictorial argues that women will obtain suffrage as a reasonable claim. It urges men to accept the movement with generosity and women to advocate in a decent, womanly manner without vilifying men as the primary bearers of vice.
Castoria safety claim and vintage advert snippets
A collage of old ads and sayings centers on Castoria guaranteeing infant remedy safety with the familiar signature claim. Interspersed are quips about character, cigars, a Peoria wine dealer, and various product plugs including Red Cross Ball Blue and Winslow’s rochstinen style lines, reflecting period advertising copy.
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George von Lengerke Meyer
Mr. Meyer
Von
George v. L. Meyer
G. v. L. Meyer
George von L. Meyer
Lengerke
Whitehouse
Bulldog
United States Army
George
Johnny
George Washington
Bhli
Lewis
Peoria
Ill
Gill
Te. Winslow
Rochstinen Eee Eames Sena Hen Stier Ree — Ryee
A Jaques
Great Twin Falls
Ferome
Idaho
Great Snake River
America
Adires
A. A. Stroud & Company
Twin Falls, Idaho
Espe
Oo Sk
Jas. B. Seager
Mgr
Olds Power Co
Olds
U.S
Olds Gas Power CO
Seager St
Meee Mich
Washington St
San Francisco
Cor
Jeanie
Washington St. Minneapolis
Third St
Farnland
Ore
Seventh St. Elgin iii
River St
Kempton, Pa
Travia St
Thirteenth St
Phiadelphia
Market St
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Chicago, Ill
W.l.douglas Shoes
Paul
M. Kitchin
Amd
Defiance
Thompson
Anakesis
Tribune Didg
Kansas City
Putnam SE Iris Sheet
CGV Egor
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