Taft’s Yale Class of 1878 as White House intimates
Washington text notes Taft will favor Yale 1878 graduates as future White House intimates more than Roosevelts Rough Riders. It highlights prominent members such as Herbert W. Bowen diplomatist W H Law James Briggs McEwan and Majiro Taneka Tajiri with varied careers and ties to Taft.
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Abhington
Rough ” Riders
Taft
Yale
Roosevelt
White House
Bens
Bobs
Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
Persia
W. H. Law
Connecticut
New York
James Briggs McEwan
Albany
State Senate
Majiro Taneka Tajiri
Japan
China
New First Lady to Shop Conservatively in Washington
The article notes Mrs Taft will shop in Washington stores during the coming inauguration period, favoring plain, practical attire over fashion-forward gowns. She prefers brown and gray for daywear and pink for evenings, avoids imported gowns, and buys only what she can see and use, often patronizing conservative, value-focused shops along F Street.
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White House
Washington
Taft
Statea
Manila
Massive Campaign Speeches Printed by Government Office
Frank HB government printing office produced 7,418,700 copies of congressional speeches for the presidential campaign, exceeding prior records by 3,000,000. Total government speech weight surpasses 400,000 pounds, with pages covering 46 acres. words run around 2.38 trillion, implying nearly a billion readers. Printing paid by the requesting member, mailing at public expense.
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Congress
Government
Senate
House of Representatives
Frank
Wash Ladies Must Have a License in Governed City
Washington claims the title of most regulated city with a new health rule forcing washerwomen and all newsboys to obtain licenses. The ordinance bans illicit laundering, requires permits for family laundering, muzzling dogs, curbside garbage rules, and fines for loitering. The new measures aim to sanitary conditions and city control.
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Ashington
Congress
Inwa
Busines
Pound
Linster
Canadian Laws Impress Editor on Western Canada Visit
The Fulton Gazette editor praised strict law observance and orderly life in Western Canada. He noted government structure, regulated liquor sale, school and church prominence, and high wheat yields with 20 to 50 bushels per acre. He also highlighted 160 acres free land plus 160 acres at $3 an acre, with rates to be provided by the Canadian Government Agent.
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Canada
Gazette
Fulton, Nev
Western
Englash
England
Western Canada
Laurel
Charles Dickens
There and Back charm in a college cookery scene
A humorous vignette from Illustrated Sunday Magazine about a tramp fed at a college, with a weary hobo quipping that drink drew him to his current state and authorities debating if bad cooking cause drinking. The piece contrasts witty dialogue with a joke about appetites and manners. It ends by praising Starch for laundry work.
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T Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Miss Emma Nutter Ordained at Atlantic City Ministry
At Atlantic City Miss Emma Nutter was ordained into the ministry at the Methodist Protestant conference. For six years she preached at a small church there and studied theology.
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Atlantic City
Emma Nutter
Methodist Protestant Conference
Lewis Single Binder cigar ad claims premium quality
An advertisement promotes Lewis Single Binder cigars as a hand-made, fresh smoke using old well-cured tobaccos. It argues the higher cost reflects extra-quality tobacco and warns buyers not to fall for substitutes, urging customers to tell dealers to supply Lewis Single Binder.
Realism and stagecraft in a woodland scene critique
A curated fragment from Harper's Weekly and assorted ads notes theater realism, laundry starch, eye care, and household products. Quirky lines mention critics, a stage manager, Lord Acton, and various brand slogans amid scattered 19th century consumer notices and oddities.
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Harper’s Weekly
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Credited by Reader
Lena V. Henry of Norristown Ga writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her after doctors advised surgery. The letter praises the remedy for female troubles and urges other women to try it, noting decades of use and an invitation to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena V. Henry
Norristown
Lydia Pinkham
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