Uplift Plan Among Girl Workers Fails
In Washington 26000 women employed in government service faced setback as New York society women and the National Federation of Women pressed uplift efforts on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. A plan to improve conditions led to uncovering that 60 workers would be dropped, sparking indignation among the women who saw no need for uplift from outside benefactors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Enslaving
Treasury
Civic Federation of Women
Manhattan
Federation
Bureau
Discovery of fishy flavor in butter shocks dairy world
Agricultural experts in Washington disclosed a four year investigation into why butter tastes fishy. They traced the cause to a slow oxidation process involving acid and oxygen, producing a substance during cream ripening. The remedy is to make butter from pasteurized sweet cream.
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Turkey
Persia
Saim
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Sam
Bureau of’ Animal Industry Alcutha
United States
Middle West
Aldrich to Quit Senate at End of Term
Rhode Island senator Elson W. Aldrich announces he will not seek reelection when his current term ends March 4 1911. He aims to push tariff and financial reforms and plans a nationwide speaking tour to explain the monetary commission’s work and proposed system overhaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
Senate
Elson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
United States
National Monetary Commission
Monetary Commission
Plains
Latta's White House Messages Stun Congress in Odd Attire
Secretary Latta startled Congress as he delivered Roosevelt era messages, stepping into the Senate chamber in a plain sack suit instead of the traditional frock coat. The episode, marked by a rattled entrance and brief voice loss, sparked bemused chatter about attire and decorum in high office.
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Washington
Latta
White House
Houses of Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Mr. Latta
Supreme Court
Puit
Eplanatiop
Mexico City Iron Mountain Ore Claim Exposed
The Durango iron mountain near Mexico City is touted as the world’s largest high grade iron ore deposit. Histories tie it to Collis P. Huntington and a planned line to Durango and Mazatlan. Scientists debate whether the outcrop is an ancient meteor scar.
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Durango
Mexico
Cerro de Mercado
Collis P. Huntington
Southern Pacific Railway
Texas
Huntington
Mazatlan
Pacific Coast
Humbold
New American minister to Chile announced
Desa Moines Iowa says Thomas C. Dawson named new American minister to Chile succeeding John Hicks of Wisconsin who resigned. Dawson has served in diplomacy since 1897 beginning as secretary at Rio de Janeiro and is currently minister to Colombia. Born July 30 1865 in Hudson Wisconsin he studied at Hanover College Harvard and Cincinnati Law School. He practiced law in Des Moines and held Iowa roles before serves Santo Domingo and then Colombia.
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Desa Moines
Thomas C. Dawson
Chill
John Hicks
Wisconsin
Amercan
Rio de Janeiro
Colombia
Hudson, Wils
Hanover College
Indiana
Harvard
Cincinnati Law School
Towa
Des
Love Finds a New Way in Puck’s Spoof
A burlesque plot unfolds with Lord Reginald Widdleton-on-Waddle ton seeking Hortense de Alaincourt. She laments cannot marry, cites past writers Bertha M Clay and Laura Jean Libby as deceased, and wonders who will wed them. The Judge quips that publishers will fix it, ending with a Puck-esque wink.
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Reginald Widdleton-on-Waddleton
Hortense de Alaincourt
Hortense
Ietile
Bertha M. Clay
Laura Jean Libby
Graystark
Zenda
Puck
New Turkish Ruler Seen Through Cautious Eye in New York
An editorial gathering in New York weighs Mohammed V’s limited government experience and potential paths for reform. Consul-general Reouf Ahmed and Al Hoda editor M. A. Mokarzen note his liberal leanings, while outlining the Ottoman line of succession and the overlooked younger princes who may shift the throne.
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New York
Mohemmed-Reshad Effendi
Yildiz Kionk
al Hoda
Reouf Ahmed
Legation
Washington
Mund Bey
M. A. Mo
Yildiz
Abdul Hamid
All Who Would Enjoy Good Health and Laxatives
A promotional notice extols right living and timely remedies, promoting the California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the one perfect laxative. It urges purchase only from the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Weather Agreement Between Henpecks
A playful dialogue shows Mr. and Mrs. Henpeck debating focus on one subject. Mrs. Henpeck concedes she agrees with his stance on the weather, while insisting on a single topic. The exchange highlights domestic humor and climate-centric banter.
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Mr. Henpeck
Mrs. Henpeck
Skin Troubles Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Two young girls suffered severe eczema with hair loss and patchy scalp. After trying various treatments, the second winter brought relief following Cuticura use. The advertisement cites Mrs. Charles Baker of Albion Maine in 1908 and includes a classroom anecdote about a cherub and a boy’s humorous answer.
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Charles Baker
Albion
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Bolo Props
Boston
Castoria advice and unrelated ads in old paper
Important to Mothers urges inspecting Castoria for infants and children as a safe remedy, accompanied by miscellaneous lines about Good Housekeepers, Red Cross Ball Blue, and random product mentions including beer, cigars, and factory notes, all reflecting a cluttered vintage page.
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Chili
Iowa
Thomas C. Dawenon
Mohammad V
Europe
Mohemmed
Mohammad
Othman
Constantinople
Mehemmed-Selim
Mehemmed-Resacad
Mohammad VY
Murad V
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Djemile Sultana
Sultan
Cutiura
David
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Feorin
Dodds
Guare
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