Postage ruling feared to curb gubernatorial speech reprints
The Pittsburg Gazette reports that authorities would treat gubernatorial candidate speeches as supplements only if third class postage is paid. A satirical note asks if the same rule would apply to Theodore Roosevelt speeches. Also mentions deadly Indian snakes and promotes Electric Bitters with a testimonial from S A Brown. A Detroit clergyman asks his church to signal when he has spoken long enough and jokes about Senate gallery business.
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T.roosevelt
Pittsburg Gazette
Detroit
Senate
W C T U to discuss Medical Temperance aims
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Belle Banta on Thursday June 14 at 3 30 pm. The discussion emphasizes Medical Temperance as essential to total abstinence and prohibition, urging communities to educate against misleading medicines and the belief alcohol aids recovery. The 1906 focus targets newspaper ads for miracle cures, with a call for Texas to lead.
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Belle Banta
Department of Medical Temperance
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Collier’s Weekly
Ladies’ Home Journal
Texas
Unknown Friends Endorse Chamberlain’s Remedy
The piece notes many users of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy who have not testified publicly. It says testimonials are scarce but their private recommendations have popularized the remedy as a household geomedicine for diarrhoea and bowel trouble. Sold by all druggists.
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M F Burroughs
Bluffton
Ind
Chamberlain
American Fishing Smacks Seized by Mexicans Arrive in Galveston
Crews of three American fishing vessels captured by forces in the Bay of Campechi have reached Galveston, detailing a diplomatic and maritime incident involving cross border apprehensions and coast guard awareness.
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Bay of Campechi
Galveston
Pazo Ointment Refund Offered Over Cure Guarantee
The advertisement states Buccelats authorize a refund if Pazo Ointment fails to cure within a stated period. The claim mentions a 50e figure and guarantees a monetary repayment if results prove unsatisfactory. No credible medical evidence accompanies the claim.
Chamberlain Re-Elected Governor of Oregon
In Portland on June 6 C B Chamberlain Democrat won re election as Oregon governor by at least 1000 votes and up to 2500 over J H Whitcombe Republican J Bourne Jr Republican leads for U S senator by about 6000 The second district Congress seat goes to W R Bilis Republican over J H Graham Democrat and W A Hawley leads G V Galloway Democrat in the First district Woman suffrage defeated by a large majority.
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Portland
C. BE. Chamberlain
J. H. Whitcombe
J. Bourne, Jr
United States
W. R. Bilis
J. H. Graham
W. A. Hawley
G. V. Galloway
Lightning Death Strikes Seven Children Near Bertram
A seven year old girl, daughter of N A Crawford, was killed by a lightning bolt as six siblings and other relatives were seated at a farm gate eight miles northeast of Bertram Texas. Mrs Crawford and a sister-in-law revived the others, one child died. The rest recovered.
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Tex
N. A. Crawford
Brevities Bunched Across Texas and Nearby Areas
Memphis Texas plans a twenty five room hotel. In Galveston Mrs Ella Parker died from strychnine poisoning. Clarence Day drowned near Shreveport. Texarkana seeks 35000 viaduct funds from Iron Mountain. A cyclone wrecked several houses between Canadian and Indianola Oklahoma Territory. Russian agrarian unrest grows in Tula Province. An explosion in New York killed two and injured eleven. R O Willingham died after skull crushed by locomotive pilot at Tyler Texas.
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Tex
Galveston
Ella Parker
Clarence Day
Shreveport
Texarkana
Iron Mountain Railway
New York
R. O. Willingham
Brateman
Tyler
Anarchists Arrested in Barcelona Linked to Madrid Bomb
In Barcelona on June 6 a number of anarchists including the director of the Modern School were arrested on suspicion of complicity in the May 31 Madrid bombing.
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Barcelona
Spain
Modern School
Madrid
Patterson Nominated by Democrats for Tennessee Governor
Representative M B Patterson has been named the Democratic candidate for Tennessee governor, signaling a key party bid for the state’s executive office. Patterson emerges as a leading contender amid party organizing and statewide interest.
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Rogressman M. B. Patterson
Tennessee
Democrats
Caned sweet potatoes tempt a king in distant New Jersey
The writer recalls old-fashioned canned sweet potatoes from New Jersey, praising their taste and noting two for a quarter and a single yam filling a van. He contrasts this with local canning, asking why home canning isn’t pursued, suggesting money leaves to New Jersey residents.
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Wiiter
New Jersey
Fannin County
Honey Grove
Ely's Cream Balm for Nasal Catarrh
Nasal catarrh relief with Ely's Cream Balm, aromatic and cleansing to the nasal surface. 50c size at Deneviets, trial by mail 10c. Liquid form announced for atomizer use with spraying tube, price through Druggists or by mail.
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Ely
Ely's
Prize rewards for typhus germ and antidote discovery
The federal government plans three prizes for typhus germ discovery and an antidote, totaling up to 50 000 dollars. Local ads tout Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve, with endorsements and drugstore availability. A New York politician failed to pick a wife from 200 applicants and local notices promote Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup and Dean's Regulars for digestive issues.
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City of
Mexico
New York
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