Christmas Stamps and Republican Party Lines
A column urges sending Christmas stamps as a meaningful gesture and discusses the G O P divided by wealth and power. It critiques Cannon Aldrich Ballinger and calls for a true republican party led by insurgent leaders like La Follette Cummins and trusted reformers to purge corruption.
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Cannon
Aldrich
Republican Party
Ballinger
Congress
Democratic Party
United States
la Follette
Cummins
Christmas Stamp Campaign Idea From Twentieth Century Club
The Twentieth Century Club proposes a Christmas Stamp remembrances plan to support the anti tuberculosis effort. Businesses would include a stamp booklet with paid bills and a card noting the fight against the white plague. Individuals would send Christmas Stamps to friends as tokens of help. Officials urge La Crosse merchants to adopt the plan and deliver beat supplies promptly.
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la Crosse
Twentieth Cenury Club
the Tribune
Imen
Beat
Lusises
Bright
My Corns Don’t Hurt A Bit
An old foot remedy advertisement promises quick relief from corns bunions and callouses. It claims to draw out poisonous exudations keeping feet clean and pain free after a week with TI Z sold by Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago.
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Sam
A. Hoover
Progress
N. C
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Dodge Building
Chicago
Lil
Congress Probes Rise of Special Vendetta Inquiries
In the midst of looming investigations members of Congress debate the nature and impact of a so called special vendetta inquiry. The discussion centers on procedures scope and political implications as committees prepare for hearings and potential subpoenas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Gompers Out and Morse and Walsh In?
A brief item questions changes in leadership and criticizes the court system, noting shifts toward Morse and Walsh while expressing concern about judicial matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
Morse
Walsh
Girl Charged With Murder In Waltham Case
Waltham Mass December 7 A sixteen year old girl Hat tie LeBlanc will be arraigned before the juvenile court tomorrow charged with the murder of Clarence F Glover owner of the Glover laundry. Evidence will be presented that is believed to clear the girl and point to a mysterious woman.
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Waltham
Mass
Hattie LeBlanc
Clarence F. Glover
Glover Laundry
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Ballad of a Soda Clerk
A Chicago Journal verse laments soda shop changes from plain brews to sweetened blends. The speaker imagines driving a truck or taxi while noting soda operation shifts from simple drinks to fruit sundaes and mixed flavors. The piece humorously critiques modernization of the soda business.
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Chicago Journal
Sheridan Revered by Civil War Veterans in Topeka
A rainy afternoon at the Grand Army headquarters in the state house drew Civil War veterans in Topeka who spoke warmly of General Phil Sheridan, praising his leadership and lasting memory among former soldiers.
Protone claims miraculous weight gain and a Kansas yarn
An advertisement touts Protone as a weight gain and nerve strength aid promising 30 pounds in 30 days. It offers a free 50 cent package and a book, plus an anecdote about a soldier’s buttered bread treat told as a Kansas wartime tale from the Kansas City Journal.
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Protone Company
Protone
Detroit
Mich
Appleweight Mystery Deepens Across State Lines
In a tense bungalow scene at Kil Dare, Miss Geraldine Dangerfield faces Griswold and Ardmore as South Carolina and North Carolina factions argue over the identity of Appleweight. Cooke confirms the prisoner is Appleweight, while Griswold doubts the match, and Miss Dangerfield’s bold actions loom large.
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Jerry Dangerfield
Griswold
Ardmore
Miss Dangerfield
South Carolina
North Carolina
Jerry
Daubenspeck
Turner Court House
Professor Griswold
Darky
R. G
Cooke
Bill Appleweight
Poteet
Roger Cooke
Secret Service
United States
Appleweight
Mount Nebo Church
Geraldine Dangerfield
Habersham
Mount Nebo
Ten Dollars Enclosed in Father’s Love Note
A college student receives a playful poem from a loving father noting roses are red and pink. Enclosed is ten dollars as a token of affection and a reminder of family support.
A Shady Spot in the Whal Park
A stout old lady in a park on a hot day is followed by a rough tramp. She threatens to call a policeman. The tramp pleads for mercy, saying she is the only shady spot in the park.
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Angrilly
Washington Herald
Telling the Whole Story
A Birmingham Age-Herald column quotes a speaker recalling life on a $4 weekly salary and a remark about living with a husband’s father. The exchange casts light on personal finances and family dynamics in a midcentury social frame.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Quiet man buys Mikado libretto in music shop
Mr Howard, a man of few words, visits a music store to buy an opera libretto for his sister. The clerk, puzzled by his request, is told the vendor cannot speak Italian and must be told in English what work is needed.
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Mr. Howard
Muzzled Exchange Cited by Newark Evening News
A quoted exchange mocks free speech limits in the state department while a hostess feigns disappointment at a nonattendance, reflecting social commentary in the Newark Evening News.
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State Department
Newark Evening News
Catarrh Home Cure Claims Quick Nasal Relief
An old home remedy advocates using salt and borax in warm water as a nasal rinse for catarrh with immediate relief. It warns of a constitutional blood remedy to purge poisons and prescribes a mixture of Buchu Balmwort and Sarsaparilla to be taken after meals and at night, claiming kidney and rheumatism benefits.
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Listman Mill Company
THE
Lacrosse Tribune
Wis
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Finor
F.H Burgess W. V. Kidder
Alr City Editor
le Crosse
Moe Tribune
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Payne & Young
Marquette Building
Bird Street
TRIBUN@Z
Association OF American Advertisers
A. A. Sicrer
Association of Amerikan Advertisers
New York City
LA Croese Tribune
Frank H. Burgess
la Crosse Tribune
A. E. Bleekman
Notary Public
England
Great Britain
Roosevelt
61St Congress of the
Uncle Joe’ Cannon
James Whitcomb Riley
Tiz
George
Phil
Kansas
Sheridan
Fort Hays
Kansas_ City Journal
Protone Bldg
Detroit Midh
Kildare
Meredith Nicholson
Washington Star
Chicago Inter Ocean
Batavian National
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