Wilson nominates numerous federal appointees
President Wilson named many nominees for diplomatic and federal posts including Richard L. Metcalfe for Isthmian canal commission in Nebraska and Oliver P. Newman and F. L. Siddons for District of Columbia commissioners. Also proposed are commissioners for immigration in San Juan Porto Rico Lawson E. Evans and others for industrial relations and embassy staff plus several postmaster and military appointments.
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Washington
Wilson
Isthmian Canal Commission
Richard L. Metcalfe
Nebraska
District of Columbia
Oliver P. Newman
F. L. Siddons
Commission On Industrial Relations
Frank D. Walsh
Missouri
John R. Commons
Wisconsin
Legation
Brussels
Belgium
Fred Morris Dearing
United States
District of New Mexico
Summers Burkhart
New Mexico
Clifford J. Roush
Harrison
Ark
Brice B. Huddons
Arkansas
Meredith Nicholson
Indiana
Portugal
Edward W. Exum
Alaska
District of Alaska
Austin
Texas
Jefferson Johnson
Oconomowoc
Wis
John F. Flannagan
Pewaukee
Agnes Scholl
Stoughton
E. A. Brotning
Officials cite ancient anti fat claims in obesity trial
Denver reports detail letters from Marjorie Hamilton Cunningham to obesity cure supporters in a federal case alleging mail fraud. Judge ruled anti fat efficacy not at issue, yet letters discuss dramatic fat reduction claims and aphorisms about beauty and power.
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Denver
Colo
Cleopatra
Helen of Troy
Josephine
Napoleon
Marjorie Hamilton Cunningham
Cunningham
Lewis
Marjorie Hamilton
Teeth and Wisdom Joke From The Ledger
A wife returns from the dentist announcing she has had all her wisdom teeth pulled. Her husband consoles her, arguing that wisdom teeth have nothing to do with wisdom, and notes removing every tooth could not make her any more stupid. The exchange ends with a narrow escape.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Apple on the Ground Sparks Farmer Lesson
A man riding a wheel along a country road dismounts to pick up an apple from the ground. A farmer scolds him, saying fallen apples are for hogs and advises picking from the tree instead. The anecdote ends with a quip about failed courtship.
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Waal
Pungent Verses About Physicians and Health
Moncena Dunn writes on medical balance and the fight against toxicity. The piece discusses how poisons and their opposites regulate health and how knowledge versus ignorance shapes healing progress. It references yellow fever transmission and a physician’s sacrifice in proving it, linking to broader health ethics.
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Panama Canal
Memphis
Tennessee
Final Decision to Try Cardui Brings Patient Relief
Mrs Helen L Dalton of Draper North Carolina recounts long years of left side pains and near suffocation before her husband urged Cardui the woman’s tonic. She reports significant improvement and urges others to try Cardui, claiming it outperforms prior medicines and has helped over a million women in fifty years. The ad invites readers to write to the Chattanooga Medicine Co for guidance and a 64 page home treatment book.
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Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Physicians fight ignorance and save lives with prevention
The speaker praises doctors for protecting cities from disease, detailing typhoid and diphtheria battles, microscope proof, and the shift toward prevention. He recalls personal proof from treating typhoid with cold baths, notes the law of compensation as divine, and urges support for health commissioners and vaccination.
Ab Adkins Faces Inheritance Tax Law Opinions
Ab Adkins notes much of his kin live back east and says he knows enough about them not to worry greatly about the inheritance tax law. He asserts familiarity with relatives and the potential tax implications but remains confident in his view.
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Ab Adkins
Getting Round It
A Brooklyn dinner quote from a famous mountaineer likens climbing to turning around obstacles. He says peaks once seen as inaccessible may be reached by twists. Liszt is praised for his ability to get around things and jokes about dining company numbers.
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Brooklyn
Liszt
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