Debate on Establishing a U S Diplomatic Service
The New York Tribune argues the United States lacks a regular diplomatic service as ambassadors serve term by term. It suggests training a professional corps of diplomats, drawn from both home and foreign experience, to represent American interests without European biases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York “Tribune
United States
Washington
Cleveland
State Department
McKinley
Plowwats
America
Corre
Victim of His Own Humor at Washington War Office
A Washington war department clerk known for jokes, Daniel Webster Scruggs, shaved his beard, then returned home to a prank that backfired. He tangled with his neighbors' dog, suffered wounds, and was ordered to rest for a week. Clerks say it served him right and the printer notes his long history of practical jokes.
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War Department
Washington
Daniel Webster Scruggy
Washington Star
Mackage
Scruggs
Ife
Real snakes on a farm near Harlansburg
Alderman Haus recounts a tale from E N Baer about finding and killing snakes on a farm two miles beyond Harlansburg. They killed five that day and noted a pile with fourteen snakes, describing them as two feet long and dirty brown. The tale, though sensational, is presented as truth.
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Ald. Haus
E. N. Baer
Harlansburg
New
Castie Democrat
Letter Size Shows Regard in Henry's Reply
James notes the large script he uses while writing to a girl. Henry retorts that the length reflects respect, a quip attributed to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Henry
Cincinnati Enquirer
Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away
A compact ad column excerpt showcases patent medicines and humorous exchanges. It mentions Sterling Remedy Co offering a quack cure with a money back guarantee, and several other patent products with prices and free booklets. The text includes quips about dropsy specialists and child teething syrups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noto-Hae
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Hall's Catarrh Cure Featured as Constitutional Remedy
An old newspaper snippet touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with price noted. It includes a testimonial from B. McClellan of Chester Florida dated September 17. The column also jokes about a neighbor and a barometer gift from a college son.
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Hall
Price, Tc
Piso
A A B. McClellan
Chester
Florida
Constipation Candy Ad and Irony in Boarder Remark
An old advertisement for Cascarets Candy Cathartic promises cure for constipation with a money back guarantee. A clipped quote mocks a boarder’s attitude about hot weather and jokes he belongs in the ice business.
Motherhood and the promise of a healthy maternity
A letter extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as boosting maternal health and fetal nourishment. Mars L. Z. Whitney of Somerville Massachusetts recounts kidney weakness and painful periods improving after using the remedy through pregnancy, crediting healthier childbirth and a thriving seven month old baby.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
L. Z. Whitney
George St
E. Somerville
Mass
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Ares
Patay
H. HA. Green's Sons
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Knee, Ltd
Hires
Rootbeer
Charles K. Hikes Co
Phila
Ndon Ap
Sen
BP Curtisse
Denver. Cola
Windsor Grocery CO
Denver
Colo
Druggis
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