Washington Notes on Major Richards and Washington Politics
Long column recalls Major Charles N. Richards in his 39 years at the Senate stationery room, citing his Antietam wound and famed service. It recounts anecdotes about Henry Wilson, Sumner, Senator Blackburn, John Marshall Harlan, Mercer of Nebraska, and President Roosevelt, plus tales on Perkins and social life of Senator Burrows’ wife.
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Ajor Chas. N. Richards
Senate
Henry Wilson
Charles Sumner
Mr. Richards
Major Richards
Antietam
Richards
Senator Blackburn
Kentucky
Blackburn
Mr. Blackburn
Mandy
John Marshall Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Bench
Julius C. Burrows
Michigan
House of Representatives
Burrows
Kalamazoo
Massachusetts Avenue
Governor With a Record In Massachusetts Legislature
Governor Crane writes annual messages to the state legislature and, over three years, every suggestion has become law. The piece notes a humorous line about a pretty woman's law and its beauty when it works.
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Gov. Crane
Massachusetts
London Public Kitchens Show Costly Benefits for All
London’s public kitchens, pioneered by a philanthropic businessman, prove economical and efficient. Large centers deliver prepared meals or allow families to cook at home with prepared ingredients, reducing fuel use and costs through bulk purchasing. A head cook guides expert meal production, offering quality meals at lower prices than home cooking.
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London
Philadelphia Record
Auditorium Stock Contest Gains Interest in Omaha
Interest grows daily as the Omaha Auditorium Co opens a stock contest to fund a large new building. Shares of twenty five cents include two guesses on a prize list of 1001 and a $5000 capital prize. Prizes awarded by closest guesses to gubernatorial vote totals and other near matches.
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Omaha
Omaha Auditorium Company
Northwest
Defiance Starch Co
Neb
New York
Omaha Auditorium Co
Nebraska
French Doctor Links Nail Biting to Nervous Disorder
For years Dr Berillon, a noted French physician, studied nail biting among students. He found the habit signals nervous illness and is more common in girls than boys. In some schools half of the girls showed the habit, and it correlated with poorer students aged twelve to fourteen.
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Berillon
A Pretty Navy Habit Toast in Navy Wardrooms
In the wardrooms of American ships the captain rises at nine and toasts “sweethearts and wives.” He prays the sweetheart become the wife and the wife always remain the sweetheart, while officers drink in silence. Chicago Journal.
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Chicago Journal
Grand rides and rail links to Cripple Creek advertised
An advertisement page touts scenic trips on the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad with reduced rates and connections to the Aeonver and Rio Grande at Canon City and Florence. It lists L. R. Ford as president and trade manager and mixes in miscellany about household products, a joke panel, and an Allens Mother Gray remedy, plus Littleton Creamery offerings.
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Cripple Creek
Florence
Language distribution of world newspapers by tongue
The Chicago Chronicle notes English dominates newspaper language, spoken by about 100 million, while Chinese speakers number nearly 400 million. German 85 million, Russian 65 million, French 41 million, Spanish 41 million, Italian 30 million, Portuguese 13 million.
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Chicago Chronicle
Telephones Grow Fast In Farm and Rural Areas
Telephones are indispensable as the industry expands rapidly. Over 3,400,000 telephones are in use nationwide, with a large majority installed in the last decade. More than 200,000 sets have been placed in farm houses in recent years, and farm telephone growth exceeds other sectors.
Arctic birth theory from Dyche stirs debate
Kansas University natural history professor Louis Dyche argues the first humans originated in the Arctic after two polar visits and extensive study. The claim appears amid a montage of vintage ads and snippets including Defiance starch praise and cure advertisements from the era.
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Polar
Louis Dyche
Kansas University
Arctic Zone
Hail's Catarrh Cure and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad
A cluttered newspaper fragment shows a Hail's Catarrh Cure internal remedy priced at 75 cents and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with gums inflammation and wind colic relief priced at 2 shillings. Also a lightchat about a dog named He Nice and a hammock scene with a pat ent device weight register.
Allen's Foot Ease and Witty Household Ads
An advert bundle highlights Allen's Foot Ease powder promising relief for tight shoes and various foot ailments with a free trial offer. A cartoon dialogue promotes Defiance Starch and a maxim about faultless people avoiding fault, reflecting humorous household tips in a vintage ad page.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
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