Congress Debates Empire Policy and Navy Upgrades
The House and Senate weigh expanded duties for veterans of Cuba and the Philippines while considering a large naval build with battleships and cruisers. Debates on canal rights and constitutional reach accompany pledges to aid General Otis and Admiral Dewey, with capstan pledges from Congress and presidential clemency for Captain McCalla.
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Committee On Naval
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Otis
Secretary of the Navy
Senate
Teller
Colorado
United States
Turner
Washington
Insular
Cullom
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Captain McCalla
Navy
McCalla
Marblehead
Spain
Senator Depew
Yale
New York
Gridiron Club
Lotus Club
Hoy’ Republic
Columbia Theater
Depew
Cape Nome
ISOS
Alaska
Congress
House
Obedient Bobby Questioned About Parlor Visit
Dialogue shows a mother scolding Bobby for peeking at Mr. Hopkins visiting his sister. Bobby claims only to have stuck his head in the door and made faces. The exchange reveals a playful, family scene with a hint of mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Lightship Captain Demonstrates Wireless Telegraphy Use
A lightship captain showcased wireless telegraphy after standard signals failed to warn shore authorities of danger. The notice likens Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to effective remedies that act when others fail, improving digestion and appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
The First Critic Quip on Writing Boundaries
A humorous exchange from The First Critic where one writer refuses to dictate novels to his own typewriter. He jokes that his sensitivity would trigger quitting if the machine disliked the opening chapter.
How Happy I Am Free From Pain After Five Years
Mrs Archie Young of West Superior Wisconsin reports relief from neuralgia after using 5 Drops. She says the first dose helped and now she is free from pain with improved appetite sleep and color. Sample 25c large bottle $1.00 available from Swanson Rheumatic Care Co. Chicago. Also includes light ad copy and a stray joke about neighbors and plane borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Young
Oaks Avenue
West Superior
Wis
Swanson Rheumatic Care Co
E. Lake Street
Chicago
Billy
Are You Using Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen feet corns and bunions. It claims a cure and suggests shaking into shoes with 25-cent price and free sample. The note ends with a joke about Dorothy's neuralgia and two free theater tickets.
Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube mucus can only be cured constitutionally. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh related deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Pills. Ends with a quip about baked apples and prunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Dropsy treated free by Atlanta doctors ad
An advertisement by H. H. Green's Sons of Atlanta promotes free treatment for dropsy calling them the greatest specialists in the world. The note invites readers to read the ad in another column and ends with a light exchange about days and weeks growing longer and shorter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Green
Atlanta
Learn a Profession in a Five Course Mall Offering
An ad lists a five course program by PROF. ZACH SHED in Denver for five dollars covering apnetism physical culture magnetic preabhing and bathing and curing by personal magnetism. Also promotes Dr Kline nerve restorer and Piso cure expounding testimonials and a cold cure laxative with E W Groves signature on boxes.
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Zach Shed
Arapahoe Building
Denver
Colo
Product pitches and quips from a late 19th century ad page
An assorted snippet row listing Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain at 25c a bottle and Parken's Haim Barsam hair coloring. It also includes cheeky quotes about music, youth, appearance, and business success with brief price mentions and promotional lines.
Mammoth Mail Order House Builds Nationwide Wholesale Catalogue
An illustration highlights the Mail Order House of the John M. Company of Chicago selling goods direct to consumers at wholesale prices. The 20th century catalogue exceeds 1000 illustrations, uses color photos, and eliminates middlemen to lower costs. The firm markets curtains, carpets, draperies, and wallpaper nationwide with favorable freight strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Company
Chicago
Allen's Foot Ease helps feet feel comfortable in new shoes
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming to ease tight shoes and cure corns bunions swollen feet and excessive sweating. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample from Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York. Comedic quip about saving for a rainy day follows.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Allen S.olmsted
Sleep Loss Warning Promotes Cascarets Remedy
A health ad urges rest as essential for bodily repairs and promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic tablets as a mild, vegetable laxative. It claims the product cleanses the liver, steadies digestion, and rejuvenates the system, urging readers to buy 10c 2c or 50c packs and request a free booklet.
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Renin
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
New York
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Ashington
Te House
Touse Committee On Public Lands
Dent McKinley
Shafter
Baker Reed
Ways and Committee
Uec of Representatives
Cuba
Arlington Y
Zolbo
Sone of
Amertv
District of Columbia
Congress National Society
Detroit
Savannah
Macon
T. Oe
Jacksonville
Palo
Deweyy
Jp Committee
Epublicans
National Committee Party
Ray York
Committee of Trusts
Iain
Lord Paunce
Evans Rey
Hichborn
Clelland
Committee of Postitices
Iitents
Urady Noes
Victor
Civil Service Commission
Pueblo
Rocky Ford
American Sugar Beet Company
Mutual Life of
Metropolitan National Bank
Court of Appeals
Seth W. Hathaway
Edwin French
Armand Choury
Costilla County
Kansas City
Union Pacific
Magnolia
Watkins
Rock Island
Colorado College
General Palmer
Howbert
J. J. Maher Mercantile Company
Ouray
Absoant
Order of Rebekah
National Beet Sugar Company
Missouri Pacific
Sugar City
Otero
Club Women of
Gilbert McClurg
Colorado Springs
Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs
J. D. Whitmore
George T. Sumner
W. S. Peabody
Lewis
Sir Walter Scott
Drusilla
Kline
de R. HH. Kuixs, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Wm. B. McClellan
Chester, Florida
E. W. Grove
Claptrap
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Parken
Dobbs
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