Tariff reform debate shifts as Root pivots stance
The piece surveys tariff reform fights in Congress, noting Elihu Root's change in posture toward tariff adjustment. It argues for independent reciprocity bills and warns against amendments that could derail reform, while praising Root's shift as pivotal in the public stance against protectionist interests.
Proposal for Broadway cleanup and bluffwalk seating
The writer urges a man with a broom on Broadway to improve the thoroughfare's appearance at a dirt cheap cost not exceeding 150 for the rest of summer. They say seats should be replaced on the bluffwalk and criticize Madero's promises as evasive.
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Vanity of Vanities in King George V Crowning
Newark Star notes the coronation of George V as largely ceremonial with pomp and expense. It argues England remains a republic in practice for common people, as the king reigns without governing, while the press frames the spectacle as vanity and a distraction from real sovereignty.
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Pesticide tips for flies and food safety caution
Fresh unstacked lime or kerosene sprinkled over it. Milk for babies should never be left in open vessels. For flies, use formaldehyde in water, pyrethum powder on a hot pan, or carbolic acid crystals with gum camphor. The mixture is inflammable and should be used with care. These tips from Newark Evening Star are worth trial.
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Public Health Urges Tightening Drug Laws and Fly Prevention
The New York Times notes Taft urges Congress to amend the federal act to curb dangerous nostrums and misbranding. It cites the Make Man Tablets case and calls manufacturers moral forgers. A Pennsylvania health bulletin warns flies and manure piles spread disease and advises clean stables with hard floors.
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Dream of a world where all are alike and living dead
The speaker imagines a dream world without individual differences, names, or duties. Upon waking in a familiar room the narrator finds joy in family life and the ordinary rhythms of love, pain, and shared humanity. The poem ends with a return to reality and a call to seek understanding in a world of diverse needs and feelings.
Thoughts Worth Reading Delusion and Weakness Quote
A compact quotation image discusses how delusion and weakness fail to spur noble minds while the fair spirit seeks higher ends. a contrast between weak and noble aims. The piece echoes Burke and Colton references on virtue.
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Editorial Noise and Voter Fatigue in Post’s View
A Houston Post editorial notes democratic weariness toward Bryan. It condemns old schemes of intimidation and vote buying by partisan bosses and asserts such tactics are crushed by strong law and public will. The piece frames the political climate as exhausted yet vigilant against corruption.
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A Road Made In a Day On Edinburgh Street
Sir James Clerk of Penicuik arranged a rapid road project on Lothian road Edinburgh. On a winter day he gathered hundreds unemployed men, fed them breakfast and ordered swift demolition and earth filling. By sunset the nearly mile long road was passable for a carriage.
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Simple gun making compared to air and iron
A tale contrasts an ameer of Afghanistan seeking gun making tips from a Yankee with a lesson that a hole is followed by wrapped iron, while other snippets describe icy crevasses in the Rockies swallowing livestock and a remark about Lord Sherbrooke’s nearsightedness.
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Twenty Five Years Ago Today Mob Seizes Locomotives and Captures Train
A mob seized two locomotives and captured a Chicago bound train defying a strong police guard. Judge David Davis, born 1815, died. he served as pro tempore of the Senate in 1881 to 1883.
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To Keep From Moving
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