Missouri items mix crime politics and local news
Warrenburn Veetmaster Smith helped a man from Kansas City open a cafe in the post office after rebels fled last Wednesday. The man, hired by a week of ads, took two and a half hours to clear the job, found intact property, and was released. Gov Hadley defends security of the Pearl Fair Commission and announces Missouri to San Francisco expo planning with commissioners Fillack and McMelavid. State finances show a balance of 2,018,246.11 with 645,091.62 to fund salaries. Millerburg district voting on road improvements fails for now. Governor Hadley and Attorney General Major warn legal routes for selling bonds. Senate and House members reshuffle campaign roles. A man named Can't save his leg after a car crash, a fatal suicide, strikes in Moberly, and deaths of a former congressman and a stockman’s wife are noted. A Branson store shooting over debt ends with self defense claims. Auto crash in Joplin injures four. Sam Keichhart and Hubert Ratcke sentenced for burglary. Mrs. J W Paul marries Savannah Reporter manager.
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Warrensburn
Veetmaster Smith
Reblvers
Kansse
Practical Men and the Harriman Fund Denial
A Louis Republic piece questions President Roosevelt's denial of asking E. H. Harriman to raise a campaign fund in New York in 1904. It recounts Harriman giving $200,000 after a meeting and notes Roosevelt's memory gaps while asserting the meeting may have focused on social topics rather than politics.
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Roosevelt
EH. Harriman
New York
Harriman
Louis Republic
Arbitration Treaties Split by John Sharp Williams
The editorial notes John Sharp Williams opposes arbitration treaties in the senate and questions the role of American representatives on a joint high commission. It argues the senate could treat the agreement like a treaty and warns against surrendering constitutional prerogatives amid imperial ambitions and capital greed.
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Senate
John Sharp Williams
Chamber
Taft
Joint
High Commission
Monroe
New York World
Tariffs and Politics Split Over Production Costs
The piece argues Republicans misrepresent tariff aims to offset production cost differences between domestic and foreign goods. It warns that high tariffs on basic goods, many 74 to 190 percent, distort markets, empower monopolies, and corrupt politics, while noting limited campaign fund constraints.
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Repubblicans
Congress
Intijental
Startling Export Figures in Boots and Shoes Trade
Census futures show American boots and shoes exports rising sharply with 400000 pairs sent abroad in 1940 and about 1000000 more predicted. Rubber footwear exports add roughly two million pairs, pushing total value near 17000000 dollars. Average price per pair is 1.69 dollars vs 9.14 dollars for British footwear, signaling no immediate threat from foreign pauper labor.
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Great Britain
Wherein the Difference in a Presidential Message Serial
The passage questions the central reserve association as a central bank and notes the president’s stance on preserving the main features of the banking system. It argues the central bank idea is not yet adopted and could face opposition from Senator from Rhode Island.
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Central Reserve Association
Rhode Island
Public Funds Aid the Work in Tuberculosis Fight
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports that total expenditures in 1911 are similar to 1910, but public funds share rose to 62 percent of the total. Over $4.66 million of $14.6 million was from federal, state, municipal or county funds, signaling growing public responsibility in TB control. Federal support includes about $1 million annually for specialized sanatoria.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention
Ite
Moring Eye Memes Advise Care For Weak Watery Eyes
A Chicago based Marine Eye Remedy Co promotes a product claiming relief for weak watery eyes and eye discomfort. The tongue in cheek notice references Jack Heeves and Me Carthy, noting a funeral remark and a New York Telegram pickup.
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I . Ora
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Murphy
New York Telegram
Pitiful sight with eczema and Cuticura remedies
A newborn’s severe eczema covered the body including scalp and eyes, spreading for eight weeks. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the child improved rapidly with the crusts fading and hair regrowing. A testimonial from Mrs. Mre Fosser, Mil Tlssll, Pa, dated Feb 2, 1921, praises the products and offers free samples. The notice includes another anecdote about Pat O Sharone ssy wishing to hear the village band before death.
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Mil Tisll
Cuticara
Boston
Senator proposes form of accident insurance in government
In a quoted exchange Senator Sorghum says the government needs a reliable form of accident insurance as uncertainties rise. The dialogue notes various men reaching the front after mere accidents and touches on the Breeding of Protruding le into ladaye and other unclear phrases.
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Sorghum
Kidney health ad claims from older patent medicine ad
A vintage medical advertisement extols kidney pills and tonics as cures for backache nervousness and indigestion. It includes testimonials and dramatic claims of cures after doctors gave up, urging readers to trust the product for urinary and kidney issues.
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Pierce
Doans Kidney Pills and Oddities at Station House
A collage of product ads and quirky anecdotes appears with Doan's Kidney Pills highlighted in a 50 cent ad line from Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo. The page mixes humor parables about Uncle Sam, a court scene and a census tale, plus public health notes on tuberculosis funding and control efforts across the United States.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Unclear ad text hints at products and gossip
Fragmentary ad copy promotes a burn treatment and a free sample from W. Cole in Black River Falls Wisconsin. It also mentions matrimonial training and a sales pitch about a cigar, with a general note that some people enjoy spreading bad news about neighbors.
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Cole
To . W. Cole
Black River Falls, Wis
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