Million Volunteers and Preparedness Shortfalls Highlighted
The piece critiques Taft's jibe at Bryan over a supposed million volunteers, noting actual figures from the Spanish-American era and exposing gaps in mobilization. It catalogs shortages in transport, defense funding, ordnance, and personnel, plus corruption in the poultry market and consumer vigilance failures.
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Taft
Bryan
Regular Army
National Defense
Congress
Clear Skin Promoted by Internal Cleansing Pills
A vintage ad touts Dr. Kings New Life Pills as a gentle laxative system cleanser for a clear complexion. It claims the product cleanses the body, relieves the liver through the bowels, and suits all ages, priced at 25 cents.
Brandeis Confirmed by Senate Vote
Louis D Brandeis nomination to the Supreme Court was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday in a 47 to 22 vote after a lengthy and bitterly fought battle since its initial presentation by President Wilson five months earlier.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Wilson
Senate
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
A user testimonials Sloan's Liniment curing years of rheumatism with a 25c bottle. The ad urges sufferers of rheumatism neuralgia backache soreness and stiffness to buy Sloan's Liniment at drug stores for 26c and feel relief.
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Sloan's
Abe Martin on War, Rhubarb, and Maple Syrup
A playful Abe Martin quip notes you cannot tell there is war by the rhubarb this spring. The Little Gem restaurant serves two maple syrups, fancy and mine run, as a local idiosyncratic detail.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad Across Cities
A newspaper endorsement campaign claims Doan's Kidney Pills benefit 40 000 readers and 45 hundred papers nationwide. Marshall resident Mrs. C Montgomery testifies to back and kidney relief, urging others to use the remedy priced at 50 cents from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Doan
Dean
New York
Chicago
Marshall
C. Montgomery
S. 11Th St. Marshall
Carbon paper for embroidery transfers available at Herald Office
Large sheets of carbon paper for transferring embroidery patterns and other designs are offered by the Herald Office. Strong availability for crafters and seamstresses seeking durable transfer media.
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Herald
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