Marble Palace Opens for Pan American Bureau
Washington opened the marble Palace of Peace as the International Bureau of the American Republics dedicated with Taft, Knox, Barrett and Cardinal Gibbons present. Carnegie funded 750000 of the 1 million cost and the building features a hall of ambassadors and a patio surrounded by tropical plants and a fountain.
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Washington
International Bureau of the American Republics
Western Hemisphere
Andrew Carnegie
Drowmaster
Taft
Senor de la Barra
Knox
John Barrett
Bureau
Cardinal Gibbons
Hall of Ambassadors
Barrett
Carnegie
Diplomatic Corps
Marine Band
Central
Bouth
América
Andrew
Pan-American Bureau
Great Lakes
Cape Horn
Three Americas
Palace of Peace
Struc
Congress of the United States
The
Hague
White House
Potomac River
Patta
Palmistry Described As Foolish Yet Widespread Practice
The essay critiques palmistry as a childish, false superstition allied to astrology and phrenology. It mocks palm readers who claim to reveal character or predict marriages and fortunes, notes legal bans in some places, and contrasts palmistry with scientific views while detailing hand maps and lines used by palmists.
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Mery
Mount
New York
Washington Square
Lincoln Square
Sollocy
Venus
Apollo
Vaniair
Revue de Belgique
la Main Psychologique
Fere
Palmistry van Lair
Prof
Stirling
Victoria University
England
Royal Institution
New Theory Claims Cure For Stomach Trouble Gains Backing
An article reports L T Cooper promoting a New Discovery medicine that he says tones the stomach in six weeks, claiming 90 percent of health issues stem from stomach trouble. Testimonials include Mrs M E Delano of Brookline Massachusetts praising relief from dyspepsia nerves and insomnia after using the medicine.
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L. T. Cooper
Cooper
M .E. Delano
Brookline
Huston
Mass
Ant
Cooper Medicine I.d
Dayton
Ohio
How did that story that George Washington couldn’t tell a Ile get started
The exchange jokes about a story starting with a press agent and George Washington. The speaker notes life as an ongoing compromise with ideals rather than a fulfillment of them.
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George Washington
Resinol Ointment Praised For Scalp Eruption Relief
A testimonial from Baltimore praises Resinol Salve as an excellent remedy for scalp eruptions after 16 years of suffering. The note claims dramatic improvement and near cure, credited to the ointment and its reputed efficacy.
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Baltimore
H. C. Joncas
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Bureau of Republics
United States
Francisca J. Yanes
Uncler Mani
Ifac
Arily
Raple- Sy
Nori Iece
Sureau
John’ Barrett
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
Mars
Estec
Sade
Cleveland
R. L. Stevenson
Réalston
Milan
Olga
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