The Ribs of Rock and Lifeboat Debate
A letter cites the Empress of Ireland disaster to defend shipowners life boat requirements. It argues Senator La Follette pushed sensible measures despite attacks from The Appleton Post, noting even with lifeboats many lives might still be lost in a catastrophe. The piece criticizes stubborn opposition to progressive reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator la Follette
Appleton Post
la Follette
Senate
Ireland
St. Lawrence River
Pass On Snapp Butter Demand And Small Talk Gaps
A humorous collage shows a butter buyer insisting on Mrs Dallam’s butter amid chatter from shop proprietors and visitors. A Florida boy hawks a terrapin to a tourist, while a Michigan lumber camp job applicant struggles with a cross-gaw task and the old hand jokes about feet off the ground. A cabaret note and a baseball groom-to-be moment punctuate the slice of life.
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Eastern College
Michigan
Sonny
The Postal Theory. Apples to Telephone Rates
Washington dispatch outlines post office plans for government ownership of telephones and equalized rates. It notes New York and other cities facing higher charges, compares European and British rates, and discusses political moves by Penrose, Roosevelt, and Cannon amid canal toll debates.
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Washington
Times Bureau
Parece Post
New York
Bell System
San Francisco
Seattle
Chicago
England
London
Liverpool
Inderreaders
Congress
Europe
United States
Thetis Prints Wedding Invitations and Calling Cards
Thetis prints wedding invitations calling cards circulars and posters for local society events. Limited by available text the items suggest a commercial print shop offering stationery and promotional materials.
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TIS
Going to Get Married Harness Ad at W. D.'s
A wedding announcement style note encourages the reader to prepare for marriage by purchasing top notch harness at W. D.'s. It touts workmanship finish and durability as reasons to buy there for the horse and gear.
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the Marshfield Times
Marshfield
Wis
Times Office Armory Building Editors Home Telephone
Snapp
Annie Dallam
Florida
Hell
Wally Schang
George
Ayer
AL. G
Barnes
Tom
Harry
Big Bill
Grizzly Samson
Tot
Tiny
Monkeys
Bob Chocolate
Tom, Jerry
Louie
Spunk
Romeo
Danger
Bengal Tigers
World's Challenge Groupe
Sexton’s
Boise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Unite States
Roosevelt
South America
Pinchot
Keystone
Oehalf
Forester
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Joe Cannon
Danville
Bull Moose Party
Cannon
Welcome Home
Oyster Bay
White House
House of Representatives
Interstate Trade Commission
Merce
Department of Combureau
Uncle Sam
Panama Canal
Colombia
United States Treasury
Alain
Senate of
Argentine
Argentina
DA Roondwar
New Yock City
Wasserberger and
Dickoff
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