Mrs Sophie Binns Endorses Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A letter from Mrs Sophie Binns of Fruitvale Bal endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing congestion and inflammation of the ovaries. She reports illness 18 months ago, avoidance of surgery, rapid improvement within two months, continued use for six weeks, and now good health. The note warns to refuse other medicines and cites a 85000 forfeiture if the letter is not genuine.
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Sophie Binns
Young People’s Christian Temperance Union
Fruitvale
Bal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinxuan
Lori Brxns
Defiance Starch Ad Urges Whites Bright
A vintage ad fragment promotes Defiance Starch with a bold claim that it keeps clothes white. It mocks dull laundry results and touts price and durability, reflecting early 20th century consumer marketing language.
Not in the trust and other oddities in ads and tales
A collage of familiar ad lines and anecdotes from a late 19th or early 20th century page. It critiques “not in the trust” claims, touts Defiance Starch and Millet seed, warns against mercury in remedies, and jokes about fashion and transportation mishaps while promoting various products and musings by unnamed writers.
Tariff reform foe urged over Cuban reciprocity
The Milwaukee Journal attacks Mr. Babecek for opposing relief for Cubans via tariff cuts. It argues true reform means removing duties on sugar and tobacco, challenging trusts like Sugar and Tobacco, and notes benefits would go to corporations more than consumers. It cites Atkinson on wages driven by productivity, not tariffs.
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The
Milwaukee Journal
Baveuck
Babececk
Tobreco
Cuba
Sugar Trust
Tobacco Trust
Congress
Batcock
Desert and Mountain Irrigation Bill Expanded
The irrigation bill as amended extends river and harbor spending to desert and mountain regions. It reshapes the old law to include Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, whose arid lands were previously left out of treasury allocations. This desert and mountain improvement measure aims to boost inland water projects and commerce.
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United States Treasury
Great American Desert
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
Treasury
Repeal of War Taxes Praised by Republicans
The Republicans are congratulating the country on repealing the war revenue taxes, praising the party for redeeming pledges and urging further repeal of burdensome taxes. The Chicago Chronicle condemns tariffs as monopoly breeding and trust creation while noting the system was strengthened during decades.
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Chicago Chronicle
Republican tariff split widens before elections
The piece notes growing dissatisfaction with the tariff schedule and predicts major changes after the coming congressional elections. It highlights increasing calls for duty reductions, a deepening split within the Republican Party, and discord between Republicans in the press and politicians over reciprocity.
Go Dangerous Ground
The Chicago Record-Herald labels Republican concessions to Cuba as usurped authority and cites the Platt amendment reappearing against Teller pledges. The piece claims eminent Republican authority and questions how the paper can avoid treason charges.
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Cuba
Republican Navys and Means Committee
Chicago Record-Herald
Record-Herald
Noted Knight Templar Credits Peruna Health
A Chicago jeweler and prominent Knight Templar Colonel T P Moody writes of personal recovery from catarrh and stomach trouble after using Peruna. He attests his wife’s bronchial cure and urges others to persevere with Peruna. The letter promotes a Peruna medicine catalog and free catarrh book from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, Ohio.
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Peruna
T. P. Moody
Knight Templar
United States
Buffalo
Chicago
Tran
T’s
Masons
Colonel Moody
Oriental Consistory Masons
Michigan Avenue
Moody
Hartman
Perung Medicine Co
Columbus
Defiance Starch Sold At Equal Price With More Quality
A local notice touts Defiance Starch offering better quality and one third more product for the same price as rival brands. No chromes or cheap premiums are included, aiming to attract customers with value and efficiency.
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Defiance
Senators Fear Popular Election of Senators
Senator Honor defends the United States Senate as the greatest deliberative body and rejects electing its members by popular vote calling it a blow to a republic glory. The article suggests a large majority of senators may share his view.
Trouble Ahead for Republicana Tariff Reform Call
The piece argues that trouble awaits the Republican majority over Cuban tariff policy and urges the Democratic party to reform and position itself as the tariff reform party when protective tariffs are changed.
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Republicana
Democratic Party
Tariff Reform Party
Stalking horse in Cuban reciprocity debate noted
Commentary argues Republican lawmakers oppose Cuban reciprocity not due to sugar interests but as a stall tactic linked to tariff trusts. It frames the farmer as a secondary factor in the political maneuvering.
Lingoln's Positleg and Philippine Policy Debate
Secretary Long mocks the idea that Abraham Lincoln would approve current Philippine policy if alive and contends no empire can rule another nation without its consent. The remarks reflect a critique of governance by an external power and emphasize self-determination.
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Lingoln
Long
Abraham Joincoln
Ligwolu
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