Roosevelt urges labor rights and antirebate measures in congress
The president's message to Congress emphasizes labor organization within lawful bounds, calls for an employer liability law, rail safety and rate regulation, and warns against tariffs while outlining reforms in immigration naturalization and public lands policy. It frames foreign policy around a strong navy and arbitration, and discusses the Philippines and economic reform.
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District of Columbia
Congress
Steamboat Inspection Service
Bureau of Corporations
Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Court of Review
Department of Agriculture
Hawaii
Honolulu
Marine-Hospital
Porto Rico
Theodore Roosevelt
Doan’s Kidney Pills Relieve Trenton Farmer’s Back Pain
A. A. Boyce of three and a half miles from Trenton Missouri describes severe kidney related back ache that left him unable to walk. After trying various remedies he started Doan’s Kidney Pills and noticed gradual relief until the pain stopped. Sold everywhere 60 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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A. A. Boyce
Trenton
Bays
Doan
Floating Funnyisms
A sequence of humorous quips about names love memory elections babies and national stereotypes. The exchanges feature a young man a sweet girl an old bachelor a newly elected candidate and a small brother with quick one liner reactions. The humor pivots on language love memory politics and cross cultural perceptions.
Burglary Alarm Sparks Sleepless Household Exchange
In a tense exchange the woman urges William to check a downstairs noise she believes indicates a burglary. He stubbornly questions his supposed risk and mocks the idea of associating with burglars.
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William
Bargain Choice Pages Motive For Dull Novel
A shopper defends buying a dull 467 page book priced at 98 cents by noting other options were longer than 400 pages and more expensive, framing the purchase as a value bet based on price and length.
Medical notes on insomnia, cancer, and medical history
A letter cites insomnia remedies including a hot water bag with ice water, notes Germany's growing medical journals, and cites Dr Foucault’s finding that 7 percent of 11 048 deaths involved cancer with heredity not a factor. It highlights Dr Edward Smallwood’s endorsement of motoring as a cure for sleeplessness and consumptive conditions. The British Medical Journal reports a legacy for a medical history museum and historiography seminar at Leipzig University.
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Germany
Foucault
Edward Smallwood
British Medical Journal
Puschmann
Vienna
University of Leipsic
Postum Food Coffee Promises Kinder Stomach Relief
A testimonial from Alabama notes Postum replaces coffee for a nervous stomach and digestion. Parents report Postum with cream or mixed with milk helps two children including a constipated four and a half year old, and a two and a half year old. The ad claims thousands benefited from ditching coffee for Postum and directs readers to a Road to Wellville booklet.
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Land of the
Alabama
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
Plig
Wellville
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