Congress of Mothers opens in Des Moines with famed speakers
Des Moines hosts the national congress of mothers May 21 to 26 featuring experts in child study and home environment. Iowa organizers led by Mrs Isaac Lea Hillis of Des Moines highlight state clubs, university speakers, and a plan to train and educate children for improved citizenry.
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Des Moines
National Congress of Mothers
Mothers’ Congress
Theodore W. Birney
Washington
Phoebe Hearst
California
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Congress
Nebraska
Feller
Omaha
Winds
Roger B. McMullin
Evanston
Arkansas
H. Cooper
Little Neck
Maine
Edward Osgood
Portland
Georgia
William Keene
Atlanta
New York
D. Q. Mears
Albany
Florida
Feresa Smith
Tallahassee
North Carolina
Robert Cotton
Falkland
Missouri
Mary H. Weeks
Kansas City
Utah
Mary C. May
Salt Lake City
Michigan
Harchet Marsh
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Frederick Schaff
Philadelphia
Virginia
SK Kate Barrett
Washington, D. C
Connecticut
Frances Sheldon Holton
New Haven
Iowa
Isaac Lea Hillis
Los Angeles
Mary Ledyard
Hilllis
Xinds
Oscar Chrisman
Kansas State Normal
Ion
Leamtus Connor
Mich
Henry Sabin
M. V. O'Shea
University of Michigan
Mary Roberts Smith
Socialwey
Leland Stanford University
Francis W. Parker
Chicago
Martha P. Falconer
Florence Kelley
Consumers’ League
Mississippi Valley
Shortage Paid By Bonds Surety Office
J W Hays attorney in Centerville for United States Fidelity & Guaranty of Baltimore received two drafts totaling 2227 22 sent from the Chicago western office to Appanoose county and the Odd Fellows lodge in Centerville for shortage of J C Bevington as deputy county clerk and treasurer of the lodge. This is the surety company on Bevington’s bonds.
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J. W. Hays
Centervihs
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
Baltimore
Chicago
Appanoose County
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Centerville
J.C. Bevington
Death of Dr Charles G Lewin in Ottumwa at 68
The death of Dr Charles G Lewin aged 68 years, one of the oldest physicians in Wapello County, occurred at his home in Ottumwa.
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Charles G. Lewin
Wapello County
Ottumwa
The President and the 1890s Political Debate
Robert G. Cousins, temporary chair at Des Moines Iowa May 10, cites economic strife under Cleveland and Wilson era, contrasts McKinley’s ascent, notes war costs and exports, and defends Republican policy amid national prosperity and Spanish American War outcomes.
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Robert G. Cousins
Des Moines
America
United States
Darius Green
Wilson
West Virginia
Maryland
Gorman
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
McKinley
Department of Agriculture
Treasury
Nelson Dingley
McKeinley
Atkinson
Congress
Republican Party
Republican Party's Duty in War and Growth of Union
Speech defends the Republican stance on Civil War legacy and current overseas duties. It lauds Lawton and Grant, condemns treasonous rhetoric, and argues for American sovereignty in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. It cites Jefferson, Polk, and Webster to claim constitutional territorial power and national unity.
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Phirks
Republican Party
Lawton
Logan
Lincoln
Henry W. Lawton
McKinley
Philippines
Grant
Donelson
Trgg
America
Washington
American Congress
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Congress
United States
Dooley
Hinnissy
Maine
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Iowa
Alaska
Calhoun Democracy
Porto Riso
Phillymines
Union
John Marshal
Daniel Webster
James K. Polk
Territories
Mexico
Paris
Uncle Sam
Cramp argues for rapid shipping bill to curb Britain trade drain
The Cramp family leader outlines Britain's huge shipping profits and the US annual payment of about 280 million dollars to British shipowners. He urges Congress to pass the shipping bill to revive American shipping, reduce the trade deficit, and keep wealth at home.
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Cramp
Philadelphia
Europe
Charlies H. Cramp
Famiy
Great Britain
Mr. Cramp
United States
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Expansion Talk by Eli Perkins on Tariffs and Puerto Rico Tobacco
Eli Perkins comments on government tariffs as a precedent for taxing Puerto Rico sugar and tobacco. A Kentucky tobacco raiser warns that eventual free Manila tobacco would threaten U.S. growers, who would face higher freight and Manila wages, potentially ending domestic farms.
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Porto Rico
Kentucky
United States
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Manila
The Wool Question in California Wool Market
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce report dated January 16 says old stock from free tariff times is gone and the United States now has no excess wool. It contrasts that era with free tariff times when foreign shoddy goods crowded the market and American wool faced weak demand.
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California
San Francisco
A Question of Wages in Porto Rico
The article argues wages in Porto Rico should align more with mainland U S levels before islanders may compete with American workers. It states Porto Ricans support families on less money per day than a single person can live on in the United States.
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Porto Rico
United States
Proposed Alliance With England and Health Claim
A brief item extols a United States England alliance as unbeatable against enemies and parallels it to using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to strengthen health. The ad-like note claims the remedy enriches blood builds muscles steadies nerves and boosts appetite. Try it.
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England
United States
Welcome Friendship Amidst a Curious Train Exchange
An odd scene unfolds on a train where a red passenger declares himself a friend to the Boers. A slim passenger replies he cares little for sides, expressing sympathy if the other side is involved. A Toledo, Ohio document then shifts to a 1880 medical oath for Hall’s Catarvh Cure by Frank J. Cheney, with promotional claims and a public notarization.
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Frank J. Cheney
Cheney & Co
Voledo
Envy & CO
Toledo
Inka Tae
Lail
Woman Complains of New Bonnet Adorned with Beans
Mrs Nugget of Dawson City returns from church and rants about a neighbor Mrs Placer who wore a bonnet festooned with strings of dried beans, prompting husband Mr Nugget to ask what the fuss was about.
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Mrs. Nugget
Dawson City
Mr. Nugget
Grain-O Makes Woman Gain Weight Says Mrs Brown
Westfield Massachusetts November 27 1809 Generee Pure Mood Co Le Roy New York Grain-O improves appetite strengthens body and increases weight according to a testimonial from Mrs Geo R Brown after three months use.
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Westfield
Generee Pure Mood Co
le Roy
N. Vi
Geo. R. Brown
Colorado Special Train Out of Chicago to Denver
The Colorado Special leaves Chicago at 10:00 daily on the Union Pacific North Western Line, reaches Denver at 1:20 the next afternoon, with Colorado Springs and Manitou serviced the same evening. No car changes and meals provided in pony cars. A second fast train departs at 10:30 AM. A new book Colorado illustrated is available by mail with four cents postage. Ticket offices listed: Chicago and North Western Ry 108 Clark St and Wells St Station.
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Denver
Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western Line
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Chicago & North-Western R'y
Clark St
Wells St
Grain-O Food Drink Promotion Ad
Try Grain O. Aak your praye to-day to show you a package of GRAIN O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it Grain O has that rich seal brown of Moclin or dava but it is made from pure grainy and the most delicate stomachs receive it without distress. 14 the price of coffee. 16 ets. and 25 ets. per package. Sold by all grocers.
Honest youth praised for heroic act in tent remark
A vivid quote from Louis' Globe-Democrat recounts an honest young man praised for heroism, and a clever exchange about his tent. The lady muses she wished to see it, he blushes, then quips about his pedals, making the moment comic.
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Louis’ Globe-Democrat
Allen's Foot Ease Powder Promises Quick Foot Relief
Do your feet ache and burn when you put on new shoes Allen's Foot Ease powder offers relief for corns itching swelling and sweating. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents address Allen B Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Alien B. Olmsted
le Roy
Cemetery trip jokes and railroad excursion deal noted
A judge quotes a joke about vacationing at a cemetery with a wife's former husband. The notice promotes Big Four and C and O rail excursions to Washington on May 10 20 and 21 with one fare round trips plus maps and rites by C Packer NA 284 Clark Chicago.
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Shriners
Wathington
Big Four
Washington
D. C
Fragments of 19th Century Ads and Quotes
A collage of vintage snippets includes promises of cures and remedies from Patterson press ads. It mixes social quips about a fenceless park and a famous boy with lines about dyeing goods and a red haired girl on a bicycle.
Cure a Cold in One Day Promoted by Laxative Quinine Tablets
An item describes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds with a refund if unsuccessful. The ad-copy style includes pricing at 25 cents and polite social quips from various newspapers. It also contains brief satirical quotes about debt and nagging spouses.
Lydia E. Pinkham Remedies Endorsements
Letters from women in Aptos and Ogdensburg praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for regular monthly cycles and relief from cramps dizziness and nervous symptoms. Statements claim improved health after multiple bottles.
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Mia
Lydia Dbs Pinkhans
Aptos
Cal
Drarn
Ogdensburg, Wis
David B Lend Returns to Democratic Leadership Bid
Hon David Hinl submitted a proposition for his return to leadership. The move faces likely rejection by colleagues who believe they are progressing well without his advice and presence.
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David DB. Hinl
David
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