Congress Clears Calendar As Penal Code Bill Advances
The Senate nearly empties its calendar while the criminal code revision is taken up for discussion. In the House the committee’s reforms on appointments to public office are fought, but the penal code bill progresses with over fifty pages disposed of despite opposition.
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Senate
United States
House of Representatives
Committee On
House
Mouday
Cortelyou
Tien
Dbtehmea
Atle Alstom
Moraera
Woeet
Plex
Taite
Sherley
Kentuckes
Vince Broek
Mbp
Qunsted
Deania
Peet Bonnselsanit
Mal Randell
Adel Clark
Missouri
Democratic
J. Bevan
Denver
Lingis Sransedt Tweedy Teali
Tom
Daternaational
Darvester Company
Diel
di Vemromse
Pirin
Ole James
Kentucky
Mar. Kimball
Burton
Ohio
Cuticura Cures Eczema for Edith Hammer and Sister
A Morrison Illinois woman reports using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Remedies to cure eczema of the scalp. She says one cake of soap and one box of ointment sufficed and notes a sister also recovered. Her other sister used Cuticura Resolvent and Pills as a tonic.
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Gok
Edith Hammer
Morrison, IL
He Dodged and Burroughs Owes A Debt
A Philadelphia Press note quotes a remark about Burroughs owing money and the speaker claiming Burroughs will pay in time. The urban claim hints at repeated hurries caused by the speaker's presence on the street.
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Burroughs
Philadelphia Press
Attractive Lemon Pies Advertised by D-Zerta Co
A vintage ad promotes Dellelons Lemon Pies available at grocers for 10 cents. It touts easy preparation using OUR-DPIE, claims wide appeal, and notes Rochester New York based D-Zerta Food Co as the producer.
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D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester
N.Y
Aim and marksmanship as human trait noted by anthropologists
Anthropologists discuss humans developing the ability to aim as a distinct trait, unlike apes. The text notes apes rarely use accumulating targeting or complex aiming, while humans show a marked advancement in deliberate aiming and its perceived superiority.
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Leia
WORN OUT WOMIN Finds Relief in Mrs Merritt Adsiee
An early 20th century advertisement notes Mrs Merritt of Atoka and Foster Milbartul Co promoting a kidney remedy for women with back pain and fatigue. The claim says the product eases aches and urinary issues, sold for 300 cents a box by dealers nationwide.
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Foster Milbartul Co
Gullain
N.Y
Financial tensions shadow prosperous times in Success Magazine
The article critiques economic inequality and debt while noting booming industry and prosperity. It cites government funds and per capita wealth, contrasts rich centers with poverty, and warns of looming danger if capitalists hoard and workers lag. It discusses Currey System and public sentiment about money and consumption.
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Bani Hemaawe
Piet
United States
Cdn
Garmin
Pres
Feous Pranee
Enea I
Grrters
Success Magazine
Grape Nuts Promoted as Ideal Baby and Family Food
A reader endorses Grape Nuts as a perfect food for infants and adults. The testimonial describes preparing a Grape Nuts juice mixture for a sick baby, claiming it cured stomach issues and led to a strong, healthy child. The note lauds the product as a key to health and mentions reading The Road to Wellville.
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Nealthy
Baby
Wellville
Inland Graduate Declines Shipping Clerk Post in New York
A hopeful inland graduate seeking work in New York declines a shipping clerk position after a friend’s offer. He explains in his letter that he is always sick when on the water, preferring other pursuits over maritime work.
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New York
Success Magazine
Seed company ad touts various cereals and farm seeds
The notice highlights Moravian Barley and Speirs as leading cereals for Dak and western states plus Salters Billion Dollar Grass and Teosinte hay potential. It invites readers to cut the OCT segment and mail 10 cents for a full catalog and seed samples from John A. Salter Seed Co. Also mentions Scottish savings banks and buckwheat flour from Mrs. Austin, and notes vanilla from an orchid genus.
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Dak
Mont
Ida
Colo
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
C. Xni. U
Ten Thousand Dollar Men Wanted by Edison
Edison declares youth ripe for ten thousand dollar men and urges technical education. He cites Bethlehem Steel and rising corporate demand for brains, saying modern industry needs trained minds and a front-line work force. He urges motivated young men to pursue skilled careers now.
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Mr. Edison
United States
Bethlehem Steel Company
Success Magazine
Bar Client Challenges Hotel Billing Error
A patron at a hotel bar protests an apparent billing mistake claiming no charge for an erroneous line about Myung rain. He questions the extras listed and seeks correction of the misapplied fee.
Rare Complaint On Ruthless Businessmen
A dialogue contrasts ruthless commercial practices with a supposed lack of softening of the brain and heart. The speakers debate whether success breeds coldness or indifference, framing a sharper sting at the moral cost of ascent.
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Puck
Bachelor Girls Club Promises Closure After Expiry
The notice notes the Bachelor Girls' Club ended its activities due to expiration of the charter on December 31, 1907, quipping that continued operation into the new year was unlikely. It reflects a lighthearted acknowledgment of the club's dissolution.
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Bachelor Girls
Piles Cured in Days With PAZO Ointment Claim
PAZO OINTMENT guarantees cure for melting blind bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or money refunded. A separate note mentions a flounder depositing about seven thousand nine hundred eggs yearly.
St Jacobs Oil Promises Help for Chronic Rheumatism
An old advertisement extols St Jacobs Oil as uniquely effective for chronic rheumatism neuralgia and similar ailments, noting many touted cures fail and claiming the oil’s peculiarity suits long standing cases despite previous physician prescriptions. The piece hints at vast unexplored territory.
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St. Jacobs Oj
Rubber Stamps and Supplies Advertised in Fort Wayne
An advertisement offers rubber stamps of all kinds and self inkers with daters, inks, pads, and a catalogue from Leck Ben at 219 Fort Wayne. The notice is dated May 1908 and requests readers to mention the year when writing to advertisers.
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Leck Ben 219
Fort Wayne, Lad
Standard Oil Defends Rates in Illinois Shipping Case
Commissioner Smith pursues a response to President Moffett of Standard Oil Company of Indiana. The piece rebuts the commissioner's claims on six cent oil rates from Whiting to East St Louis, the Dalton note, and related concealment charges, arguing the case misreads tariff practices and reveals broader political aims against Standard Oil.
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Herbert Krox Smith
Moffet
Standard Gis Company
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Moerert
Aninea Esd
Pniers Commerce Commission
Whating
East
Chicago
Sotho Glo
Bowen
Siagidard Oil Company
Coammussmoer Surili
Moffort
Standard
Ohl
Hikimas
Whiting
Dalton
Commissioner of Corporations
Dehon
Bett Ling
Wihiting
Chicago and
Astern
Gil
Wintieg
Smith
Standard Oil Companys
Chisiase
St. Laus
Illinois
Utecantarsien
East St. Louis
Winois
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Alton
Harvey
Rhue Island
Rock Tlind
President Moffett
Moffett
Grand Jury
Standard Oil
Ter
Company
Tadiana
Trade Department
Anon
Interstate Commerce
Fle Ie
Culis
Landis
Stoffett
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