National Capital Briefs Highlight Farm Loans and Public Building Plan
The article summarizes a set of early 20th century items including Senator Norris proposing a farm loan bureau within the Agriculture Department to aid farmers with home payments and livestock purchases. It notes anticipated rhetoric to curb pork barrel projects and reports on public building costs, pellagra concerns, tariff revenue tweaks, and congressional activity during the recess. It also mentions barge work on the Houston ship channel, Alaska salmon production, a Lake Oil discovery in Texas, increased 1913 US mint coinage, a Pawnee agent’s accidental death, a cotton fire in Bowie, cob pipe production in Missouri, and a new baseball training school opening in San Antonio.
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Norris of
Neraska
Congress
Bureau of Farm Loans
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Public Building Committee
McAdoo
Blue
Public Health Service
Treasury
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Houston
Texas
Charles Crotty
United States
Pacific Coast
Alaska Canners’ Association
Seattle
Wash
Lake Oil Company
Sour Lake Petroleum Company
Jackson Strip
Sour Lake
United States Mint
Philadelphia
George W. Nellis
Pawnee Indian Agency
Pawnee
Okla
Tulsa
Bowie
America
Missouri
Michigan
New York
Minnesota
C. ©. Carr
San Antonio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Beaumont
Galveston
Port Arthur
Louisiana
Wichita
Leroy KE. Ricker
Boston
Mass
Columbia
Ricker
George W. Keyser
Oklahoma
Sandy Hook
N. Y
League City
Kemah
League Pasture
Missouri Supreme Court
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Ill
Forth Reservation
Brownsville
Embargo Lifts Prompting $20000 Worth of Provisions Rush to Mexico
A U S government embargo lift Tuesday sent 20000 dollars in provisions rushing across the bridge from Laredo to Nuevo Laredo by a wagon train. Other items include Virginia consider sue for Washington will. Galveston exports multi country. cotton dip. oil output and pension bump for Texas Confederates.
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United States
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Laredo
Texas
R. B. Thornton
Daughters of the American Revolution
Virginia
Martha Washington
J. P. Morgan
New York
Fairfax Court House
Bull Run
Galveston
Foreign News Roundup of Global Events and Figures
Charles Murray Marling consults the foreign office in London on a possible Mexico post. In Ojinaga siege, 700 killed, over 450 rebels, as fleeing rebels are shot by pursuing federals. Germany’s heiress Miss Marie Anne von Friedlaender-Fuld marries Freeman-Mitford in Berlin. Earthquakes devastate Elis and Peloponesus. Vedrines and Roux duel threat after Paris Cairo flight. Athens approves a $100 million fifty-year loan at 5 percent. Hemel copiloted by a woman in a loop-the-loop in London. Australia to start aviation school for militia officers. Rotterdam builds vast artificial harbor. Canada nearly Europe’s size in area. China coal output near 10 million tons yearly. London matinee for peeresses approves tango. Honolulu-Manila wireless link planned. England hosts largest egg-hatching plant. Franklin memorial in London fundraising. Villa moves to Ojinaga to command rebels. Germany to mount 40,000 searchlights on airships. Sylvia Pankhurst arrested under cat and mouse act.
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Charles Murray Marling
Lionel Carden
Mexico
London
Foreign Office
Ojinaga
Germany
Marie Anne von Friedlaender-Fuld
Berlin
John Power
Bertram Ogilvy Freeman- Mitford
Baron Redesdale
Elis
Peloponesus
Greece
Jules Vedrines
Paris
Cairo
National Aerial League
France
Henry Roux
Roux
Vedrines
Greek Chamber of Deputies
Athens
Gustav Hemel
England
Mary Trehawke Davies
Australia
Rotterdam
Canada
Great Britain
Ireland
Dominion
Europe
China
Honolulu
Manila
Benjamin Franklin
Church of St. Bartholomew the Great
West Smithfield Parish
Francisco Villa
Juarez
Chihuahua
Sylvia Pankhurst
East End
Cloture Debate Yet to Be Adopted by Senate
Washington correspondents discuss the possible adoption of a cloture rule to end unlimited debate in the Senate and speed Wilson currency legislation. Democrats favor limiting debate while Republicans resist, citing risks to free speech and party control.
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George Clinton
Washington
Wilson
Senate of the United States
House of Representatives
Senate
United States
United States Congress
House
Roosevelt
la Follette
Stone
Gore
Missouri
Mr. Wilson
Congress
House Committee On Rules
Danderine Promise For Dandruff Free Hair Growth
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming quick dandruff removal and hair regrowth within weeks. It describes applying a small amount to a strand, yielding light fluffy hair with lustrous softness and volume, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store.
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Knowlton
Adv
Bishop Teaches Reverence With Dog Trick A Lesson
Bishop Thornton strolls with a clever retriever in Ballarat and, to amuse a neighbor boy, performs tricks. The boy, with his nurse, reminds the bishop of the day, underscoring the virtue of reverence in a city linked to Nonconformity.
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Bishop Thornton
Ballarat
London Daily Citizen
Cruel Act of Warfare At Newark Evacuation
One hundred years ago General Mc Clure evacuated Fort George and abandoned Lower Canada. His hasty retreat left tents and stores, and at 30 minutes’ notice he burned 149 of 150 Newark houses, driving 400 women and children into log huts or Indian bark wigwams as frost and snow pressed.
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McClure
Lower Canada
Fort George
Newark
Willing to Learn Ends With An Unexpected Kiss
Herbert kisses Helen impulsively and apologizes, asking guidance on the proper way as she exclaims that it is not right. The exchange reveals a moment of hesitation and request for instruction in conduct.
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Herbert
Helen
Usual Combination, “Young Jinks, I am afraid, is a bad egg.”
The remark labels Young Jinks as a bad egg in a cautious aside about a familiar pattern. The line suggests a moral judgment tied to a specific person and recurring behavior, reflecting editorial voice of the era.
White lies vs high colored truths puzzled speaker
A dialogue contrasts the phrase white lies with high colored versions of the truth. The speaker questions why milder falsehoods are labeled as white lies, implying a tension between honesty and embellishment. The exchange invites reflection on truthfulness and perception.
Tetterine advertised as cure all skin diseases
A vintage advertisement claims Tetterine cures Kozema Ringworm infant scalp itching and other skin conditions with instant relief and lasting effects. Roland B Hall a druggist from Georgia attests after thirty years in the business to its efficacy and a user report notes dramatic improvement on hands. Tetterine priced at 60 cents, available from druggists or by mail from J T Shuptrine Savannah.
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Roland B. Hall
J. T. Shuptrine
Savanna
Contraries and the itch for fame
A brief exchange notes that Jibbs desires fame and fortune, but must work hard to achieve it. The dialogue hints at satire about ambition and the costs of seeking success.
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Jibbs
Putnam Fadeless Dyes Color in Cold Water
Advertisement notes that Putnam Fadeless Dyes color cold water. Mentions extremes meet yet do not always speak as they pass by.
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Putnam
Adv
Why Grip Is Dangerous Epidemic Catarrhal Fever Warned
An older public health notice warns grip as an epidemic catarrhal fever caused by a bacillus that weakens patients after the acute stage. It urges using a tonic laxative like Peruna and warns against coal tar remedies, noting no specific cure and citing testimonials from Mrs. Gates and Mrs. Wells about Peruna’s perceived benefits. It invites readers to read the 1914 Peruna almanac.
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Grip
Gentry Gates
First Ave
East Lake
Ala
Charles E. Wells
South St
Delaware
Ohio
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Carabaos
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Trrren
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Fletcher
Leach Sanatorium
Indianapolis
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Sloan
Thomas
Harter
West Philadelphia
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Balmore
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