National Capital Reports on Navy Oil Use and Flood Fallout
Congress pushed broad fiscal and legal measures as Senator Gore urged the navy to use Oklahoma oil. Floods in Texas swamped 3000 square miles, with $8.5 million in damages per the Weather Bureau. The week saw varied actions from the White House and Capitol, plus notable deaths and discoveries.
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Guadalupe
Colorado
Trinity
San Jacinto
Texas
B. Bunnemeyer
Weather Bureau
Bureau of Publicity
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Sparkman
Florida
Rivers and Harbors Committee
House of Representatives
Global unrest and disasters spark wide protests and wars
A regional strike shuts down South Africa as the Trades Federation and Rand miners mobilize. Martial law is proclaimed by the government amid unrest. A volcano on Sakura Jima erupts with widespread lava and ash, killing hundreds on the island. Mexican forces evacuate Ojinaga as Villa troops advance. Notable deaths include Dr. Carl Jacobsen in Copenhagen and Jane Roberts in London.
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Trades Federation
Rand
Sakura Jima
Mitoyoshi
Japan
Mexican Federal Army
Ojinaga
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Jane Roberts
Republic of
Liberia
London
England
J. J. Roberts
Roberts
Battersea
J. R. Archer
Naco
Sonora
John Bryce
Tenth Negro Cavalry
International Boundary Line
Warren
Tenth Cavalry
Eugene Gilbert
Paris
Violet Goold
Vere St. Leger Goold
Emma Levin
Monte Carlo
Montpelier
France
Constantinople
Offi
Moment of Self Worth From A Vote Claim
A character in Stray Stories declares his value after realizing a man wants his vote. He previously felt like a cipher in the world but now changes his view of himself. The exchange centers on political engagement boosting self-esteem.
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Philip
Explaining an Irish bull by Patsy Maguire illustration
Patsy Maguire offers a tongue in cheek illustration to define an Irish bull. He imagines twelve cows lying down in a meadow with one standing, claiming that would be a bull.
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Patsy Maguire
Sweet Coffee Bargain Between Edna And Frank
A domestic exchange features Edna asking about sugar for coffee and Frank replying with a playful cue to take her own method, preserving a light, affectionate tone. The brief vignette highlights a habitual, intimate interaction.
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Edna
Frank
Good Bowels Are An Aid to Growth
Growing children need attention to bowel health and diet. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is recommended as a mild laxative and tonic, suitable for babies to adults. A sample bottle is offered by mail from Dr. W. B. Caldwell in Monticello, Illinois.
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John Dey
Bloomfield
N. J
Marie
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Millionaire Park Planned for Palos Verdes Tract
Plans to transform the 14,000 acre Palos Verdes ranch overlooking Los Angeles harbor into a premier residential park for American millionaires. Frank A Vanderlip and associates bought the tract for 1 750 000 dollars and expect total expenditure to reach 5 000 000 dollars.
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Palos Verdes Ranch
Los Angeles Harbor
Catalina Channel
Frank A Vanderlip
National City Bank of New York
New Washing Machine Clears Crushed Quartz Through Pipes
An invention describes a machine that forces crushed quartz through pipes to clean them, similar to how bottles are washed. The device aims to purge residues and improve liquid conveyance efficiency.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Digestive Health Reminder
An 1850s style medicinal line emphasizes liver health with Carter's Little Liver Pills as a gentle remedy. It claims to stimulate a sluggish liver to correct digestion and relieve constipation, indigestion, headaches, and discomfort after meals, highlighting small pill size and price with a signature requirement.
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Carter
Grove's Tasteless Tonic and a Dummies Arrest
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic touts quinine and iron as a universal aid for malaria chills fever weakness and debility while nursing mothers and pale children may gain vitality. A Pathe director using dummies shot at by a New Jersey police chief after a mischief alert. the stunt ended when the figures were identified as dummies.
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Grove
Pathe
South River
N. J
New Brunswick
Washington Hotel
The Whitewasher Crawford What Are The Duties Of A Coroner
The excerpt satirically questions coroner duties citing a coroner who seeks blame avoidance after accidents. It promotes Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops as a remedy and advertises Dr. Peery's Vermifuge Dead Shot for worms. It ends with a social quip about men and marriage.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
Dr. Peery
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Back Pain Relief
Anointment with St Jacobs Oil relieves backache lumbago and sciatica within a count of fifty claims the oil is soothing penetrating and harmless. Advertises a small trial bottle as a cure all for lame back misery and urges readers not to suffer.
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St. Jacobs
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