Tolls, Galveston Hospital Bill and Panama Plank Debate
Washington notes show Senate leaders delaying tolls exemption action with plan for May 27 unanimous consent vote. Texas representative Gregg seeks 200000 for Galveston marine hospital site and buildings tied to immigration service. Delegates at Baltimore convention largely oppose free tolls plank on Panama canal. Armistead nomination for San Antonio postmaster blocked for Washington return. Senate appropriations bill totals 37238279 with boosts over 1914 act but under estimates. Oil pipelines debated in House, Indian appropriation bill reported, and Haiti envoy and assistant AG nominees announced.
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Charles Wrightsman
Tulsa
Okla
Red Moonlit Cats Compared in Liberia and Here
A note on bright-red Liberia cats seen in moonlight contrasts with the conspicuous cats here, highlighting vivid coloration and visibility in the night.
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Liberia
Africa
Cardui praised by Lumpkin woman for relief of female ailments
Mrs. G W Booth of Lumpkin Georgia says Cardui helped her after severe chills and fever left her weak and short of breath. She reports quick improvement and urges others to try Cardui, noting fifty years of success and letters of gratitude.
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Carolus
Water Sheets Enter River Bed in River Guide Joke
A facetious tourist asks about sheets of water while a guide explains they flow into the river bed. The brief exchange presents a humorous take on water movement in a city river scene.
No. SIX-SIXTY-SIX Malaria Cure Ad Improves Fever Suffering
An old advertisement touts a malaria prescription labeled No. SIX-SIXTY-SIX promising to break fever in five or six doses and prevent return as a tonic. It also notes a tea of Bohemia sugar beet acreage and eye balm for sore eyes.
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Jesse W. Scott
Milledgaville
J.T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Umbrellastan the Blace for Umbrellas
The schoolmaster asks for an example of a place name ending in stan. Johnny Snagge volunteers Umbrellastan as a playful teaching moment, calling the place where umbrellas are kept the blace for umbrellas.
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Afghanistan
Hindustan
Johnny Snages
Allen's Foot-Hage Endorsed by NYC Dancing Expert
A New York City dance expert writes that ALLEN'S Foot-Hage keeps feet cool and prevents friction after long hours on stage. He claims it relieves aching feet and he recommends it to his pupils, noting ten years of used experience.
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Fletcher Hallamore
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Law Condoned Negligence in Connecticut Supreme Court
In Kelsey v Rebuzzini the court held that after a broken divisionaire fence was not repaired the plaintiff’s cattle crossed and ate sprayed grass poisoned by potato vine spray. The defendant did not know of the spray and could not foresee poison, and the court deemed the negligence not the proximate cause of injury.
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Kelsey
Wellington Named Duke At Fifty As Waterloo Looms
One hundred years ago on his forty fifth birthday Lord Wellington was elevated to duke for his Peninsula campaigns against France and Parliament approved 2 000 000 for his new title. He would soon win at Waterloo and lead British forces as commander in chief before later becoming prime minister whose leadership added little to his fame.
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Ducks and a boy observe aging pond ducks
A boy named Willie, visiting his uncle, notes the ducks in the pond seem young because they struggle to swim without upsetting. The uncle corrects him, explaining the birds are actually old. The scene reads as a quaint observation from the Holiday issue of the Saturday Journal.
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Saturday Journal
Cuticura Ad Claims Skin Relief For Eczema Like Sores
An Atlanta resident describes severe blotches and blisters solved within six days by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after months of irritation. He notes his cousin’s acne improved to a smooth face in three years with the same products. Sample offers and mailing address accompany the testimonial.
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Atlanta
Walter Battle
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Thunderstorm fears and a child’s cautious faith
During a violent thunderstorm a mother reassures her frightened son that the Father in heaven controls lightning. The scene blends family dialogue with moralsteadfast imagery as weather and faith intersect.
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Tommie
Feuds and Fiddles in the Town
A slice of local life features a family feud over a phonograph and neighbors’ fiddle lessons, with light banter on town disputes. An advertisement column touts Tetterine for skin diseases and Dr. Peery’s Vermitage Dead Shot for worm removal, alongside a cheeky proverb about proposals.
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Gotham
Dr. Peery
Admits She Is Fat Stella Mayhew Embraces Her Weight
Stella Mayhew jokes about her weight and reveals she has tried every suggested method to lose flesh without success. She admits ongoing fatness and notes she reads about fat reduction methods but keeps getting fatter. A heckling audience member asks if she has tried poison.
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Stella Mayhew
Child asks birth day and learns it matches the mother’s day
Little Della asks her mother what day she was born on and learns it is Wednesday. The exchange notes Wednesday as the day “at home” for the mother, reflecting a playful line from Harper's Magazine.
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Della
Harper’s Magazine
Horseback tea in Washington raises giggle over horses
A playful line suggests fashionables hosted a horse back tea in Washington. The quip wonders if any horse drank, joking each horse likely got two bits.
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