Railway Rates and the Fourteenth Amendment Opinion
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty testified before the Senate committee arguing railways should set their own rates and oppose federal or state rate regulation. He warned that an unreasonable rate deprives a railroad of its property yet a fair rate must be protected by the fourteenth amendment. Sugar has been eaten in China for at least three thousand years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Cormittee
Washington
Interstate Commerce
Prouty
Circuit Court of the
United States
China
Denver Woman Credits Pinkham Compound For Tumor Recovery
Mrs. Sarah Kellogg of Denver writes from 1628 Lincoln Ave praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a five year battle with an ovarian tumor. She details recovery timeline from second week to seven months and urges other women to seek the remedy and consult Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Lincoln Ave
Denver
Jvolei
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia H. Pinkham
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Mrs Brunzel’s Back Pain
Mrs P Brunzel of 111 Grand Ave Everett Washington says fifteen years of back pain and sleepless nights vanished after using five boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills. She reports quick relief from aching pains and other difficulties, with the product offered by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and available from all druggists at 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Brunzel
Grand Ave
Everett
Wash
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Sir Francis Jeune resigns from London divorce court
For years Sir Francis Jeune has presided over the London divorce court but now resigns due to ill health. He cites exhaustion from breathing perfumes in court, joking that the more emotional a woman, the stronger the odor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Francis Jeune
London
Sir Francis
Panama Canal Project Opens Wireless Telegraphy Field
An attractive field for wireless telegraphy has been opened up by the organization of the Panama canal project. This development signals new opportunities for communication networks tied to the strategic canal initiative.
ULCERS CURED BY CATICURA CLAIMS IN TESTIMONIAL
A Gainesville Texas man reports a thirty year ulcer ordeal ended in six months by Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. The clipping also notes New York City census figures and Oklahoma child counts, plus an advertisement for Dr Kline’s nerve restorer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. 0. Moss
Gainesville
Texas
Laundering Delicate Mantles and Domestic Tips
A collection of home care notes and advertisements. Instructions for laundering delicate muslin mantles using Ivory Soap and rice water, plus fabric care tips. Also includes numerous small ads for patent medicines, products, and services with names and locations from early 20th century sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaxorn BR
Parker
The First Temptation in Threefold Life Concept
In Brooklyn New Jersey on Sunday morning Rev. John C. Ager preached on The First Temptation from Matthew 4 1 4. He outlined three levels of human life the natural man the spiritual man and the heavenly life and argued the first temptation targets base appetites. He urged living by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God over mere good works or faith alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. J
Church of the New Jerusalem
John C. Ager
Jesus
Mr. Ager
Israel
The Discouraged Man and the Power of Perseverance
A sermon-like meditation cites Booker T. Washington on not being discouraged and insists that discouragement destroys effort. It notes an old prophet’s promise that one “shall not fail or be discouraged” and asserts a positive mindset over pessimism. The piece ends with a critique of gloomy attitudes and a call to keep eyes raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker
Washington
Marching Orders to Followers to Preach the Gospel
The Duke of Wellington’s phrase "Go ye up all the word and preach the Gospel" frames the Christian march as a call to recruit. The text emphasizes the obligation to win men to Christ as the immediate duty of every Christian and their first business in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Wellington
Alamogordo Desert Described by Prof Macbride in Philadelphia
The Alamogordo desert in New Mexico is a sandy plain 100 to 125 miles long and 35 to 50 miles wide. Prof T H Macbride describes it as the upper surface of a gigantic crust block sunk after Cretaceous deposition, with an elevated border and cliffs up to 1,000 feet on the east. Organ Mountains lie to the south, and lava floods left gypsum deposits creating snow white sands and drifted dunes. The flora is noted as peculiar and interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo Desert
New Mexico
Alamogordo
Tularosa
Philadelphia
American Association
T. H.macbride
Macbride
Organ Mountains
Out of Gear on Acoustics in Hall
A speaker mocks the Tories while an audience member mishears as Tomes. The exchange spirals with a comic echo question and a puzzled spectator noting the hall’s acoustics. The moment captures political ribbing and humorous miscommunication in a public gathering.
Fifth Avenue Buses to be Replaced by Electric Omnis
An international note reports New York City will replace aging Fifth Avenue omnibuses next fall with electric models. The change signals a shift away from historic landmarks as the city modernizes public transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Peruna Cited By Montreal Woman In Relief Story
Maria Ducharme of Montreal credits Peruna with freeing her from years of pelvic pain and daily struggles. She reports severe symptoms, failed self cure attempts, and rapid improvement after starting Peruna following a physician ad. The note praises the medicine and mentions Dr Hartman and free confidential advice from Columbus, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Ducharme
St. Elizabeth Street
Montreal
Can
Tam
Gadi
Salegetnese
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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Sarah Kellogg
Wan
H.H. Green
Atlanta
Ratorn W.flomizis
Ansi
B. E
Braminer U.S. Pension
Bes
Enis
USA
Oklahoma
Simplon
Allen
Olmsted
LeHoy
N.Y
Pope-Hartford
Hope-tribune
B.H. Guren
West Point
Annapassis
Spain
Jan
Pigo
Aga Gough
J. W. O’burnix
Third Avenue
Minneapolis
Minn
Kyrie Belleways
Pope ‘Tribune
Pope Manufacturing Co
Hartford
Conn
Membora
Tee Rae
John Gagar
Peruna
America
Libby
Jour Grocer
Aasthem
McNelil & Libby
Chicago
Lion Coffee
Woolson Spice Go
Toledo
Obie
Sterling Remedy Company
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