Taft urges rapid tariff revision to meet deficit
President Taft asks Congress to revise the Dingley tariff in an extraordinary session. He cites changed production and business conditions, notes a $100,000,000 deficit by July 1, and proposes new revenue such as a graduated inheritance tax to fund government expenses.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
White House
Guick
Senate
House of Representatives
William H. Taft
Salvatore Randazzio Executed at Auburn Prison
Randazzio, who killed his cousin Pietro Randazzio in Cattaraugus County in January 1908, was electrocuted at Auburn prison after admitting guilt. He handed Father Roberti four letters to mail to his father, mother and two sisters in Borgetto Sicily just before the fatal chair.
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Auburn
New York
Salvatore Randazzio
Auburn Prison
Father Roberti
Borgetto
Sicily
Randazzio
Pietro Randazzio
Cattaraugus County
Big Oklahoma Horse for Taft Shipped From Fort Reno
A large Oklahoma horse, bought for the army, is being trained at Fort Reno for President Taft. The animal will be sent to Washington in a few days.
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Taft
Oklahoma City
Army
Fort Reno
Okla
President Taft
Washington
Zeppelin Airship Lands Triumphantly on Lake Constance
Count von Zeppelin and four crew members completed a successful descent in a field on the lake shore at Friederichshafen. The craft landed without a special platform, dispelling prior doubts. After a short stay it rose again and returned to its shed on the lake.
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Zeppelin
Friederchshafen
Count von Zeppelin
Lake of Constance
Temperance Lesson on Self Control and Intemperance
This piece outlines a temperance lesson using Proverbs 23 29 35, emphasizes the dangers of drunkenness, cites scripture for abstinence, and contrasts earthly woes with martyrdom and spiritual rewards. It stresses personal reform, community virtue, and the role of Christ and the Holy Spirit in moral transformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Peter
John
Paul
Silas
Christ
Hell
Preventing Paint Troubles and Purity Guides
Advice warns of paint problems from adulteration and urges repainting as remedy. Promotes free Houseowner's Painting Outfit No. 49 from National Lead Co. and endorses the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a purity guarantee.
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National Lead Co
Trinity Bldg
New York
Horse to Car Trade Clipped by Employer Outburst
A boss threatens to replace a failing horse with an automobile, signaling a job change in a rustic workplace scene. The remark captures tension between handler and animal work, hinting at modernization pressures and a shift from equine to motor transport.
Cure for dreadful hive outbreak in child after Cuticura use
A six year old girl suffered two months with a severe hive skin condition and itching from contact with affected children. After trying physicians and other remedies with no success, daily Cuticura Soap baths and Cuticura Ointment relieved the itching and cleared the sores. Mrs. George L. Fridhoff, Warren, Michigan, June 30 and July 13, 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Sole Props., Boston.
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George L. Fridhoff
Warren, Mich
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Judge Hoar and Gen Butler Duel Over New Trial
In a cited case for a new trial Judge Hoar and Gen Butler clashed as Butler quoted eye for eye lines and Hoar retorted that the devil quoted them in a prior motion for a new trial.
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Judge Hoar
Gen. Butler
Hoar
Inexpensive remedies and comments in a 19th century ad page
A mix of patent medicine pitches and satirical quotes. Garfield Tea promotes liver regulation and digestion with claims of health and spirit benefits. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup targets teething pain. Allen's Foot-Ease offers foot relief with a trial package. Lewis' Single Binder advertised 5c cigars with a 10c price tag.
Here comes my little Lily in the park
A mother boasts of her child Lily and nursie taking daily park walks. Lily, breathing hard, responds with a shrill treble that the bears smelled awful, capturing a playful domestic moment.
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Lily
Nursie
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Containing Mercury
An advertisement warning against mercury in catarrh remedies promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Internal use claims to cleanse blood and mucous surfaces. Also notes price 75 cents per bottle and availability from druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hali
Wisconsin
Salzer
Salzer Seed CO
Box W
la Crosse
Wis
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GRIFF
D. A. McDermid
London Temperance League
London
Ontario
Bands of Hope
Fido
Hiram
Ike
Cleveland
John Watson
D. D
E. W. Grove
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Allen
A.S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
Cal
USA
England
New York, N. Y
New Orleans Picayune
Brown
John S. Brown &Son
Mass
Meyer
Woolford
Dr.d.jayne
Sige
Carters
ITES
George Kryder
Napoleon
Crescent Mfg. Co
Seattle
Putnam
Quincy
Silinola
Ganaba
Canada
Ottawa
Rational Lead Company
Trinity Building
ST. Louis
Wohler Grand Restaurant Co
North Treet State Pro
Ding Eine Price
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
U.S. A
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