Canal Bill Easier Than Anticipated
Washington DC Aug 22 Special The Panama canal bill neared final shape as conferees resolved key disputes easing passage. Railroad pushback diminished with concessions, while advocates hail free tolls for coastwise vessels and American registry for ships built abroad. Senator-elect Ransdell lauds the measure as bold constructive reform expanding U S merchant marine and shielding waterways from rail competition.
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Washington, D. C
Panama
House
Senate
Joseph EB. Ransidell
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Tonoma Canal
The Disappearance of Toenails Across Time
A historical reflection on how feet have evolved under boot use. The piece traces how toes lost grasping ability, nails flattened and thinned, and remains of protective nail shape persist in the big toe while the little toe nail grows fragile. It frames changes as natural adaptation and notes footwear influence.
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San Francisco Examiner
End of the West Footwear Habits and Toenail Change
The article argues that habitual heel and toe walking from boots alters footing, with civilized foot imprints showing deep heel marks and curling toes. It questions whether toenails will disappear through shoe-wearing evolution, asking if such a change would aid or hinder humanity and whether future inventions will reduce long walks.
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End of
West
Garfish Attack Leaves Eye in Peril at Fort Madison
While swimming in the Mississippi River Edward McKittrick was struck in the eye by a garfish leaping from the water. The physician warned there is danger his sight could be impaired. The piece also promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Lindsay Scott of Temple, Indiana, for sale by all dealers.
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Fort Madison
Edward McKittrick
Chamberlain
Lindsay Scott
Temple
Ind
Wilson Ready for Campaign Plunge
Sea Girl reports Governor Wilson will start his presidential campaign with a Gringers’ picnic at Williams Grove near Harrisburg Pa. He plans to edit speeches and craft paragraphs for key addresses, covering topics to appeal to voters while avoiding new attacks. Supporters praise Hilles but Taft fears Wilson, and Roosevelt moves are under consideration to aid the Democrats.
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Wilson
Willams Grove
Harrisburg
Imeelf
Hilles
Republican National Committee
Taft
Jersey
Wilsan
Roosevelt
Memory Restored by Blow From an Axe
Atlante Chu a blow from a heavy axe restored the memory of Edward Clark a nineteen year old who had aphasia after a fall. He regained recognition and could answer coherently after a farm accident and an operation failed to help. The article also promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion and general health.
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Atlante
Edward Clark
Clark
Ball Player Saves Silver Marker After Cow Eats Hat
Louis-Will Hilbert of Trinity Maennercher ball team at Alyton loses a $10 Panama hat in a East Alton game. A cow in a pasture beside the field eats the hat while the crowd's attention is on the game. Hilbert and others rescue the hat’s silver marker before more is consumed.
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Louis
Will Hilbert
Trinity Maennercher
Alyton
East Alton
Hilbert
One Legged Tight Rope Thrill At Luna Park
New York onlookers witnessed Herman Kruser a one legged tight rope performer struggle midair on a 1000 foot wire at Luna Park Coney Island. His balance failed as the wire curved upward and his support by teeth saved him from a dangerous fall, ending with a dramatic arrest of motion before the landing platform.
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New York
Luna Park
Coney Island
Herman Kruser
Aly Gruser
FNL
Kruser
Ipiser
Kraser
Daredevil on Wire Ends With Narrow Rescue
A tense street fair act saw Mill walk a wire with Kruser tied to a pole. Kruser lurched and collapsed as Mill steadied him, finally reaching the landing platform. Kruser then could not perform for the remainder of the evening.
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Krusera
Mill
Kruser
Boy Finds Foster Parent In Texas After Career Of Hardship
A 16 year old found his way from Oakland to New York where Mrs. Sarah Murray Murphy adopted him. The boy lived in luxury briefly before moving to a foundling home and later sent to Texas Panhandle where he endured hard labor. A Fort Worth family eventually rescued him. A note on a medicine claims relief for pains with Ballard's Snow Liniment offered by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Hrreet Foster
Sarah van Allen Murphy
New York
Murray
Oakland
Cal
Mra. Murray
Texas Panhadle
Ernest
Betrayed by Fire Horse in Philadelphia Graft Case
Philadelphian assistant superintendent Philadelphian Bendon was arraigned in police court on charges of stealing fire horses and municipal property. Detectives traced the missing animals to a New Jersey farm and a hay wagon, revealing alleged thefts and city officials’ possible involvement.
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Philadelphia
Michael Bendon
Porter
Bendon
Lenda
N. J
Mount Holly
Giligenth
Thor
Students Scrabbling for Education at Pittsburg Tech
GibkLS EARN SCHOOLING. Scrubbing floors washing dishes mowing lawns and firing furnaces formed the first aid to education for many Tech students during the term just closed. Some waited on table and several hired out as butlers. Young men and women industriously pursued odd jobs to live while training their minds, from dignified students to dusty janitors, all part of the workaday path to honor pupils.
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Pittsburge
Jist
Pupi
Giant Sequoias Awe With Record Longevity In Parks
Washington reports the sequoia trees in General Grant and Sequoia national parks are the oldest and tallest living things. The bulletin notes thirteen groves with over 12,000 trees larger than ten feet in diameter, some dating back about 4,000 years.
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Washington
General Grant and
Sequoia National Parks
Sequoia Park
Pacific Coast
South
Hale's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Internal Remedy
A 19th century advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured locally and must be treated internally. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a best available medicine, says it acts on blood and mucous surfaces, and urges sending testimonials while naming F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as proprietors.
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Piath
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Tlall
First Application Darkens the Hair
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy promises rapid color restoration after one use and claims to reduce gray hair. The product also removes dandruff, cleanses the scalp, and promotes hair growth, offered at fifty cents with a druggist guarantee. Pendleton Drug Co. sells it.
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Wyeth
Pendleton Drug Co
Notable trees in General Grant park and monuments
The record lists trees and monuments with heights and diameters. Mark S stands 286 feet high and 36 feet in diameter, the Abraham Lincoln is 279 feet high and 1 foot in diameter, the tallest William McKinley reaches 201 feet and 25 feet in diameter, with principal trees General Grant at 264 feet and 25 feet diameter, and George Washington at 255 feet high and 29 feet in diameter.
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Mark S
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
General Grant Park
General Grant
George Washington
Illinois Farmers Institutes Schedule Set for 1912
Springfield reports an unprecedented fall schedule with a central Illinois Institute slated for Paris October 13 to 17, Southern Pilh el Institute in Cairo November 18 to 21, and the state Institute at Sterling February 18 to 20. Local meetings cover 254 towns for 422 days, totaling 135 one day, 148 two day, and 135 three day sessions. Sixty five speakers and instructors are planned for the state institute with 847 addresses, plus two speakers per county institute from the College of Agriculture and experiment station, aiming for 1 647 total addresses.
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Springfield
Farmers’ Institute
Ilinois
Ilinois Farmers’ Institute
Paris
Southern Pilhels Institute
Cairo
State Institute
Sterling
College of Agriculture and Experiment Station
Liver stimulant and bowel regulator advertised
Sallow complexion comes from bilious impurities in the blood and the fault lies with the liver and bowels they are torpid. The medicine that gives results in such cases is HEFBINE. It is a fine liver stimulant and bowel regulator. Price 50c. Sold by A. Koepren & Bros.
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Koepren & Broz
Not enough to form a valid news item
A brief quotable remark about gender dynamics appears in a miscellaneous note suggesting wives control conversations, framed as a general observation rather than a reportable event.
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Onyx
Nemo
Norfolk
Becker, Mayer & 00
Children's School
Union
Mish
Owan
Pall
Ballard
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Fire Horse
Marvel
Marvel CO
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