Tariff effect eyed at Middle States Wholesalers' meet
New York December 3 reports the tariff law impact on the shoe business tops discussion at the Middle States Wholesalers Association annual convention. Also notes boxing match at Garden AC between Carl Morris and Jean Willard. In St Petersburg the 1913 budget shows army 225.6 million and navy 114 million with 418.3 million from spirits monopoly. educational expenditures not listed.
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New York
Middle States Wholesalers’ Association
Meat Trust
Garden A. C
Carl Morris
Jean Willard
Bank Texan
Navy
Convention Opens as A S M E Delegates Arrive
New York December delegates from across the nation gather as the annual convention of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers opens in the city.
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New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Children favor Ballard's Horehound Syrup
The ad touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup as an appealing cough remedy for children with coughs hoarseness or bronchitis. It claims to be a good medicine and easy to take with prices listed as 26c 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by all dealers.
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Ballard
American Divorces Captain French
Captain H R French of the United States was granted a divorce in London on grounds of infidelity and cruelty from his wife, daughter of R J Wynne who formerly served as American consul general in London.
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French
London
H.R. French
R. J. Wynne
Skating Rink Plan Aims for Calgary Schools
Calgary an Alberta December report states all public schools with more than eight rooms should have two open air skating rinks for boys and girls. The playgrounds committee of the board of education oversees the program, directing teachers to supervise after hours to keep children off the streets until supper.
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Calgary
Alberta
Board of Education
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Indigestion Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, safe remedy for indigestion and related stomach distress. It claims five minute relief from heartburn gas belching and headaches, urging readers to keep a fifty cent case at home for immediate use during daytime or night. It emphasizes enjoying meals again without fear and home usefulness for family stomach upset.
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Pape
Winter months push for skating rink establishments
The text notes that during the winter months the establishment of skating rinks was seen as the best solution to a prevailing difficulty. The excerpt emphasizes seasonal strategy and municipal or communal planning for winter recreation.
Octogenarian Louis C Schilling Granted Divorce
In Reno on December 3 Louis C Schilling an 80 year old adopted son of Kit Carson and sole survivor of the Alamo massacre was granted a divorce on grounds of cruelty. A health advertisement follows noting heartburn indigestion relief with Herb ine price 60 cents sold by dealers.
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Reno
Nev
Louis C Schilling
Kit Carson
Alamo
Uncle Sam Gotham's Worst Auto Speeder
New York reports show 221 traffic deaths in ten months, nearly matching 1912 full year totals. Mail trucks, fire apparatus, and police chauffeurs are blamed for reckless driving, while no operator has faced prison for the 231 killings this year. A human life league urges a special police bureau to assign blame and curb the danger.
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New York
Uncle Sam
United States
League For the Protection of Human Life
Country's Marriage Center Located in Basement
New York, Dec 3. The country’s marriage center lies in a basement city hall office where more than a hundred daily couples bind, seal and sanction unions. In 1912 Manhattan and Bronx issued 23,999 licenses while the greater city tallied 6,493. This year shows a substantial increase as couples from all walks enter Cupid’s tribunal and follow the same formalities.
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New York
New York City Hall
Cupe
Start on the road to happiness price ad seeks buyers
An old advertisement touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup to loosen phlegm and ease coughing with bottles priced at 26c 60c and 1.00. It also notes a one dollar fee for their start on the road to happiness and includes a quip about a man’s conscience and his wife taking notice.
St Jacobs Oil advertised as rheumatism cure
A vintage ad claims St Jacobs Oil relieves rheumatic pain instantly by topical rubbing. It asserts most cases do not require internal treatment and promises quick relief for soreness stiffness swelling and related pains. The copy urges a small trial bottle from any drug store and cites widespread past use.
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St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
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