District of Columbia to Pay Its City Expenses
Kentucky representative "Rattling Ben" Johnson backs the idea that Washington should cover all District expenses, a stance scorned by rich city folk and real estate dealers who dread his gun-toting fame. Johnson cites a long-standing precedent justifying full local funding.
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Rattling Ben" Johnson
Kentucky
Burton K. Standish
United Press
Washington
Battling Ben" Johnson
Johnson
District of Columbia
Cascarets promise quick relief for stomach woes
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a remedy for sour stomach and indigestion. It claims to move gas and waste, cleanse the stomach, liver, and bowels, and provide overnight relief with a 10 cent box. The copy urges use for adults and children alike.
Uric Acid in Meat Clogs the Kidneys
A warning about meat producing uric acid that harms kidney function and causes dull back pain, headaches, dizziness, sour stomach, coated tongue, rheumatic twinges, and cloudy urine. It recommends Jad Salts, four ounces in water before breakfast for several days to flush and purify kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and end bladder weakness.
Pendleton Readers praise Doan's Kidney Pills
Local residents endorse Doan's Kidney Pills as relief for backache and kidney troubles. Joseph E. Maggert of 615 Lewis St claims three boxes cured a chronic backache after heavy lifting and later when needing medicine again, one box restored him. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Magegert
Lewis St
Pendleton
Oregon
Snd
Doan
Pean
Mr. Maggert
Foster-Milburneo
Buffalo
Johnson’s Tax Plan Roils Washington Society
The text describes a Democratic repurposed affrontery by Johnson who chairs the local House committee. He presses a higher tax on the rich to fund city expenses, opposing the half and half plan favored to ease Uncle Sam’s share. Washington residents fight back as Johnson receives threats, while President Wilson’s drama loving habit annoys society with a popular yet unfashionable theater.
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Johnson
House
Washington
Uncle Sam
Wilson
Ten Commandments for Teachers by Frank E Thompson
Professor Frank E Thompson of the University of Colorado outlines ten commandments for aspiring teachers in Louder Colorado. He criticizes mobile maidens meditating matrimony and insists positions only in vacant posts with criteria stressing school good, individual fit, and eliminating political influence. He urges competitive salaries and cautions against personal testimonials for teachers.
Pennsylvania Railroads Graduates Among Young Officers
Philadelphia Feb 19 The statistician for Pennsylvania Railroad reports that seventy eight percent of the fifty youngest officers are college men. The finding is shared with educational centers as evidence of college training paying off in railway careers.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Campbell’s Birthday Gift Sparks No Worries About Retirement
Today marks his birthday as Campbell admits the $86,000 payout due on the anniversary of his birth is the largest gift he has ever received. He says it won’t affect his mood or plans and expects to stay as happy as ever after today, continuing his life without retirement on his mind.
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Campbell
Big Dog Show Opens at Mechanics Hall in Boston
More than a thousand valuable dogs were exhibited at Mechanics Hall in Boston for the Third Annual All-breed Show of the Eastern Dog Club. Members of the Ladies' Kennel Association of Massachusetts helped manage the event and offered prizes in numerous classes for American beauty.
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Boston
Mechanics Hall
Eastern Dog Club
Ladies’ Kennel Association of Massachusetts
Cat Suicide On Monument Recounts A Strange Tale
In a rambling exchange a policeman, Bill, and others discuss a bizarre story about a brindled cat in 1896 that supposedly climbed 600 feet of steps on a monument and jumped to its death. The tale is interwoven with notes on Senator Blair Lee of Maryland, the new mileage pay record, and commentary on travel allowances, age, and education among future railroad officials.
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Hill
Bill
Biair Lee
Maryland
Senate
Washington
Lee
Silver Spring
District of Columbia-Maryland Line
Arthur P. Gorman
Carlin
Alexandria
Dominican Peace Treaty Signed In Washington
Washington February 19 The 11th of Secretary Bryan s peace treaties with the Dominican Republic was signed. The two nations agreed to submit for investigation for at least one year all questions which cannot be settled by diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bryan
Dominican Republic
How Is Your Boiler Stomach Health Ad
An old advertisement suggests the stomach is a boiler for the body and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen and invigorate digestion. It claims many remarkable cures of stomach trouble and states the product is for sale by all dealers.
National Orange Show Opens in San Bernardino
The California National Orange show opened in San Bernardino with fruit specimens from orange and lemon growers valued at about 250 million dollars competing for prizes. Tomorrow the California State Editorial association will visit the exhibition.
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San Bernardino
Cal
California
California State
Policeman Inherits Big Sum But Keeps On Duty
Atlantic City dispatch reports motor cycle officer William L. Campbell to receive $86,000 from his Philadelphia uncle William Linker. Campbell quips he must report to the station soon and would not want to lose his job for being late. The event reflects a sudden windfall amid routine duty.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William L. Campbell
Campbell
William Linker
Philadelphia
Prizes Listed for Foxhounds Competition Match
Prizes of 250 dollars 100 dollars the Kennel Club of Philadelphia medal the New Castle Cup and the annual trophy for foxhounds are among the awards offered. Clubs from New England Canada New York Long Island and western states are among the competitors.
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Kennel Club of Philadelphia
New England
Canada
New York
Long Island
Kiss Saves Girl Fine in Chicago Court Case
Chicago judge Dolan dismissed a minor case after 19 year old Ethel Collier agreed to kiss her friend Gladys Carembo and apologize for an insulting remark. The court reportedly required reconciliation "Kiss and make up" as the resolution.
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Chicago
Ethel Collier
West Monroe Street
Dolan
Gladys Carembo
West Twentieth Street
Miss Carembo
Old hen candidate for top prize in Kentucky
A Hopkinsville woman reports a 14 year old hen from La Fayette that blends game and Brown Leghorn. The bird has laid daily for about 30 days, then attempted to set, and kept laying through winter after nest disruption.
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Kentucky
Hopkinsville
la Fayette
Banquet and social by Fa dora Circle at Weston
Weston Oregon February 19 Fa dora Circle No 146 held banquet and social for Woodmen and families in the I O F hall featuring piano solos readings and songs by local women and a Weston quartet duet. After games the event concluded with a banquet.
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Weston
Ore
Fadora Circle No
Woodman
I. O
F. Hall
Josie Lavender
Ruth Douglas
Reading
Alice Kirkpatrick
Hope Beeler
Mra CH Smith
Dorothy Proebstal
Hortence Baker
Joe Davis
Pullman Agricultural College
Rollow Miller
Crew Quitting Warrior Yacht Crew Abandons Vessel
New Orleans report says ten crew members of the yacht Warrior owned by Frederick W. Van quit the vessel. The crew abandonment follows reports of instability and a claim the craft cannot float before April. Further details unavailable.
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New Orleans
Warrior
Frederick W. van
Vanderbilt party abandons yacht after grounding off Colombian coast
A radiogram reports the Vanderbilt party abandoned the yacht after it ran aground off the Colombian coast. It says there is little chance of refloating the vessel before April. Mr and Mrs Vanderbilt, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, Lord Falconer, and 38 crew members were rescued from the Warrior when she grounded weeks earlier.
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Derbilt
Doubles Hair Beauty with Danderine 25 Cent Bottle
A 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine promises lustrous, fluffy hair and reduced shedding. The ad claims cleansing the scalp, stopping itching and hair loss, and in weeks revealing new fine hair all over the scalp. It urges buying from drug stores or toilet counters and applying with a cloth to small strands.
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Knowlton
Ely's Cream Balm promises instant relief for colds and catarrh
An ad urges readers to buy a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm to open clogged nostrils, ease head congestion, and relieve catarrh and sore throat. The copy claims immediate soothing relief and that symptoms disappear by morning, urging faith in the product.
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Ely
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