Asquith Snubs Serpent Tongue Author at Liberal Reception
London. A tense social clash emerged at Wimborne House when Mrs. Asquith faced poet William Watson who had labeled her "the woman with the serpent's tongue." The premier rejected Watson's handshake while Mrs. Asquith glared, turning pale, as guests whispered about the incident. The Watsons left early amid gossip. In Columbia County a separate hunt for coyotes drew hunters, riders, and farmers, with dogs guiding the chase across hills and valleys and unique methods used to pull coyotes from their holes.
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Blue Mountain ranchers enjoy hunting coyotes
Dayton Washington farmers and their wives in the Blue mountains east of Dayton staged a cross country coyote chase with a cavalcade of 20 horsemens. The all day hunt ended after the vermin were captured. The party featured well known young ranchers and their wives or sweethearts, riding some of the finest mounts.
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Kansas Fruit Man Has Hopes For State
Topeka Kansas. Secretary Wellhouse of the State Horticultural Society says despite recent fruit crop failures more farmers are planting orchards. Kansas can produce fruit profitably for home use and outside markets. He notes apples once imported from Michigan are now rare locally, but warns pests could threaten future orchard development.
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Sudden fright blinds Minneapolis girl in desk incident
Miss Christine Canfield, a stenographer aged 18, suffered sudden temporary blindness after a swiftly closing typewriter desk. Twin Cities physicians, led by Dr. D A Angell, say vision should return gradually as the optic nerve paralysis from nervous shock fades.
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Champion Eater of the World Is Found
Washington reports a self declared record by Boota Repett who consumed a 12 pound boiled ham two gallons water a 49 pound kale keg and two gallons beer in under three hours to prove his title as champion long distance eater of the east witnessed by about a hundred observers in the naval yard setting.
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Boota” Renetth
Washington Navy Yard
Repett
Gold and Diamonds Discovered in Liberia
Washington reports discovery of gold and diamonds in Liberia with early indications of rich mineral wealth. Authorities note potential economic impact while awaiting field verification and official assessments.
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Liberia
Gold Discovery Report Spurs Liberia Mining Interest
Charge d Affaires George W. Ellis reports from Monrovia that a local prospector found gold near settlements about 20 miles from the coast. The man, working in Montserado county 150 miles from Monrovia, earned 57.60 in 19 days using up-to-date equipment, with potential for larger yields and American capital urged to enter before European rivals secure mining rights.
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Liberia
George W. Ellis
Monrovia
Montserado
Republic
La Follette criticizes Aldrich tariff inquiry as mockery
In La Follette's Weekly, the Wisconsin senator denounces a Senate cost of living investigation as a political ploy by the Aldrich machine. He cites committee members Lodge Gallinger McCumber Smoot Crawford Simmons and Clarke and argues most are loyal to Aldrich. He says the inquiry will be used to defend the tariff and discredit opposing records.
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Clarke
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Senate
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Aldrich
North Carolina
Cough syrup promoted for children by Koeppen store
An old advertisement claims Ballard's Horehound Syrup cures a child's cough or ear cold and prevents complications like croup pleurisy or pneumonia. It promotes the product from the A C Koeppen & Tron firm with dramatic warnings about danger to little ones.
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Ballard
A.C. Koeppen & Tron
Portlanders Bay Land firm eyes big summer growth
One of Portland's largest real estate firms has purchased several farms in the vicinity and will launch an aggressive policy to attract investors. Belief grows that a railroad to Coos Bay is assured, with activity expected to surge this summer.
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Ore
Portland
Hia
Coos Bay
Nut for Someone to Crack on Lard Use
A reader questions why non meat eaters use lard and praises Cottolene as a vegetable fat. Dr Paige Emery notes Cottolene is a purely vegetable product, easily assimilated and more nourishing, with sealed pails to keep it fresh.
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Paige Emery
Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement extols Kilmer's Swamp Root as the best kidney and bladder medicine. It claims kidneys drive health, urges treatment for weak kidneys, promises mild immediate effects, and offers mail order options and a free pamphlet. Includes price info and cautions against substitutes.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
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