Union Pacific land monopoly eyed by government
Investigations by the Interstate Commerce Commission seek to force the Union Pacific to return millions of unsold acres of the original land grant. The railroad supposedly dominates towns in southern Wyoming, controls private property, and blocks mining and grazing by outsiders, while profiting from coal lands and avoiding cross-ownership limits.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Bonaparte
Union Pacific Railroad
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Union Pacific Haa
Prouty
Commission
Union Pacific
Ste
Hanna
Walon Pacific Railroad
Rock Springs
Horte Thief Canyon
Talen Pacific
Conl
Union Paciflico
Wonderful Fearma Cure and Ellen Terry Marriage Claims
A reader in Henriet ta Pa reports five years of eczema cured after using Electric Ritters with several bottles. Also notes Ellen Terry's marriage to James Carew in Pittsburgh Pa, with ages quoted for both spouses.
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N. A. Adame
Henrietta
Ellen Terry
James Carew
Pittsburg
Carew
Don’t Pay Alimony to Be Divorced From Your Appendix
A humorous medicine ad claims Dr King’s New Wife Pills will keep bowels regular and ensure the appendix never complains. Tallman & Co. druggists guarantee the gentle action and price of 26 cents.
Speaker Cannon Birthday Marks 71 Years In Office
Washington May 7 Speaker Cannon born in North Carolina May 7 1836 is 71 years old today He remains at his Danville Illinois home planning most of this summer there with possible short visits to Washington for business and rest
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Congress
Washington
Cannon
North Carolina
Danville
House of Representatives building nears completion noted
The article notes Mr. Cannon may reach 94 years on his current term, potentially setting a record for longest service in Congress. It recalls John H. Keacham of New York who served 32 years and died in office. Since formation, over 18,000 congressmen have served. only 24 have 20 years or more.
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House of Representatives
Cannon
Congress
John H. Keacham
New York
Canada Ends US Postal Treaty With Higher Rates
Ottawa reports Canada will abrogate the existing postal treaty with the United States at midnight and implement higher second class mail rates. US circulation of American newspapers and magazines in Canada is expected to drop as Canada raises the rate from 1 to 4 cents per pound. Officials say the shift aims to curb US ad revenue draining Canadian merchants, with merchants protesting cross border advertising. Mercury-containing ointments are warned against for catarrh treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is marketed as mercury-free and systemically active.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Dominion
Hall
FP. J. Cheney & Iy Tole , O
Dade's Little Liver Pills Ad Featured for Health Claims
An old advertisement touts Dade's Little Liver Pills as gentle and reliable for sick headaches biliousness and lazy livers. It claims no gripe or sickness and notes sales through A. Koeppen and Aron. It also includes a line about boys imagining who they will defeat when grown.
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Dade
Thoughts on osteopathy from famed supporters
Quotes praise osteopathy from Opie Reid, Mrs. Senator Foraker, Alongo Clark, and Elbert Hubard. They extol the potential place of osteopathy in future medicine, admire Stull’s relief of women’s suffering, condemn all curative agents as poisons, and express cautious familiarity with the field.
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Opie Reid
Stull
J. B. Foraker
Alongo Clark
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York
Elbert Hubard
Philistine
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Union Pacific Land Monopoly
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Speaker Cannon
Portland
Athena
Umatilla County
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Pendleton
Chamber of Commerce
Oregon
T. G Hailey
Osteopathy
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