Railroad Accidents Demand Stronger Safety Measures
A quarterly Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin shows 1126 deaths and 17 170 injuries in the first quarter of 1966 from railroad accidents. The piece urges stricter regulation, faulting inefficiency and carelessness, supports block signaling, and notes new voting law protections for railroad employees and the traveling public.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United Statistician
Roosevelt
Missouri Praise For Folk Reform And Graft Clean Sweep
Editorial lauds Missouri for Gov Folk reform and enforcement, claiming reduced graft and strengthened public integrity. It contrasts Missouri progress with Kansas, arguing Kansas lacks reform and remains under a machine-driven administration, while opposing factions failed to emerge.
Harris as Kansas leader faces machine politics
The speaker praises Colonel Harris as a strong law enforcer for Kansas, likening him to Missouri’s Polk and arguing voters want the right man over party machines. Harris is portrayed as independent, courageous, and free of special interests, capable of administering without bias.
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Harris
Kansas
Kaonsae
Polk
Missouri
Coronel Harris
Transformation in Klamath Agricultural Irrigation Rise
Rural Spirit reports on Klamath Oregon shifting from wasteful pioneer methods to modern farming aided by a $4 million irrigation project reclaiming about 250900 acres. Government water rights limit holdings to 160 acres for residents, inviting large scale farming and settlement. Cattle and horse breeding evolve toward improved stock, with alfalfa grain and root crops boosting beef pork and mutton production.
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Klamath County
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Klamath
Hubbardisms and a Dead Miner Near Caldwell
A fragmentary note mentions Noah Hubbardisms, a quote about resilience, and a dead body found near Caldwell on Wednesday identified as John B. Robinson, a former inmate of Boise's soldiers' home. It cites an estimate that 6,000,000 people work in mines worldwide, with one fifth in Great Britain.
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John B. Robinson
Caldwell
Soldiere
Boise
Great Britain
Have You a Large Correspondence
An advertisement invites readers to review cheap and stylish correspondence stationery. It promises advantages in buying here and suggests readers consider the offers available in the shop.
Why Is Machinery Cheaper Abroad
Tom Watson's Magazine claims that American farm machinery cost is much lower abroad where Buenos Aires buyers pay far less for items like the Advance plow and hay tedder than U.S. prices. The piece attributes the disparity to trusts and patent protections rather than tariffs, arguing that foreign buyers benefit from lower costs while U.S. producers seek tariff cuts or reciprocity to boost foreign sales.
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Tom Watson
Bueno Ayres
Huenos Ayres
Ann Arbor
Demanis
Buenos Ayres
Europe
America
Protective Tariff League
Standard Old Trust
Lee Trust
Anthracite Trust
Beyond the Beyond by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A reflective poem about death and the afterlife, envisioning Heaven as a familiar shore where loved ones wait. The speaker expresses love for this world yet longs to join friends beyond, viewing death as a crossing rather than an end.
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Hall
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Constitution goals and economic control in early America
In Tom Watson's Life of Jefferson a convention to regulate commerce is discussed as a moment when colonists valued independence over union. The text suggests a future national convention could push transportation rates beyond original aims, reshaping property law. It notes conservatives sometimes spark revolutions by reform efforts and recalls Washington's and Lincoln's views on union and independence.
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Tom Watson
Jefferson
United States
Hamilton
George Washington
England
Lincoln
Evolution of reforms and economic visions in late eras
The text discusses abolition of slavery, Luther’s reforming influence, Roosevelt’s potential revolutionary impact through railway rate regulation, and a Swedish town’s tree sales financing perpetual income. It notes promised free railways and telephones alongside long term guaranteed income from replanting, highlighting broad social and economic ideas across nations.
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Orem
Sweden
Publicity Aids Scrutiny Of Habit Forming Medicines
Article notes public attention to medicines claimed free of habit forming ingredients. Dr. Pierce of Barale NY is cited for publishing full ingredients of his preparations including Golden Medical Discovery. Emphasizes use of glycerine base instead of alcohol and lists plant-based components like Golden Seal and Bloodroot aiding bronchial and lung conditions.
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Pierce
Barale
N. Y
Sis
Dra
Grover Coe
New York
Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Phila
Scudder
Incinnati
Ellingwood
Chicago
Are
It Cures UMUar and Drives Away a Cold Quickly
An origin ad claims a remedy cures a cold and restores taste and smell. It promotes full size at 600 and trial size 110 cents, available from Ely brothers at 54 Warren Street, New York, by mail or druggists.
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Mal
Ely Brothers
Warrer Street
New York
For Sale Helix Leveley Tasting Ess
Classified listing notes a rare for sale offer with unclear item name and pricing. It invites inquiries by meeting for price and reason, asking interested buyers to call or write for details. The fragmentary text mentions a best paying proposition and a potential seller de Verto, with a call to engage and investigate the offer.
Doan's Kidney Pills Highlight Pendleton Testimony
W A Rose of Pendleton Oregon testifies to kidney relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills first noted in Peoria Illinois. He describes severe back pain and daily struggles then reports complete relief after three boxes bought from Pendleton Drug Company with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as the US agents. Remember the name Dean's and buy only the original.
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Pendleton
W. A. Rose
Cottonwood Street
Ore
Dean
Peoria
Doan
Washinston
Pendleton Drug Company
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Normal School Announces 26th Year Programs and Benefits
Begins Its 26th year September 26, 1904, with three full courses of study. Higher course recognized in Washington and other states. Adds work in General and Special Methods, and school management for graded and ungraded schools. Longer terms, higher wages, better opportunities for Normal graduates. Directors note strong demand for Mondmouth graduates. Catalogues and full information available on application. Correspondence invited to J B V Butler Registrar.
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Washington
Monmouth
J. B. V. Butler
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Burea
Washington, Oy
Nuream
Fourteenth Street
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Holmes
EAW Enforcement
Folk
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Milmouri
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Noah
Frazier’s Book Store
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Meaven
Luther
Ely’s Cream Balin
Bur Johnson
Helix, OK
CTC
Oregon State
Salem
W. H. Downing
Pres
F. W. Durbin
Sec’y
State Normal School
Rock Spring
Oregon Lumber Yard
Alta ST
Phone, Main
Adams County
Wash
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E. Court St
Northwestern Gas and Electric Co
Corner Court and Garden
Mae
Byers
Farley
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