Tariff A Revised Victory for Publishers
Washington reports a broad tariff revision lowering duties on iron ore, pig iron, lumber, and wool pulp while expanding free lists for hides and petroleum. The plan imposes new excise taxes on corporations, sets Panama canal bond funding, and adjusts rates on hosiery, gloves, and related textiles.
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Ad Valorem
Canada
Secretary of the Treasury
Panama Canal
United ‘States
United States
Alsd
Tariff Bill Passed After Prolonged Senate Row
The extraordinary session concluded with the Payne tariff bill approved by the Senate 47 to 31 and signed by President Taft. The measure, revised through lengthy conference and committee work, was laid before the president who signed it shortly after 6 oclock on August 6 1909. Adjournment sine die followed as lawmakers returned to constituents.
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Congress
Senate
Payne
William H. Taft
W. HH. T
Knox
MacVeagh
Wickersham
Hitchcock
Nagel
Wilson
Aldrich
Imany
House
Taft Supports Tariff Bill as Downward Revision Effort
President Taft releases a statement praising the Payne tariff bill as a sincere Republican effort toward downward revision and honoring campaign promises. He notes critics, cites mixed schedules, and highlights sections on whisky, silks, and cottons while stressing substantial rate reductions to curb excesses.
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Washington
Taft
Republican Party
Willsba
Carter Chantry
Warren
Wyoming
Galifornias Borah
Idaho
Chaintiers Yain
Oregon
Painter
Kentucky
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Promises Kidney Health
Advertisement claims kidney trouble signs point to derangement and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure. Testimonial from Charles Cole of Iola Kansas describes relief from irregular secretions, backache, swelling, and weakness after using the pills. Sold for 60 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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Dean
Charles Cole
Buckeye
Iola
Kans
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
A Long Way Back
George notes Miss Passay has never been kissed and Harry recalls kissing her in the past, though she claims no memory of such events.
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George
Miss Passay
Harry
Physician's Mean Trick Leaves Patient in Street
A doctor known for intolerance to mild illnesses told a woman with imaginary symptoms to shut her eyes and stick out her tongue. When she complied, he vanished from the busy street, leaving her standing with eyes closed and tongue out.
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Sud
Smallholder tests barley to grow corn on tiny plot
An East Lexham smallholder trials barley to produce corn on a small plot. In 1907 he sowed 78 grains with 400 ears harvested in 1908 after 14 weeks yielding a bushel of threshed barley. He sows again in 1909 to demonstrate viable cereal cultivation from minimal start. In a separate vignette Duke nervously recalls a cape of weather and a painting in a long-ago office.
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East Lexham
London Standard
Bunker Hill
Holmes and a Rural Mail Carrier Exchange Witty Greetin
A rural free delivery mail carrier misreads a farmer named Holmes and dreams up a Sherlock Holmes joke. The farmer, resting his gun-browned arm, corrects him and implies the carrier misjudged human nature while asking about mail. The exchange rides on character and humor as recounted in Youth's Companion.
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Holmes
Beverly G
Bherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Itched for Twelve Years Eczema Cured by Cuticura
Charles T Bauer of Volant PA suffered eczema on hands arms and feet for about twelve years. Swelling itching and peeling left raw skin despite many salves. After using Cuticura Remedies he saw rapid improvement and complete healing with no recurrence. March 11 1908. Potsar Drag Chem Co Boston Prope.
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Charles T. Bauer
Volant
Potsar’ Drag & Chem, Corp
Bole Prope
Bostes
Oh My Woman Is Peculiar About a Love Letter
A humorous tale recounts a six year old boy who, viewing water life under a microscope, jokes that soda water bites him. The scene contrasts memory and affection as he recalls how a woman will not tear up a love letter even after forgetting its author.
A City Clerk's Garden Exaggerated in Tale
A city clerk boasted of a vast garden to colleagues who visited and found a tiny rear yard of about 12 by 10 feet. When shown the space, the clerk claimed the garden's height by pointing to the sky, illustrating a humorous exaggeration. The anecdote ends with a reflection on being too cautious about safety over virtue and status over purity.
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Chicago Daily Socialist
Made Over by Quitting Coffee and Postum Use
A Richmond Virginia woman credits quitting coffee and using Postum and Grape-Nuts with dramatic health recovery. She reports improved memory and strength and weight gain after years of illness and eye trouble, urging public sharing of her experience.
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Richmond
Wellville
Pkae
Sogherela
Reanoai Ives
Teefert
Singular and Plural in a Lively After Dinner Exchange
A muddled dialogue fragment discusses nerves and debt within a round of after dinner remarks. It mentions a cook, host, and guests, plus stray references to golf, a theft case, and various medical remedies. The text mixes quotes and incomplete thoughts without clear narrative.
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