Congress Sees Senate Adjourn for Taylors Death
The senate adjourned for a day following the death of Senator Taylor of Tennessee. The session featured debates on free sugar, tariff issues, and measures to curb pools and trusts as Congress pressed for economy and efficiency in government.
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Congress
Senate
Taylor
Tennessee
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Crawford
House
Ways and Means Committee
Department of Commerce and Labor
Taft
Humphrey
Department of Justice
Gardner
Massachusetts
Interstate Commerce Committee
Underwood
Taftin
Mississippi
Missouri
Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Mexico
Ransdell
Ohio
Senate Judiciary Committee
Employers’ Liability Commission
Henry
Texas
Aviator Cal Rodgers Killed in Long Beach Incident
The report notes aviator Cal P. Rodgers was killed in a failed incident at Long Beach California. General Grant, not in good health, has gone south to recuperate. W J Bryan criticized Taft and Harmon in a Des Moines speech.
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Japan
Magdalena Bay
Mexico
A. B. Carey
Florida
Pacific Coast
Madero
Knox
Mississippi
Senate
Bailey
Washington
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Florida Everglades
Hilles
Republican National
Roosevelt
South
Scott
South Polar
Pole
Federal Supreme Court
Canadian Northwest
Winnipeg
Old Country
Milwaukee
la Follette
Wisconsin
Katie Mandell
Russia
Omaha
Ellis Island
House
Department of Commerce and Labor
National Association of Retail Druggists
Nicholson
China Squadron
House Money Trust
Eastern Star Masonic Home
Masonic
Eastern Star Orders
Iowa
Boone
Calbraith P. Rodgers
Pasadena
Cal
Pittsburgh
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Taft
Champaign
Crawford
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Spencer S. Wood
Navy
Dewey
Supreme Court
Missouri
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Beatrice Anna Baldwin Turnbull
Elias L
Lucky) Baldwin
Frank Carroll
Frank Cunningham
Clarence Britten
Yellowstone National Park
Ashhurst
Arizona
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
L’ouverture
Dessalines
Christophe
Haiti
Cal. P. Rodgers
Long Beach
Grant
W. J. Bryan
Harmon
Des Moines
I am gone Tell Milly and Bessie I died with her on my lips
True Till Desth speaks in his final moments as companions crowd around him. He whispers that he loved Milly and Bessie, asking them to relay his last words before death, his resolve firm despite the fading.
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Milly
Bessie
London Weekly Telegraph
Landscape Gardener Dismisses Lake Site as Worthless
A town landscape gardener sent to assess the artificial lake project spoke candidly and with profanity, declaring the proposed site unworthy of a dam and not suitable for the plan.
PILES TREATMENT CLAIMS AND PATTERNS IN AD LINE
An OCR snippet presents medical and lifestyle product claims. It cites PAZO OINTMENT promising cure of Piles within six days and Garfield Tea touting cleansing and impurity removal. It also contains assorted remarks on health, temper, and social behavior.
Wanted It All Forgotten
A short humorous reminiscence about a dinner with a minister guest and a 5 year old boy named Willard who tests Sunday manners by piling potatoes on his plate. His mother blushes and punishes him, and the next morning the boy senses an odd mood at breakfast and bluntly asks if she is upset because of him.
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Willard
Williard
Rash All Over Baby's Body In Ireland Case
Mrs Margaret Gunn describes a severe infant rash during a 1909 trip from Boston to Ireland and England. After doctors failed to cure, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about nine months, which she credits with clearing the rash and preventing scars. A free sample offer is included from Cuticura Depot L Boston.
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Boston
England
Ireland
Baby
Ile
Margaret Gunn
Burrell St
Roxbury
Mass
Cuticura
Denied the Allegation in Raucous Campaign Exchange
A heated campaign scene features an orator denouncing adversaries as neurotics and paranoiacs while Pat and Mike challenge the crowd. The speakers insist they do not associate with “bloomin’ furriners,” cutting through the accusations with blunt replies.
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Pat
Mike
Saving His Money
A brief exchange shows Owens and Bowens debating borrowing to save. Bowens jokes that saving would stop borrowing, while Owens argues the opposite as a humorous insistence on managing funds locally.
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Owens
Bowens
Allen’s Foot Ease Sample Offer Promotes Tired Feet Relief
A vintage ad notes over five million free samples yearly for Allen’s Foot Ease powder. It claims constant sales prove merit and invites readers to request a free sample from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. The piece also includes a humorous dialogue about morbid curiosity and a Cobwigger jab.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Paxtine Eye Antiseptic Endorsed For Weak Eyes
A splendid and highly recommended remedy for tired weak inflamed eyes and granulated eyelids is Paxtine Antiseptic at druggists 25c a box or sent postpaid on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Midnight Scare Burglary Jokes Hit Cellar
A playful exchange centers on a supposed midnight burglary in the cellar with a pun about a burglar and a cellarette. The wit hinges on a wife hearing a burglarette, turning fear into humor.
Cole's Carbon Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
Cole's Carbon salve offers instant relief for burning itching and skin diseases with no scarring. Sold at 25 and 50 cents by druggists with free samples from J W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wisconsin. A second note promotes domestic bliss via balance and talent in the kitchen. Mrs Winstow's Soothing Syrup for teething children priced 25 cents per bottle.
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Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Why People Go to Canada
A Canadian land boom attracts American settlers as prices and conditions entice. The piece notes 160 acre free homesteads, easy settlement, and strong crop successes. It cites William Johnston’s nine years in Alberta near Battle River with high yields, affordable coal, good schools, mild winters, and profitable dairy output.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Canada
Champ Clark
U. S. Senate
Congress
United States
William Johnston
Alexandria
Minn
Albery
Battle River
Minnesota
Goin' Fishin' Next Summer Tall Tale Exchange
A man asks about fishing next summer and Mr Growcher answers that if all the fish caught last summer were kept, there would be no point in going fishing next summer. The exchange conveys humor about abundance and futility.
Cure a Cold in One Day and Other Antiquated Claims
An old advertisement mocks miracle cures with laxatives claiming instant cold relief and a money back guarantee. It contrasts drug remedies with Garfield Tea as a natural alternative while satirizing wealth concentration and social wisdom.
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Drugeists
BE. W. Grove
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Lowa
Republican Territorial Convention
R. S. Vessey
South Dakota
Miners Federation
Great Britain
Edward P. Stackable
Hawaii
Charles B. Aycock
North Carolina
Jefferson Theater
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Educational Association
Eastern Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lewis
Hessetter
WVY
Benn
Birdley-Somers CO
Fifth Avenue, New York
Watson E. Coleman
Pat Ington
D.C
Freddie
Cobwigger
Dean
D. K. Jeffers
Colfax
Wash
Doan
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