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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
5
A compact wrap of recent national and international briefs. Highlights cover political updates, economic moves, and cultural happenings with quick summaries and names of key officials and organizations involved.
A wide panorama of 1912 politics and diplomacy unfolds in Washington. Taft sends a message to Congress. Underwood hints at delayed tariff action. discussions on Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico mix with appointments, elections, and party strategy.
A mixture of brief global notes reports Diaz offering to step aside if the public desires. Other items mention Texas army drills aiding troops, mine fire deaths, and political maneuvers in the senate and party factions.
Senator Cummins favors overhaul of the civil service laws. Congressman Norris refused to join the Republican House caucus. If the Lorimer case is revised in the Senate the verdict may differ. Senator Norris Brown has asked for a boost in committee chairmanship. Secretary Wilson diligently enforces the pure food and drug act.
Washington observes a stormy session with four parties active in Congress. The split is widest between conservative and progressive factions in both chambers, shaping committee selections and delaying legislation as Taft and Democrats steer toward Canadian reciprocity and new progressive priorities.
Mexicali Mexico scene shifts to tragedy as Stanley Williams, leader of a small 80 man guerrilla band, dies from a wound suffered during a clash with the Mexican army. He dies in a Calexico improvised hospital and is buried near Mexicali behind the breastworks.
Theodore Roosevelt challenged speculation about a presidential bid at a Spokane luncheon hosted by the Commercial club. He said he is not an aspirant for anything and bragged he has had everything, joking no other man alive has had such a good run for his money.
In Bombay British India a devastating blaze consumed a thatched festival shelter, killing about two hundred men women and children who had gathered inside. The fire left no survivors and prompted emergency response across the city.
A Victorian era letter claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured severe female illnesses and avoided surgery. Woman testimonials from Mrs. Orville Rock and Mrs. Margaret Meredith praise restored health after long suffering, with a promise of further advice from Mrs. Pinkham.
Comedian N. C. Goodwin criticizes a new New York dinner theater show calling its climax false and unsatisfactory. Rowndar's late return provokes his wife who jokes about vows and a gun shine of his life while he quips about wanting sunshine after dark.
A compact 19th century ad snippet highlights Castoria for infants with the signature claim, a cartoonish mothers plea, and various patent tonics. It also includes a dialogue joke about painting a table, a note on Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for digestion, a Phillips Brooks quote on purpose, and Garfield Tea for spring cleansing.
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for constipation across ages from children to elderly. It claims relief of headaches, biliousness, gas, and drowsiness, and offers a free sample by sending an address to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello, Alabama.
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