Taft Urges Monetary Reform and Fiscal Caution
President Taft’s special message outlines a healthy federal surplus for 1911, highlights postal and general fund balances, and urges Congress to act on monetary reform. He details treasury efficiency, post office self sufficiency, and proposes steps toward a rural parcel post and Navy modernization.
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Congress
Washington
Taft
General Fund
United States
Panama Canal
Postal Service
Panama
Post Office Department
Treasury
Treasury Department
Office of the Treasury
Department
War Department
Ana de
Inspector General's Department
Quartermaster's Department
Army Service Corps
Iam
Army of
Lakes
Gulf
Lake Michigan
Illinois River
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Illinois
Utica
Special Board of Engineers
Judged By Their Clothes Story From A Washington Cigar Stand
New York correspondent reports Herman Fellner in Washington with friends. The group visits a cigar stand where a clerk offers a dime box, then a nickel box, remarking that their clothes fooled him as well dressed men. Fellner reacts to the sales patter.
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Herman Fellner
New York
Cincimnati Times Star
Washington
Fellner
Cuticura Heals Eczema Diseased Baby Face
Mrs. H. Albrecht of West Point Nebraska recounts an eczema battle with her baby Gilbert. After two Chicago doctors failed, Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared his sores in four weeks restoring his disfigured face and hair. Samples offered by Cuticura Dept. 14 L Boston.
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Gilbert
Chicago
H. Albrecht
West Point
Neb
Boston
Flying machine in vented claim puzzles Bronson and Woodson
Bronson questions whether the invented device actually flies while Woodson confirms its flight. The dialogue centers on how to determine the landing point of the machine.
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Bronson
Woodson
Moliere's Doctor Joke From The King
Louis XIV called on Moliere and asked about his physician. Moliere replied that the doctor writes prescriptions, but he does not take them and still stays cured. The anecdote reflects satirical view of medical practice.
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Moliere
Louis XIV
Mrs Winslow Teething Syrup Ad Arms Cheap Cure
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children. It claims teething relief for gums and pain reduction, alleging it soothes wind colic and reduces inflammation at a price of 250 per bottle.
Great Scheme Satire About a Frustrated Housewife
A satirical exchange features Mrs Housewife lamenting short-lived cooks. Her friend speaker claims her husband’s French swearing helps manage temper and provides practice while the cook misreads it as affection. The skit riffs on marital tedium.
Hamlins Wizard Qul Warns Against Chest Tightness
A warning signals chest tightness as a danger sign of lung illness and urges treating a cold before it progresses to consumption or pneumonia with Hamlins Wizard Qul.
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Qul
Standard Oil Company Cincorporated
Lewis' Single Binder 5a eigar sales pitch
A sales line suggests smokers prefer Lewis' Single Binder 5a eigar for quality over others. The text contrasts overwork beliefs with family skepticism and notes a saying about a bent mind and tongue.
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Monetary Commission
Navy Department
New York Harbor
Fsnama Canal
Senate
JT Am
California Figs Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
Putnam
Ree
Monroe Drug Company
Quincy
Rayo
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Carter
Warren E. Coleman
Hestres
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