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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
3
President Taft outlines goals for his administration including tariff revision in a March extra session, anti trust and interstate commerce law amendments, and federal handling of labor and racial tensions. He emphasizes Panama Canal financing, military buildup, monetary reform, and protection of treaties for aliens.
The ship subsidy bill, passed by the Senate, failed in the House by 172 to 175 amid heated speeches. Moon of Tennessee branded it an internal fraud. Clark alleged a lobby on the floor. Fassett defended the bill as battleship fleet issues and national policy surfaced during the long session.
In Springfield a bill introduced by Rep Dillon would curb easy divorces and tighten marriage license rules. It backs Episcopal and Catholic clergy and imposes fines and jail for divorces seekers who lie on license requests.
Miss Ione Rickerd, a stenographer in Lansing, claims a $6,000,000 share of a $44,000,000 estate left by a Scot land great-uncle, with connections to Canada. The report centers on her asserted entitlement in the vast estate.
The census branch reports Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta yielded about 107 million bushels of wheat worth 85 million dollars plus another 35 million from oats barley and flax. A letter from Alberta settler M V McInnes Detroit notes good homestead opportunities, climate, schools, and rail expansion aiding settlement opportunities.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger remark questions if boxing should be taught to pupils. The country pedagogue notes hesitancy and suggests teachers be authorized to carry guns as a safeguard.
An Chicago based Marine Eye Remedy promotes relief for red weak weary watery eyes. Claims compounded by experienced physicians. Advertises an illustrated eye book and availability at druggists.
The dialogue contrasts fate and instruction as a professor questions Leonidas at Thermopylae and a bright student debates new rules. The pass at the mountain is cited as held too long.
The fragment mentions Bromo Quinine as a laxative with a one day cold cure claim and hints at a J. W. Grove signature. It includes marketing lines about the World over usage and a fishing quip. Also references Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a Peoria factory, plus a note on faith and obedience.
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