State senators balk at Tuck plan for highway board spending
The State Senate refused to apply the Tuck method to the highway commission, leaving boards free to spend anticipated funds. The editorial argues this favors the highway board and criticizes political manipulations around tax spending and campaign issues.
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State Senate
State Highway Commission
Boards of Supervisors
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Board of Supervisors
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh
The advertisement details Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a two part remedy with an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. It notes the product has been sold by druggists for over forty years and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ford and coal barons clash over profit and power
The article critiques Henry Ford's plan to enter the coal business and threaten railways, arguing capital abuse and moral questions about profits. It notes Ford's public stance against coal barons, the potential for building a private railway, and compares industrial leverage to farmers and politicians in Iowa.
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Henry Ford
Tas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Henry
Ford
Detroit
Cincinnati
Ford’s
American heiresses lose interest in foreign titles
The piece notes American heiresses once chased noble titles but now view them as discounted, driven by money crossing the Atlantic. It compares wealth across cultures, suggests universal health insurance via doctors, and ends with a reflection on changing public figures and time.
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Duke of Marlborough
Consuela Vanderbilt
Consuela
Atlantic
Psyche knot for warriors of Luzon tribes
A New York Sun report describes Kalinga warriors in northern Luzon with elaborate hairdressing featuring psyche knots, beads, tattoos, and wooden ear plugs. The piece contrasts tribal adornment with Western ideas of feminine vanity and notes women may wear false hair while men prioritize head ornamentation.
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Luzon
Tommy Atkins
New York Sun
Wary Warlord's Rule Sparks Public Skepticism
A fragment notes a former warlord facing backlash as new voices emerge in the country. An odd New York incident reports an electrician declared dead after a shock, revived by a brutal beating on the feet, then returning to work.
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Djust
New York
Gentlemen May Retaliate When Woman Bites
Commentary notes a shift in magazine standard allowing a man to hit back if a woman bites, contrasting with polite protests against other injuries. The author cites Kipling and Katharine Fullerton Gerould to illustrate sensational depictions of wives biting and domestic confrontations.
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Ufe
Kipling
Kafiristan
Wkatharine Fullerton Gerould
Harper's Magazine
Acoustic Study Finds Hall Form and Materials Key
Harvard physicist notes acoustics depend on hall form and materials. Sanders theatre inspired museum hall but failed. reverberation 5.62 seconds dropped to 1.14 with cushions. Open windows absorb sound. audience per sq m equals window absorption. isolated woman absorbs 54 percent as much as a window. man 48 percent. wall absorption 0.78 of window.
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Art Museum
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Washington Star
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