Washington Letter Reflects Campaign Hopes and Political Debate
The White House hosts diverse callers amid presidential campaign chatter in Chicago. Cortelyou bears campaign duties while investigations into the East River disaster stir accountability questions. six year terms and open doors prompt debate on succession and reform. Also noted are exclusion law tensions, Filipino-Japanese geopolitics, and a Chinese plant claimed to combat mosquitoes, with potential livestock use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
White House
Chicago
Cortelyou
Mexico
Favora
Congress
National Business League of San Francisco
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Strong Heart Health
An advertisement claims perfect digestion sustains a strong heart by relieving indigestion. It asserts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieves the stomach, reduces stress on the heart, and restores full heart function. The product purportedly aids digestion and nourishes blood and tissues, with Dillard Drug Co selling it.
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Dillard Drug Co
Front fence paint quarrel and farmyard jest across papers
A collage of light gossip and jokes from period papers includes a governess math quip about cheating sums, a matrimonial front, a farmer's rooster tale, and a summer boarder’s dinner line. The advert promotes Dean's Ointment claiming instant, permanent relief for hives and is sold at 50 cents.
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Dolly
Miss Crawford
Mumie
Portland Express
Farmer Hayrix
Chicago Daily News
Dean
Engagement Ring Talk Shapes Confession Between Lovers
In a tense moment the man asks if love can be learned while the woman delays, promising to decide only after seeing a ring. Their exchange hints at commitment and the weight of a future together.
Unsentimental Girl In Love Across The Ocean
A 19th century style tale follows John McWhortle from childhood to Paris where he falls for a young woman aboard a voyage. He declares love and asks marriage after fortunes rise, but the woman resists, choosing caution over romance as their talk on deck reveals deeper restraint.
Venmore and McWhortle Reunite in Double Life Tale
McWhortle, a prolific newspaper artist famed for humorous strips, revisits a memory through a chance encounter with May Venmore. The two artists discover shared pasts from Clamhurst and Forty-fifth Street, binding their futures as they swap stories and examine a ship passenger list that confirms their earlier connection.
Marriage notice and kidney remedy advertisement text
Venmore of Forty-fifth street to John McWhortle of this city. Marriage notice in daily paper. The information contained in this citizen's statement is priceless yet any sufferer in Salem with kidney pain should heed advice. C A Butler, West Main street, Salem Steam Tannery, describes harsh work conditions and kidney pain. Doan's Kidney Pills from W T Younger's drug store helped him. sold by all dealers 50 cents. Fosten Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Venmore
Forty-fifth Street
John McWhortle
Hale
Salem
C. A. Butler
West Main St
Salem Steam Tannery
Dean
W.T. Younger
Fosten-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
Little Thoughts For a Reflective Day
Time lost is never found and a soft answer can mask a hard argument. Reading one well-chosen person surpasses ten books. If one uses days well, one has time for the year. Character shows as a man pursues what he feels capable of, and humility from a fault aids growth more than pride from a good deed. Address wrongs while young rather than nursing them into old age.
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Treasury Department
Oregon
China
Hong Kong
Golden Gate
Washington
San Francisco
Bret Harte
Japan
Russia
Port Arthur
Korea
United States
Orient
Philippines
Manila
Subig Bay
Anya
Southampton
Mac
America
Ted
McWhortle
Ite
Pirca
Venmore
Forty-fifth Street
May
Clamhurst
Thrown From a Wagon Narrows Pain Balm Endorsement
Mr. George K. Babcock, a North Plain resident, was thrown from a wagon and bruised. He used Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely and called it the best liniment he ever used. The ad claims Pain Balm cures sprains and bruises faster than other treatments and notes its availability via W. T. Younger Druggist.
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George K. Babcock
Chamberlain
Babcock
North Plain
Conn
W. T. Younger
Automobile Crash Kills Engineer and Wounds Three in Roanoke
A Norfolk and Western Railway locomotive engineer Frank Lambert was fatally injured in Roanoke Monday night. Mrs James Nichols was seriously hurt and John Crawford Lambert’s father-in-law was dangerously injured when their auto struck a rough street, went out of control as the driver Jambert lost grip on the lever. A young woman and a child in the party escaped unharmed.
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Frank Lambert
Norfolk & Western Railway
James
Nichols
John Crawford
Lambert
Roanoke
Jambert
Roosevelt as Presidential Candidate: A Critical View
The Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial attacks Theodore Roosevelt as McKinley’s antithesis, calls a second Roosevelt term dangerous, and urges Democrats to nominate a trustworthy candidate. It notes Roosevelt’s alleged overreach, wartime-like governance, and missteps including anti-Southern actions and pension expansion. Fortify baby's constitution with Dr Fahrney's Teething Syrup, priced 25 cents.
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William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
Roosevelt
Aaron Burr
George Washington
White House
McKin Jey
Ife
Congress
House of Representatives
South
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Cockroach saga at Kansas City restaurant tests nerves
In Kansas City a restaurant table scene features a giant roach eluding a waiter. The waiter blames bad luck and a fear of offending the roach, recounting a prior mishap when a similar incident caused a tray of dishes to topple.
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Jess
Dillard Drug Co Promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Readers are urged to test Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and share results. The ad claims Kodol digests food, cures indigestion dyspepsia and stomach troubles, and boosts strength by aiding digestion and nutrient absorption. It emphasizes pleasant taste.
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Dillard Drug Co
Mountain Train Plunges. Barber Shop Smashed
A Norfolk and Western passenger train ran off a mountainside grade near Maybury West Virginia on Saturday afternoon. The locomotive and about twenty cars derailed and smashed a barber shop into splinters. The barber and several customers barely escaped injury as the rear car struck the building. the crew had jumped to safety minutes earlier.
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Maybury
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
World's Fair Through Sleeper Train Via Norfolk & Western
Announcement of the new World's Fair Special train with through Pullman sleepers to St. Louis starting May 29, 1904. Describes cafe meals, routes via Columbus and Penna-Vandalia Lines, excursion tickets from Salem, season and thirty day rates, and coach excursion tickets sold on select Tuesdays and Thursdays in June. Includes distribution of World's Fair folders and contact by W. B. Bevitt G P A.
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Pullman
Columbus
Ohio
Penna-Vandalia
St. Louis
Roanoke
Eale
W. B. Bevitt
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William Birney
That Birney
Department of Agriculture
L. O. Howard
Johnny McWhortle
Little May Venmore
Penelope
Master McWhortle
Migs Penelope
Johnny
Mamonia
Paris
Tie
John
Cedric
May Venmore
Chamhurst
Roach
Kansas City
West Virginia
Norfolk & Western RY
Dr. Thacher
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