Congress Debates Liquor Transport and House Committees
A Knox Tillman liquor bill aims to curb interstate liquor shipments by enforcing state laws upon arrival. House announces Ways and Means lineup Calderhead Fordney James Bonyng Longworth republicans and Griggs Polt Randall democrats. Hobson pushes pacific naval enlargement. House session brief. adjourn for Christmas. futures trading under new Scott bill to curb grain futures.
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Washington
Knox
Senate
Tillman
House
House of Representatives
Cannon
Snow
Ways and Means
Calderhead
Kansas
Fordney
Michigan
James
West Virginia
Bonyng
Colorado
Longworth
Ohio
Griggs
Georgia
Polt
North Carolina
Randall
Texas
Scott
Union Pacific Earnings Rise Amid Yearly Report
New York report shows Union Pacific gross operating earnings of 76 040 727 dollars for the year ending June 30, with an 8 759 184 dollar increase. Expenses reach 40 574 889 dollars, up 7 313 718, leaving 24 589 903 dollars after charges, up 3 155 044.
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Union Pacific
New York
Union Pacific Railroad
State law governs in Sunday saloon cases
Judge Heap in municipal court ruled that the defense cannot cite city ordinances permitting open bars on Sundays. He stated that state law is supreme and that city council cannot enact ordinances conflicting with acts of the legislature.
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Chicago
Heap
Roosevelt creates Arkansas national forest over a million acres
President Roosevelt signs proclamation establishing a national forest in west central Arkansas covering more than 1,000,000 acres. The forest spans Scott Polk Montgomery Yell Logan Perry Saline and Carroll counties and is the farthest east government forest.
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Arkansas
Washington
Roosevelt
Scott,Polk, Montgomery, Yell
Logan, Perry, Salid and
Carland
Santa Fe Ordered to Establish Stations on State Line
Guthrie Ok. Oklahoma railroad commissioner orders the Santa Fe to set up stations at all points on the state line crossed by the company. The action follows a finding that Santa Fe failed to sell inter state tickets at the two cent rate.
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Santa Fe
Guthrie
Sioner
Oklahoma
Christmas in the White House Aide Takes Pine Knot Trip
Washington reports President and Mrs. Roosevelt have abandoned their trip to Pine Knot Virginia due to Mrs Longworth undergoing an operation.
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White House
Washington
Neighborly Egg Scheme Remains Quieted
A brief tale recounts two men discussing troubled chickens. One claims the birds are now shut up, while the other explains a nightly plan of placing eggs in the grass, then gathering them in the morning to keep neighbors unaware.
Thought Child Would Die From Cuban Itch
A mother recalls her infant suffering Cuban Itch with sleepless crying and severe itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, the sores dried, the baby slept, and two weeks later was completely well. She notes the cost as 7%5c and credits the remedies with saving the child. May 17, 1306.
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Zana Miller
Union, City
Branch Co
Mich
Not a Reformer Explores Political Savvy and Starch Sales
Senator Sorem and an unnamed counterpart debate reform and credit. The dialogue hints that opposition errors are political capital. The piece also touts Defiance Starch promising one third more quantity for the same price, noting its extraordinary sale.
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Soreham
Great Nerve Restorer Promises Cure for Nervous Ailments
An advertisement from Harper's Weekly touts Dr. R H Kline's Great Nerve Restorer as a permanent cure for fits St Vitus dance and other nervous diseases. It offers a free trial bottle and a treatise from 931 Arch St Philadelphia with a $2.00 trial. The copy emphasizes active life and labor as prerequisites to true enjoyment.
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St. Vitus
Jay
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
Advertising copy promotes Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes. A 2 oz package priced at five cents claims to restore bright whiteness. The short promo imitates old time consumer ads.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS BY PAZO OINTMENT
Advertisement claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding prolapsed piles in 6 to 14 days with money back guarantee. Includes price 50 cents and sensational line about associates of satanic majesty.
Coaxing a Girl to Sing Ends with Regret
An advertisement notes that persuading a girl to sing often leads to regret and promotes Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigars. It invites readers to buy from the dealer or Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois.
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Lewis
Ill
Despair Paralyses the Soul in Quiet Desolation
A brief meditation on despair as a force that immobilizes the inner life, describing how emotional paralysis can drain motivation and cloud judgment, and suggesting care and small hopeful acts as countermeasures.
Lost Art and Aunt Cecilia Cromwell in Local Tale
A Richmond housekeeper recalls the town character Aunt Cecilia Cromwell and a long absence from a house, with a quip about washing. The piece then extols white goods and laundered appeal, urging Defiance Starch for strength and crispness without thickening.
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Richmond
Cecilia Cromwell
Cecilia
Annie
Aunt Cecilia
Lippincott’s
Not the Residence Norweigan Helper Sparks Amusing Misunderstanding
A South Side household employed a Norwegian domestic. Freda answered a telephone for the first time and was asked if it was Mrs Browning's residence. The reply: No ma am, it's her help. The moment captures a humorous mix up on a local line.
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South Side
Norway
Freda
Mrs. Browning
Kansas City Times
Lemon Pie Promise with OUR PIE Preparation
An advertisement touts OUR-PIE Lemon Pie Preparation as a better method than traditional baking. A quoted customer praises it, claiming she will never bake lemon pie the old way again. Available at grocers for 10 cents. Wisdom proverb from E Grymestone adds a moral citation.
Over Half Century Remedies and Local Ads
A collage of vintage ad copy touts Brown’s Bronchial Traches as a hoarseness cure and promotes BromO Quinine. It notes K. W. Grove signature claims a cold cure in one day. Also advertises Lewis’ Single Binder cigars and Red Cross Ball Blue laundry soap with pricing cues.
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Brown
K. W. Grove
An Excuse Is Seldom a Justifiable Excuse
A terse maxim noting that excuses rarely justify the fault or justify action. It emphasizes accountability and discourages evasive explanations in place of responsibility. The saying serves as guidance for personal and professional conduct.
Not for That Kind of Fire by Edmonton Firemen
A bystander witnesses a young man gazing at a letter on the street then attempting to stuff it into a fire alarm box. The passerby quips that his heart may be on fire but advises using the box at the next corner.
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Edmonton Firemen
Ara
Wénit
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Brockton
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Parker
W. N.U
Kansas City
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de Samuel
Phupkin
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