Doings of Congress Highlight Week With Roosevelt Rally
Washington reports show President Roosevelt receiving a rousing ovation at the national convention on foreign commerce asdelegates pledge support. Speaker Cannon and lawmakers push fortification costs and merchant marine ideas amid budget clashes. Kingston relief, private claims disputes, and salary increases dominate session notes.
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Kansas House Deliberates as Senate Adjourns for Week
Kansas legislators resume work after Monday delays due to state officer inaugurations. Governor Hoch forwards confirmations including penitentiary director and warden, highway commission proposals begin with State Agricultural College at Manhattan, and university appropriations set for 1908 and 1909.
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Woman Credits Kidney Pills With Cure After Long Illness
Mrs Mary Wagner of 1367 Kossuth Avenue Bridgeport Connecticut recalls severe kidney disease and weakness confining her to bed five weeks with painful urination backaches and dizzy spells. She reports improvement after one box and final cure after five boxes of Deans Kidney Pills sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Defiance Starch Promises Easy Home Shirtwaist Laundering
An advertisement touts Defiance Starch as a home laundering aid for shirtwaists, claiming equal stiffness and finish to steam laundries, less wear on fabrics, and a starch that does not stick to the iron, promising a pleasant user experience.
Versailles baker in polygamy case defended by wives
A Versailles baker faced trial for polygamy after marrying five women who lived with him undivorced. He argued he was not the husband but was chosen by the women, claiming wealth and love were not motives. Wives testified they were glad to be rid of a toper, and he was acquitted on unclear grounds. The piece discusses who bears courting responsibility.
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France
Woman credits Grape-Nuts in cure after bread ban
A Wisconsin woman says years of illness including cerebro spinal congestion and stomach troubles ended after a doctor prescribed Grape-Nuts and banned white bread for two years. She improved rapidly, regained strength, and now eats Grape-Nuts daily. She urges publishing the letter to help others and notes the endorsement from Postum Co.
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Wellville
Great Nerve Restorer Promises Cures For Nervous Ailments
An advertisement promotes Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming permanent cures for fits, St. Vitus dance, and nervous diseases. It offers a free trial and treatise from Dr. R. H. Kline of Philadelphia. Also touts Garfield Tea as a liver kidney stomach purifier under the Pure Food and Drugs Law.
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St.Vitus
Allcock's Porous Plaster: Century‑Old Remedy Endures
Thoroughly Reliable. Allcock's porous plaster is a 60 year old, widely trusted pain reliever. The advertisement claims careful ingredient selection and manufacturing to ensure high standards. It promotes ease of use, universal availability, and authentic status as the original genuine plaster sold by druggists worldwide.
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Adventurous Englishwoman Tours Morocco on Horseback
In Fez region a German expedition officer recounts meeting Mrs Frances V Campbell touring alone across Morocco on horseback with only a few servants as escort. The report highlights her fearless journey through the interior to reinforce claims of stability.
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Fez
Frances V. Campbell
Cuticura cures child eczema after medical missteps
The Abbott family recounts a year and a half old girl afflicted by eczema misdiagnosed by five doctors. After trying costly treatments the Cuticura Remedies, costing $1, yielded rapid improvement and healed the sores in a week though eyesight could not be restored.
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Frank Abbott
R. F.d.no
Fulton, Oswego Co
N. Y
Lewis' Single Binder 5 Cent Cigar Ad
Advertisement promoting Lewis' Single Binder 5¢ cigar made of extra quality tobacco. Claims desirability for a man to part with hair rather than cigars and directs readers to the Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois.
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
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