Cannot Have Both the Food and the Flag in 1908 Dialogue
A fragment from a Madison column discusses Singapore shipping in 1908, noting U S ships and tariffs. It critiques ship subsidies, shipping laws, and tariff costs, contrasting American shipowners with foreign competitors and referencing a political debate over subsidies and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Turkestan
Switzerland
United States of America
United States
Robert Fulton
John Paul Jones
Standard Oil Co
Taft Reviews Postal Savings Bank Bill Worries
President Taft expresses concern over the postal savings bank proposal and questions its ongoing viability as a policy measure. The brief notes uncertainty about the bill’s fate and its political reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Postal
Misbranding of Coffee Case In Southern Ohio Exposed
United States Department bulletin reports Canby Ach and Canby of Leyton Ohio pleaded guilty in U S district court Southern Ohio to misbranding coffee shipments. Twelve cans labeled Mocha and Java Brend Coffee were adulterated with Maracaibo coffee. Sixty one pound packages labeled Dresden Coffee claimed Mocha and Java content but contained Santos and Maracaibo blends. Fines of $10 and costs imposed per case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
United States Department of Agiculture
United States District Court
Ohio
Canby, Ach & Canby Company
Leyton, Ohio
Paria
Maracaibo
Columbus
Ind
Dresden
Dayton
Santos
Seance at Paychic Fair in New York Exhibition Seen
In New York on April 26 the 19th annual Paychic Fair seance closed in the Art Students' League rooms above the Academy of Design on West 57th Street. The exhibit featured American paintings downstairs and humorous faked works upstairs with commentary on the spoof pieces and a charity auction supporting struggling students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Art Students’ League
Academy of Design
Cornet
Academy
Darby
Joan
Paul King
Star Dust and Oddities From a Turbulent Morning
A collage of snippets from a newspaper page includes garbled dialogue about a daughter and a marriage, a remark on Halley’s Comet nearing disintegration, a preacher's boast atop a church steeple, jokey exchanges about gowns and hats, and a tiny glimpse at fashion and currency. It ends with musings on science and oddities of daily life.
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Etty
Seattle
Wash
Dan- Wille, I
Uncle Joe
Madison
Fred Schaeffer
Bix
New Jersey
Massachusettes
Rhode Island
Maryland
Beya
Virginia
Kentucky
Little Old New York
Norman
W. Giackensa
Washington Square
Pakers
W. Whackems
Uncle Henry
Duffalo Express
Mir
Neo
Gominess
Gwendoline Io
Young Penni- Pather
Charles Viking
France
Doe. Mardust
Josh Wise
Makera
Carey
S.al.poynor Carpets
Pike Street
Baillargeon
Gibson
D Rose
Nate Gee
Secono Ave
Geog
Spring St
Star
Majestic
Alaska
Wallis & Lewis Co
Bailey
Nh. L. Klein the Shoemaker
James Street
Pike and
Union
Dental Combine
State Dental
Fuidaye
Edwin J. Brown
Tis
Union Block
Cherry and
Columblia
Everett & Edmonds
Ste, Ory
Everett
Telegraph
Colman
Eastern Outlitting Co., Inc
Secord Union
Snowmakere Reliable Credit House
Tamale and Factory
Northern Pacific Rail
Yellowstone National P
Livingston
Gardiner
Nite
J. O. McMullen
1St Ave
Yester Way
A. D. Charlton
Pomis
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