Taft Alaska policy sparks clash over central railroad plan
The piece critiques Secretary Fisher and Taft proposing a federal trunk line from tidewater to the Tanana and Yukon. It argues government built railways then handed to private operators, warning the Fisher plan risks public credit while rewarding private capital. It cites Guggenheim interests and calls the policy either foolish or betrayed public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Alaska
Central Trunk Line
Tidewater
Tanana
Yukon
Taft
Fee
Wall Street
Guggenheims
Cnaheiings
Pillicenes
The True Henry Watterson in a Wilson-Watterson Clash
A critical look at Col. Watterson of Louisville as editor of the Courier Journal. The piece accuses him of bias and ties his views to tariff reform, gold standard politics, and his stance during the Wilson campaign. It questions his consistency on steel probes and endorsements, noting alleged connections to Wall Street interests and a perceived shift in allegiance with the Democratic Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Col
Watterson
Louisville
Swager
Shelby
White House
Louis
Wilson
T. F
The
Tobacco Trust
Hhe
Ryan
Wall Street
Harvey
Harper's Weekly
Amos
Han
Doris Willowplume
Geeser
Is Commission Government the End
The article questions whether commission government can reform cities and argues for hiring a trained city manager. It compares local practice to corporate models, suggests recruiting managers from elsewhere, and predicts broader powers and efficiency under this system. It notes a possible shift toward appointing a general manager to run city administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Gulf
Lakes
America
Colorado Springs
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Indianapolis
Seattri
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Taft and theatre and politics mix in a sharp, quirky note
The fragmentary column teases Jud Harmon's anti insurgency stance with Taft's endorsement ideas and a run of varied items from theatre to politics. It mentions a new play The Talker, Arnold Bennett on Balzac Pittsburg, Taft predicting a Taft election win, labor arrest at Lawrence, and Massachusetts politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jud Harmon
Bill Taft
Jud
Arnold Bennett
Balzac
Pittsburg
Taft
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Misadventure in Love and a Stubborn Uncle
A narrator resists a senile uncle’s marriage schemes as Doris Willowplume enters the scene. Uncle Amos sizes up the visitor and, despite tension, offers a chair while the narrator declares the home a battlefield. The tale shifts with oddities about a police law and a Moscow pawnshop.
Farmer Sold Firm and Turns to Chickens
A rural note says a local investor sold a business and moved into poultry farming. He has invested in a large number of hens and plans to expand the flock, signaling a shift in his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soboss
Odesport
Puck
His Daughters Hand and Dinner Table Quirks
A quippy dialogue reads as Tit Bits humor about a suitor seeking a daughter’s hand and a father’s blunt joke about signatures. A rambling home scene shows superstition and social rituals around dining with relatives and money.
Ark Animals Counted in N Count Joke
In this St Paul Pioneer Press snippet animals aboard the Ark discuss enumeration by the proprietor. The giraffe notes being numbered as they pass in and the monkey quips about correcting figures, framing the scene as a playful flood episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Fragmented Readable Snippet From Oddities Page
A disjointed OCR fragment mentions a West Virginia man taking shoe buttons instead of pills and claiming similar effects. The text includes scattered phrases about dinner bells, money, insurance, rag men, and taxation, ending with a warning about signs being hung on people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Going to Leave Us Aboard The Woods Health Fads Tale
A curious narrator recounts following doctors advice toward vegetarianism then meat based diets, Fletcherizing and gourmet indulgence. The man details misadventures with indigestion, heartier chewing, and cautions about dietary extremes while seeking a simple, natural path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.D
Healands
Fragmented dialogue hints at wedding and memory
A garbled exchange mentions a husband three years apart, a fiancé named Les, and recalling the first grownup daughter gown. The text reads like a disjointed Chicago source fragment with incomplete names and context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Iim
Chicago
Sulphurro craze spreads in Seattle and Northwest
The article describes Sulphurro’s rapid sales surge across Seattle and Northwest cities, with Dr. Shaw and local druggists praising its demand. It highlights thousands of visitors to the Stewart home for demonstrations, widespread testimonials, and orders reaching Portland, California, and eastern states. It notes prominent Seattle boosters distributing the medicine nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Strang
Seattle
Urro
Stewart
C. M. C. Stewart Company
Tacoma
Ttle
Commencement Bay
Bellingham
Everett
Anacortes
Centralia
Chehalis
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Raymond
South Bend
Portland
California
Medicine
Iacoria
C. M. C. Stewart
Illinois City
Coliseum
Seattle Woman Cured of Fifteen-Year Asthma Case
A Seattle woman reports relief from a fifteen year asthma battle after using Sulphurro from the C M C Stewart Sulphur Co. She had consulting physicians in Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Pittsburg and two prior surgeries with no lasting benefit. She began Sulphurro in October 1911 and soon could breathe easily, with improved appetite and no cough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
A. Powell
Cure for eczema named Sulphurio lauded by constable
J B Shannon King county constable testifies in Judge Gordon's court that Sulphurio cured a severe eczema case thought hereditary. He describes long search for relief and notes high regard among law officers and attorneys in the Prefontaine building. He claims the remedy ended years of suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Shannon
King County
Gordon
Prefontaine
Sulphurro Claims Cure For Rheumatism
A fragmentary report describes a well known man using Sulphurro at home to relieve rheumatism. The text hints at improved blood and system health and praises the remedy as a notable cure. No clear dates or locations are provided.
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Private
United Press
Star Pad
Sellalies
Henry Watterson
Diana
Mise Dilipickies
Uncle Amos
Doris Willume
Avount
Donna Willowplume
Ducky
Pope
Lake Superior
Moscow
Russia
Toljip
Tahiti
Dr. Wiley
State
Bartell Drug
Swift's
Quakers Drug Company
Swift
Second and
Pike Street
Kinse
Third Avenue
Columbia
Flaming Banner
Sulphurro
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Victoria
B. C
Peoria
J. E. Shannon
Seattle Municipal
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