Old John D. Babbles Thoughts Before the Deluge
An interview with John D. Rockefeller reveals his views on income tax ownership of wealth and reformers. He praises the country and government but disputes taxation, calls wealth trustees of humanity, and predicts better times as business advances. He critiques reformers and notes aging and generational shifts. A second, unrelated line comments on French fashion and stockings.
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John D
John
Uncle John
Citizens' alliances and labor baiting warned by Eastern father case
A polemic on citizens' alliances accuses corporate lawyers and labor groups of exploiting workers and miseducating the public. The piece contends misinformed allies harm their own incomes while labor should be well paid. It also reports an Eastern carpenter father charged with failing to support 13 children.
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Citizens’ Alliance
Corporation
Board of Trade
Citizens
Spare the Red and Spoil the Job editorial tirade
The Eastern organ denounces radicals who attack corporations after surrender terms, demands peace while condemning profits and extortion. It cites Mary Jones the washerwoman and workers in Colorado Michigan and West Virginia as bearing burdens, and questions whether privilege can endure without reform. A Connecticut man humorousl y alters his name by replacing i with e.
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Mary Jones
Colorado
Michigan
West Virginia
Calumet
Fragmented Early 20th Century Social Snippets
A collection of assorted quotes and short items touching on cooperation women voting in New Zealand divorce rates, a New York education board misconduct charge, a minister's wife scalding incident in Arizona, and light commentary on economy and chastened hard times.
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Arizona
Old Time Pain Relief Promises Instant Joint Comfort
A vintage style advertisement promotes St Jacobs Oil for rheumatic pain and joint stiffness. It claims most cases need only external treatment, promising quick relief by massaging the oil onto the tender spot. The copy urges readers to try a trial bottle from any drug store and notes uses for neuralgia lumbago backache sprains.
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St. Jacobs Oil
St Jacoba Qi
St. Jacobs
Echoes From A Small Town Meeting And Jokes
A compilation of remarks from a Naples Illinois town meeting includes wishes for a local figure to live long and be a tribune. The piece intersperses humorous vignettes about public figures, a New York boss Tweed reference, a Jersey City world walk, and a child diary gag about sunrise and set times.
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Naples
Ill
the News
Alex McDeowell
Alex
Curtie Unger
Minerva
California Syrup of Figs Promotes Quick Constipation Relief
A mother’s health ad extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels, ease feverishness and irritability, and restore normal sleep and appetite. Consumers are urged to buy only the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company and beware of counterfeits.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Navy captain loses command after Louisian a reef incident
Captain Harry A. Field faced dismissal from command and a five-grade reduction for guiding the battleship Louisiana onto a reef off Vera Cruz in August after navigating without a chart.
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Washington
Harry A. Field
Louisiana
Vera Cruz
Sandy McTavish’s Woe Over Missing Relation
At a fireside scene Sandy McTavish sobs over Donald McPherson’s wife’s death. A neighbor peers in and questions kinship, while Sandy laments that everyone else seems to be changing except him.
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Sandy McTavish
Sandy
Donald McPherson
Wealthy objectors face eager tax takers
The Baltimore Star notes that any millionaire who opposes income tax can easily find others willing to assume his wealth burden.
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Baltimore Star
Pigott for Mayor in Seattle Campaign Profiles and Claims
Abe Hurwitz profiles H C Pigott as a reform-minded Seattle mayoral candidate. The piece notes Pigott’s confrontational style, anti slush funds stance, and history as a printer and grand jury foreman who indicted Jacob Forth. It details his 30-year residence, family, and prior political activity with municipal ownership and local campaigns.
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Pigott
Kind Words Club
Crith
Josh
Tenderloin
Seattle
Hi Gill
Dan Landon
Jacob Forth
Forth
Grand Jury
London Telephone Service Provokes Pro-Government Debate
In Editor's Mail the writer critiques a Seattle Morning editorial on government price policy for telephone service. The piece recalls past protests against government parcel post, arguing that critics of public options consistently resist progress that benefits the people while challenging monopolies.
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The
Star
Seattle
London
Harrison
Maryland
United States
Parcel Post
Mall
Northern
Wells Fargo Express
Dope Plea Fails to Explain Judge Speer Scandal
In Macon Georgia on January 26 reports say the Federal Judge Emery Speer faced grave misconduct charges despite testimony from druggists and doctors. They swore he used small amounts of cocaine for hay fever and occasional morphine injections. Maggie Teyte to wear a man's suit this season signaling fashion trend from the slit to the male silhouette.
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Macon
Emery Speer
Congressional
Maggie Teyte
Chicago News
Silverware for Star Readers Promotion
A six piece Rogers Silver Tea Spoon set in French gray finish is offered free to Star subscribers. The spoons, valued at least $2.60 retail, are mailed with a one year advance subscription of $3.25. Renewals or new subscriptions by a friend also qualify for the gift.
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Rogers
The
Star
Hamburg Breast Tea for Cold Relief
An old advertisement promotes Hamburg Breast Tea from German origins as a vegetable remedy. It instructs to steep a tablespoon in boiling water and drink a cupful to break a cold and cure grip, claim it opens pores, relieves congestion, and even loosens bowels. It is described as inexpensive.
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Hamburg
Great Edison Wax Record Sale Sparks Rapid Bargains
The advertisement lists multiple Edison wax records priced at 35 and 50 cents, from single items to bundles, including 135 cents for a rare record. It emphasizes fast movement of pianos and records and urges early attention to secure benefits before it is too late.
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Connecticut
Earth
New Zealand
New York Board of Education
Everett True
John Fox
New York
Boss Tweed
Tweed
Sue Derkhouse
Brookfield
Tribune
Jersey City
Tommy
E.j.brown
First Avenue
Firatav
Br. Brown
Rowan
First Ave
Union Block
Aelon
Dr. Browna
Edwin J. Brown, D. D. S
Johnny Mouse
NAVY
Orthern Bank and Trust CO
Pike
H. C. Pigott
Abe Hurwitz
H.C. Pigott
Lincoln Steffens
Underworld
Quis
M ‘Tan Printing Co
Dilling
Cotter
Lil
Boston
Second Ave
North
Eilers Music House
Great Edison Wax Record Sale
Edison
R. S. Fringer
Eilers Building
Third Avenue
University Street
Ule By
Galt Nde
Forden
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