Roosevelt to push drastic meat packing reform via Beveridge plan
President Roosevelt plans to publish the Neill Reynolds meat packing reports and send them to Congress with a special message urging immediate drastic legislation. He seeks enactment of the Beveridge amendment as part of the agricultural appropriation bill to inspect meats for domestic use and export.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles P. Neill
J. B. Reynolds
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Beveridge
Wadsworth
New York
Agricultural Committee of
House
Senate
Neill
Reynolds
Pam Ear Pie
Congress
State Paying Cash as Texas Revenues Start to Tie Up
State departments and institutions pay salaries and maintenance costs via warrants at the state treasury window. General revenue, near collapse, will shift to warrant registration, delaying cash payments for seven to eight months. Tax bills face court delays, with railroads taxed at 1 percent and possible writs delaying final decision before term end this month.
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Austin
Tex
General Revenue
Supreme Court
Temple Gin Remodel Under Way on South First Street
The old Greathouse Gin property in Temple Texas is being rebuilt by Meisner and Seybold. They are erecting a large brick cotton gin with the latest ginning machinery and it will be ready for the new cotton crop.
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Temple
Temple, Tex
Greathouse Gin
South First Street
Messrs. Meisner & Seybold
Beaumont Plan Aims to Build Rice Straw Wallpaper Factory
A Beaumont Texas proposal seeks to attract a wallpaper factory by promising five years of free rice straw waste from farmers. The promoter group plans a conference next week with key backers, and one citizen has agreed to invest up to $5,000 in the venture if established.
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Beaumont
Tex
Thomas
Boy pities birds on first-country excursion
A Brooklyn Citizen report recalls a boy named Tommy on a first-country outing. He sees birds overhead and, with gentle concern, asks if they have cages, noting their lack of confinement.
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Brooklyn Citizen
Tommy
Detroit Free Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease needing internal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a internal medicine affecting blood and mucous surfaces, not a quack remedy, with testimonials available and priced 75 cents plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Kicker by Habit and Advertisements in The Star
The excerpt notes a hotel clerk describing a man who acts as if accustomed to harsh treatment. It also promotes Simmons Liver Purifier highlighting benefits such as constipation relief indigestion biliousness and headaches with a cheerful tone.
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Washington Star
Gossip and tall Chicago girl spark boarding house chat
Mrs Skimkins asks about the new boarding house and finds gossip excellent. Mr Jobkins notes rooms fair and table tolerable. Tess comments on a tall Chicago girl, and Jess jokes she would be seven feet if on tiptoe. A schoolboy ponders why interest peaks when evening chores loom.
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Skimkins
Jobkins
Tess
Chicago
Jess
Philadelphia Press
Pink Pills Claim To Restore Blood In Anemia Case
A Watertown woman describes severe fainting spells from anemia improved after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad claims the medicine increases red blood cells and restores health, offering 50 cent per box or six boxes for 2.50 from Williams Medicine Co.
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George Forrester
Curtis Street
Watertown
N.Y
Mars Communication Dream Stirs Space Essay Humor
An astronomer replies to a question about talking with Mars by joking he won’t spoil pages of future articles with proof. He says it would be unprofessional to contradict such prospects, citing Washington Star style humor.
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Mars
Washington Star
Hunt's Cure praised by Mrs Eula Preslad in Tennessee
A Greenfield Tennessee reader named Mrs Eula Preslad says she has kept Hunt's Cure on hand for fifteen years to treat itching skin troubles such as eczema and ringworm. She calls it peerless and an old friend.
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Hunt
Prosperity Ruining Men Yet Pleasing in Loss
A pithy reflection on wealth’s damage, noting ruin can be less harsh if framed as pleasant. The line contrasts prosperity with downfall, suggesting a biased optimism about misfortune.
Carnegie Hero Fund Gift Honored Captain After Cherokee Wreck
Captain Mark Casto received a 1500 Carnegie hero fund award for bravery in the Cherokee disaster. The New York Tribune notes his modest reaction and humor about an unexpected gift. The column also recalls humorous exchanges about telephones and city hall amongst other brief anecdotes.
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Mark Casto
Carnegie Hero Fund
New York Tribune
Capt. Casto
Troubles of Spring Days Highlight Rural Life
The Chapman Kansas Outlook notes spring brings hens helping radishes, dogs digging in flower beds, and a neighbor’s cow strolling across a freshly prepared lawn in a lighthearted rural scene.
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Chapman
Julep Season Looms as Youths Speak to Mint Fight
A Cleveland Leader quotation recalls San Franciscans defending their mint while a youth notes the julep season approaches, reflecting regional pride and lighthearted historical commentary in a brief urban vignette.
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Cleveland
Hunt's Lightning Oil Advertisement Claim
Advertisement for Hunt's Lightning Oil marketed for burns bruises cuts and sprains. Claims it is the most penetrating healing liniment with guaranteed results. Priced at 25 and 50 cents.
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Hunt
The Limit Knicker Was It a Miscarriage of Justice
The New York Sun questions whether the Limit Knicker case represented a miscarriage of justice or an error in judgment, suggesting a misauto in the handling of the matter.
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Bocker
N. Y. Sun
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Promoted In Indianapolis News
An old Indianapolis News item touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a remedy for coughs and colds. The ad copy promises gentle soothing relief with ginger adding spice to life.
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Indianapolis News
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