Nebraska Senate Elects Burkett as United States Senator
Nebraska legislature reports the Senate ballot at 11 20 with 32 votes for Elmer J Burkett while Senator Hart was absent The House approved three bills for salaries and expenses The joint session elected Burkett as U S senator and debates over pay and committee changes followed Several bills on vital statistics licenses road taxes and livestock transport were introduced or advanced
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HOUSE
Wilson
Lincoln Asylum Fund
United States
Elmer J. Burkett
Richard L. Metcalf
Alfred Sorenson
J. A. Douglas
Rock County
Mr. Burkett
Haines
Douglas
McClay
Lancaster
State Board of Health
Fire and Police Board
County
District Road Fund
Senate
Burns of
Kyd
Gage
Cobbey
Nebraska
South Bend
Senate Committee of the Whole Tackles Two Bills
The Nebraska senate in committee of the whole discussed two general file bills on the 18th. G.F. by Good of Nemaha would empower the state board to equalize property by adjusting valuations across classes, while S. F. 5 aims to simplify preparing evidence for appeals to the supreme court.
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Benate
Senate
G.F
Good
Nemaha
State Board
S. F
Supreme Court
Blilh
House
Elmer J. Burkett
United State
State Board of Control
Girls’ Industrial School
Kearney
Geneva
Cabman Lost for Words After Being Underpaid by Passenger
A London cabman, briefly underpaid by a rider who paid only the legal fare, found himself speechless with shock. The man departed before change could be spoken, and a fellow cabman advised, leave him to God, Mike, as relief.
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Aatory
London
Mike
Senate Advances Tax and Recording Bills in Narrow Session
The Senate passed a revenue law amendment and indorsed Senate file No. 3 for property classification. It considers raising county valuations by the state board of equalization, while senators push for exempted-property lists and new real estate record rules. New measures include correcting assessment errors, financing urban electric lighting, and a state registrar of vital statistics.
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Senate
Good
Nemaha
State Board of Equalization
Cady
Judiciary Committee
Fries
Valley
Epperson
Board of Equalization
Nebraska House Debates Juror Drawing and Landlord Lien Bill
The Nebraska House met less than two hours on the 19th and adjourned. House Bill 6 to change juror drawing methods in Gage County was sent back for indefinite postponement. House Bill 13 to grant landlords a lien on crops grown on leased premises passed after discussion of protections for landlords against dishonest renters.
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Kyd
Gage
Gage County
Perry of Furnay
Hinshaw
Fourth
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Congress
Nebraska
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lord Howard De Walden Swordsman of Britain
Lord Howard De Walden of England emerges as a premier British swordsman equally at home with ancient armaments and modern weapons. He studies classic weapons and has begun collecting antique pieces, including an inlaid sword once owned by Louis XVI of France.
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Lord Howard de Walden
England
Britain
Lord Howard
Louis XVI
France
Lawmaker Expresses Accord With President on Interstate Commerce
The speaker states full accord with the president on the issue and notes multiple interviews. He pledges to support legislation expanding powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Bills filed include fire escape requirements for public buildings over three stories and theaters, and anti monopoly measures against unlawful restraints and rebates in transport.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Hmit
Senate Debates Voting Machine Bill and New Legislation
Senator Thomas of Douglas introduces a voting machine bill creating a commission led by the governor secretary of state and state auditor with three deputies for supervision. Other bills include uniform negotiable instruments law district apportionment fish hatchery funding private pond stocking irrigation district proceedings liquor sale ban near U S forts. Senate adjourns until Monday.
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Senate
Thomas
Douglas County
Douglas
South Bend
United States Fort
House Schedules Bridge Bill and Local Office Moves
The house set H R 18 by Kyd of Gage as a special order for Tuesday to require bid plans by county for iron bridges. Bills introduced include school fund distribution by county, hinged gates at rail crossings, mill site reversion, papers served by constables, and election of six justices and six Omaha constables. The printing report awarded 1000 copies of the governor's annual message to State Journal Co for $1.25 per page, about thirty five pages.
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Kyd
Gage
Omaha
House
State Journal Company
New Judicial Apportionment Bill Shifts Nebraska Districts
A senate introduced judicial apportionment bill by Breese of Sheridan sets fifteen districts with incumbents preserved. The plan assigns districts and judges to counties including Richardson Nemaha Johnson Pawnee Gage Jefferson in District One and lists further groupings such as Seventh district Saline Fillmore Thayer Nuckolls Clay and Fifteenth Cherry Sheridan Dawes Sioux Box Butte, detailing the state’s new map.
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Senate
Breese
Sheridan
Richardson
Nemana
Johnson
Pawnee
Gage
Jefferson
Otos
Cass
Lancaster
Douglas
Sarpy
Washington
Burt
Saunders
Seward
Butler
York
Hamilton
Polk
Dodge
Colfax
Platte
Merrick
Nance
Saline
Filmore
Thayer
Nuckolls
Clay
Cuming
Stanton
Dixon
Dakota
Cedar
Thurston
Wayne
Madison
Antelope
Pierce
Knox
Holt
Boyd
Rock
Brown
Keyan Paha
Adams
Webster
Kearney
Franklin
Harlan
Phelps
Boone
Hall
Wheeler
Greeley
Garfield
Loun
Valley
Howard
Blaine
Thomas
Hooker
Grant
Buffalo
Dawson
Custer
Sherman
Lincoln
Logan
Keith
Cheyenne
Deuel
Scott's Bluff
Kimball
Banner
McPherson
Arthur
Perkins
Gosper
Furnas
Frontier
Hoe Hayes
Hitchcock
Chase
Indy
Cherry
Dawes
Sioux
Box Butte
Bank of England Trade Obsequious Clerk Quip
A bemused clerk at the Bank of England declines a sale with a witty remark about pricing a tail, reflecting a light anecdote in a Woman's Home Companion style. The exchange highlights humor in financial settings.
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Bank of England
Fog in London Raises Daily Lighting Bill to 116600 Dollars
A London fog is projected to necessitate an extra day of lighting costing about 116600 dollars. The estimate reflects increased street illumination and related energy use during the hazy period.
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London
Cannon Receives Gavel Carved From Guilford Dogwood
Speaker Cannon holds a gavel fashioned from dogwood grown on his birthplace farm near Guilford North Carolina Joho C Fox presented the relic Uncle Joe expressed joy at receiving it and vowed to care for it He noted the gavel's brief, tough life in the House of Representatives will be full of hard knocks and a rough road ahead.
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Speaker Cannon
Guilford
N. C
Joho C. Fox
Cannon
Joe
Fox
House of Representatives
Organize to Fight Tuberculosis at American Congress Meet
Early October in St Louis at the Hall of Congresses a World’s Fair linked American International Congress on Tuberculosis gathered representatives from across the Americas. The three day session focused on prevention and an active educational campaign through Chautauquas and associations with a publicity committee guiding public information.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Ill
Movement to Suppress Tuberculosis
The text emphasizes that pulmonary tuberculosis is preventable and curable. It explains transmission through skin, mucous membranes, and contaminated sputum and animal products. It cites high death tolls, notes that early treatment saves lives, and argues for preventive and therapeutic measures to save about one hundred thousand lives annually.
Danger in Alcohol in Cold Weather
The article warns that warm skin reddens from alcohol, while cold air makes skin pale due to constricted vessels. Alcoholic drinks create a false sense of warmth but increase heat loss, risking internal cooling. Authorities cited oppose spirits as protection against cold.
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Parkes
King
Kane
Kennedy
Hayes
Carpenter
Hudson Bay Company
John Richardson
Health By Training Principles For Chronic Illness
Health-getting, for the chronic, is a matter of training and health culture under favorable conditions. It calls for discarding disease-producing habits such as tobacco tea coffee and irritating indigestible foods. Free flesh foods may cause liver kidney and stomach disorders and uric acid linked to rheumatism and nervousness.
Buttermilk for Consumptives
Buttermilk is recommended for tubercular patients as a nutritious staple. Consume one to three quarts daily, adjusting meals to total food intake. Do not let the patient go hungry and provide food to match appetite for optimal digestion.
Wanted An Appetite Natural and persuasive
The text argues appetite comes from effort and outdoor life. It promotes natural methods to stimulate hunger including cold baths, ice bags over the stomach before meals, and hot abdominal applications followed by ice rubs to boost digestion. It discourages paying for appetite and emphasizes self-help.
Diet Plan For Tuberculosis Patients Emphasizes Nut Rich Meals
The tubercular patient should receive proteids in moderate, pure form. Nuts and well-toasted bread with fruits form a strong diet, with yolks of eggs providing fats and proteins. Milk is advised when digestion allows, but avoid when it causes indigestion or stomach dilation.
Wholesome Lentil and Nut Loaf and Related Dishes
A vintage collection of domestic recipes including Lentil and Nut Loaf, Fruit Soup with sago and prunes, Snowballs with Prunes, Banana and Nut Salad, Peas Croquettes, and Savory Lentils. Each item provides gram scale instructions, optional substitutions, and serving suggestions. Strong ingredients include lentils, Brazil nuts, prunes, sago, cranberries, walnuts, and tomato sauce.
Suffering Sinks to Strength with Williams Pink Pills
Mrs. Lizzie Williams of Quincy Illinois credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with lifting thirteen years of nervous prostration periodical exhaustion and rheumatic pain after two months of use. She says appetite returned and nerves quieted, healing noted by friends as she regained health after long illness. Pills marketed to cure poor blood and nerve disorders.
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Lizzie Williams
Cedar Street
Quincy
Illinois
Star of South Africa Diamond Change Hands in Trade
The famed Star of South Africa diamond, once owned by a witch doctor, was traded by farmer Nieuwkerk for a wagon and several oxen and later sold for 65000 dollars.
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South Africa
Nieuwkerk
Fifteen Years of Torture Ends with Cure
A testimonial from H. B. Franklin of Allegheny Pa claims Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cleared severe scalp sores after three days and fully cured in one week, detailing relief from years of itching and pain.
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H. B. Franklin
Washington St
Allegheny
Faithfulness over talent, says John Clifford
A historical quote credits John Clifford with the idea that in life the great merit is faithfulness rather than talent, highlighting diligence and steadfastness as key values.
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John Clifford
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Claim
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube, often due to catarrh, promising a $100 reward for any catarrh deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and urging readers to request free circulars.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Bold B. Draggiate
Pure in Heart Slow to Credit Calumnies
A reflective line noting that virtuous people rarely believe slander yet may still listen to rumors. The aphorism contrasts integrity with curiosity about gossip. The tone is moralizing and cautious about rumor propagation.
Defiance Starch Promises Superior Quality at Small Cost
An advertisement touts Defiance Starch as distinct from rivals, claiming higher quality and one-third more product for 10 cents. The pitch emphasizes its superiority over other brands.
Liberal education called best dowry yet wealth valued
A conservative view compares education to a dowry and notes that despite its value, an annual income of £10,000 remains highly desirable. The remark reflects attitudes toward wealth and schooling in the period.
Piso's Cure Praised As Best Medicine For Throat Lungs
An 1900 letter from Wa ExDaer of Van Buren Indiana lauds Piso's Cure as the best remedy for throat and lung ailments. The note adds a proverb advising quiet demeanor to attract neighbors seeking guidance.
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Piso
O. ExDaer
Vanburen, Ind
Defiance Starch Price War Sparks Household Debate
The note claims Defiance Starch should be in every household with 80 good quality, plus 4 ounces more for 19 cents than any other brand of cold water starch, signaling a value claim and market comparison.
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Legislature of
McGilton
Greevy
Hart
Committee On Revenue
Epperson of
Judiciary
Committee of International Congress
Defiance
Roebuck & CO
Chicade
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