Legislature Bills Move on Emergency Clause and Rail Fare Fight
Legislative column reports the passage of the 2-cent passenger fare bill with an emergency clause amid rail interests backing the move. Governor Sheldon signs or vetoes liquor stamping measure, while railroads push anti-pass protections and compensations. A large educational and library building appropriation of 250000 is proposed, with university funding and various state expenses outlined.
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Root
Cass
Sheldon
Senate
House
O'Connell
Johnson
Latta
Burt
Burns
Lancaster
Glover
Custer
Gould
Greeley
Hanna
Cherry
Gibson
Thomas and Saunders
Douglas
McXesson
State House
Chicago
Harvey
Hamer
Buffalo
Railroad Committee
Madison man files resolution on university funds and texts
Randall of Madison presents a joint resolution asking the regents of the university to report to the legislature on receipts and expenditures and why they have not complied with the law that requires furnishing textbooks to students at cost. The resolution will take the form of a bill.
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Randall of Madison
House debates H R 116 on court reporters’ fees
The house seeks to restore H R 116 from the governor to raise court reporters' fees. If not returned for approval the governor will veto. The bill would boost salaries for Douglas and Lan caster counties reporters out of proportion to their work.
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House
H. R
Quackenbush
Douglas
Lancaster
Public Lands Committee Recommends Full Funding for State Institutions
The committee on public lands and buildings reported a clean bill for all state institutions and practically recommended full appropriations to the superintendents. South Omaha residents protested annexation by Omaha, marching with a Roosevelt big stick and banners through the capitol, warning they refuse to be absorbed by any neighboring city. The legislature allotted part of a joint session to hear the speakers.
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House Committee On Claims
Klen G. Fisher
Chadron
Henry Kaup
Cuming County
Fr. Fisher
Rapid City
Sioux County
Herman Goedde
South Omaha
Omaha
Capitol
The Vegetable Treatment Promoted For Blood Disorders
An old advertisement promotes Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier. It claims the remedy can aid rheumatism backache and general weakness, urging readers to make and try the mixture. It also notes an undertaker ad claiming a single doctor and high mortality in a Colorado town.
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Colorado
Penmanship A Fine Art In A Renaissance Revival
A feature story notes a revival of penmanship with pages and books shown in exhibitions. Uncial or half uncial scripts replace modern type, and scribes often blend writing with illustration through intricate illuminations. The piece observes renewed public interest and the evolving roles of scribe and illustrator.
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Arts and Crafts
Gold Prize Letters Promote Postum Cereal Contest
A 1907 advertisement offers 325 cash prizes for letters about coffee to Postum Cereal Co. Topics include effects of coffee versus Postum, anecdotes of drinkers hurt or won over, and methods to make Postum well. Judges unnamed, prizes range from 10 to 1 dollars, contest ends June 1, 1907.
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Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Western Canada Wheat Yields Report from Dundurn Sask
N D Baumink writes from Dundurn Saskatchewan detailing a wheat yield of 4.344 bushels per acre across his north quarter, total wheat 9,280 bushels and oats nearly 5,000. He notes selling 2,000 bushels as seed, plans to acquire adjoining half section, and boasts Hoosier farmers comparing favorably to Minnesota.
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Dundurn
Sask
W Fi Rogers
Indianapolis
Ind
Canada
Minnesota
Indiana
N. D. Baumink
How to Sleep In a Blanket by Woodman Method
A compact guide outlines a blanket sleeping technique: lie on your back, spread the blanket, lift legs, tuck edges under from right to left and left to right, then lower legs and wrap shoulders to sleep. Rolling may loosen one edge while tightening the other.
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Stewart Edward White
Allcock's Plasters Endure as Proof of Merit
A 60 year record of satisfied users backs Allcock's Plasters with testimonials and cautions against substitutes. South Carolina breeder S M Pickens ships 12 game cocks to Mexico at eight dollars each, plus orders for 150 more at varying prices totaling 996 dollars. He touts Ginngrays and Warhorse breeds as strong pit cocks bred to withstand steel.
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Allcock
South Carolina
Mexico
S. M. Pickens
Anderson Intelligencer
Defiance Starch Promises Bright Laundered Whites
A vintage note extols white goods laundry care. It says fine wash goods look best when laundered with proper starch. The first essential is good starch that stiffens without thickening. Defiance Starch is recommended for improved appearance.
How Pineapple Should Be Taken
Guidance on pineapple portions says one quadrant of a half inch slice per meal. Do not cook and use just ripe fruit for maximum digestion. Pineapple in preserve form has little digestive value.
Lewis Brand Five Cigars Ad From Peoria Factory
Vintage cigarette or cigar card style note touts Lewis Single Binder straight 5c cigar made of extra quality tobacco. Mentions source from Lewis factory in Peoria Illinois and urges diligence before idleness with a Plato quotation about brightness.
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Lewis
Peoria
Bromo Quinine Laxative Featured in Cold Tablet Ad
An old advertisement notes a remedy titled Bromo Quinine described as a laxative. It mentions a similarly named product, a white package with black and red lettering bearing the signature of K. W. Grove, priced at 25 cents.
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K.W Grove
Wages Rise in German Factories Reported
Wages in Germany’s machine factory sector advanced last year by 10 to 15 percent. Garfield Tea, Nature’s laxative, is recommended to regulate the liver and relieve constipation.
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Germany
Author Fond of the Country and Cedar Springs Farmer
Arthur Stringer, the author, is an enthusiastic farmer with a fine fruit farm at Cedar Springs Ontario where he spends summers. The ad extols smooth iron and Defiance B starch for home laundering, promising proper stiffness, less wear, and a non sticking finish for shirts. Soft people occasionally use hard words.
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Arthur Stringer
Cedar Springs
Ont
Self-made Woman Notion Debated Across Magazine Ads
In a critique of advertising pages across magazines, the idea of a self-made woman is challenged as outdated or overstated, with references to modern devices and contraptions like switches pads drug store complexes and belladonna noted as part of older buzzwords.
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Lincoln
Legislative
House Committee On Railroads
State Insurance Department
Friends of the Annual
State Library
Supreme Court
Lindsay
State Capitol
Bea Hive
Adda
Thurston County
Congress
Tella
Western
Plato
Shizio’bey
Lydia
Pinkham
Aug. Lyon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Mrs. Pinkham
Sloaris
Earl S.sloan
Boston
Mass
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
A.N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adams Street
Chicas
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