Fasting Plea: Dr Wallace Endorses Cure Even as Debate Rages
London doctors weigh Upton Sinclair's fasting account in Contemporary Review. Dr Wallace hails fasting as a cure in select cases, citing 15 day fasts and six week fasts that reportedly cured internal troubles, while cautioning against cold weather and noting class differences in risk and access.
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London
Upton Sinclair
Contemporary Review
Wallace
The
Herald of Health
Hiller
Canada
West End
Port Arthur Case Details a 16 Year Silence Between Couple
Charles Connor, a Vigors-Shear Lumber employee in Port Arthur, directed his landlady to notify a Bay City daughter if anything happened to him. When he fell ill the landlady sent the message. the daughter, long dead, had a letter reach Connor’s wife in Gaylord, Michigan. Mrs. Connor and her son arrived to find him recovered and unaware of the long span without contact.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Charles Connor
Vigors-Shear Lumber Company
Bay City
Connor
Gaylord
Mich
Canary Leads to Breeding Pair Return
After ten days on the loose, a canary owned by T. Kirk of Tiverton was found back in its cage alongside another canary of the same species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canary
London
T. Kirk
Tiverton
1827 brass troy pound weight change noted at mint
Tests by the Gallatin era standard show the brass troy pound imported in 1827 has oxidized by seven one thousandths of a grain, risking apparent lighter money. Iridio platinum may replace brass if Congress approves. Discovery occurred during the Philadelphia assay commission visit in February.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Congress
Bureau of Standards
Albert Gallatin
England
Philadelphia
Government Assay Commission
Edward Rigg
Royal Mint
London
A. Platt Andrew
Assay Commission
Boy Hero of Preston Remembered for Daring Dives
A Preston inquest praised 12 year old Roland Mitchell for saving five lives from drowning including a four year old, diving ten feet to reach John Keefe. The jury noted his gallantry and urged Royal Humane Society recognition. Mitchell, who learned to swim a year ago, has become a local hero amid other canal rescues and a Ribble River save.
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London
Roland Mitchell
Preston
John Keefe
Mitchell
Royal Humane Society
Parker
Gardner
Banks
Ribble
Keefe
William King
Leicester
William Bale
King
J. J. Hill Sees Record Crop and Rail Cost Concerns
J J Hill returns to St Paul from New York optimistic on general business conditions and crops likely to rise toward nine billion in farm product value. He cautions railroads must raise freight rates to fund needed improvements and prevent traffic bottlenecks, noting demand and winter congestion in Chicago as reasons.
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Chicago
James J. Hill
St. Paul
New York
Hill
Old Glory Dusting Sparks School Board Debate
Hazleton Pennsylvania meeting of city school board drew strong reactions from patriotic groups over omission of the word flag from new manuals used by 3,000 pupils. Directors recalled manuals and plan to insert flag so janitors dust the fixtures daily.
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Hazleton
Russia Might Proclaim Fur Close Season
In St. Petersburg a petition was adopted at the Irbit Siberia fur fair calling on the government to declare a close season for furred game and to prohibit sable hunting for two years due to threatened depletion of Russia's fur supply.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Siberia
Longworth Seeks Own Voice Beyond Roosevelt Shadow
Nicholas Longworth, representative from Ohio's First District, complains he is defined by being Theodore Roosevelt's son in law. The stand-patter and ally of Joseph Cannon laments lost independence and the burden of his famous father in law while insisting he was an accomplished congressman before marriage.
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Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Cincinnati
Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Joseph G. Cannon
House
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Battle for McKinley in coming fall congressional fight
The piece profiles William Brown McKinley of Champaign Illinois as Republican chair and leading contest figure in Illinois Nineteenth district. It notes his wealth entertaining power and role in Congress while predicting a sharp national tariff battle and GOP effort to hold the majority.
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Congress
Illinois
William Brown McKinley
Champaign
Petersburg
McKinley
Républican Congressional Committee
House of Representatives
Representative McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Washington
Hilnels
Wickersham Targeted by Insurgent Critics in Chicago Speech
The article notes attacks on Attorney General George W. Wickersham after his Hamilton Club Appomattox day talk. It references Senator La Follette, Representative Rainey, and anticipated retorts from Senator Dolliver as part of broader GOP intra party clashes.
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George W. Wickersham
United States
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Taft
la Follette
Wisconsin
J. Pierpont Morgan
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Rainey
Washington
Dolliver
Iowa
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Beveridge Voices Opposition to Tariff Law at Indiana Convention
Indiana Senator Albert J. Beveridge denounced the tariff measure paragraph by paragraph in a speech to the Indiana Republican convention in Indianapolis. He noted his nonwealth and noted his habit of avoiding daily press interviews, preferring written work and silence on political developments. The remarks drew nationwide attention.
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Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Indianapolis
Beveridge
Congress
Senate
Chicago
Sleep for skin relief with Cuticura Remedies
Parents find rest for babies and themselves using Cuticura Soap bath and Cuticura Ointment. The remedies ease itching burning and rashes in infancy and childhood, often quickly, with soothing sleep. Sold by druggists. free 32 page book available from Potter Drug and Chem Corp. Boston.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Cannibal Prods Lightning Calculator Over Alcohol Deal
A Fiji cannibal reluctantly produces a quarter after a pleading Lightning Calculator. The exchange centers on stopping drinking and gambling as a grub-stake burden grows. The Lightning Calculator laments others fail to grasp genius eccentricities.
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Los Angeles Herald
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Endorsement
A historical medical advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonials from J. Cheney & Co. and local Toledo druggists. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers testimonials mailed free, and lists a 73 cent price per bottle. It also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan and Marvin.
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J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Fall
Hall
Single Blessedness
Emerson jokes about twin expectations in a marital context. Waters questions the remark while The Circle references a humorous exchange about possible twin children and the doctor’s visit.
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Emerson
Waters
A Case In Point and Quick Wit Bits
A Case In Point contrasts Cynicus saying women cannot keep secrets with Henpeckke noting a wife kept silent until engagement. The Philadelphia Record cites the exchange. Precocious Youth presents a quip about a fairy story, with a joke about chorus girls as the punchline.
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Henpeckke
Philadelphia Record
Pettit's Eye Salve Promises Instant Eye Relief
Pettit's Eye Salve offers instant relief for eyes irritated by dust heat sun or wind. Advertised at 25c with Howard Bros Buffalo NY as distributors. Country readers make jam at home while city folk buy theirs in streetcars.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
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Carrie Chapman Catt
Doctor Shaw
Catt
International Woman's Suffrage Association
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Noman
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J. J. Hill
Quandary
Wickersham
Hayseed
Dudley
Cuticura
Isle
Dodds
Guaren
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