Congregation Faces Mild Scare as Wax Matches Ignite in Service
In a church service a man dropped matches from his pocket igniting a wax box. Neighbors helped extinguish the flames while the minister, puzzled by the noise, urged singing. Mrs Heckpen warned against touching a sprig of celery as a running joke erupted.
Record-Setting Congressional Activity Among Pension Bills
Congress has passed more measures than any prior session amid liberalized rules and rising workload. From 8,593 Senate bills to 26,651 House bills, pension and war claim actions drive high private legislation, with 5,000 bills about pensions or military records.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Senata
House
Renate
Pension Committee
Multisport Report Highlights Derby, Tennis, Wrestling Wins
The late Woodbury Kane’s famed rule and Punch are noted as dead at 45. Jockey Warry Birkenruth injured in Belgium. Ipsom Downs Derby offers 52500 for 3 year olds won by Lemberg with Mas Stutter defeating Hazel Lotch Kiss. Los Angeles tennis features Alise Aulain 6 1. Amateur trotting series arranged in Baltimore Wilmington Philadelphia. Wilmington hosts first on June 18. Wrestler Frank Grotch defends world title in Chicago. British Derby proximity recalls King Folward’s era at Epsom. Mexican racing fair plans involve 700000 in stakes to attract Americans. Gustav Jungstrom wins 15 mile run at Wheelins West Virginia in 2 28 41. Sweden’s Joen and France’s St Yves place. Gun club charter noted near the area. Ant McGrath lifts Irish American Club record in pond weight.
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Warry Birkenruth
Belgium
Ipsom Downs
Eng
Lemberg
Mas Stutter
Hazel Lotchkiss
Los Angeles
Alise Aulain
Baltimore
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Frank Grotch
Flaimboldt
Town
Sinanishius Absaszko
Cisco
Chicago
Wrosn
King Folward
Edward
Nnsence Amanifscene
Tuares
Mex
Mast
Mexico
Gustav Ijungstrom
Ener
Wheelins
W.va
Joen Sweden
St. Yves
France
Low Wagon Design Brings Farm Labor Saving Advantages
A detailed guide explains a low wagon built from an ordinary farm wagon with full size wheels. It covers an unusually long axle, reinforced timbers, a triangular front connection, a front bolster and decked floor, plus hay hauling adaptations. Also included is a health ad for Dean's Kidney Pills with a testimonial.
Turkeys Profitable to Raise Says Expert
An article highlights the profitability of turkey farming with six main varieties Bronze Narragansett Buff Slate White and Black, noting early spring hatches can reach 14 to 20 pounds by Thanksgiving. It explains foragers sustain growth from insects and grain waste and that broilers and cold cuts boost demand as methods improve profits.
Giant radish and farming tips from old garden column
A provincial garden piece discusses Japanese giant radish varieties weighing 15 to 18 pounds with vines 12 to 18 inches long and greens when tender. It shares methods for weighing cow milk, notes nitrate of soda as a fertilizer aide for cabbage and clover, and recalls a 25 dollar per bushel price for two boxes of winter banana apples sent to President Taft.
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Japan
Oregon
Taft
Gem melons and hog care guidance for farmers
This notice offers practical advice on harvesting gem melons with careful picking to avoid damage, proper stem handling, and timing in dry heat. It recommends using a half bushel climax basket for shipping and sorting by ripeness, then transitions to hog farming, noting sow litter numbers, weaning times, and the rapid fattening of young hogs and the point where feeding shifts become unprofitable.
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S&s. R. Saracen
The Quality of Mercy
Miss Caustique and Miss Antique spar over moral restraint with witty exchanges on mercy and discretion. The dialogue centers on the value of thinking harsh thoughts but withholding them in conversation.
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Miss Caustique
Antique
Cuticura Remedies Heralded In Patient Claims
A Massachusetts man reports twenty five years of severe head and neck skin misery ended after using Cuticura Remedies, including Soap Ointment and Resolvent, after doctors and hospital failed. Another Philadelphia individual credits Cuticura products with clearing pimples on the face in ten days after months of ineffective medical treatment.
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Cutiura
Cutieura
S. P. Keyes
Congress St
Toston
Mass
Cuticura
Wm. J. Sadler
Susquehanna Ave
Philadelphia
Scrambled It and Other Fragments of Tales
A collage of anecdotes and quips from old magazines includes a stiff shirt anecdote from Tit Bits, a cat dialogue with a Maltese, a child’s seaside telephone fear, a Carlyle quote on adversity, a forward ad for Murine Eye Remedy, and a note that prune and strawberry faces a neck and neck race.
Samples of College Humor
A German professor in a ghist college flirts with a student after class. A student advises women to take many courses to encounter faculty and male professors. A professor’s wife warns him about standing bareheaded on damp ground during a funeral rain day.
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John
Allen's Foot Tabs and Foot-Ease Ad With Tongue Twisters
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Tabs as a cure for foot soreness odors and tired feet. It promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for all day comfort and claims free samples by mail along with 25 cent sales. It includes humorous tongue twisters from Life magazine.
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Allen
Atlen &, Olmsted
LeRoy
Advertisements and Humorous Exchange in a 19th Century Page
An ad touts Seventeen Years the Standard as a remedy for women's ailments claiming scientific preparation and quick permanent results available at all drug stores. A comic vignette follows with Uncle Henry asking Willie about school and love, Willie replies the teacher is too old.
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Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Henry
Willie
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Publicized
A Chicago testimonial claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured a 50 year old woman after two operations and near death. The ad urges women to use the herbal remedy to prevent surgery and address displacements inflammation ulcers and other female ills.
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Chicago
Til
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Dr. Pinkham
Alyena Sperling
Clybourne Ave
Ill
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