Taft Victory Shapes Early Cabinet Speculation Across States
The election yields show Republicans gaining seats in New York and Georgia while Missouri elects a Republican governor. Taft nearly carried Georgia. Maryland split its electoral votes 2 to 6 for Taft and Bryan. Cabinet rumors name Gen. Lake Wright, Gifford Pinchot, Arthur Vorys, and William Loeb Sr. as likely appointees.
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Meron
New York
Hughes
House of Representatives
Ambaecdor
Whitelaw Reid
Tom Pratt
United States Senate
Taft
Georgia
Missouri
Tradhey
Frank W. Hitchcock
Cabine
Maryland
Bryan
Roosevelt
Lake Wright
Wilson
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Service
Arthur L. Vorys
Ohio
William Loeb, Sr
Dan Laimont
Cortelyou
Opening of Public Land draws five thousand settlers to South Dakota
The opening of Indian Rosbnd lands in South Dakota created a surge of settlers with 128000 acres allocated in 160 acre plots to about five thousand applicants. The piece notes the shift from free land policy to tighter distribution amid growing criticism of open range policies and the evolving methods from first come, first served to lot distribution as registrations reached two hundred thousand.
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United States
South Dakota
Rosbnd - Indian Reservation
Oklahoma
Horicheck
Buedio
Lot Waas
Question of a school book trust in Chicago sparks inquiry
The piece reports Chicago trustees are probing the so called book trust or the American Book Company amid a push by advertisers claiming intense competition in the school book trade. It cites 170 independent publishers and 42 million dollars in capital, arguing no single firm dominates. A Texas suit on trust status is mentioned as ongoing.
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Chicago
Book Trust
American Book Company
Texas
Actua
Remarkable Cure of Eczema in Young Child
James J. Smith of Durmid Virginia recounts severe eczema in his baby born six months earlier. After extensive suffering and two doctors giving up, the family used eight cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment following Dr. O and Dr. nh notes. Within months the child recovered with no signs of the dread trouble. Public endorsement dated October 14 and 22, 1906.
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Jame J. Smith
Durmid
Simple Beauty Tips From A Past Era
A vintage guide advocates vaseline for eyebrow maintenance and gentle smoothing from nose outward. It extols exercise and housework to tone back and arms, improve posture, and fill chest hollows while promoting brisk walks to refresh the skin and complexion.
Honeymoon Tour Sparks Wives’ War Council
A peace-loving Mormon seeks quiet relief by marrying a new bride and leaving for a honeymoon. In his absence, his other wives rally in a council of war and plot schemes to trouble the bride on return. A discussion with a philosopher resembles questioning an undertaker about death, as neither understands their subject.
Dr Martel and risky trusts in domestic politics
A fragment discusses an extreme trusting mindset in preparations for undesirable trusts and notes farmers facing wet clothes as a consequence of weeds along a path. It also states France imports over half its tobacco from the United States, implying broad trade dependence.
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Dr. Martel
John
France
United States
Canada and Western Canada Respect for Law and Wheat Fields
From the Gazette of Fulton and Laurel Advocate reports praise for Canada’s law obedience and orderly society. Western Canada’s liquor regulation, churches and schools impress visitors. Wheat fields yield forty to fifty bushels per acre with oats and barley profitable. 160 acres free plus 160 more at $3.00 an acre offered. government agent to provide details and rates.
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Canada
Gazette of
Fulton
Nev
Western Canada
Ile
England
Laurel
Charles Dikens
Jong
Geralds
Proportion Guide on Weight and Bracelet Fit
The source advises a man should weigh 28 pounds per every foot of height. It warns against bracelets worn too tight as they affect circulation and those worn too loose as they rub on the wrist joints.
Peruna testimonial and bridge update in Washington
Mr William F Wahlberg of Oklahoma City praises Peruna noting relief from stomach issues after other remedies failed. The ad also mentions Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for teething and reports a Columbia River two mile railroad bridge completed in Washington state.
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WM. F. Wahlberg
William F. Wahlberg
Oklahoma City
Okla
Peruna
Columbia River
State
Washington
Wide & Fur Co Catalog Notes On Gender Role
A brief Minneapolis catalog blurb from W. Wide & Fur Co. notes gun sales and fur products with casual social commentary about wives and husbands. The passage reflects era attitudes and business writing in a small ad-like item.
Financial Remedy Listing and Auction Terms
The notice describes a sale at auction with two percent terms, listing Derive Time as a key entity and referencing N. N. Y. 1059-48. It mentions Ken Raka and Dab lone Brenawer in an incipient boil context and iodine treatment, but those details are unclear. The listing has a York Nebraska location and warns not to lose details about attendees.
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Ken Raka
Brenawer
Kerosene as Household Cleaner Highlighted
The notice extols kerosene as a household necessity for cleaning painted woodwork walls doors baths and marble washstands. It advises applying with a woolen cloth then washing with soap and water and using clean cloths for woodwork. A few drops in wash water makes windows and mirrors gleam.
Canned Lima Beans Preservation Method
Instructions describe packing beans in cans with loose fill, adding cold water, and sealing. Cans are placed on a rack in a wash boiler, covered with about eight inches of cold water, and heated to a slow boil for four hours. After boiling, allow cooling before tightening covers and removing cans.
Cheese Poedding
Mix half a pound of cheese with flour bread crumbs salt pepper paprika. Stir in one cup boiling milk one teaspoon butter and two yolks with whites beaten stiff. Fold gently, pour into buttered pudding dish and bake fifteen minutes in a moderate oven. Serve hot.
How to Preserve Tomatoes and Onions for Winter
Prepare firm small tomatoes by skinning and scalding, then stew in a pan in a single layer. Pack hot into wide mouth jars with their cooking juice and seal in a cool dark place. Simmer peeled onions in minimal water until tender, add milk and a prepared Gou, plus butter, roll five minutes, and serve with boiled potatoes.
Frugal Farmhouse Dishes Show Simple Barley Soup and Pickled Eggs
A vintage home kitchen note describes barley soup made with soaked barley simmered in water with raisins orange rind and juice. Also outlines quick pickled eggs with beets immersed in vinegar and salt, plus boiled potato dumplings formed in batter and cooked in salted water.
Household tips and quirky remedies from an old guide
A compilation of domestic hints ranging from frying Cola cereals and serving with gravy to keeping nickel bright with wool and ammo ta, brush method for roem rooms, egg cleaning cautions, pitcher care, iron mold removal, lemon juice treatments, alum clove paste, potato water for bottle cleaning, wet tea leaves to fight cockroaches, and using tannin from tea leaves to deter pests.
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Eevee Aftra
Norman FE. Mack
Ecuagsy
Cohen
Carters
Iver
Ryle
Geusis
George Kryéer
Napoleons. U
Sterling Remedy Co
N.y
Ambual Sale
Pie 4. & Co
Toledo
Onte
Ted CIA
PREN
Missouri Way
Trest & Investment
York
Western
Ney Sars
Mape
W. D. Scott
Immoration
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New Wink Life
Omaha
Neb
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