Taft's second message outlines fiscal and military plans
President Taft presents his second message to Congress on fiscal policy, army reorganization, tariff, water power regulation, Panama Canal progress, and the Philippines. It details treasury status, debt, deficits, navy expansion, National Guard pay, and reforms to improve navigation dams and canal tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Taft
Panama Canal
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Navy Department
National Reserve Association
Monetary Commission
Continental
United States
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Panama
War Department
War College Division
War Staff
Secretary of War
Army
National Guard
Ita
Regular Army
War College
General Staff
Porto Rico
Senate
Philippines
Philppine Islands
Culebra
Emory R. Johnson
Col. Goethals
General Board
Pacific
Atlantic
Department of Justice
Powder Trust
Bath Tub Trust
Supreme Court
Bureau of Corporations
Trouble in Dining Room at Torpidville Tavern
In a Kansas City Sun report the landlord recalls a minor spat in the dining room between two waitresses, Maxine and Sylphie. They quarrelled over etiquette and companions, then made up, cleaning ketchup and broken glass from their hair, with no firing needed.
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Torpidville
Maxine
Sylphie
Kansas City Sun
Skin Rash Vanishes After Cuticura Treatment
Miss Pansy Hutchins reports a two year facial rash leaving large sores and night itchiness. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, inflammation faded in two days and the rash disappeared in four weeks. She also used products on scalp and hair.
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Sioux Falls
Pansy Hutchins
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Lost trousers poker tale ends with arrest in Detroit
A Detroit scene recounts William Verne appearing in a dress coat and underwear after betting his high quality trousers in a poker game the night before. He quits when cleaned out and is arrested. A teacher explains gender to children, prompting a playful misdefinition from a student.
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William Verne
Detroit
William
Mother Gray's Powders Advertisement for Children
A vintage ad touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a remedy for colds feverishness headache stomach troubles disorders and worm relief. Claims 22 years of use and free sample by A S Olmsted LeRoy New York with 25 cent price.
Very Much So and the Baby Excuse
A humorous quip notes Mrs Jibbetts neglected friends due to caring for the baby. The joke centers on a bald excuse given for her absence.
Cross Ball Blue Ad Peddles Cheap Blues and Warnings
A clipped ad sheet sells Cross Ball Blue as a superior blue yet warns against a dulling gloom for winter. The text mocks salary woes and teething remedies, then shifts to a sensational quip on courtship and hobble skirts with a satirical tone.
Before the Battle Marriage Bet Sparks Debate
A brief wartime exchange features a bride hopeful and a friend advising that she would marry anyone who proposed, even hypothetically. The dialogue hints at urgency and social restraint amid looming conflict.
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Artie
Duke
Aya
Virginia
North Carolina
ST Peinsley's
Piedmont
CLIX
Comdome
St. Louis, Mo
Mali
Europe
Canada
Comscion
Ferce
Edo
Animan
U. S
Funston Bros. &Co
Funston Bidg
Hia
Low
Stella
Free Homestead
Manitoba
Rae
Acral
W. S. Nethery
Gardner Bidg
Toledo
Waterman
LE Waterman
Broadway, N.Y
Cincinnati
Aed
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