Question of tariff policy dangers to American trade
The piece argues that foreign tariff concessions threaten American employment and wages. It warns a party risking domestic trade harms itself, citing 1907 letters from American manufacturers urging Roosevelt to resist German treaty terms. It emphasizes protecting 95 percent of domestic trade and urges uniform MFN concessions and self defense against discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Richard Campion
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Europe
If She Had Her Choice Massachusets tariff views voiced
The column argues Massachusetts would replace the Dingley tariff with a wagon tariff and oppose free coal and iron ore under 1890 policy. It notes Mills promised Massachusetts that Democrats would outnumber Republicans in the fifty second congress and suggests Congress will not enact free raw materials for Massachusetts workshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Congress
Roger Q. Mills
Washington
Farmers and tariff protection debated in multiple papers
An Indian Territory editor questions tariff benefits for farmers arguing protection is indirect through wages and home markets. The piece notes tariffs shield manufacturers and farmers overall, while world competition affects prices. it cites Kansas City Journal and Wall Street Journal plus a Houghton Michigan Gazette view on domestic versus foreign markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Territory
Liverpool
Canada
Siberia
Argentina
Mexico
South America
Sea
Kansas City Journal
Full reciprocity proposal limits German imports
The New York Evening World says a reciprocity plan would admit all German products at cut prices, including low priced German labor, while opposing tariffs on Dingley schedules. It notes Congress was not consulted and suggests Congress would reject such terms decisively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Germany
N. Y
Kidney Pills Help Chatsworth Engineer Recover
Wm H Walter of Chatsworth Illinois describes years of kidney disease with pain in the side and back dark urine and rheumatism. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with quick relief and eventual cure noting a weight gain from 160 to 200 pounds. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Walter
Chatsworth
Ills
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Double Ended Matches Stir Bohemian Satire
A Bohemian excerpt mocks Mexico and modern excess with a man who praises double ended matches for their “record with the Recording Angel.” A retired contractor plans a bold if comic escape from luxury by swapping cigars and fine clothing for old habits and a backstairs chat with the coachman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Angel
Preacher Survives Fall From Pulpit at Sayville
The Rev. J. B. Hammill of Hanson Place M E church Brooklyn lectured at Sayville L I on Look well to your foundations when the pulpit desk collapsed near the altar rail. He barely escaped a fall with the desk and scattered Bible and notes among worshippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Hammill
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Sayville
L. I
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers one hundred dollars if it fails and invites readers to send for testimonials. Sold by all druggists at 75 cents. Also promotes Take Its Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All
K. Paxton
Reform talk sparks debate on new school for doctrines
Hewitt teases a reformer about opening a school to teach his doctrines. Jewett questions willingness to attend as Hewitt recalls reform school from boyhood days.
Allen's Foot-Ease advert claims swift foot relief
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot- Ease. A certain cure for swollen sweating hot aching feet. At all Druggists 25 cents. Accept no substitute. Trial package address A B Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N
A Generous Mind Serves the Whole Human Race
A quotation from S. Smiles emphasizes that a generous mind belongs to humanity, not just the individual, and that we are born to serve our fellows.
Slogan Fragments from a Nostalgic Patent Ad
Fragmentary advertisement copy touts various patent medicines and tonics with misspelled names and misprinted phrases. Cures claimed include colds, wind, and general ailments, urging self discipline and quick relief. Shakespeare quote appears as a misapplied motto.
Indiana collector asks for ten dollar bill from Ohio artist
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report describes an Indiana man claiming to collect sketches and ten dollar bills. He writes to an Ohio artist with a bank link in Indiana, proposing to frame a ten dollar bill in exchange for a sample design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Union
Ohio
Cure for Eczema Practically Entirely In Freckle Case
Four years ago a woman suffered severe itching and black skin spots across her face and body. After two doctors failed to help, her husband bought Cuticura Remedies and the eruptions stopped. Six months of use left no trace of the eczema for three years. Mrs Lizzie E Sledge Selma Alabama Oct 28 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie E. Sledge
Jones Ave
Selma
Ala
Gossip Sparks Mild Exchange Between Two Women
A whispered quarrel unfolds as a gossip admits being too harsh while the other defensively reveals harsher thoughts about her. The exchange ends with a tempered acknowledgment of past harshness between the two women.
Expensive gown sparks dinner table silence
A brief Detroit Free Press exchange shows a man chiding a guest for wearing an expensive gown to a dinner and the guest admitting she feels quiet and put on the gown to avoid being ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Working Women and What They Should Know
A public notice-style feature praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for various female ailments and childbirth recovery. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Sadie Abbott and Mrs. Pree McKitrick, endorsing the remedy and inviting women to write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Stone
Ladies Advisory Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sadie Abbott
Jeannette
Pinkham
United States
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Zaneaville Courier
France
Wall Street Journal
Houghton
Mich
Hewitt
Kraune
Castor
Ol Desamuel Pitouer
Bears
Pacsimile Signature of
New York
Castoria
the Centaur Company
Cleveland
Will Pose
Kas
Cardus
Pree McKitrick
la Farge, Wis
Mrs. Pinkham
Mrs
Pree Mskitrick
Blackburns
Blackburn
Victory
K. F. Dept
The
Victory Remedy Co
Dayton, C
Patents Alexander
Owell
N. W
Washington, D. C
Defiance
Portland, Tacoma
Seattle
Bellingham
Everett
Vancouver, Victoria
New Westminster
Chicago
ST. Louis
Cakefornia
VIA
Union Pacific
Portland
W. H. Connor
G. A
East Fourth &T
Cincinnati, Ohio
Steves
A. N. KE
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