Bryan Favors Presidential Primary Plan
Secretary Bryan told the Common Counsel club that adopting the primary plan would put the people in absolute control of choosing the president and end Wall Street influence. He attacked Senate rules allowing unlimited debate as the last stand of reactionaries. Louis D Brandeis urged government to provide information to Sinait industrial and business leaders to run affairs with scientific management.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bryan
Common Counsel Club
Wall Street
Senate
Louis D. Brandeis
Club
How Women Avoid Operations
Cleveland Ohio and Hanover Pa testimonials praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female troubles and pain relief. A Cleveland reader notes full relief from side pains after using the product, while a Hanover reader credits the remedy with avoiding a serious operation and resuming hard work.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. H. Griffiin
Madison Ave
Hanover
Ada Wi~t
Stock St
Pinkham Medicine Central Lynn
Mass
Standardize All Vegetables Through Plant Industry
Washington January 29. The department of agriculture via the Bureau of Plant Industry announces to standardize all commercial vegetable varieties. Anyone with an own variety may obtain correct identification. similarly for fruits. The aim is to reduce naming confusion affecting truck farmers and growers. many varieties are sold under multiple names, with cabbage showing 300 listed but only about ten real varieties. The department has a complete file describing all vegetable and fruit varieties grown in the United States.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department
Gaynor’s Youngest Girl Weds In Quiet New York Ceremony
Sixteen year old Marion Gaynor, daughter of the late Mayor William J. Gaynor, married Ralph Heywood Isham, son of Henry Heywood Isham of New Jersey. The wedding surprised friends as no engagement had been publicly announced because of the mayor's death. Only family attended. city officials joined a reception later. Isham, 23, studied at Yale and traveled abroad. a descendant of Jonathan Trumbull. Miss Gaynor, as Mrs. Isham, drove in a car and had won blue ribbons in horse shows at Belmont Park and Madison Square Garden.
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Associated Press
New York
Marion Gaynor
William J. Gaynor
Ralph Heywood Isham
Henry Heywood Isham
New Jersey
Ishan
Yale
Jonathan Trumbull
Connecticut
Gaynor
Isham
Belmont Park
Madison Square Garden
Alabama Land Congress Merges With Southern Settlement Org
Col N F Thompson becomes the Alabama representative as the Alabama Land Congress merges with the Southern Settlements and Development Organization at a Birmingham meeting. W H Manss of Baltimore represents the settlement group.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Land Congress
Southern Settlemen and Development Organization
N. F. Thompson
Alabama
W. H. Manss
Baltimore
Crew of Nine Rescued From Water-Logged Schooner
The schooner Joseph W. Hawthorn of Thomaston Maine with Captain O R Farrell and eight crew members was wrecked in the western Gulf on January 21. They were rescued by the British steamer Skipton Castle and arrived at Tampa on January 28. The Hawthorn had departed Sabine Texas for Tampico Mexico when the vessel flooded but cargo kept it afloat until rescue.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Joseph W. Hawthorn
Thompston
O. R. Farrell
Hawthorn
Sabine
Tex
Tuxpam
Mexico
Western Gulf
Skipton Castle
Kidney and bladder trouble cured by simple salts remedy
An old notice describes kidney and bladder weakness caused by uric acid and offers Jad Salts or rad salts as remedies. It claims these treatments neutralize urine acidity, relieve irritation, and reduce nocturnal urination.
Shelby M. Cullom Ends His Record
Former Illinois Senator Shelby M. Cullom died in Washington at 85 after an illness of more than a week. He served fifty years in public life from Lincoln to Wilson and led the Illinois house during Douglas urging Union preservation. Cullom was commissioner of the Lincoln memorial project before retirement in March.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Senate
Cullom
Congress
Elk Spring Valley
Lincoln
Wilson
Illinois House
Douglas
Fort Sumter
United States
Carden to Explain Mexican Conditions Before Return
The Times reports Sir Lionel Carden, British minister to Mexico, will return to England on leave to report on Mexico's outlook. In his absence, T. B. Hohler, charge d affaires in 1911, will act again as head of the British legation and sail for Mexico in a few days.
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Associated Press
London
the Times
Lionel Carden
Mexico
England
Lionel
T. B. Hohler
Legation
Hohler
Mississippi exhibits on child labor before legislature
Moving pictures showing conditions in mills and mill towns of Mississippi were shown to a joint session of the state legislature. Speeches and arguments in support of pending anti child labor legislation were delivered.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Stolen Rebel Currency Circulating in Mexican Towns
Chaotic business conditions in Cananea and Sonora followed the discovery that much of $250,000 in unsigned constitutionalist currency printed in New York had been circulated. W. D. Gooch, store manager, and two clerks were arrested after refusing to accept the new notes and proving the signatures were false.
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Associated Press
Douglas, Ariz
Cananea
Sonora
Mexico
New York
W. D. Gooch
Wonderful Cough Remedy Proves Effective
Dr King s New Discovery advertised as a universal cough cold and throat and lung medicine. D P Lawson of Eidson Tenn touts it as the most wonderful remedy ever sold in his store. It relieves obstinate coughs and colds quickly and should be kept in every home. Available 5c and 1.00 from H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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Dr. King
D. P. Lawson
Eidson, Tenn
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
How to Enter This Contest Open to All Subscribers
The contest accepts any person to submit puzzle solutions with subscription payments from 50 cents to 5 dollars. Each solution may have a separate payment, but no more than 5 dollars per solution. Prizes depend on the paid subscription and a dividend schedule. Subscriptions in any form count toward the prize, and the manager may reject any solution or refund paid amounts if the work is by someone else.
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Erime-Ty Ee
Phe
Heath
Classified Mail Rates Listed For Subscriptions
Rates shown by carrier and mail payment options include 50 cents for 5 weeks, 1 dollar for 10 weeks or 3 months, 2 dollars for 6 months, 5 dollars for 1 year, and 4 dollars for 1 year with different delivery methods.
Contest Closes Saturday February 21 1914
Readers warned to count circles accurately and submit solutions before the Saturday deadline. The Mobile Item disclaims any entry by its staff or associates and notes entries cannot be changed after submission.
Blank Border Cutout Offer Demands Payment and Clarity
A request asks to cut out a blank smoothly around the border and send it with payment. The message asks for plain wording and transparency in the transaction.
Prize Prize Schedule for The Item Subscription Contest
A historical notice outlines multiple prize levels for The Mobile Item subscription contest. It lists capital prizes, varying by subscription payments, with cash awards from 10 dollars to 350 dollars and merchandise prizes including tailored suits and store merchandise.
Deciding Ties in Prize Puzzle Contest Rules
The rules explain how ties are handled with additional puzzles to determine winners and prize distribution. Prizes remain undisbursed until final decisions, with ties possibly sharing full prize values if unresolved.
Reading the Prize Promise in a Local Contest Note
A reader is assured of full value from a Mobile iter subscription as a consolation if a prize is not won. The note emphasizes there is no loss and all participants receive benefit regardless of outcome.
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