Railroad Rate Legislation Debates on Rates and Property Rights
Testimony before the Renalé Committee in Washington features Inter State Commerce Commissioner Prouly arguing against giving a commission or court power to set railway rates. He says railways should set their own rates, calls rates property, and contends unreasonable rates violate the railroad's rights protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. He asserts a railroad is entitled to a reasonable rate and that removing that rate via orders or statutes risks constitutional protection.
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Renalé Committee
Washington
Inter-State
Commetes
Prouly
Ctrcdit Court
United States
Harsh Mirth in Brooklyn Life Quips on Credit
A humorous broadside cites aphorisms to lampoon financial strain and debt in Brooklyn Life. The quip contrasts small woes with larger costs, mocking people living beyond income and credit while weaving in playful misstatements.
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Brooklyn
AUSTRAT touted as cure for women's ills in New York
An advertisement claims AUSTRAT relieves senile weakness kidney bladder and urinary troubles for women. It directs readers to sample by mail from The Mother Gray Co. Leroy New York and cites a growing reputation for a product called the Jewia’s Single winner and mentions Lewis' Factory in Portis Illinois.
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Mother Gray
New York
Bree
Mother Gray Co
Leroy
Open Letters Endorse Mrs Pinkham Herbal Remedy
The letters from Lore Wary Dimmick of Washington and Mrs. Margot of Washington D C praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing reproductive and abdominal ailments without surgery. Readers are urged to send two cent stamps for advice and testimonials emphasize the remedy's life saving value for sick women.
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Lore
Dimmick
Washington
Lydia
Pinkhorn
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Chamuel
Krory Dinnick
Horace
Jetter
Mrw
Noor Jean
Miley
Margot
East Capitol
Washington, D. C
Dimmish
Parbon Street Car Conductor Tells Boy to Return Transfer
An open streetcar in the sixth Avenue shopping district fills with passengers including three women and a clergyman. A boy with a large bundle offers a transfer six hours old. the conductor scolds him but the boy questions rules. The conductor is urged to invite the lad to Sunday school.
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Dvenus
New York Times
Why She Preferred Virginia. A Civil War era surveying tale
William Waugh Smith recalls a traveler's lunch on the Virginia South Carolina state line. The party notices the widow hostess and learns her home sits mostly in Virginia. She joyfully exclaims she is glad the border land is Virginia and not Carolina, praising the change.
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Virginia
William Waugh Smith
Randolph-Macon System of
South Carolina
Jary
Dr. Smith
Carolina
Fools All the Doctors and Quinine Pills
A humorous item from the Louisque Courier-Tournal mocks medical diagnoses and home remedies. It describes an old man with bizarre, undiagnosable ailments who seeks cures while doctors speculate about his inner workings. The piece contrasts a Sovereign Remedy from Bingho with a quinine pill’s supposed quick relief.
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New York
Louisque
Courier-Tournal
Fritz the meek office boy aids a drunken client
A timid office boy named Fritz engages a violent husband who arrives drunk in the lawyer’s office. Fritz keeps calm, listens to the husband’s troubles, and tries to defuse the scene as tensions simmer in the room. The article records a chaotic scene with odd names and phrases.
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Fritz
Prily
RB Bookkepper
Argal
Frits
New York Central Lines to cut twenty hour run to Chicago
At a managers conference the New York Central Lines announced a June 4 effective schedule change to shorten the New York to Chicago trip to eighteen hours, extending the Empire State Express lineage. The Lake Shore Limited and Southwestern Limited schedules will also be adjusted to save hours on the journey.
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New York Central
New York
Ines
Chicago
Buffalo
Grand Central Station
Lake Shore
St. Louis
Cinetsnati
Postum Aids Young Women In Health Study
A testimonial from a young woman describes relief from stomach pain headaches nervousness and fatigue after switching from coffee and tea to Postum Food Coffee. She credits improved digestion and overall vitality to the beverage and urges others to consider it during adolescence and young adulthood.
Insurance payout after fire touches Lyon County resident
A Lyon County resident near Rock Rapids reported losing two barns and farm implements in a fire but held a Des Moines Fire Insurance policy. Ten days later he received a draft for $9460.20 and praised the company’s handling, recommending it.
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B.A. Hint
Lyon County
Rock Rapide
Des Moines
Notable Berlin Saloon Offers Safe-Exit Aid After Drinking
An unusual Berlin beer hall posts a sign promising free safe transportation home for any patron who drinks there and wishes it. The notice reflects a quirky local initiative and suggests a preference for prudent guidance over deception.
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Berlin
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