Shackleford good roads bill passes House by wide vote
Congress approved the Shackleford good roads measure Tuesday by 262 to 42. It would spend 25 million dollars annually for road building, allocated by state population and rural post road mileage with governors choosing projects. Senate sentiment favors better roads but House approval is unlikely. President Wilson opposes.
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Clinois
Berland
Shackleford
Wisconsin Aid Tale Shows Gender and Aid Contrast
A Wisconsin governor rejects state aid for a tuberculosis-stricken woman with a large family while dispatching cholera serum to help a hog showing symptoms. The incident, framed as a self-evident contrast, speaks for itself.
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Valuc
Wisconsin
Joliet church meeting urges modest dress to boost attendance
A Joliet Illinois church announces a special meeting saying it will not be a display of fine clothing and late styles in millinery. The notice urges attendance from all, noting many feel they lack suitable clothes for church and that modest dress may improve attendance.
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Joliet
Lawson Defends Miners Policy Before Denver Committee
John R. Lawson, a miners leader, testified Tuesday to the Congressional Investigating Committee in Denver. He said strikes are hell and that the United Mine Workers oppose strikes unless absolutely unavoidable. He argued strikes harm strikers, operators, and the public alike.
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John R. Lawson
Colorado
Congressional Investigating Committee
Denver
Lawson
United Mine Workers
Illinois January fire losses and incidents report
State Fire Marshal Walter H. Bennett reports Illinois endured 672 fires in January with total ire loss of 1 195 518. Incendiary fires numbered 27 with 248 in Chicago and 424 outside. Buildings and contents threatened or imperiled totaled 7 195 825.
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Walter H. Bennett
Ilinois
Chienzo
Rumor and folly in a Troy town tale
A fragmentary satire notes that arguing with a know it all is futile and that truth travels, while rumors spread without capital or effort. It hints at a stubborn townsfolk mindset in Troy and mocks gossip and idle cleverness.
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Troy
Loyalty and Labor The Call for Deep Loyalty at Work
A speaker argues loyalty transcends mere attendance and salary. He warns that a machine can outperform a passive worker and urges resolute resignation if loyalty cannot be maintained. True success comes from sincere inner commitment beyond routine duties.
Lever bill to show farmers latest farming science on farms
Washington notes describe the Lever agricultural extension bill aiming to place expert demonstrators in every county to translate scientific farming advances into practical field practice. The plan envisions annual on farm demonstrations to boost crop yields and market prices, building on earlier land grant reforms and state research efforts.
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Washington, D C
Missourian
House
United States
Postman Hero Of Storms And Rural Mail, A Midwinter Tale
A poem by Walt Mason narrates a postman braving a fierce storm to deliver mail, highlighting the toil and danger of rural service in bleak midwinter. The piece contrasts the cold, hardship, and steadfast duty with the farmer folk who rely on mail despite the conditions. A separate Georgia anecdote recalls a widow inheriting money from a dying husband and contemplating mourning attire and breakfast liver jokes, followed by gags about quinine, jam prices, and wordplay with Adam and Madam Adam.
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Walt Mason
Georgia
Chile
Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs Sold in VT Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as relief for a stubborn cough and lung trouble. Henry D. Sanders of Cavendish Vermont credits it after pneumonia and consumption fears, recommending it for families and children. Money back guaranteed. Prices 50 cents and one dollar.
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King
Henry D. Sanders
Cavendish
Ian New
HW. R. Huffendink
With the Inventors A Satirical Invention Chronicle
A satirical survey of inventions and technologies lampooning modern progress. It mocks the Maxim silencer, wireless telegraphy, typewriters, and gasoline engines, portraying them as tools for social climbing, politics, and contradicting motives, with sharp, humorous asides about society and industry.
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Oil Trust
Deafness Not Helped by Local Applications
A medical ad claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications as the diseased ear portion is unreachable. It attributes deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube caused by catarrh and promises a $100 reward for any case cured by Hall's Catarrrh Cure, urging readers to request circulars and purchase Gail's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Irea
F. J. Cheney, & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Gail
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