President Roosevelt urges action on national resource plan
The president endorses the national conservation commission report and urges Congress to advance a comprehensive plan for inland waterways, forests, mineral resources, and water power, stressing equal opportunity, public welfare, and government stewardship. He calls for protection of forests, control of monopolies, and continued national conservation efforts with a small appropriation to sustain the commission.
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Washington
National Conservation Commission
Roosevelt
Congress
Jesus
Positon
United States
Bilt
Panama Canal
Bis
Counney
Commission
National Commission
The Girl and the Lobster in New York Banquets
Doranda Pietri recounts an Italian banquet anecdote about amateurism versus professionalism. He notes romance fades in modern times and cites a restaurant scene where a rich contractor tells a girl he loves her but the lobster satisfies him.
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Doranda Pietri
New York
Cuticura Cures Severe Eczema After Specialist Fails
Miss Sarbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland describes ten months of intense itching and disfiguring red patches on face and arms. After little relief from a skin specialist she used Cuticura Remedies, four to five applications of Ointment and two complete sets, and was completely cured. Announcement from Potter Drug & Chem Corp. and Rola Props Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol
Wagner Faces Critics in London 1855 Concerts
The article recounts Wagner's London visit in 1855. After the first Harmonic concert critics reproached him for conducting a Beethoven symphony without the score. At the second show he used a partition, prompting praise though the score proved to be Rossini's Barbier de Seville. The piece notes concurrent catarrh health claims and a patent remedy by F. J. Cheney & Co.
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Wagner
London
Rossini
Noted Millionaire Tipped. Jones Mockingly Reacts
In a sharp exchange, Jones is seen reacting to a rumored billionaire who allegedly gave a walter tip. The scene shows public mockery of the supposed generosity and a satirical debate over such acts by the rich.
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Jones
Walter [ Nicke
Castoria Advertises A Trusted Baby Remedy For Generations
An old advertisement emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with over 30 years of use. It highlights the familiar claim The Kind You Have Always Bought and appeals to mothers to examine every battle of Castoria’s claims.
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Castoria
Cae Deez
Piso
Vain Longings and Oddities in a Witty Exchange
A fragment shows a playful exchange with characters like Hamlet and Shylock discussing roasts. It mentions Pettit's Eye Salve used for over a century by druggists of Howard Bros in Buffalo and Garfield Tea as a herbal laxative. The piece also notes a man’s claim of eternal love and observes a wife and language quips about marriage and pets.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Western Canada 1908 Wheat Harvest Exceeds Prior Peak
A Montreal paper notes Western Canada harvested a record 1908 wheat crop with estimates around 110 million bushels, likely 120 million if favorable weather. High prices boosted farmer profits despite earlier drought and 1906-07 declines. Cardston Alberta reports farmers thriving with 53 to 97 bushels per acre yields and strong beef, while news on rail traffic and immigration hints at robust 1909 prospects.
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Montreal
Grand Trunk Pacific
Cardston
Alberta
Western Canada
Ile
Paradise
North America
Advice on marriage by bachelor and married man
A bachelor, aging in years, says he will marry a woman he can treat as an equal. The married man responds that such a partner would not be worth keeping, sharing practical experience that a submissive wife is not desirable.
Hair Science and Care Prompts Dandruff Dangers
Public notice urges readers to learn causes of dandruff gray and hair loss for remedies. It promotes a book by Prof. Frederic Gonjon, requesting ten cents and mailing address at Du Mainier Cie 723 Lexington Ave New York.
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Frederic Gonjon
du Mainier & Cie
Lexington Ave
Newark
The New Way in a Promise of Farewell
The fragment hints at a parting between He-Darling and She-Oh, with George named in a dramatic exchange. A cigarette reference and a message from a friend appear amid observations of sorrow as a universal burden.
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Darling
George
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Ohio
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Hall
Hamlet
Shylock
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Paris
Lewis
Peoria
Ill
Lewis’ Factory
Dodds
Ran Tay
Guaraee
Salzer
Salzer Seed CO
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Landsworth
Henryl
Anold
Temple & Court Bullpine
Denver
Aco
California
Western
Canada
Correspondence
National Editorial Association
Ottawa
Cannada
J. S. Crawford
Ninth St
Kansas City
C. J. Broughton
Merchants' Loan & Trust Bldg
Chicago
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Youridus
WM. T. Jon Lod
Defiance Stargh i
Sloan
Sweeney
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Blvan
P.ls
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