Post Office ruling on second class mailable ads stirs press foes
The Post Office Department says newspapers with return coupon ads will be mailed at the second class rate after March 1. E C Madden, third assistant postmaster general, faces sharp rebuke from Minnesota publishers in St Paul. State fisheries bills spark debate with licenses for fishing, dog and ferret hunting bans, reduced quail season, higher hunter licensing, and a 15 cent crow bounty. Authorities argue for stricter enforcement over new laws, rather than more statutes.
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Post Office Department
E. C. Madden
Publishers of
Minnesota
St. Paul
Madden
Springfield
Pennsylvania Railroad Eyes Electric Power for Suburban Lines
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans to study replacing steam with electricity on surface and feeding lines. A commissioner head by Charles M. Schaeffer travels to Europe to evaluate electric usage on steam railroads. Some U S railroads have already electrified, with local traffic gaining hourly service and reliability on short runs. The decision will hinge on the commission’s report and its implications.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Europe
Charles M. Schaeffer
Pennsylvania
United States
New York Central
Hudson River
New Civil War Service Pension Act Details
The act approved February 6 provides pensions of 12 dollars monthly for veterans age 62 plus who served 90 days in the Civil War, 15 dollars at age 70, and 20 dollars at age 75. Fillable blanks prove service facts. no attorney needed. Blanks mailed by Bureau of Pensions or to senators or representatives in Washington.
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United States Army
Justice of the Peace
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C
Troy at Tae Cave Office Souvenir Post Cards
Souvenir post cards from Troy feature scenes tied to the Tae Cave office setting. Images highlight local landmarks and cultural motifs, capturing a moment of community memory with period styling and collectible appeal.
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Troy
Tae Cave
Washington Notes on Congress Bryce Ambassadors and Smoot
A Washington dispatch reviews the impending end of the Fifty-ninth Congress and the President's influence, notes James Bryce's arrival as British Ambassador, and explores Philippine policy. It discusses anti imperialist sentiment, the Smoot case, and public debates over Mormon influence and women’s role in politics.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Great Britain
France
United States
James Bryce
Bryce
Washington
Stanleigh Court
Mortimer Durrand
New York Harbor
England
Mrs Bryce
Mr. Bryce
Hear
Boutwell
Schurz
Philippines
Orient
Antilles
Root
Stoneleigh Court
Philippine
United ‘States
San Domingo
Brownsville
Utah
Senate
Wonton
Smoot
Another Trolley Scheme Across the Nation
The big city papers highlight a mammoth trans continental electric railroad plan from New York to the Mississippi River in Illinois with a cross line to tap Mississippi Valley markets. Estimated 690 miles cross run. If built this Illinois section would be nearby and the boom may leave people unable to walk for lack of practice.
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Big City
New York
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Great
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Illinois
A Fair Stand Against the Fair
Several state newspapers oppose large asks for the state fair claiming the event drains the treasury for little broad benefit. They argue funds primarily help Springfield merchants hotels and railroads and urge continuation only if self funded or discontinued.
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State Treasury
Springfield
How to Remain Young with Electric Bitters
Mrs N F Rowan of McDonough Ga says three bottles of Electric Bitters cured her chronic liver and stomach trouble and blood issues that reddened her skin. She feels twenty years younger and can work easily in her husband’s store. Kingston’s drug store guarantees the remedy at 50c.
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N. F. Rowan
McDonough
Kingston
Where You Stand. Greenville Item. Coal theft satire
A Greenville item satirically notes a corporation uses coal in transit without issue while a poor man taking a bucket of coal to keep his family warm is jailed for theft. The moral dismisses individual need versus corporate privilege.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Endorsement From West Virginia Reader
J A Harmon of Tizemore West Virginia says he has found the perfect pill for torpid liver and chronic constipation. He recommends Dr King’s New Life Pills, guaranteed and satisfactory. Available for 25 cents at S Kingston’s drug store.
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J. A. Harmon
Tizemore
West Va
Dr. King’s. New Life
S. Kingston's
Cascasweet for babies and children advert
Across and peevish child is not natural. There is something wrong. Usually it's the stomach. Use Cascasweet and put the stomach right, and the sunshine will return to the baby's face. Cascasweet is beat for babies and children. 50 doses 25 cents. Sold by S. Kingston.
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S. Kingston
Snowball revenge and old time humor
A street tale recalls Johnny and the snowballs aimed at Willie Watkins after a school dispute. Willie retaliates as Johnny oversleeps, while a moral note by S E Kiser under All Wrong reflects on effort and absence. A quip from an Exchange item features a farmer family quarrel over grammar and playful mispronunciations.
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Willie Watkins
Johnny
Willie
Orazy Johnny
S. E. Kiser
Saved Her Son's Life in Ava Missouri
Mrs S Ruppee of Ava Missouri writes her son was critically ill with lung trouble a year ago. After a pharmacist advised Dr King’s New Discovery she started treatment and saw rapid improvement. The son recovered and has worked steadily as a carpenter since. The druggist Kingston sells the cough and cold remedy with a guarantee.
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Ava
S.ruppee
Dr. King
Carpenter
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Che Troy
W. Jarvis
Iinois
Kinloch
Vandalia Democrat
Freeport Journal
Greenville
Phact, Phan and
Phancy
Opportunity
Bandbury
Neal
Tell Alay
Acme
White Lead & Color Works
Detroit, Mich
Acme Bt
H. F. Kueker & Son Lumber & Building Materials
Riebold’s
Hewitt
Jewett
Steage
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