Opposition Grows Over 32000-Ton Dreadnought Plan
Washington watch on Navy Secretary Meyer's proposal for a 32000 ton battleship faces heavy opposition in Congress. Representative Tawney and other critics cite high cost and potential limited usefulness, while Roosevelt era goals and interstate commerce court amendments stir further debate among Republicans and progressives.
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Washington
Secretary of the
Meyer
Congress
Representative Tawney
House Committee On Appropriations
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Panama Canal
Pacific
Cape Horn
Secretary of the Navy
Senate
Elkins
Interstate Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Friends of
New Court
Alew
House of Representatives
Cummins
Clapp
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Friends of the Court
Taft
House
Ballinger-Pinchot
Committee On Investigation
Ballinger
Interior Department
Mr. Ballinger
Married woman seeks thumb prints for safety
A woman, planning to wed for a third time, asks the thumb print bureau to print her future husband’s thumbs. She explains past husbands vanished and asserts thumb prints never change, hoping to be prepared if needed.
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Bureau
Doctor Cures Scalp Disease With Cuticura Remedies
A Georgia reader recalls suffering hair loss from a scalp ailment in childhood. After a doctor advised Cuticura Remedies the condition disappeared in weeks. She later used Cuticura products for a hand eruption with notable relief and reports no further scalp problems.
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Jessie F. Buchanan
R. F
Hamilton, Ga
Barnum Endorses Cuticura Remedies For Shows
Famous showman P T Barnum notes Cuticura Remedies have been in his medicine chests with his circuses for three seasons and says they were very effective in every case that required their use.
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Barnum
P. T. Barnum
Desert Melody Toucan Duet Prompted by Song
A playful exchange features two toucans singing a duet as one praises another. The scene centers on a toucan declaring singing ability and another agreeing, leading to a collaborative performance.
Simple But Powerful Rheumatism Syrup Promises Quick Cure
An old advertisement touts a recipe claiming to cure rheumatism and a lame back. It prescribes one ounce of syrup of sarsaparilla compound, one ounce Toris Compound, and half a pint of whiskey mixed, to be taken plus a tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime with daily shaking. It asserts effects within a day and notes druggists can supply ingredients.
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Carson Reed
Reedley
Cal
San Joaquin Valley
Santa Fe Pree
the Earth
The
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Parsonage Creek Flood Spurs Sarcastic Banter
Inquirers note the creek rose high flooding Peasley’s dam and flooding Widder Brown’s cellar with two feet of water. The wry response mocks local pride, joking about becoming the Parisians of Ameriky as residents face rising waters.
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Dingledell
Peasley
Widder Brown
Ameriky
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
$100 reward offered for any case of catarrh Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a constitutional internal remedy that cleanses blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents pledge cure or $100 and urge readers to send for testimonials while noting other products for constipation.
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Hall
Whall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Insufficiently Clad. Chappie in Cleveland Leader
A fragment from the Cleveland Leader portrays a character named Chappie and a dialogue about clothing and concern. Dollie comments on the cold while the speaker sits by the bed wrapped in thoughts.
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Chappie
Dollie
Cleveland
Do farmers eat the proper sort of food
The article discusses farmers increasing their food intake and advocates more Quaker Oats for health and endurance. It cites chemists’ analyses linking oats to vigor and urges farmers to raise oats consumption for themselves and workers. It also includes a-liberties style anecdote about whiskey and promotes the Acme Home Treatment for quitting drink.
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Acme
E. Fortin
Dickey Bldg
Chicago
Storm Episode and Public Remark Amid Slushy Crossing
A storm episode leaves two young women slipping in a slushy crossing pool. they rise wet and angry as an observer calls for wringing out the wild belles while the crowd condemns the insult. Resinol Ointment touted as a universal boon by W J Callan of Brooklyn praising its soothing healing properties.
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Philadelphia Ledger
W. J. Callan
Brooklyn
N. Y
A Comical Quip on Cars and Citizens
A light exchange contrasts the comfort of modern travel with old worries. A well off resident praises the automobile for easing life while noting how it diverts police attention from his son’s bicycle and his own fast horse.
SVU and WW Weare Important to Mothers in Ads
An advertisement urges examining CASTORIA bottles for the signature and notes it is the one parents have always bought. A stray line hints at a flirtatious remark about a sister’s appearance, reflecting casual newspaper chatter.
Marine Eye Remedy Promises Relief for Spring Pink Eye
A remedy called Marine Eye claims to relieve a contagion described as pink eye that attacks the eyes in spring. The notice urges frequent applications, says the solution soothes without stinging, and promises reliable relief from eye irritation.
A Practical Success Inspires Cautious Optimism
A quotation underscores practicality in innovation as an airship's usefulness is measured by its motor powering a wood sawing machine. The remark notes that even failure can become a step toward success, reflecting a pragmatic view attributed to Wilson.
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Wilson
Perry Davis Painkiller Endures In 19th Century Ads
Advertises Perry Davis Painkiller as a seventy year trusted remedy for lumbago sciatica pleurisy stitches and more priced at 25 cents sold by druggists. Notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims for teething gums inflammation pain and wind colic with a 25 cent bottle.
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Perry Davis
Spohn Medical Co, Chemists
Goshen
Indiana
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