Taft tariff split fuels Indiana consent clash in conventions
Washington report notes Taft aims to win formal endorsement of the Payne Aldrich tariff at state Republican conventions. Indiana delegates split over endorsing the tariff, while South Carolina and others ratify income tax amendments and Roosevelt weighs third term impact. George Clinton.
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Practical Fashions Paris Pattern No. 3242 Dress Design
Pattern showcases a two tone dress with back yoke shaping and Gibson plaits. Full front panel with back without gathers and a gathered skirt. belt hides joins. Red and white lawn with pearl buttons and soutache trim. Sizes 6 to 12 years. eight year old requires 2½ yards plus 5½ yards braid. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
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Paris
Dean's Kidney Pills Promise Relief for Weak Kidneys
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for weak kidneys reducing uric acid and waste. It cites Rev. Abram Weaver of Georgetown Texas recounting a back injury worsened by kidney disorders and claims complete recovery. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo 50 cents a box.
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Dean
Abram Weaver
Georgetown
Tex
Baptist Herald
Jackson
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Paris Pattern No 3247 Polonaise Inspired Skirt
Pattern description for a twine colored crash fabric skirt with polonaise styling. Fitted upper, flare at the lower, inverted box plaits center front and back, back closing, gilt buttons as garnish. Six sizes 22 to 32 inch waists with yardage for 26 waist 6 5/8 yards nap or 4 5/8 yards without nap 36 inch width.
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Paris
Naming Him
A Yonkers Statesman item jokes about a clever dog stealing bones and suggests a fitting label as an ultimate consumer rather than a pointer. The brief quip riffs on canine wit and a playful naming choice.
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Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
Bangs Reflects on Hard World After Car Ejection
Bangs remarks on the grim realities of life, recalling a harsh experience of being thrown from an automobile. The exchange underscores a tough, jolting view of the world.
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Bangs
Marriage as a Game of Chance and Diplomacy
A wry courtroom quote compares marriage to a game of chance where the husband often trails his wife after the ceremony. It notes confusing rules and distinct outcomes for robberies versus diplomatic gestures, ending with a remark that wives enjoy more privileges in life’s games.
The Right Spirit on Valentines Day
A Bermudian passenger recalls a Mark Twain Valentine speech about an Irish suitor who handles both acceptance and rejection with grace. He asks, “Will ye be my valentine?”. She says no, she is another’s, and he sighs hoping she were twins so he could have half of her.
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Mark Twain
Valentine
The Mystery of the Ages Dialogue on Oldest Man and Woman
A humorous exchange questions the oldest person in history. Father deflects, noting Eve and the ages long held as a profound mystery among the sons of Adam.
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Methuselah
Eve
Adam
Removal of liquor effects promoted for free trial
An ad promotes a home-treatment claiming liquor effects can be removed in 84 minutes. It features E. Fortin of 316 Dickey Building, Chicago, offering a free trial without public knowledge. The message emphasizes discreet, simple steps and urges readers to contact for a trial.
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E. Fortin
Dickey
Chicago
Ill
Bringing Up Baby Care Quip In Go Cart Joke
A humorous remark contrasts care methods by saying a baby is taken out in a go cart rather than in an automobile. The dialogue frames mollycoddling as overprotective parenting and mocks modern childrearing habits.
Pettit's Eye Salve First Sold in 1807
An ad touts Pettit's Eye Salve as a century old remedy now sold by Howard Bros. in Buffalo New York with claims of curing millions and yearly sales growth. Also promotes Allen's Lung Balsam as effective against lingering coughs, available at druggists.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Light to Banish Sorrow Quote in Florida Times Union
A brief literary item attributes a maxim about light banishing sorrow to the Florida Times Union. The saying links gloom with sunless days and notes the role of light in lifting spirits.
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Florida Times-Union
Street Hundred Thousand Dollar Bills Quip
A dialog from Lippincott's Magazine imagines two boys debating found money. One asks what to do with a stash of one hundred thousand dollar bills. The other replies he would hold them until advertised and return them to any poor man who lost them.
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Lippincott’s
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
A bold claim promises cure of itching, bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. The ad asserts guaranteed results and refunds, then abruptly shifts to a proverb about a man and his wife.
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Resinos Chemical Company
Batimore
Francis A. Groves
Boston
Mass
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Patient
A elderly woman from Baird Washington reports recovery from kidney and bladder trouble and female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. The ad touts 30 years of use and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Cresson, Pa
Ella E. Askey
Baird
Wash
Sarah Leighton
Promises of Fifty Dollars for an Uncertain Future
A quip attributed to Atchson slobe contends that promising fifty dollars for an unspecified future is effortless. The remark highlights the ease of making vague commitments without a concrete deadline or fulfillment plan.
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Atchson Slobe
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