Open letter on currency and party control in Roosevelt era
A retired coal magnate J B Corey, uncle of W E Corey of United States Steel, urges President Roosevelt to reject an extra Congressional session to alter the currency. He argues Republicans in Congress are unfit and corrupt, warns of Wall Street influence, and predicts tariffs and trust reform are unlikely under current leadership. The piece contrasts conflicting calls for action with labor and cost-of-living disputes, noting Dun's and mercantile reports on inflation trends.
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Congress
J. B. Corey
W. EH. Corey
United States Steel Trust
Roosevelt
Wall Street
National Congress
Corey
Post Office
War and Interior
Laty
Employers’ Association of
Chickago
Grea
Nuri Mercantile Agency
Orowth
Dun's
Employers’ Association Esports
Dun
A Critique of Rising Living Costs and Government Rail Aid
An editorial condemns rising prices since 1897 driven by trusts and tariffs, noting an 85 percent cost increase since 1807 and no major declines without tariff reforms. It accuses Secretary Root of steering a railroad scheme in the Philippines with guaranteed interest on watered stock, warning taxpayers will bear the burden of inflated costs and eventual debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef Trust
Coal Trust
Employers’ Association of Chicago
Will Hardy
Com- Hines
Philippines
Wr Root
Luzan
War Department
Islands
Secretary of War
Friends
Root
Eli WU
Are We a Nation of Chinupe
A brief critique questions why Congress ignores cross border goods and travel while regulating movement across the St Lawrence. It argues citizens are trusted to trade within borders but not to choose groceries freely, comparing people to animals and condemning the fence emnites theory. W. a Douglas in What's the Weer.
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Chinupe
Congress
Mississippi
St. Lawrence
Matne
Tex
W. A Douglas
Charles Carroll Brewery
Maryland
Charles Carroll
England
Carroll
Carrollton
St. Nicholas
Lament of a Little Girl Finds a Hollywood Life Twist
A girl laments how her brother Will grows from a sweet sister into a boy who wears pants with pockets and curls cut off. She recalls dresses and girlish games fading as Will climbs, fights, and shifts gender, while she must remain in frocks and curls. Separate pieces describe a knife craft, stamp collecting, and a historic note on Charles Carroll, ending with parenting reflections urging virtue and self-reliance.
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Will
Farm Notes. Com
United States
Prairie States
Indiana
Nodda
Cowan
Russian execution on scaffold shows eerie calm and defiance
A Russian criminal named Stebljangki faced death in St Petersburg after two murders. He calmly taunted the crowd, demanded a cigarette during the brief wait, and after undermining the executioner’s resolve, declared he would execute himself once allowed to finish smoking. He spoke of Tolstoy’s views on capital punishment and said farewell before the trap fell.
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St Petersburg
Stebljangki
Jie
Russia
Tula
Ife
Prient
County Tolstoy
Fragmentary Dialogue Notes Reflecting Public Figure Tone
A clipped exchange describes a young man eager to fly and seen as cynical, with Miss Cayenne replying in agreement. The Washington Star is referenced, but the fragment provides no clear event, date, or outcome. The record preserves the quoted opinions and attribution while avoiding embellishment.
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Tiloga
Miss Cayenne
Asn
Washington Star
Water and loading devices for barns and stock
Instructions describe creating a rainwater barrel system with a mesh cover and a barn faucet to supply water for stock and cleaning without carrying excess. It also covers a loading device for animals, salt weed control in lawns, German small-farm structure, and pinch pruning for raspberries and blackberries to promote sturdy growth.
Farming advances cut plowing labor and boost yields
The article describes mechanization in farming from plows to tractors, noting traction engines on California tule sands, automatic seeders, and compact sowing methods. It compares old back-and-forth plowing to single trips by steam powered machines, and highlights cost efficiency and labor savings for large fields and vegetable crops.
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Middle West
Pacific Coast
Tule Sands
California
Central West
W. B. Thornton
Pickied Prime and Household Preserves Recipes
A clipped 19th century column blends practical kitchen tips with several recipe sketches. It lists plums preserved with sugar and spices, a citrus gelatine cream, broiled frogs doctored with butter, carpet beetle control with salts and zinc, and pear preservation guidance. Additional notes cover potted meat, lemon sauces, paint cleaning, and general housewifely hints.
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Bette
Fle
Charlie
Frank
Roy
Rosa
Germany
Stuttgart
Weber
Tramburg
Police Department
Berlin
London
Lavinia Hart
Collier's
Vermont
Alate Experiment Station
Maitre D'Hotel
China
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