Talking Session in Congress Promises Campaign Material
Washington February 25 Special. The session is set for heavy debate with Democrats planning extensive speeches to aid their campaign. Republicans under Speaker Cannon aim to let the opposition speak freely while managing their own first term members. The piece notes singling out members who might deliver district-focused addresses and recalls Private John Allen’s rare musical outburst in Congress. It mentions proposals on liquor mail shipments, the motto In God We Trust on U.S. coins, tea imports, and a plan to print daily chaplain prayers in the Congressional Record. It also covers quirky bills, post office site funding in New York, few bachelors in Congress, and noted figures Burton Harvey Wylie and Walter Wyman.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Cannon
Uncle Joe
House
Frye
Maine
Congress
House Committee On
Treasury
Ohio
New York
Senate
D D D Prescription Claims Quick Eczema Relief
Dr D D Dennis of Chicago developed a compounded wintergreen oil with glycerine and thymol to treat eczema psoriasis barber's itch and related skin ailments. The ad states the D D D Prescription removes itch instantly and avoids internal drugs and invites customers to inquire at the store.
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Decatur D. Dennis
Chicago
Dennis
Spite Fence Demolished by Vandals in Fort Wayne
Clem Edgerton’s flagstone barrier along Wayne Street, once a quarrel with the city over a cement sidewalk, was smashed in a night attack using heavy sledges. He offers a $100 reward and vows to leave the stones as a monument to vandals.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Clem Edgerton
Wayne Street
Edgerton
H. ©. Moderwell
Council
His Dog Saves Man From 90 Foot Well in Nebraska
Byron McNeally, imprisoned for fifty two hours in an abandoned well ninety feet deep near Louisville Nebraska, was rescued thanks to his dog. After a fruitless search, the dog led rescuers to the site and a mirror reflection revealed his location. He is expected to recover.
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Louisville
Neb
Byron McNeally
The Popcorn Princess and the Pale Purple Grain
The wayfarer gives pale purple grain to miller Frankel who plants it. The corn yields odd meal and poverty follows. A rescue arrives as Floribella and four maids bring villagers to taste the white popped corn, sparking a hopeful change.
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Wayfarer
Frankel
Vloribella
Floribelle
Curtis
Floribella
Dark Tower
Philadelphia Bark Alkaline Stranded in North Ice
From Philadelphia, Feb 25, word arrives that the Alkaline lies iced in the frozen north beyond reach of mails. The crew of twelve from this port and Captain Jensen await spring news after sailing last summer for Ivigtut Greenland to load cryolite and head toward Copenhagen and Philadelphia. The ship left Ivigtut Oct 4 but entered harbor further south Oct 17 and has not been heard since.
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Philadelphia
Greenland
Copenhagen
Jensen
Ivigtut
Ivietut
Three Davis Children Die in Santa Rosa Fire
In Santa Rosa, New Mexico, a blaze that destroyed the Davis home killed three children of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Davis. The eldest was four. Fire officials suspect a gasoline stove exploded while Mrs. Davis visited a sick neighbor.
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Fl Paso
Tex
W. A. Davis
Santa Rosa
N. M
Preacher backs unions in Fransville sermon
In Fransville Indiana on February 25 Rev Reid Cross rector of St Pauls Episcopal Church told the unemployed that labor unions were created by the Almighty and that churches and unions must unite to destroy the trusts.
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Fransville
Ind
Reid Cross
St. Pauls Episcopal Church
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed for Women's Ills
A long promotional notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for feminine maladies. It claims decades of use, relief from backache, irregularities, nervousness, and other symptoms, and urges women to choose Pinkham's over substitutes.
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Lydia EK
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Noji expresses sympathy for Stoessel after Port Arthur verdict
Cincinnati reports General Noe commander of Japanese forces at Port Arthur sent a cable: As a soldier I deeply sympathize with General Stoessel I cannot bear to state my views. In Bay City Michigan Peter Lecrete fifty trudged twenty miles through a blizzard to reach shore. exhausted he found shelter near Sebewaing and recovered.
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Cincinnati
Noe
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Nogi
Bay City
Mich
Oak Grove
Peter Lecrete
Saginaw Bay
Sebewaing
The Popcorn Prince and the Floribella a Kingdom
A wild tale follows Frankel the miller who finds white corn that pops into edible snow. The aroma draws villagers to the mill, the princess grows fond of the miller, and the kingdom prospers as Floribella marries the miller.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE CLAIMS CURE IN ONE DAY
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure, with E W's signature on each box.
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E. W
Marion Township Caucus Seeks Delegates at February Meeting
The Republicans of Marion township will meet at the township house Saturday evening February 29 at 7 30 for selecting delegates to the county convention. Will Darbyshire Committeeman. 836 Simple Remedy for La Grippe. La Grippe coughs danger of pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar stops cough heals lungs. Genuine product in yellow package. Refuse substitutes. tf. Sold by Lemmon's pharmacy.
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Marion Township
Will Darbyshire
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Bank Statement Details From Iowa Institution
The document lists assets and liabilities of a bank in Washington County Iowa including cash on hand deposits with First National Bank Chicago and several Iowa banks. It records real and personal property values, paid capital, time and sight deposits, undivided profits, and total liabilities totaling 316 330.95. The statement is sworn by President J A Cunningham and Cashier J T Anderson before Notary A N Taree on February 4.
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Washington Co. Savings Bank
Iowa
Washington
Nation
First Nat'l Bank
Chicago
German Savings Bank
Davenport
Citizens National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Towa National Bank
Ilowa
Washington Nat'l Bank
Owa
Farmers and’ Merchants State
Tresnington
Mount Sight
Lowa
Les
Washington County
J. A. Cunningham
J. T. Anderson
J.A. Cunningham
J.T. Anderson
A. Ander- Sealson
T. J. Berdothis
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Mississippi
Allen
Benjamin Harrison
Baby McKee
White House
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Tennessee
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Cleveland
Burton
Harvey W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Walter Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Stoesses
Miller
Marion Township Caucus
California
Lombardo
Mall
Colege
Sprague Correspondence School OF Law
Majestic
Detroit
Mick
N. S
A. Anderrsorn, T. J. Berpo
W. E. Ghilcote
Bright’s
Chichester
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