Roosevelt split in GOP looms as tariff battle rages
Regular correspondence notes intense talk in Washington and across the country about President Roosevelt driving a split in the Republican Party over tariff policy. Critics accuse stand-patters of protecting trusts while Roosevelt presses for reform, with investigations into the Panama Canal Commission and looming implications for Congress and elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
Fone
Congress
Far Aienor
Panama Canal Commission
American Steel Trust
Europe
Uns
Admiral Walker
Panama Canal
Walker
Commission
Loomis
Herbert W. Bowen
Minster
Venezuela
Bowen
A Creeping Death Warns of Blood Poison Danger
Stearns of Belle Plaine recounts a friend badly injured hand swelling like blood poisoning. Bucklen's Arnica Salve drew out the poison, healed the wound, and saved the life. Promoted as best in the world for burns and sores, 25 cents at MB Blackburn's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. By Stearns
Belle Plaine
Minn
Bucklen
Blackburn’s
Electric Bitters Restores Tampa Man After Illnesses
A Tampa man describes a fearful race with death caused by diverse troubles that robbed him of sleep and life. After trying many doctors and medicines, he found relief with Electric Bitters, claiming a rapid restoration in three days and a full recovery. Sold by M. G. Blackburn for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Frenandez
Tampa
M. G. Blackburn
Notable Protests Against Carnegie and Rockefeller Money
The passage notes broad agreement that Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller should be ashamed to pursue further wealth, reflecting a public mood wary of extreme fortunes and calls for restraint in wealth accumulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
SAVED BY DYNAMITE CLAIMS FOR BRONCHITIS CURE
A Calhoun Georgia man cites his wife’s severe cough relief after using Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. The ad touts a “strictly scientific cure” with Blackburn’s trial bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar, claiming permanent cure.
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Cas
Z. T. Gray
Calhoun
Dr. King
Blackburn
Patent medicine testimonial copied from a newspaper notice
A brief clipping from the Atchison Globe reports Joe Tack, an engineer on the Missouri Pacific near Wichita Kiowa, claiming stomach cancer relief after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The ad-style notice touts the product as a universal digestive remedy sold by M. B. Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kansas
Joe Tack
Missoui Pacific
Wichita
Kiowa
M. B. Blackurn
Man Uses Candy Stains To Prove Baby Care Claim
A man will point to candy spots on his clothes to show he takes care of the baby. The ad notes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a promise of refunds if not curative, and claims E. W. Grove signs each box. Price listed as 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Progressive Farmer
North Carolina
E. W. Grove
Thodford
Thedford
Oak tree timber sale near Toe Kane in Mitchell county
Nick Bailey sold a 60 inch base oak tree to Vines and Wilson of Johnson City Tennessee. The tree yielded 8600 feet of lumber sold at 112.85 per unit while the tree sold for 15 dollars. The tree stood near Toe Kane in Mitchell county.
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Burnsville
Nick Bailey
Vines & Wilson
Johnson City
Tenn
Toe Eane
Mitchell County
Hot Weather Piles Warn of Season Dangers
Advert shows Dee Witt's Witch Hagel Salve for piles noting hot weather and bad water worsen symptoms. Claims the remedy stops pain and draws out soreness. Urges buyers to get the genuine product bearing DeWitt & Co name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Witt
Hagel
ELC, DeWitt & Co
Drugelts
Br. Kilmer & Imn Co
Binghamton, N.Y
The First Weepy Act and Its Repeated Trial
A reflective note on attempting a sentimental scene for the first time and then repeating the effort to gauge the lasting emotional impact. The passage contemplates the sense of novelty fading with repetition and the search for a deeper reaction.
Cleared for Action By Dr King’s Life Pills
When the body is cleared for action by Dr King’s New Life Pills the bloom of health returns to the cheeks eyes brighten cheeks firm and buoyant minds. Sold by M B Blackburn price 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
M. B. Blackburn
Also Mentioned on This Page
DeWitt’s
Pips
Burns
Gores
L. D. Lowe
Banner Elk
N.C. Y
Watauga
Mitchell
Todd & Ballou
Attorneys AT Law
Jefferson
N.C
A. Linney
Attorney AT Law
Boone
Edmund Jones
Lenoir, N. C
J.C. Fletcher
Boone, N. C
BF. Lovil
Coffey
N. C
RE. D. Jennings
Banner Elk, N. C
W. I. Bower
J. M. Hogshead
Banner's Elk
United States Census Bureau
Philippine Islands
Philippine Commission
Manilla
Manila
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