Washington Letter on Junkets and Senate Activity
Regular correspondent notes congressional adjournment and secret junkets funded by the government. Gen Humphry escorts lawmakers and kin to Porto Rico Cuba and the Caribbean while a larger Pacific voyage to Hawaii Guam and Manila is planned for about fourteen House members and as many Senators. Taft opposes a longer route home. Senate San Domingo treaty shifts amid Monroe Doctrine changes and tariff talks loom with Cannon controlling House.
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Congress
Humphry
Porto Rico
Oter Carribesn
Army Cranssport Sumner
Rivera and
Harabors
Porto
Santo Domingo
Cuba
San Francisco
Hawaii
Guam
Manilla
Smail
Archipelago
Junket
Taft
Eurmer
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Washington
S Naster Bate
Tennessee
Senator Bate
Capitol
Senate
San Domingo
Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Finance
House
Cannon
Destructive Fire and Witch Hazel Salve Ad
An old advertisement touts De Wite's Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for burns cuts and piles. It quotes J L Tucker praising the product and notes it is sold by M R Blackburn with guaranteed quality.
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de Wite
J. L. Tucker
Harmonizer
Genre
DeWitt
Blackburn
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed By Alderman
A Chicago alderman credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with saving his voice during a heated campaign. He reports rapid throat relief after overheated campaigning and afterward won his council seat. The ad notes the remedy is sold by J M Moreta and Miss Janie Thomas.
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Chamberlain
John Shenick
Peoria St. Chicago
J. M. Moreta
Pneumonia Deaths Highlight Preventable Illnesses
A Vermont era advertisement-style notice extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as preventing pneumonia after colds and influenza. It cites Chicago theater fire deaths and 3 000 pneumonia deaths in the same year, claiming timely use saves lives and features a testimonial from W. D. Wilcox of Logan New York.
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Chicago
Chamberlain
Laura
W. D. Wilcox
Logan, N. Y
J. M. Morete
Senators Denounce Debt Collecting Agency Threats
The News and Observer notes the Democrats in the Senate preventing the country from becoming a debt collecting agency and cites George Washington's warning about entangling alliances to argue for restraint.
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United States
Senate
George Washington
News and Observer
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cures Running Sores Fast
Danforth of LaGrange Ga suffered six months with atri ful running sore on his leg. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it in five days. Also effective for wounds and piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by M. B. Blackburn.
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B. Blackburn
P. A. Danforth
LaGranze
Bucklen
M. B. Blackburn
What Pleases One Displeases Another
A ponderous mix of editorial ramblings and anecdotes from Monroe Journal style notes. It muses on journalism's rewards and criticisms, quotes townsfolk like W L Parker of New Salem, and touches on legislative gerrymandering and public reaction. It also advertises DeWitt's Little Early Risers for digestion and a note on Dr King’s New Discoveries.
Extra appropriation for the insane should fund space
The Winston Sentinel argues that extra funds for the insane must be used to expand current hospital space rather than build costly new structures, and contends those allocating the money understand this priority.
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Winston Sentinel
Electric Bitters Promoted As Nervine and Tonic Remedy
A promotional blurb extols Electric Bitters as a universal cure for overwork sleeplessness nervous tension and liver and kidney disorders. It claims the remedy dispels nervousness rheumatism malaria germs and general run down conditions with a 50 cent price and satisfaction guarantee by M B Blackburn.
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M. B. Blackburn
You would not marry a girl who dislikes to work in the kitchen
A dated social warning argues that marrying a woman who dislikes kitchen work with her mother leads to regret within a year. It frames most people as disappointed in love and marriage, urging practical compatibility over romantic ideals.
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Wilkes
Ashe
Graves
Ho L Green
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