Washington Letter on Rate Bill and Early Presidential Buzz
Regular correspondent reports Senate finished with rate bill amendments by Allison and the Interstate Commerce Commission, noting no final passage and potential House collision in a conference. The piece questions constitutionality and shifts rate making to courts, mentions Bailey and a dismissed plan to crown Cannon for President, plus coverage of a major Washington convention on tuberculosis and public education.
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Senate
Allison
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce
Chandler White
Honge
Bailey
Joe
Speaker Cannon
Washington
Assion of
National Association For the Study and Prevention
United States
Galveston
San Francisco
Baltimore
Chicago
Billings
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Philanthropists seek reform for 12 year old sentenced to prison
Concord citizens mobilize to aid Sudielarnon, a 12 year old jailed for six years, urging clemency and a reformatory solution in North Carolina. The editorial laments reliance on punishment over humane reform, criticizing legislators’ reluctance and urging public funds for humane care.
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Wnrong Philanthropeeitizens
Concord
Sudielarnon
Gut
Gill
Harden d Crimonds
Concard
North Carolina
Raleigh
Itoo
Salissbury Post
Sciaticon Cured After Twenty Years of Torture
A Minneapolis man, J B Massey of 3322 Clinton St, suffered chronic sciatic pain for over two decades. He reports Chamberlain's Pain Balm gave permanent relief after one bottle. The note promotes 25 cent bottles for relief and lists Boone and Blowing Rock Drug Co as distributors.
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J.B. Massey
Clinton St
Minneapolis
Minn
Chamberlain
Boone
Blowing Rock Drug Co
Dr King’s New Discovery praised by druggist readers
A former Lice aid Missouri druggist recounts customers cured of consumption by Dr King’s New Discovery. One man moved to Arizona before. after using the remedy he stayed. The testimonial calls it the best lung healer and cough cure, with trial bottles free and a 50 cent to 1 dollar price. The remark echoes a senate chaplain’s comment in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Lice ‘Aid
D. J. Dwyer
Graysville
Kiler
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Hamton
N.Y
Root
Death from Appendicitis and the King’s New Life Claim
An advertising claim asserts that death from appendicitis decreases in the same ratio as use of Dr King’s New Life products increases. It promises relief from danger and constipation, claiming quick, painless effects and renewed strength and vigor. Guaranteed by all druggists at 25 cents.
Big menagerie voyage ends with chaotic shipboard escapes
The British freighter St Andrew returned to port with a massive menagerie from Bos tock s show at Coney Island after a gale in mid Atlantic. Animals escaped or attacked crew and each other, including an elephant trampling a keeper, a Russian wolf overturning a hatch, and a lion biting and clawing. Several keepers were injured as cages failed and animals roamed the decks. Also notes a tonic ad for Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a health claim and local retailer references.
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New York Dispatch
Atlantic
St. Andrew
Noah
Bostock
Coney Island
Paneer
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets for Busy People
A historical ad-like item promotes a patent medicine claiming to aid digestion and kidney issues while boosting vitality. The crude text lists ailments and benefits and mentions a product name Golden Nuggets for sale, with scattered branding and place hints including Wisconsin.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Uouideree Casa Colas
Malisun
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Banner Elk
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Watauga
Mitchell
Todd& Ballou, Attorneys AT Law
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N.C
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Attorney AT Law
Boone, N.C
Edmund Jones,lawyer—— —Lenoir
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J.C. Fletcher
Boone, N. C
EF. Lovill
E. $. Coffey
BUONE
R.D. Jennings
Resimeny
Banner Elk, N. C
Blackburn House
WL Bower
Dr. J. Mc Hogshead
Cancer Specalist
Banner’s Elkn
Tenn
Wasilengton
Sciaticon
New York
Tritune
Philadelphia Inquiser
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Rawing Rock Drag Co
Aver
Gayin Go Howell
Ayer
Watacga County
Pine N.C
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North Carola
Watauga County
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W. C. Coffey
W.L. Bryan
Bingham
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Yellow Journal
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