Roosevelts era blazed by taxes and Herculeum plans
The note surveys astronomical times and political hues, then shifts to an American plan to excavate Herculan eum as a rock mine. It cites expert approval from Spinazzola and others, alongside U S treasury deficits and a $2 billion congress projection. It ends urging voters to recall tax burdens.
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Herculaneum
Forum
Pompeii
Lanciani
Charles Waldstein
King’s College
Cambridge
England
Italy
United States
Resina
America
Spinazzola
San Martino Museum of
Naples
Dall‘Osso
Cosentini
University of Naples
Lancias
University of Rome
France
Germany
Tax policy critique targets unequal tariffs and republican excess
The piece argues that four years of republican rule created $3.428 billion in federal taxes, averaging over $200 per family head, with poor and rich paying similarly. It cites 1907 flannel tariffs showing 86.39% vs 143.67% for different income groups and urges retrenchment or reform, claiming Republicans refuse tariff revisions. It warns voters against endorsing policies that tax the poor as much as the rich.
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Rockefeller
Republican Congress
Mexico Revolution Shifts and Global Echoes in Brief
In passing notes, the piece surveys Mexico’s reform gains, warns against heated rhetoric, and notes new stars in the flag as statecraft evolves. It also cites Russia’s 300 million dollar eastern military plans, Paraguay’s recent revolutions, and a curious spread of social quirks from a divorce over 65 shirts to Canada’s falling hero prices and a 1200 shots per minute gun invention.
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Mexico
Russia
Douma
Far East
Japan
Paraguay
South America
Canada
Chew Food More and Flexibility for Health
Advice for dyspeptics and all readers urges slower meals and better chewing. It argues that proper eating foundations health, while activity and work extend life. Citing longevity trends, it warns against overwork, promotes flexibility in arteries and muscles, and links fruit and water to joint health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rij
Weary plowman quotation sparks a kitchen debate
In a village scene a man repeatedly misquotes Gray as a line about the weary plowman. Neighbors, a schoolmaster, a lawyer, a sausage salesman, and others volley corrections. The discussion drifts to food advice and a light meditation on eating, ending with a vague nod to indigestion remedies.
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Stern
Gray
Porto Rican rice and beans dish praised as vigor fuel
The author extols a Porto Rican meal pairing red boiled beans with a sliver of pork served separately yet mixed on the plate. They claim the blend delivers more sustenance than sirloin, noting it as a robust summer staple for hearty appetites, while distinguishing it from fruits and corn.
Lafean seeks 7 million for Gettysburg memorial highway
Representative Daniel Lafean of Pennsylvania plans a separate appropriation next session to fund a 100 mile long memorial highway from Washington to the Gettysburg battlefield. Backed by Roosevelt Knox and Abraham Lincoln Memorial group, the project would be 150 feet wide with a central flower space and dual roadways for autos and equestrians. If approved, the Lincoln centennial date February 12 is targeted for signing.
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United States Treasury
Congress
Republican Congress
Daniel Lafean
Pennsylvania
Washington
Gettysburg
Boston Transcript
United States
Roosevelt
Knox
House of Senate
Representative Lafean
J. T. McCleary
Minnesota
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Association
House
Senate
Abraham Lincoln
Lafean
Transit Schedule Fragments for Watertown Danbury Meriden
Fragmentary timetable notes show routes with Watertown to Boston and Springfield, Danbury to Dublin Street Station, and Meriden Main Street departures. Times listed include morning and evening trips such as 6:16 and 7:05 p.m., with Westbound and Eastbound directions implied across multiple axes.
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Fulton Fish and Meat Market
Cherry ST
John Moore
Platt Bldg
Mechanics’ Loan CO
East Main St
Independent Loan & Security Co
Odd Fellows
Maud Muller
Brown
Holley
Bank Street
Evening Democrat
Waterbury, Conh
TRE Democrat Publishing Company
Gaamp St
Warmasver
Doms C. Maloney
Associated
Currier
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
John W. Kern
Indiana
Daniel O'Connell
Frederick North
Lord North
North
Alfred ‘Tennyson
Casablanca
White House
Loeb
Sieyes
Napoleon
Taft
Cincinnati Times-Star
William Jennings Bryan
J. H. Mulville, the Undertaker
East Main Street
St. Patrick's Block
Jos. C. HS
John Moriarty
C. San
Reece
Main Street
Arthur J. Lunny
Undertaker
Feneral
Grand Street
Hall
Ralph N. Blakeslee
Meadow St
Deescher & Keil
Harrison Ava
At & & Watts Cafe
Gouth Mais &T
Langley
Home Furnisher
Kaiser
Jane
Kodol
Colin F. Wilson
South Main Street
Wilson & Tyrrell
Gettysby
Petters Ie
Potters
St. Sachs
South Main Cor. Union
Mary
the Home Steam Laundry
POR
Watertown
PUTN
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Aess
Springfeld
Danbury
Dublin Street
POR Meriden
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