Senate fire eater gone in the U S Senate
The death of Benjamin R Tillman of South Carolina removes a notorious figure from the United States Senate. Tillman known as Pitchfork Ben, was a harsh speaker yet defended women and sought reform. He was rough but often spoke with candor and served his country in meaningful ways.
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Senate
Benjamin R. TiNmen
South Carolina
United States
Ben
Tillman
Senator Tilman
Br. Tillman
Ben Tillman
Bank training posted as national program for young men
Sioux City Tribune reports the National City bank of New York opens its own college to train 50 top college graduates for banking careers. Iowa offers one participant. The piece argues for skilled bankers with foreign language and cultural insight to support postwar international trade and American interests.
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Sioux City Tribune
National City Bank of New York
Iowa College
United States
Help Russia Now By Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt argues for immediate Allied intervention in Siberia to aid Russia. He envisions 30,000 American, 30,000 Japanese, and a British force forming a coalition to restore Russia to the Russians, with postwar self governance guaranteed, using Siberia as a base to support allied operations and supplies. He cites German Red Guards and Czech and Jugo Slavic interests as factors shaping the plan.
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Russia
Germany
America
Sberia
Tomsk
Siberia
Cuba
Vladivostok
Harbin
Siberiare
Lake Baikal
Red Guards
Ural Mountains
East
Joffre
France
United States
Urals
Vance
The
Kansas City
Star
Child prodigy Martha Springer reads like a schoolchild
The two year old Martha Springer of Mountain View astonishes observers by reading at a much older level. Her vocabulary reaches about two thousand words and she can count tell time and converse with professors during a forty minute interview.
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San Francisco
Martha Springer
John E. Springer
Mountain View
Health column questions organotherapy and medical ethics
The piece discusses organotherapy and animal organs as remedies from ancient times to modern practice. It notes some substances like thyroid extract and pancreatin have value when properly prepared, while warning against gullible use and misrepresentation.
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Orj
M. B
Currier
Traveling Economy and Social Pressures in Side Talks
The piece explores gender differences in travel spending ethics, noting women favor seeing the world with reasonable economy while men push for luxury or nothing. It argues social opinion, especially waiters and clerks, unduly influences expenditures and urges value over status in travel choices.
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Hest
The Sandman Story in Mrs. Walke's Tale
Mr and Mrs Swallow build a mice nest in a barn loft but rival Mrs Sparrow moves in becoming a trespasser. The Swallows persevere find another home, later learning a cat watching the barn kept their eggs safe and sparrow misfortune teaches gratitude.
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Mrs. Swallow
Mr. Swallow
The Stroke Oar Urges American Lead In War Crisis
The piece argues the United States bears the military burden of winning World War I, warning against complacency about France and Britain. It cites French leaders and Gen Smuts to stress America must plan a decisive policy, bolster ships rifles and men, and act as the critical stroke oar shaping allied victory.
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Paris
Asquith
United States
Echo de Paris
Young
America
le Journal
France
Smuts
Glasgow
Wilson
Are Advertised Medicines Worthless
A periodical critique of medicine advertising argues no, noting fakes exist in all trades. It cites Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy claimed to relieve female ailments across the United States.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Henber
Associated Pres
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of
J . WH. Hartman CO
West Park
Joan C. Hartman
AL W. Peterson
Treasung Gen'l Mer
Waterloo
Tangers
pSee
Washington, D. C
Munsey Ride
Dougherty
Corespondent
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story, Brooks & Finter
Rep's
Tony
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Ocean
The Swallows Reflect on Loss and Protection
Mrs. Swallow mourns lost birds while Mr. Swallow voices sorrow and relief. They recall warnings to move, believing their children are safe and that those who do right are protected despite unsettling events. Tomorrow’s story is The Dancing Girl.
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Mrs. Swallow
Mr. Swallow
Vinci Tonic Ad Claims Cure For Nervous Breakdown
Mrs Loyal Palmer credits Vinci tonic with restoring health after a nervous breakdown. The ad cites ingredients beef cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates glycerophosphates and promotes Vinci as a famous body builder tonic from Wangler Bros Co J Miller and druggists everywhere.
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Burdett
Vinci
Loyal Palmer
Wangler Bros. Co
J. Miller
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Boosts Recovering Patient
A 60 year old man shares relief after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for eight years of stomach trouble. He reports rapid improvement after three doses and now sleeps easily. The ad claims the remedy clears mucus from the intestinal tract and reduces inflammation, including appendicitis, with one dose convincing a refund. Wangler Bros. Sievers Deng Hansen and Hansen and druggists advertise in the Courier.
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Monaco
Rome
Mayr
Wangler Bros
Sievers Deng, Hansen and Hansen
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Des Moines Register
Theodore Roosevelt
Sr Currier
Sandman
Mrs. P. A. Walke
Mrs. Sparrow
Asilerica
Thad
Regnard A
Elmberg
E. F. Elmberg Co
Parkersburg
darMop
Channell Chemical Company
Toronto
London
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