Gov shaw to be treasury secretary in January
Washington reports Gov. T M Shaw of Iowa will succeed Lyman J Gage as secretary of the treasury with Wilson remaining secretary of agriculture. Gage will stay until a convenient time for the transfer, likely in January, and Shaw’s appointment is praised by Senator Dolliver and western business interests for his banking expertise.
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Iowa
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Wilson
Towa
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Treasury
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United States
West
Indians on the War Path at Pawnee Oklahoma War
Guthrie Oklahoma December 26 Pawnee Indians are on the war path after an immense buffalo bell was killed during transfer to Pawnee Bills ranch. Indians dance and claim vast buffalo herds return and threaten white settlers while Pawnee Bill guards his buffalo herd as US Indian agent reports to Washington.
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Okla
Santa Fe
Fawnee Bill
Maj. Lillie
Pawnee
Huffaloe
United States Indian
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Washington
Fraudulent railway ticket stamp turned in
A counterfeit stamp used to validate return railway tickets at Union Depot was voluntarily surrendered to George H. Foote secretary of the Kansas City Passenger association. An attorney delivered the stamp on behalf of a client who requested the investigation into wholesale ticket frauds be dropped. Foote says the owner’s name will not be made public and the probe will continue with possible arrests.
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Kansas City
Union Depot
George H. Foote
Missouri Pacific Railway
Mr. Foote
Beet Sugar Industry a Self-Supported Prospect
A New York Evening Post editorial argues for beet sugar as a self-sustaining American industry, citing Oxnard and Cutting on profits and low production costs. It condemns protectionist claims while detailing historical growth, tariff effects, and the potential for domestic refinement and pricing advantages.
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the Evening Post
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Cutting
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Mississippi Valley
West India Islands
Seaboard
United States
Nebraska
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Implement House for Farm Tools and Machinery Storage
Frederick O. Sibley argues for building a storage house on farms to protect wagons, mowers, binders, reapers, cultivators and other implements. A 20 by 40 foot structure with three bays, double doors, and proper drainage should be placed near lanes, away from other buildings, and kept organized. Regular treatment with kerosene oil and boiled linseed oil preserves metal and wood, ensuring tools stay ready for use.
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Frederick O. Sibley
N. Tribune
Distinguishing eggs by hen identity in hatching
An English poultry book notes attendants can learn to recognize eggs from each hen. With practice, nearly every egg shows a distinct character. If possible to distinguish eggs, breeding up becomes greatly simplified, though Americans may be skeptical.
Ma bel Strikes Freddy Prompts Kinder Fortes Trouble
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph item reports a teacher at a kindergarten with four year old Mabel facing trouble after the child said she struck Freddy because he hit her first. The report captures a small domestic scene reflecting early schooling challenges.
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Mael
Mabel
Freddy
Pittsburg
Walter Baker cocoa trade mark Dorchester Dorchester Mass
A consumer advisory notes Walter Baker & Co packages carry the chocolate girl trade mark and manufacture in Dorchester Mass. Housekeepers should check purchases to ensure no substitutions and inspect for genuine branding after the firm earned three gold medals at the Pan American Exposition.
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Walter Baker & Co
Dorchester
Mass
Stops the Cough and Works of the Cold Tabs Ad
A fragment notes an advertisement for Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets priced at 2c and claims they stop coughing and work on the cold in a terse, few words style.
Blacksmith Reopens After Rheumatism Cure Story
Goodland Kansas December reports Albertson, a local blacksmith, near quitting due to crippling rheumatism. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills, he claims a complete cure with no remaining rheumatism and plans to continue his shop.
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Goodland
Kan
N. EL Albertson
Las
Dodd
Mr. Albertson
Children of Larger Growth Letters to Santa Aware
A brief Washington Star item notes children write letters to Santa while some adults respond to green goods advertisements. The piece casts a subtle social mirror on festive nostalgia and consumer culture.
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Santa Claus
Washington Star
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Promotes Bowel Health
An old style advertisement touts Cascarets as a universal cure from headaches to cancer by restoring bowel health. It promises natural, painless relief with easy movements, priced at 10 cents to begin improving health, and notes the genuine metal box imprint C é Cc while warning against imitations.
Advancing Tourists Question Native Progress
A witty Puck caption wonders if Indigenous people are advancing, joking that their medicine man is a patent medicine operative.
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Puck
Handsomest Calendar of the Season Offer
An ad for a calendar featuring six color plates from Maran reproductions issued by the General Passenger Department of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway. It offers ten by twelve inch sheets for twenty five cents and requests mailing details to I A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. A clipped humor snippet about a hired girl appears in the State Journal.
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General Passenger Department
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
I. A. Miller
General
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