Trade Reciprocity Delegation Seeks Canada Talks
A New York Boston Buffalo Cincinnati and other city commerce groups urged President Roosevelt to pursue reciprocity with Canada. The delegation led by J R Leeson of Boston warned that Canada trade is vital to US manufacturers and urged congressional action through organized influence.
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Washington
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Canada
J. R.leeson
W. O. Blaney
E. G. Preston
Chamber of Commerce of
Gustav K. Schwab
Tsador Strauss
S. P. Webb
Chamber of Commerce
State of New York
Dewitt C. Delamater
Detroit Merchants’ Association
J. T. McHugh
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
D. N. Ransdeil
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
M. S. Greenough
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
C. H. Keep
Lake Carriers’ Association
Frederick W. Woods
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Anti Cigarette League Plans Nationwide Pledge
The American Anti Cigarette League with over three hundred thousand members will read a pledge in all Sunday schools on November 24 urging youths to abstain from cigarettes and tobacco until age 21. Signers are expected to total hundreds of thousands as the drive to boost membership continues, with large additions reported in Pittsburg Columbus Louisville Buffalo and Toronto.
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Chicago
United States
Pittsburg
Columbus
Louisville
Buffalo
Toronto
Ont
Peoria Woman Aids Peoria Chinese In San Francisco Jail
May Home, a Peoria Chinese man who bought Chicago property and went to China to settle his mother's estate, is jailed in San Francisco. The Second Presbyterian Church ladies here aim to secure his release and admission to the entry. He previously tried to enter San Francisco, was sent back to Hawaii, and then jailed again after another attempt. He wired for 300 dollars yesterday, which the church women sent, and Congressmen Graff has been asked to intervene.
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Peoria
Ill
Chicago
China
San Francisco
Second Presbyterian Church
West
Hawaiian Islands
Graff
Joliet Railway Warrants Tilt at Misconduct Case
Joliet Illinois November 14 warrants have been issued for four men including an alderman to answer strong charges of malicious mischief in relation to removing or misplacing railroad ties on the Joliet and Chicago Electric Railway line in Lemont Cook County.
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Joliet, Tl
Joliet
World's Fair Matters At St Louis Exposition Site
Washington University will provide 110 acres west of Skinker road for the World's fair groups and university buildings to be used for fair purposes and later by the university. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co directors approved changes in bylaws and a new executive structure with the board president as chief executive. Booker T. Washington may direct the Afro-American exhibit. Missouri officials approve the main state building plans.
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St. Loui
Washington University
Skinker Road
Louisiana Purchase Exposition ‘Co
Francis
Charleston
Buffalo
Booker T. Washington
St. Louis
Chinese exhibit proposed for World Fair space
A Hong Kong backed Chinese exhibit seeks 500000 to 1000000 dollars display space at the St Louis World’s Fair. Chu Fong of New York hires Cornelius Bauer to pledge bonds 50000 to 100000 ensuring the display will exceed any prior World’s fair showing. The plan blends Confucian history with modern China, aiming for a year to collect interior empire types.
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St. Louis
Hong Kong
China
Chu Fong
New York City
Cornelius N. Bauer
Bauer
United States
Confucius
Word Building Game Played Without Tools
A leader selects a word and gives its first three letters, players must guess words starting with those letters. Correct guesses earn credit, ties share credit, and limiting length adds challenge. Proper names and obsolete words are banned. A prize can boost interest per the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Cheery Tree Frog Cheerful Example From Australia
An illustrated note from the New York Tribune extols the Hyla caerulea as a cheerful example. It argues the tree frog finds happiness by being good and cheerful despite perceived flaws, living simply in Australia with humorous self-justifications and a motto about deeds reflecting handsomeness.
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Hyla Caerulea
Cats as Guards of Government Stores Through the Ages
Governments across the world have employed cats to protect grain sacks and mail bags from rats. Post offices in the United States and France, England, and Vienna note cats on duty, with pensions on retirement and milks and meats supplied. Large establishments also use cats in catteries, while the public fascination has turned cats into income sources. Prices for kittens in old times rose with proof of skill, and theft or killing guarding cats incurred penalties.
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United States Post Office
Imperial Printing Office
France
England
Vienna
Uncle Sam
Midland Railway Company
Midland Company
Berwick
Hoel
Wales
Compressed air as motive power gains favor in industry
The report notes compressed air rapidly coming into favor as a motive power. It quotes a contemporary figure praising the potential, while others in religious and public speaking circuits remark that pulpit and platform orators should try its pack as a novelty or experiment.
Lackawanna Dining Car Service Promises Pay-Only-What-Ordered
The Lackawanna Railroad unveils a dining car plan with the slogan Order what you want pay for what you order. Travelers may select from a full menu and pay only for items chosen. Low priced club meals range from 35 cents to 1.00, combining table d hote and a la carte options. Dining cars are on all through trains to Buffalo Chicago and St Louis.
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Lackawanna Railroad
Ant
He Escaped, Thingumbob in Europe Summer Mentioned
Dialog from Philadelphia Tess hints at a chase scene with characters McJigger and He. Conflicting statements about who saw whom and where during an extended European trip last summer frame a tense encounter. The exchange suggests a broader feud or pursuit.
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Borem
Europe
McJigger
Philadelphia
Tess
From Experience. Paw’s weather strips are felt
Bes sie notes weather strips and shingles, while Tommy cries after being caught smoking in the wood shed. The fragment reflects a domestic scene with implied atmosphere in a Chicago Daily News item.
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Bessie
Tommy
Chicago Daily News
St Jacobs Oil Dominates Rheumatism Remedies Across Classes
The text touts St Jacobs Oil as the top outward remedy for rheumatism and bodily aches with rising global demand. It claims sales surpass all other remedies combined, and asserts the product acts like magic by curing where others fail and conquering pain.
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St. Jacobs
Recall of Cures Cites Novel Hay Fever Remedy
A Norfolk Reflector note recalls a famous American remark that six feet of gravel is the only cure for hay fever. It mentions new or odd remedies, including small doses of fine dry sand for dyspepsia, reflecting quirky health fads of the era.
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Norfolk
Promises Refund Policy for Dues and Packages
Advertisement from Monroe Co Unionville Mo offering a 10 cent refund per package if customers are dissatisfied. Includes quoted quips from Grimes and Hourris about catching cold and feverish symptoms, cited from the Boston Transcript.
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Putnam
Monroe , Co
Unionville, Mo
Grimes
Boston Transcript
Nickel Plate Line Promises Low Rates and Quality Service
Prospective travelers weighing 4 journey East or West are advised to compare fares with Nickel Plate Road. The line touts lowest rates, attentive uniformed staff for all classes, superior dining car meals from 35 cents to $1.00, and standard Pullman service. Semi weekly tourist cars run coast to coast. consult the nearest Nickel Plate agent.
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Nickel Plate Road
Atlantic
Pacific
Fragmentary quote from Baltimore American sports page
A fragmentary quotation describes a football player laying out trophies after a game. The speaker attributes various facial features to named players Jimmy Billy Tom Rusher and others, but cannot identify one finger, reflecting a vivid, informal game recap tone.
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Jimmy
Billy
Tom
Young Rusher
Baltimore Amican
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Cure Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a万能 bowel remedy. It claims natural, painless relief from various ailments by regular bowel movements, costing 10 cents to start, and warns against imitations. Contains product name and metal box packaging note.
Fragmented 1900s Advertisements and Quotes
A collage of vintage quotes and patent medicine lines from newspapers. It includes calls to action for cold cures like Bromo Quinine and Piso’s, testimonials from Wm. O. Endsley and others, and aphorisms about opportunity, language, and wit. The snippet preserves dated ad copy and advisory quips from diverse locales.
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Roosevelt
Anti-Cigarette League
Yetim
Lamont
St. Louia World's Fair
Cheery Tree Frog
Australia
Bowery
Edward VII
N. Y. Tribune
Kate Berg
Knights of Pythias
Commercial Hotel
Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Kare Bere
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ares
Brown
Jones
Detroit
Freeress
Wm. O. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Pargate
Atchison Obe
Hale
Pike
Philadelphia Record
McKinley
Sherer
Chigago
Illinois
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