Lobby Fable Lasts The Moneyed Interests In Washington
An extended meditation on the myth of a Washington lobby. The piece recalls old tales of lobbyists and bribes, noting famous anecdotes like $10,000 overcoats and pulsating rumors. It argues such stories persist as tradition, though often unbelievable, and reflect enduring beliefs about influence at the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s ‘Lobby
Washington
Capitol
Washington Monument
Smithsonian Institution
Botanical Gardens
People’s Lobby
United States
Congress
John Chamberlain
Pacific Railroad
Pacific
Allow York Sun
Does Your Back Ache and other items from a 1900s paper
A column includes a testimonial for Dean's Kidney Pills from James R. Keeler of Cazenovia New York praising relief after years of back and kidney pain. The piece notes the product price and distributor Foster Milburn Co Buffalo. Additional items reference a bribery anecdote in England a legal oath in Toledo and a critique by Charles Booth on clergy losing ground as spiritual guides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Keeler
Benner Street
Cazenovia
N.Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Charles Booth
London
Edication Idea Denied At New Hampshire Town Meeting
In a Granite State farming town a warrant article offered 500 dollars for a new schoolhouse. A veteran farmer likened the education proposal to foolishness, prompting the “toneys” to withdraw. The noes carried the motion as the crowd shouted against the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite State
Nestor
Guild
Harry
Danny Webster
Toneys
Grape Nuts Story Promises Digestive Relief
An anonymous washwoman recounts severe abdominal pain from overeating starchy and greasy foods. She credits Grape Nuts with rapid improvement in digestion and overall health after two weeks, noting full recovery within months.
Fanciful Notes and Odd Advertisements Skimmed From Historic Page
A fragmented historical newspaper fragment lists diverse items from a dealer in Paris to bees sold by a Berkeley student, a Defiance Starch sales pitch, a new herring market in Yarmouth, and a royal-named voyage in the Caucasus. It mentions Allcock’s Plasters praised for pain relief and London offices for a South Australian chief engineer appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Roberts
London
Missed Chance for Fame in Lalande’s Mistaken Observation
The astronomer Lalande nearly achieved fame by a Neptune discovery but misidentified a planet. On May 8, 1785, he struck Neptune with a glass and logged a star, then recorded its position twice over 48 hours. Realizing the error, he concluded the notes wrong and missed a landmark finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lalande
Neptune
Practical politics and poultry in Montenegrin office
A Montenegrin minister of agriculture is portrayed as practical, tending a brood of nine chicks hatched in his office while he focuses on poultry breeding and practical governance. Elsewhere, a Newark sailor reports cure by Cuticura for a long standing skin humor and a young traveler named Lord Ronaldshay is praised for extensive journeys across Asia and the Middle East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Ronaldshay
Himalayas
Persia
Kashmir
Baluchistan
Ladak
Thibet
Persian Gulf
Ceylon
Sleeping Car Porter Naps On Duty Prompts Memoir Tale
EF A Miller of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway recounted to St Paul visitors a sleeping porter who was found asleep on the Pioneer Limited. The porter claimed prior rough rails left him exhausted, and though violating rules, he retained his job due to sympathetic notes from the Cleveland Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. A. Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Hollenden Hotel
St Paul
Pioneer Limited
St. Paul
Rich Prize for Scientists and Planet Communication Claim
A note cites the National Pure Food and Drugs Act and mentions a $20,000 prize from the French Academy of Science for discovering a method of communication between planets. The passage reflects historic science funding and recognition efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich
French Academy of Science
Wisbech Woman Wrote Her Own Obituary at 84
An elderly Wisbech resident in Germany, aged 84, died after writing her own obituary the day before death and listing friends to receive memorial cards. The note reflects her final wishes and personal reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisbech
Germany
Amid Hohenlohe Memoirs and German Diary Hints
Interest in the Ho henlohe memoirs persists in Europe while British circles discuss a forthcoming volume containing the late duke of Cambridge's correspondence. A diary kept by Emperor Frederick of Germany is in safekeeping in England and may be published soon. Such a work could illuminate historical calendars and dating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hohenlohe
Europe
Duke of Cambridge
Frederick
Germany
England
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Lord Blank
Cash
Lavad Corer
Feion J. Duggay
Fr. Camcet & Co
Toledo
County End
Ariawl
Haris Carament
Chexet
Dresenie
Tulsa
Dieeeuaber
A. da Tesb
Noraet Prac
Minti Catarmm
Aystorm
Cueney & CO
Aristotle
Badenhea Pues Eters
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria, XD
Chicago
Vienna
R.H. Kline
Arch St
Philadelphia
Flora McIntyre
Berkeley University
California
Caucasus
Prince Louris Napolaom Murat
Allcock
Lewis Sealey
Lewis’ Patton Pons
Newark
Cutiura
H. J. Myers
U. S.N
U. S. S Newark
New York
Bears
Castoria
Wesnor Parker
Carters
E. Iver Pills
Fais
PLS
Gensina
TES
Wales
Kansas City
ST. Jacobs
Sloans Liniment
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Cardus
Edison
Knvealer
Otter Lines
Schiinelle
Ograi Odakestac
Cowntey
Canada
Whbee Jew
Wattle Bavice
Informacion Agdres
Esta Gatto
Canals
S. Crawford
Ninth Street
Wasas City
Missouri
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