Sterling Employer Liability Bill Clears House Amid Truce
Washington reports a Democratic Republican truce as the House, under suspension, passes the Sterling employers liability bill. The measure applies to interurban lines and street railroads, with supporters hailing it as constitutional. Remarks by Mr Sterling and Mr Henry drew applause while Mr Littlefield questioned a key section. The House also approved $6500000 for Pearl Harbor and a near $100000000 Army bill, plus a $20000 Fort William Henry Harrison water system provision and a demand for names of Brownsville veterans seeking re enlistment.
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Washington
Ime
House
Sterling
Ilinois
Territories
District of Columbia
Henry
Texas
Littlefield
Supreme Court of the United States
Yeas
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Senate
Committee On Military Affairs
Fort William Henry Harrison
Montana
Senator Foraker
Secretary of War
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Genuine California Fig Syrup advert claims quality
The notice extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as an excellent combination with ethical marketing. It urges buying only the genuine manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and distributed by leading druggists at a price of fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Cc
California Fig Syrup Co
Wart Cure Folklore Tale At Borax Mountain
A fragment recalls a cobbler’s tale where cotton in a satchel was said to cure warts by rubbing them with gun cotton. The boys allegedly got rid of their warts and the wart doctor, ending with a caution about his tombstone by a borax mountain and leaving town quickly.
How to Apply Paint In Weathered Conditions
Advice on painting exposed surfaces with care and proper materials. Emphasizes dry surfaces, thorough scraping, hard sanding, and using pure white lead mixed with Hinseed oil. Promotes National Lead Company paint and a free purity testing outfit from the Woodbridge Building, New York.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
A Roof Thought Ends With a Wedding Mention
A rooftop dispute over mood leads Barney Malloy to admit contentment as he nears marriage to Molly Cairey. Mike Cairey toys with the difference between satisfied and content, then echoes the proposal in a humorous exchange.
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Barney Malloy
Mike Cairey
Barney
Mike
Molly Cairey
Rival suitors duel over sausages in courting tale
Heinrich wooed Mary with frankfurters and faced rival Johann Biermann in a dispute about their capacity for links. The duel ended with Johann retiring ill and later serving as best man at the wedding.
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Heinrich
Mary
Johann Biermann
Johann
Cures While You Walk Foot-Ease and Tobacco Ads
Cures for feet include Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as a cure for foot sweat callouses and swelling sold by Druggists at 25c. Tru! package FRIESE. Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy N Y. Also Lewis' Single Binder cigars promoted with a quotation from Emerson. Various remarks and endorsements fill the remainder.
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Allen
Friese
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Seven Die in Lisbon Election Riots as Soldiers Fire
Seven people were killed and about 100 wounded in Lisbon after voting ended. Soldiers fired on crowds amid chaotic rioting as guards mistook infantry for rebels, sparking terror across the city. Bands roamed streets with weapons while civilians fled for safety.
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Lisbon
Jealous Civil Engineer Shoots Girl Then Kills Himself
Samuel L. Gardner a 59 year old civil engineer from McKees Rocks Pittsburgh area shot 1% year old Dorothy Yost through the heart causing instant death and then shot himself in the mouth dying three hours later in a hospital. Gardner was married with grown children and lived next door to Mrs Bradney the girl's mother. Both families are prominent in the area.
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Pittsburg
Samuel L. Gardner
McKees Rocks
Dorothy Yost
Gardner
Bradney
Miss Yost
Flood of Molten Glass Hits New Jersey Factory
In Glassboro New Jersey a Whitney company glass factory fire released 85 tons of molten glass. The lava flowed down a hill damaging a nearby Pennsylvania Railroad bridge and causing substantial losses.
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Glassboro
N. J
Whitney Company
Automobile Pioneer Carter Dies in Detroit
Detroit businessman Brron J. Carter vice-president and general superintendent of the Motor Car company died Monday at his home from pneumonia. He was the inventor of a friction drive automobile bearing his name.
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Detroit
Mich
Brron J. Carter
Motor Car Company
Asquith Heads to See King in Crisis Hours
London reports Sir Herbert H. Asquith the chancellor of the exchequer has been summoned by King Edward to Biarritz. He crossed from Dover to Calais by night boat en route to meet the king amid cabinet crisis speculation in English papers.
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Asquith
King
London
Herbert
H. Asquith
Exchequer
Edward
Biarritz
Dover
Calais
Henry
Doan's Kidney Pills Restored Strength and Health
A user recounts severe kidney symptoms including swelling, weak sight, and discolored secretions. After starting Doan's Kidney Pills, they improved quickly and now feel strong and healthy again, crediting the remedy. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
The Part He Preferred
Joaquin Miller the poet avoids attention in San Francisco but attends a formal dinner and an overnight stay. A hostess recalls Parisian gown remarks and asks if he liked the dress the poet replies he did the part of it well enough.
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Joaquin Miller
San Francisco
Tongue Inquiry Provokes Doctor Patient Exchange
A humorous exchange features Mrs Mugg challenging a doctor about how far her tongue can extend. The doctor asks if she will protrude further while she questions the belief in an endless tongue.
West Point Cadet Parade Inspires Proud Parent
An instructor at the Military Academy of West Point guides visiting parents on a post tour. After an impressive evening parade, the father cheers his boy's future, declaring he will be happy when he earns the top drum-major position.
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West Point
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Watered Stock Rhine Joke Reveals Wine Connoisseurs
Edward R. Ermmerson president of the American Wine Growers Association traveled from Washingtonville to New York and dined with an editor in a Broadway cafe. The editor extolled a Rhine wine said to be from the 1895 vintage. Emerson replied that he found the wine decent but with too much Rhine in it.
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Edward R. Ermmerson
American Wine Growers’ Association
Washingtonville
New York
Mr. Emerson
Emerson
Coffee and Cheer: A Woman’s Postum Discovery
A Washington woman credits stopping coffee with brightening her life after years of nervous spells and near doctor-advised decline. She began a post coffee regimen, noting the first cup prepared as directed brought soothing relief and improved well being.
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Wahington
U ‘I
Farm report from Moose Jaw outlines 1907 wheat and oat yields
S K Rathwall from Moose Jaw reports 1907 wheat yields of 500 acres with 22 bushels per acre on 200 acres sold at 85 cents per bushel and 300 acres frost damaged worth 60 cents per bushel. oats yield about 50 bushels per acre at 35 cents. He notes hog feeding as alternative and a car shortage delaying grain removal.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Moose
Jaw
Saskatchewan
S. K. Rathwall
Western
Canada
Alberta
C. J. Broughton
Quincy Bld
W.H. Rogers
Pollasancline
Ind
Callihaw Block
Milwaukee
Wis
Husband mocks doctor over need for exercise
A weary husband complains that a doctor says he needs exercise. He jokes about enduring winter furnace care and now facing the looming lawn mower season, while his wife questions the claim.
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Hubby
Skin Troubles Cured by Cuticura Remedies
J F Hennen of Milan Missouri recounts years of itching and a leg infection that threatened blood poisoning. After three doctors failed, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent cleared the outbreak and prevented further trouble, with relief lasting years. He credits the remedies for his cure. May 13 1907.
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J. F. Hennen
Milan
Mixed Advertisements and Quotations From 1890s Toledo
A collage of stray quotations and advertisements appears, citing Hall's Catarrh Cure in Toledo and various health claims. The fragment includes humorous lines about critics and artists, jokes about cups and lips, and product pitches for laxatives and soothing syrups.
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Idaho
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