Washington letter paints Garfield and Hinds as key power figures
The article profiles James Rudolph Garfield commissioner of corporations and Asher Hinds clerk at the speaker's desk, noting Garfield's investigations into Standard Oil Beef trust and possible U.S. Steel ties, and praising Hinds as a walking encyclopedia of parliamentary law and the real power behind the throne.
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Ashington
James Rudolph Garfield
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Standard Oil Company
Beef Trust
United States Steel Corporation
Garfield
Flo
Wisconsin Statesman
White House
Ohio Senate
Department of Commerce
Hanna
Ohio
John Sherman
John J. Sullivan
Cleveland
Asher Hinds
Maine
Hinds
Washington
Reed
House
Swayne
Senate
Garfield and President Share Tennis Wins and Publicity Roles
The president relies on Garfield for civil service policy and corporate publicity. Garfield, once weaker at tennis, has improved and now holds even matches with the president in rear court games. Both share civil service principles and outdoor interests, including tennis.
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Moody
Frenry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
United States Civil Service
Civil Service Bureau
Washington
White House
Botanist General Kuropatkin Reviews Science Progress
Gen Kuropatkin a noted botanist and geographer follows weekly advances in the sciences. He receives scientific periodicals from Manchuria as well as Russia France and Germany for study and comparison.
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Kuropatkin
Manchuria
Russia
France
Germany
Commanding 150000 Men Howard Commands U S Army
Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard of the United States Army is noted as the only living American officer who has commanded 150000 men, marking a high point in his military career as he retires.
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O. O. Howard
Commissioner as omnivorous reader guides new literature
The commissioner reads widely and counsels the president on new publications. This patronage helps Roosevelt evaluate quality and decide which works to heed or heed with caution.
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Roosevelt
Training School for Financiers at the Treasury
The U S Treasury is described as a training school for financiers. Graduates ascend to high salaries in major financial firms, with Robert B. Armstrong highlighted as the latest to leave for the presidency of the Casualty Company of America. Other notable alumni include Vanderlip, Ailes, Eckles, and Dawes, who rose to prominent banking and financial roles.
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United States Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Armstrong
Bobby” Armstrong
the Treasury
Shaw
Armstrong
Casualty Company of America
New York
Young Armstrong
Department
Frank A. Vanderlip
Lyman J. Gage
Treasury Department
Vanderlip
The
Treasury
Milton E. Ailes
Government Financial School
Washington
James H. Eckles
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Treasury School
Financial World
Danish Consul General Became Knight of Denmark
H. H. Birkholm of San Francisco receives knighthood from King Christian for ten years representing Denmark as consul general to California Oregon and Washington.
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King Christian
H. H. Birkholm
California
Oregon
Washington
Countess Adela Grant Embraces Vegetarianism
Adela Grant, countess of Essex and famed London beauty, is described as an enthusiastic vegetarian adopting a plant based lifestyle.
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Adela Grant
Countess of Essex
London
Understanding Headache Pain and Its Nerve Basis
The article explains headache as a nerve sensation arising from pressure or nerve irritation. It discusses pain as a state of a nervous structure connected to the brain and illustrates how pressure or counter irritation can alleviate Pain, using a laborer's recurring weekly headache as an example.
Cure by Back Care: Simple Remedies For Nervous Exhaustion
The text argues affliction from overwork can be relieved without reducing labor hours. It prescribes hot back baths, spine rubbing with oil for 15 minutes, then warm water rinse, and re-oiling to boost nervous energy. Avoid stimulants, narcotics, tea, coffee, tobacco, and alcohol. A partner aid and time are suggested to aid recovery.
Hair loss remedy request sparks health club note
In a health column a reader from Red Oak Indiana seeks a remedy for hair loss. Dr. David H. Reeder of La Porte Indiana asks for full name and address before answering. A reader asks about wood lice and lice types with definitions and home treatment tips.
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Home Health Club
David H. Reeder
Red Oak
Laporte
Ind
It Pays to Advertise in Cleveland Leader
A boastful restaurant host claims his establishment is the best in town with first-class meals and the finest cook, insisting patrons should not go elsewhere. He hurries off to dinner at nearly seven, saying he is headed to the hotel.
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Scott
Cleveland Leader
In Vaudeville Dutchman and Irishman Act Exchange
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a vaudeville routine where a Dutchman and an Irishman spar over a New Year reform and a friend’s exit. A pun about leaves turning and a request for music ends the fragment.
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Dutchy
Louisville Courier-Journal
Impartial Choice
A child named Ruby asked to sample both desserts at a family meal. She tactfully chooses ice cream and jam, requesting a little of each and a lot of both.
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Ruby
Chewed Through Wire Amid Escape Tale From War Front
Adachi Kinnosuke recalls a daring escape on all fours under Russian fire with mines and electric conductors. The account, filled with detail on barbed wire entanglements and nervy improvisation, ends with a plug for Pusheck's Eure as a general remedy for rheumatic and nervous ailments.
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Adachi Kinnosuke
Success Magazine
The Misjudged Shot On The Texas Plain
A man shoots an apparent foe on a Texas plain only to find the dead man carried a whisky flask. He reflects that he killed an innocent, gentle man and promises to respect the deceased with proper last rites.
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Texas
Similar Sounds and Acknowledged Piano Deception
A Philadelphia Ledger item reports Mrs Knox noting her daughter’s improved piano, later revealed as the neighbor’s son Wilkin disguising as the source. the mix up underscores human forgiveness and communal bonds amid mystery.
Peter the crower in a Sunday school tale
An unusual Chicago Tribune item centers on a Sunday school teacher and a tow-headed boy named Peter who is described as the postie who crowed three times, referencing a biblical moment in a humorous or illustrative anecdote.
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Peter
Chicago Tribune
Hidden Meaning in Poetry Sparks Tit Bits Debate
In a playful exchange from Tit Bits, Miss Gushe claims poetry hides hidden meanings while Binks questions the depth, prompting readers to ponder the scope of interpretation in verse.
Opportunity rises from the step you tread today
A Success Magazine reflection notes that greatness is not required for opportunity. The path to higher achievement lies in the daily work and approach you already undertake, regardless of the specific task.
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Success Magazine
Warm Wave Across Canada Draws Settlers North
An article notes February hardships in the U S and Texas while Western Canada enjoys mild weather. It reports Calgary and Edmonton much warmer than St Paul with balmy breezes, and cites a January surge of settlers moving to Western Canada amid abundant vacant lands. Government agents plan special excursions in March and April to aid new arrivals.
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St. Paul
Arctic
Calgary
Texas
Omaha
St. Joseph
Fort Worth
Tex
Burlington
Moorhead
Opese Whyteladerbied
Havre
Mont
Williston
N. D
Miles City
Medicine Hat
Can
Edmonton
Leadville
Cal
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