Washington Letter Seals The Clerks Scared By aairman
Commissioner of Pensions Vespasian Warner shakes up the bureau by dismissing ten salary-heavy clerks over lax work and pension improprieties. Dr. Hull urges rifle practice to boost citizen soldiers and marksman training during wars. Corporal James Tanner, Bull Run veteran, may lead the Grand Army of the Republic. Butterfield recalls lifting a wounded comrade’s feet. Tanner later served in pensions and war offices.
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Pensions
Vespasian Warner
Illinois
Swat Rsasn
Ware
Warner
Mhaab
Tke Board of Review
Sid Solliers
Tasipy
Hull
Iowa
House Committee On
Col. Hull
Santiago
Far East
ORP
James Tanner
Register of Wills
District of Columbia
Bull Run
Grand Army of the Republic
Corp. Tanner
Republican Party
Tanner
Pennsylvania
Internal Revenue
Brooklyn
Daniel Butterfield
Mr. Butterfield
Ben
Harrison
Benjamin Butterfield
Pension Bureau
Corp
War Department
Lincoln
Ford
Wilkes Booth
Secretary of War
Stanton
Senator Dolliver Delivers Surprise Address at D A R Hall
The Iowa senator, long in demand for oratory, agreed to speak at the Daughters of the American Revolution Memorial Hall dedication after his wife urged it. He greeted the ladies with courtesy, faced interruptions with wit, and later said he had the time of his life during the event.
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Delliver
D. A
Daughters of the American Revolution
Roosevelt
Colorado
Iowa
Dolliver
Reform Weather Science and Mount Weather Center
Students of meteorology call for greater focus on upper atmosphere phenomena. The Weather Bureau plans a major research center on Mount Weather in the Blue Ridge near Bluemont Virginia to advance cyclone and anticyclone theory.
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Weather Bureau
Mount Weather
Blue Ridge Mountains
Bluemont
Sore Throat Ailments From Cold Weather to Chronic Forms
Sore throat ranges from minor to serious linked to colds and cold exposure. Immediate warming of feet, cold neck compresses, and outdoor exercise help. chronic cases require dietary adjustments, rest voice, baths, and skin care to aid recovery.
Soft soap and home remedies for hair and corns
A reader shares a DIY soft soap with castile base, almond meal, glycerine and benzoin for hair and complexion. Another letter praises placing white tissue between toes to cure soft corns, and features a home tonic recipe for compound gentian syrup with gentian, ginger, wahoo, golden seal, boneset, elder and orange peel. The writer quips about living to 190.
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Rosemond
David H. Reeder
Laporte
Ind
Health information requests to Dr. David Reeder
Readers may write for health information to Dr. David Reeder in Laporte Indiana. Include full name and address and at least four cents in postage.
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David Reeder
Laporte
Ind
Held in High Respect Graduate Honors Alma Mater
A Philadelphia Record quotation praises a graduate’s deep regard for his alma mater, claiming he has more respect for the school than a thousand college boys. The remark underscores enduring loyalty to one's origins in education.
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Philadelphia
Royal summons forces maid to guide princess of Wales
During a royal visit to England, Helene Vacarescu refused to delay a royal audience. The princess of Wales entered her room to discuss Roumania, and a footman delivering a royal command prompted a swift, humorous chase as they fled to obey Queen Victoria’s order.
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Roumania
England
Helene Vacarescu
Princess of Wales
Queen Victoria
Eingland
Rare Oriental Courtesy described at San Francisco restaurant
Miss Anna Dickinson recounts a reception in a San Francisco restaurant run by Chi Lung, where guests shared nuts and candies in a way that highlighted cultural etiquette. She compares it to dismembering a chicken to illustrate tact, and notes the Chief Chinaman took larger portions. Indian Head, N. W. T., Jan. 20, 1904. Immigration Branch, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Canada. Also included is a farming letter from Alfred Wilson detailing summer fallowing practices and wheat yields on his home farm with profit figures.
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Anna Dickinson
Chi Lung
San Francisco
Miss Dickinson
Indian Head
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Curious murals and large rooms in a home viewing
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a humorous note about securing large rooms and viewing around fifty flats. A couple jokes about wall smears on side walls and the husband’s prominent ears brushing the walls when seated in the middle.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
First Fruit Growing State Apples of New York Published
The New York state agricultural experiment station at Geneva has issued a legislature funded publication on Apples of New York. New York leads in grapes and apples among states, with extensive apple studies at the station spanning over twenty years and data from practical growers statewide.
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New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva
New York
Florida
California
St. Louis Exposition
Poughkeepsie Eagle
Doubtful. Mayme and Edyth discuss a kiss with Jack Huggins
A cheeky exchange quoted from Chicago Daily News features Mayme and Edyth joking about a kiss with Jack Huggins. Edyth questions if it came from him, while admitting uncertainty about the exact person.
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Mayme
Jack Huggins
Chicago Daily News
Yes sir she’s ugly as sin boarding house remark
A terse exchange printed in the N O Times Democrat notes social snub at a boarding house. The crude remark targets a woman, reflecting local attitudes and dialogue captured in the clipping.
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Tere
N. O. Times-Democrat
How to Make a Vegetable Garden review
A New York Times praised guide by Edith Loring Fullerton shows practical home gardening. The Doubleday book covers soil, fertilization, planting, cultivation and table ready recipes with a detailed planting table and decades of personal experience.
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Edith Loring Fullerton
Doubleday, Page & Co
New York City
Rate Reduction Protest in Georgia Railroads
Atlanta groups oppose J Pope Brown proposal to cut passenger rate from three to two cents per mile. Brotherhoods and unions argue cut hurts state prosperity, jobs, and wages. Travelers' Protective Association warns of reduced trains and poor service.
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Atlanta
J. Pope Brown
Georgia Railroad Commission
Georgia
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
The
Travelers’ Protective Association
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