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President Roosevelt rolls up a “message to the Senate and House of Representatives” “guaranteed to make a noise when opened.” A teddy bear stares as Roosevelt rolls up two sticks of dynamite and an “alarm clock” as Maurice Latta heads toward the United States Capitol building.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-30
Three articles from The Youth’s Companion. In the first, Arthur Twining Hadley discusses the role of newspapers in society and politics, and advises how boys can improve the quality of newspapers. The second is a story about a Mr. Hardwick inventing an alarm clock. The third is a chapter of a story about the Black Star Line by Ralph Delahaye Paine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-05
Uncle Sam inspects a large alarm clock with the face of President Taft and a ringer labeled “Roosevelt Policies.” The hand on the clock shows it is nearing the end of Taft’s “First Year” in office. Caption: Set for March 4, 1909, and it hasn’t gone off yet.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-01-05