Wooing the Vote and the Swede for Sheriff
A Philadelphia Post quip on political strategy from Secretary Shaw recounts conversations with a Swede farmer Olaf Oleson who suggests nominees for county offices to attract the Yankee vote, naming Olaf for judge and district attorney and others for treasurer and sheriff.
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Shaw
Olaf
Ole Oleson Ben Goat Man
Yon Yonson
Neils Petersen
James Smith
Philadelphia Post
Bismarck and the wine tonic tale recounted by Gneist
Andrew White recounts an 19th century anecdote from Professor Gneist about Otto von Bismarck’s health. Gneist offered Hermitage wine as a daily dinner tonic, but Bismarck found the regimen worsened his condition when tried as directed.
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Bismarck
Andrew White
Germany
Gneist
New Silk Possibility From Madagascar Caterpillars
Madagascar forest nests of a silkworm like caterpillar offer a potential silk source. Nests attached to trees reach sixteen inches, are white and lustrous. Each nest houses 100 to 150 caterpillars that feed at night, showing high productivity and potential for introduction to other forests. Experiments test the silk value.
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Sinke
Agascar
Madagascar
Sweet Music Toy From Paris Costs 75 Cents
The clockwork phonograph for children uses a mica diaphragm sounding box and a trumpet. The remarkable disk records voice in chocolate and can be eaten after playback. La Nature notes the device with a needle following the record on the disk.
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Paris
la Nature
Rosebery and the Hedgehog Superstition
A reminiscence from Windsor Magazine recalls Lord Rosebery's superstition after finding a dead hedgehog on a path near the Epsom course. He muses on whether the omen foretells fortune or misfortune, linking it to his Derby win and a childhood race at Eton.
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Lord Rosebery
Durdans
Epsom
Eton
Windsor Magazine
Confederate Lieutenant Generals
The Augusta Herald notes the ranking Confederate generals still living: Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi heads the United Confederate Veterans, S. B. Buckner of Louisville follows, A. P. Stewart of Chickamauga is third, and Joseph Wheeler of Alabama completes the list.
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Stephen D. Lee
Mississippi
United Confederate Veterans
S. B. Buckner
Louisville
Lee
A. P. Stewart
Chickamauga
Joseph Wheeler
Alabama
Augusta Herald
Large Shipment of Steers From Alpine
A large shipment of two year old steers, the largest from Alpine in years, was completed yesterday under Hen Billingsley. AS Gage sold to T. L. Cresswell of Phoenix, AK, 51 cars total 1353 head with 28 to Phoenix and 18 to San Bernardino California. About 6000 more cattle are to be shipped later. The price is estimated around 18 dollars per head.
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Alpine
Gage
T. L. Cresswell
Phoenix
Hen Billingsley
Phooix
Artz
San Bernardino
Californa
No Thank You Says De Mure After Ring Windfall
Miss De Mure declines to meet new young men, saying she does not wish to meet anyone new. Miss Gaddie teases, while De Mure glances at her new ring and remarks she has been selected all of a sudden.
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Miss de Mure
Dramatic feud erupts over new play at stage premiere
A Philadelphia Ledger report captures a heated backstage exchange after a new play caused a loud public reaction. One actor praises the playwright while another mocks the claim, recalling boos and shouts like git off the stage and shoot him as the crowd roared.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Snobbs Seeks Experienced Maid From Elite Homes
A department exchange advertises a trained servant touted as worked for seven of the best families last month. The agent claims the girl is accustomed to high society work and suitable for Mrs. Snobbs.
Pleasant smile hints at temper in Brooklyn Life
Brief humorous remark notes Mr. Gladboy’s cheerful smile and suggests his wife may be the opposite, mirroring a social cartoon caption from Brooklyn Life.
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Serenity
Gladboy
Brooklyn
Perhaps It Was A Midnight Visit At Marys
A fragment shows a mother and brother discussing the time a young man left, with the younger claiming it was exactly one o clock after hearing a question Mary answered with Just one only one The scene hints at gossip or an event tied to Mary and her companion.
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Mary
Mamma
Philadelphia Ledger
Sharp Tongue and Sleep Hit the Office Banter
A humorous exchange shows Grinder chiding a tired worker for not bringing the needed item to the office. The reply cites a sleepless night as the excuse. The quip underscores wit as a sharper tool than any blade in constant use.
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Irving
Colonel Walsh Predicts Rapid Orient Line to Mexico
Colonel T Y Walsh, superintendent of construction for the Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railroad, says the line will reach San Angelo by next spring with Texas construction starting within three months. He predicts operation through to Mexico City within two years, despite East Asia war delays. Sweetwater may become Orient Texas headquarters as new shops and round houses sprout at San Angelo and the road advances through Oklahoma. The cattle shipments along the route are expected to boost revenues and spur cattle shipping in West Texas.
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T. Y. Walsh
Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railroad Company
San Angelo
Texas
City of Mexico
Far East
Colonel Walsh
Europe
Stilwell
Old Country
Walsh
Orient
Kansas City
Orient Company
Brownsville
Gulf of Mexico
Oklahoma
Mexico
President Grant
Pacific
Texas Central Railroad Company
E. Bowman
Ft. Worth
School discipline and community order in early articles
The clipping argues that parental folly harms children and schools lose discipline without teacher authority. It notes Alpine as a rail junction and references local bank subscriptions, statehood unity for New Mexico and Arizona, a sanitarium project failing, and a counterpoint about Port Arthur. It preserves multiple named entities and local concerns from the era.
Debate over corporal punishment in schools and Texas rains
The Medical Record condemns corporal punishment as harmful and degrading, urging education by kindness and firmness. A West Texas weather note reports good rains in parts of the range country but widespread dryness persists, worsening conditions in West and Northwest Texas.
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Lickin
Larnin
Victoria
Texas
Callahan County
Range
Stockman Journal
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Jennie Navarro
Eugene Navarro
James
State Land Office
el Paso
John S. Tucker
J. M. Carnes
Beakley
Brew Ster County
C. H. Beever
Pearsall
Mr. Price
Terlingua
Grinder
Baby
H. Larkin
Col. Walsh
Cattlemen
Cale Weaners
Dean Mfg
Work
Alpine, Texas
L. N. Halbert
Brewster
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Road
National Bank
J. B.gillett
Herbert Kokernot
W. J McIntyre
First National Bank of
San Antonio Express
New Mexico
Arizona
Val Verde
Port Arthur
J. H Derrick
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