Compton Seeks Attendee Support for Colorado Farmers Congress
Farmers National Congress Colorado held August 21 to 31, 1900, aims to gather agricultural leaders. Chicago Great Western Railway offers return excursion tickets Aug 18 and 19 to Colorado Springs at one fare for the round trip, inquiry through agents or F H Lord G P and T A 113 Adams St Chicago.
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Famers National Congress
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Chicago Great Western Ry
Colorado Springs
Furmer
Great Western
F. H. Lord
Adams St
Chicago
Professors of Press Adjourn Senate in Chicago Scene
Two Chicago reporters stage an adjournment of an Illinois senate session in a humorous exchange. The reporters press for an interview with Littler and move to adjourn, with Littler calling the vote and the room agreeing.
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Illinois Senate
Dave Littler
Littler
Reed Confronts Farm Roots Inside Congress
Speaker Reed swaps chairs with a western Democrat during a session as the two discuss hands and farm labor. Reed claims he never worked on a farm while the Democrat boasts a calloused past and hints at a future presidential bid. The exchange ends with a sharp cross accusation from Reed.
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Speaker Reed
A Frank Confession From An Ulster Whisky Seller
An elderly Ulster woman, dying in a village, is visited by a minister who asks about her wealth and methods. She claims to be worth all she has and clarifies that she did not gain it by filling the noggin but by not filling it.
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Molly
Force on the Pianoforte Keys and Chopin Study Time
It is noted that a finger pressure of one quarter of a pound can sound a piano key, and occasionally five pounds are applied to a single key. Chopin's last study in C minor reportedly takes two minutes five seconds to play and requires about three tons of total pressure.
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Chopin
Bad Fix Dining Exchange Sparks Tip Debate
In a humorous New York Tribune snippet Gadzooks and Zounds argue over seating and tipping. The waiter was tipped yesterday and is expected again today, prompting a playful clash about dining etiquette.
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New York Tribune
Boarding house gout tale courtly landlady tone
A Philadelphia Record blurb notes a boarding house resident with gout prompts the landlady to assume haughty airs, a comic social observation of class behavior in a city lodging house.
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Philadelphia Record
Not a Girl’s Ring Will Bind Beliefs, Chicago Note
A Chicago News opinion notes that an engagement ring cannot convince a woman that all men are alike, and after ten years of marriage she may reject that belief as false.
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Chicago News
We Never Know What We Can Do Until We Fail
A reflective note from the Indianapolis Journal about persistence and resilience. The quote highlights learning strength through failure and its value in motivating personal achievement.
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Indianapolis Journal
An American Dinner Party Observed by Clement Scott
The San Francisco Argonaut notes Clement Scott’s portrait of an American dinner party. The hostess combines warmth and social wit, drawing guests into lively conversation and effortless companionship, leaving visitors exhilarated and pleased with the evening in New York settings.
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Clement Scott
England
New York
San Francisco
Argonaut
Human Nature in Turkeys Revealed by Farm Yard Tale
A Lewiston Journal reader shares a humorous farm anecdote about turkeys chasing a stray rag. The farmer notes that once one turkey finds a prize others furiously mob for it, illustrating a playful parallel to human nature.
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Lewiston Journal
A Dinner of Mule and Axle Grease War Tale
A Ladysmith siege note from Sir William MacCormack describes a shell strike on mule lines and soldiers flinging flesh from a fallen mule with knives. Fires were lit, biscuit fat fried in axle grease, and men endured despite shortages. Only twelve horses in the camp could carry riders six miles for a sortie.
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Axle Greene
Ladysmith
Sir William MacCormack
London
Prescription Price Backfires in London Joke
A patient sought medical advice from a physician who prescribed medicine for 2 guineas. Later the patient met the doctor in the street and explained he could not afford to have it prepared after paying the charge, so he took no doses at all.
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London
The English Way on Schoolboy Fights in England
The piece contrasts English and American attitudes to boy fighting. In England fights arise from a desire to prove physical prowess, not anger, and may occur without personal quarrel, ending in a mill if friends dispute who is stronger.
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England
America
McKinley and Roosevelt clubs organized in Iowa campaign plan
The Republican State Central committee in Des Moines approves a constitution for McKinley and Roosevelt clubs. The document outlines membership, officers, meetings, by laws, and marching units from county regiments to brigades. Chairman Weaver seeks immediate statewide formation to boost campaign activity and turnout.
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Republican Party
Bs Va Cbc
McKinley and Roosevelt
Robins County
State Central Committee
Weaver
Republican State Central Committee
Des Moines
Admiral Dewey Denies Latest Insurgents Statement
A press copy purporting to be a letter from General Alejandro to Senator Pettigrew claims Dewey discussed Filipino independence before Manila battle. Dewey calls the letter a tissue of falsehood and cites his January 1900 letter to Senator Lodge denying independence promises.
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South Dakota
Congress
J. Llejandrino
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Bay of
Hong Kong
Dewey
America
Senator Lodge
Aguinaldo
Washington, D. C
Emilio Aguinaldo
Springfield Republican
Paramount Defined by Bryan Rally Rhetoric
A poem styled political verse praising Bryan as ultimate leader. The speaker argues Paramount means support for Bryan and his claim that 16 to 1 is Paramount, aligning the speaker with Bryan to avoid embarrassment. The piece centers on adoration of the candidate and a call to adopt his framing.
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