White House Reception Enjoyed by Roosevelt Guests
A large crowd in the White House celebrated a reception hosted by President Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt. Guests included Miss Alice Roosevelt, diplomats, senators, and representatives amid a formal procession, cordial greetings, and a Marine escort. The event ran from nine to ten thirty PM with extensive housegoing and a Marine Band performance.
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Marine Corps
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Alin Roosevelt
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Henderson
Tower Chamber of Congress
Senator Lodge
Sulzer
Cleverites
New York
Boenfve
Edouaard Lampre
Panama Canal Company
There’s Many a Slip on Ice Mentioned in Ad
An old advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller as a universal relief for bruised flesh and sore muscles. It claims two generations have found relief and emphasizes a single product, Perry Davis’ Painkiller.
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Perry Davis
Comedian Singe MalLeng On Character Work
Singe MalLeng, noted comedian, argues skit artistry requires voice study and dialect range. He says actors must disguise face and body, mastering voice, gait, facial mannerisms, and personality to convincingly portray varied characters across dialects and roles.
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Singe MalLeng
Lancashire
Intoxicated Ants and Civic Sobriety Tale
A Way Anta Nave Lord Avebury cites ants that stay sober as examples in handling a drunken intruder and a churn of civic behavior. The text recalls drunk ants and nest reactions, followed by a customer letter praising Grain-O, and notes a volunteer electrical engineers unit being readied for service in South Africa at Lord Hitchmner’s urging.
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Avebury
South Africa
Lord Hitchtner
Millions Put to Work with New Century Demand
Ads claim vast demand for top workers and promote Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation headaches biliousness and stomach liver or kidney troubles. Offered at 25 cents storewide. W H Medicine’s drag stora.
The Origin of Horsepower and Its Misleading Metric
A historical note explains how horsepower was defined by James Watt about a century ago. It details Watt’s method of comparing engine power to a horse able to lift 550 pounds one foot per minute and how this led to the modern power unit. The piece also notes Watt’s sales tactics to promote steam engines.
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James Watt
Watt
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Southey on Coleridge Reported in The Atlantic 1806
Harold 8 Scott notes Coleridge arrives from Malta and Italy with mixed health signals. Southey describes Coleridge as fat from constant eating and drinking and his mind marked by arrogant self admiration. He admires yet laments Coleridge, noting contentious metaphysical Trinity arguments and intense intellect.
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Malta
Italy
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Weta
Moody Revival Greeting Draws Standing Audience
A New York east side anecdote recalls Dwight L. Moody at Allen Street Methodist. After asking if attendees were Christians, the crowd rose en masse, Moody noting his thirty two years' experience never saw such a display as the pastor cautioned that only Jews and Christians were present.
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New York Tribune
Clouds Fringe Color by Dust, Tyndall Explains
A Knowledge writer recounts Professor Tyndall explaining to popular audiences that the blue sky arises from fine atmospheric dust particles scattering short blue waves, a phenomenon strongest at high elevations. He notes coarser dust lower in the air scatters all colors, while cloud fringes result from dust near clouds refracting sunlight around their edges.
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Tyndall
Frosting Aluminum Articles Using Chemical Dip Process
A historical note describes frosting aluminum by cleaning first with benzine to remove grease, then dipping in a caustic potash solution, followed by two parts nitric and one part sulfuric acid, then concentrated nitric acid, then a vinegar and water mix, and finally rinsing and drying in hot sand.
Remembering lessons in trust and debt from a aged friend
A practical adviser tells the gloomy youth to teach people to trust him as the man laments his heavy debts. The Columbia Star shares the fragment where the young man admits his failure to manage finances and the adviser counsels prudence.
Colm Profiles on Coin Portraits and Dangers of Half Faces
The Chicago News notes that portraits on money should be full face to avoid damage in circulation. Three-quarter or side profiles risk nose damage and an absurd appearance, while the cameo is easier for the die to strike.
Kaiser Now Wiser War Ally In German Plot
The Kaiser shifts from hard line to pragmatism showing interest in Uncle Sam’s food trade while courting gains. Critics note past suspicions of German plans at Slanile Bay and Dewey era clashes, but now admiration and strategic hunger emerge as relations warm.
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Low
The Climax Under Starlit Porch Romance
On a porch at midnight a young couple gaze at the sky. She names Jupiter and Sirius while he adds Mars, then jokes about his own father’s star as a sudden footstep interrupts and a kiss seals the moment.
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Mars
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A Bew Years Hence Humorous Exchange on Royalties
A comic dialogue features a former wire trust magnate confronting an inventor over royalties for wireless telegraphy. The inventor contemplates creating a transmitting agency as a substitute for atmosphere while the magnate fumes about payments.
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Baltimore American
Not Identified and the Seashore Proposal Dialogues
A collage of humorous exchanges from various papers. The Washington Star hints at poetry versus practical phrasing while the Ohio State Journal and Philadelphia Bulletin capture quips about memory and manners. A light Life joke contrasts wealth with well being.
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el Gueasa
Washington Star
Quick Action. Friend In Your New Play 3 Go
A brief Chicago News snippet notes tension as Ad hopes L stays, while the line about play action hints at delays or changes in a theatre project. Names are fragmentary, with little clear context or outcome.
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Chicago News
Fragmented Liberal Banter and Diet Advice
A breezy table of quotations shows Sono Too Liberal and Mr Linger discussed by Miss Sit tish Molly. A physician urges more beef and potatoes as a diet remedy.
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Linger
Molly
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Detroit Free Press
Winter Homes in Summer Lands booklet promotes Southern Railway resorts
A special commission in France studies working class laws while a Southern Railway booklet titled Winter Homes in Summer Lands advertises winter resort travel. It describes the South’s resorts, illustrated, and offers a copy for two cents via George B. Allen in St. Louis. The fur note notes otter pelts can fetch up to 31000 for a single skin.
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St. Louis
Shattered Nerves Remedy Highlighted in Ad
An old advertisement touts Lichty a Col ery Nerve Compound as a soothing remedy for nervousness and pale, wasted tissues. It claims broad success with many testimonials and lists Cline's as the seller while noting the Monte Carlo Casino earned 1.5 million last year with 32.6 million in clear profit.
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Monte Carlo
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