Bryan Safe After Long Talk on Johnson Nomination
W J Bryan reports progress after a long distance talk with National Committee Chairman Mack in Chicago. He notes Minnesota's unanimous renomination of Governor Johnson strengthens the ticket and congratulates Johnson. An eastern newspaper man injured by a mule trick yesterday is confined to bed after the scare.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Mack
Chicago
Bryan
Minnesota
Johnson
Empress Eugenie and the Senator in a Saucy Exchange
Dr. I. W. Evins recounts a witty remark by a senator who praised Napoleon III’s speech on marriage yet preferred the sauce to the fish. At a Tuileries dinner the empress teased him about the sauce, and he replied with a careful defense, claiming a later attempt to amend the error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenie
Napoleon III
Napoleon
Tulleries
Monsieur
Corner Days Weather Prophet of Beartown Mountain
A New York Press note recounts Levi Beebe the Berkshire weatherman who predicted weather from wind patterns and ten day windows around the corner days. He multiplied his findings by three to forecast each quarter and earned high regard for his prophecies.
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Levi Beebe
Eyrie
Beartown Mountain
Berkshire
Mass
New York Press
Time and the Man and Great Events From Little Causes
A fragment from London Notes and Queries discusses how great figures rise due to timing and circumstance. It cites James Bryce on the luck and alignment of leaders and Voltaire on Mme de Pompadour provoking a Franco Austrian conflict that helped trigger a costly war and half a million deaths.
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Cromwell
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bismarck
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
James Bryce
Pal Mali
Frederick II of Prussia
Voltaire
Mme, de Pompadour
Louis XV
Austria
Prussia
Madame
Elizabeth of
Saver's Haye and the Stane Ard: A Longstanding Brand Highlight
Saver's Haye has stood as a premier flavoring extract for over two decades. The brand emphasizes quality and tradition, marketing a broad range of extracts as a staple in American kitchens.
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Saver's
United States
Just Exactly Right New Life Pills Ad
Mr A A Felton of Harrisville New York endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills as a relief for constipation biliousness and malaria. The ad claims 25 cents at all drug stores and notes a sale event at Flat Top Book and Stationery Co at Bluefield Hook and Stationery Co old stand dated 8 19 31.
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Dr. King
A. A. Felton
Harrisville
N. Y
Frontier Day Opens in Cheyenne with Record Prizes
Cheyenne Wyoming August 20 Special trains from Denver and elsewhere bring crowds to Frontier Day opening for a three day celebration. More than 5 000 visitors already on hand police say with booths street fakirs and peddlers lining the avenues. World riding and roping contests draw entrants from Wyoming Colorado Oklahoma Texas and even Hawaii. New Frontier Park track and grandstand boost racing with prize money over 10000 and faster records expected.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver
Mississippi
Wyoming
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Hawaii
Frontier Park
Notable ABA Meeting Set for Seattle Next Week
Seattle, Aug. 20. The American Bar Association will hold its annual meeting in Seattle next week with a strong program. Many members have arrived for preliminary conferences starting tomorrow on uniform state laws. Notable speakers include Judge Alton B. Parker Karl Von Lewinski Dr. David Starr Jordan Andrew A. Bruce Simeon K Baldwin former U S Senator George Turner and Judge G H Hanford.
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Seattle
Wash
American Bar Association
Bar Association
Association
Alton B. Parker
New York
Karl von Lewinski
Berlin
David Starr Jordan
Leland
Stanford University
Andrew A. Bruce
Law School
University of North Dakota
Simeon K. Baldwin
Supreme Court of Errors
Connecticut
United States
George Turner
G. H. Hanford
United States District Toy Fg
Western
Campaign Buttons Not Much in Demand
New York, Aug. 20. Manufacturers of the campaign buttons once popular for presidential candidates report a dull outlook for the year. Millions of celluloid lapel pins are unsold as voters turn to campaign watches and pins seen as more novel. The slump hits both major parties.
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New York
New Jersey
Dedication of New Addition at St Bernard's Seminary
In Rochester on August 20 a new addition to St Bernard's Seminary was dedicated in a ceremony led by Mgr Diomede Falconio the apostolic delegate to the United States and Bishop McQuaid. Catholic prelates and educators from America and Europe attended the event including Archbishop.
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Rochester
N. Y
St. Bernard's Seminary
Mgr
Diomede Falconio
United States
McQuaid
America
Europe
Notable figures named in an international scholarly roster
Quigley of Chicago Bishop Clancy of Elphin Ireland Dr Walter A. McDonald D B prefect Marmouth Ireland Reverend A Cauchie professor of history at Naavaine University Belgium are listed in a provisional scholarly roster.
Notice of Trustee Appointment at Bluefield Book and Stationery
On August 3 1908 I was elected trustee for J T DeWitt Co also known as the Bluefield Book and Stationery Company. All parties should not settle with anyone but me and those owing should settle at my office. M B Postlethwaite Trustee. Kodol claim for stomach disorders advertised as relief sold by all druggists.
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J. T. DeWitt & Co
Bluefield Book & Stationery Company
Notice of Trustee's Sale in Bluefield West Virginia
Notice of sale under a deed of trust executed by Geo W Atkinson to secure two notes of 758 each. The property, lots 13 and 14 in section 820 Fairview Addition, Bluefield Mercer County, will be sold at ten o'clock am at the law offices entrance. Cash on day of sale. Bernard McClaugherty trustee and Towne J Still Bailey clerk certify the sale date August 17 1908.
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Geo. W. Atkinson
Mercer County
West Virginia
Loula
Pike
First National Bank of
Bluefield
Laula C. Pike
Fairview
Laula C. Pike and Husband
R. C
Bernard McClaugherty
Bluefield Land & Tithe Company
State of
Still Bailey
West
Ballacy
West Virginia Proclamation on Constitutional Amendments
Governor Dawson announces the November ballot will include two constitutional amendments. The Qualification Amendment targets section four of article four setting age and residency requirements for state officers. The County Court Amendment would adjust section twenty-three of article eight outlining term lengths and election rules for county commissioners.
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Wm. M. C. Dawson
West Virginia
Said &Tete
Virginia
Proclamation and Writ of Election in West Virginia
Governor Dawson orders a statewide election for two Supreme Court of Appeals judges to fill unexpired terms of Cox and Sanders. Proclamation requires publication weekly in each county newspaper for four weeks before the November election. Includes sealing and official issuance details from Charleston Capitol on July 1, 1908.
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West Virginia
Joseph M. Saft
Supreme Court of Appeals
Dawson
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cure For Coughs
Mrs E R Pierson of Auburn Centre Pa touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a lasting cure for throat and lung trouble. She says it relieved long standing issues others only eased temporarily and expects full recovery with continued use. Sold by all druggists at 50c and $1. Trial bottle free.
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Feds
Princeton Avenue
West Va
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Bluestone Trection Company
Slagle
Jervise Victory Wold Straciery
Betone
Blucticit Bottling Company
Bilwefield
W. Va
THE
Hawley Merchandise CO
South
Bland Street
Triea
Mudie
Frontier
Growos TE
Remy
American Bar’ Association
St. Bernard’s Seminary
M. B. Postlethwaite
WM. M. C.dawson
Statis OF
Co. W. Swisher
Secretary
the Daily
Newsboys
Mammooth Cave
Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
Prise
Aily Telegraph Printing
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