Will Bryan or Taft Wife Be First Lady in 1909
A ponderous 1908 election column weighs the possible characters of Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Taft as candidates for first lady. It contrasts their backgrounds, languages, tastes in literature, and public roles, noting each woman’s influence on domestic life and culture.
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Robertus Love
White House
William
Mary
Helen
Mary Baird Bryan
Helen Herron Taft
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Mrs. Bryan
Mrs. Taft
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Mrs
Taft
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Bryan
Philippines
Cincinnati
Columbus
Akron
Lincoln
Oxford
England
Trombone Lesson Ends With Will To Buy An Accordion
In a Washington Post tale set in a crowded German beer hall, Biggs, a one-lung man seeking to learn wind instruments, argues with a trombonist over clefs, horn keys, and octave shifts. The meet ends with Biggs declaring he will compose his will and buy an accordion.
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Biggs
Washington Post
First Ladyship This Year Based on Attributes and Experience
The piece argues Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bryan are best fits for the unofficial first lady role, highlighting their education, travel, homemaker roots, and support for their husbands. It notes Mrs. Bryan’s Perry Iowa birthplace and Mary Elizabeth Baird’s English and Scotch Irish heritage, plus the Taft marriage in Cincinnati and her early advocacy for women’s civic rights with caveats.
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Taft
Bryan
Mrs. Bryan
Garfield
Perry, Sr
John Baird
Mary Elizabeth Baird
Middle West
Perry
United States
Mary Elizabeth
Old
Presbyterian Academy
Jacksonville
No Longer a Secret Invention Tale Revealed
Philadelphia Press quotes a dialogue about a great inventor and his lost secret. The exchange notes the secret was disclosed to the inventor’s wife just before his death in a revealing moment. The item frames the rumor as a historical curiosity with a hint of intrigue.
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Philadelphia Press
Quotable Thought on Self-Help by Goldsmith
A short reflection notes that people rarely improve when there is no mode to copy from themselves. The axiom emphasizes imitation as a catalyst for personal growth and learning.
Milton Tercentenary Highlights Miltons Life and Legacy
The Milton tercentenary celebrates the poet in England with observances at Cambridge University where Christ College houses his entry and a masque of Comus in the Fellows garden. The week notes his marriage to Catherine Woodcock and a memorial window in Westminster. Milton born 1608 in London, gains and losses shown through £5 paid by a publisher and a £5 promise on sales.
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John Milton
England
Milton
London
Cambridge University
Cambridge
Christ College
Catherine Woodcock
Roses and the role of pollinators in gardens
Roses attract insects not for honey but for fragrance color and pollen. Insects visit blooms seeking nectar and pollen as food, drawn by the petals and scent.
London’s Paupers and the 26 in Every Thousand
A London report notes that twenty six of every one thousand residents are classified as legal paupers. It discusses the scale of poverty and the social conditions behind the statistic, highlighting the urban welfare situation.
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London
Phalanx Defeated by Legion on Open Ground
Cannibal Taste notes cannibals dislike civilized flesh and find it too salty as the phalanx loses to the legion due to limited maneuverability.
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Phalanx
Legion
Arnica Salve Endorsed for Sore Feet and Burns
East Poland Maine resident Mr W Stone recommends Bucklen Arnica Salve for sore feet and for healing burns sores cuts and abrasions It is also stated as suitable for piles Sold with guarantee at Nelley Co and C A Heiner drug stores for 25 cents.
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Bucklen
Mr. W. Stone
East Poland
Maine
Nelley & Co
C. A. Heiner
Yesville
Man Refuses Help From Friends in Self Reliance
Commentary notes that the man shuns aid from friends and prefers to rely on his own effort rather than accepting assistance or support from others.
Mrs Chas E Smith Praises New Life Pills In Maine
Mrs Chas E Smith of Weet Franklin Maine says she uses Pr Kings New Life Pills as their family laxative medicine because they are effective and gentle. Neilley Co and C A Heiner of Byesville stock these painless purifiers in their drug stores.
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Chas E. Smith
Weet Franklin
Maine
Pr. King
Neilley & Co
C. A. Heiner
Byesville
Business visitor Dr Bates from Senecaville in city yesterday
Dr Bates of Senecaville traveled to the city as a business visitor yesterday, meeting local contacts and touring facilities during his visit.
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Dr. Bates of
Senecaville
Monmouth Couple Leave for Pittsburg Visit
Rev. T. C. Pollock and Mrs. Pollock of Monmouth Illinois, visiting Mrs. Pollock’s mother Mrs. Margaret Heade of East Wheeling Avenue, departed Thursday for Pittsburg to visit before returning home.
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Visit of 93-Year-Old Legge to Cambridge Family
Wm. H. Legge of Newark visits his son A. M. Legge a U. S. Express Agent and wife on Madison avenue South Cambridge. Though 93 he remains in good health and independent. He is joined by Mr. and Mrs. George H. Totten of Cincinnati.
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Wm. H. Legge
Newark
U. S. Express
A. M. Legge
Madison Avenue
South
Cambridge
Mr. Legge
George H. Totten
Cincinnati
Miss Sadie M Casey and Venice Taylor Wed in Cambridge
Miss Sadie M Casey of Cambridge and Mr Venice Taylor of Pataskala were married at 8 oclock Tuesday evening at the South Street M E church parsonage with Rev A E Harper officiating. Flor ry Lemon witnessed. They will reside in Pataskala.
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Sadie M. Casey
Cambridge
Venice Taylor
Pataskala
South Street
M. E
South Sixth Street
A. E. Harper
Florry Lemon
Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian Adopts New Web Press
The Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian July 24 issue boasts a duplex Web Perfecting press printing 6500 eight page papers hourly. Editor John M. Amos leads the revived paper with sixteen well printed pages and confident staff.
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Cambridge
Jeffersonian
John M. Amos
John
Caldwell Press
City Council President E N Walters Ill at Home
President E N Walters of the city council is ill at his home on North Seventh street, prompting local concerns about council leadership while he recovers.
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E. N. Walters
City Council
North Seventh Street
Bliss Clark Welcomes Son on Wednesday July 29
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Bliss Clark of North Second Street on Wednesday July 29. The family announces the newborn, a new addition to the household and a hoped for bright future.
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Bliss Clark
North Second Street
Byesville Men Nicholson and Farra in City on Business
Messrs. John Nicholson and A. B. Farra of Byesville were in the city on business yesterday.
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Messrs
John Nicholson
A. B. Farra
Byesville
Philadelphian Visits Brother and Sister in City
Miss Herretta Keenan of Philadelphia arrived this morning to visit her brother Dr. Keenan and family and sister Mrs. Frank Stone and family, bringing news and greetings to relatives.
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Herretta Keenan
Philadelphia
City
Dr. Keenan
Frank Stone
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