Political misreads and regional notes from Franklin county
A column traverses political shifts in Franklin county and Lawrence county judging juror disqualification cases, recounts party vote totals and a Missouri-like tone about national policy. It remarks on the Philippine question, the open door policy, and the Paris peace treaty ratification, plus Indiana rail franchise conflicts and the rise of electric interurban lines. It notes Waddell’s populist reform stance and the North Carolina election shock.
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North Carolina
Waddell
Be a Democrat or die motto sparks election day violence warning
A day before election day an extremist flyer urges Anglo-Saxons to fight voting by any means including killing non white voters. Newspapers quote editorials praising certain Republican candidates while debating which senator hopeful best fits Indiana. The piece ends with a wary reflection on unpledged legislators and romantic doubts about preferred rivals.
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Indiana
Animal Derring Do and Quiet Mercy in the Wild
Aerial examples show herd behavior where Asian buffaloes sacrifice to defend wounded members. Elephants baboons and other wild animals do likewise. Monkeys sometimes drown a sick peer as mercy or mercy by action. Otters wolves and birds exhibit protective or curious reactions. St John notes a Highland shepherd and a cat delivering edible birds daily.
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Otter
The
Spectator
St. John
Impres sionist mischief and a king's yeomen guard tale
A local art connoisseur explains impressionism before a half finished wall smashing a hat to illustrate the point. Fritz Williams cooly commands a waiter with a flourished order in a New York cafe. The piece recalls England's earliest permanent military force, the king's guard of yeomen established in 1486.
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Baronne Street
Saudlding
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Fritz Williams
New York
England
King’s Guard of
Great Shooters of Europe and Their Records
In Europe, sport shooting is framed as legitimate and heroic, with records of massive game slaughter. Trauttmansdorff Prince Carl boasts single day and yearly tallies, including pheasants, partridges, hares, rabbits, and deer, while Earl de Gray’s long run lists hundreds of thousands of animals across decades, yet the local game stock reportedly remains undiminished per Forest and Stream.
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Europe
Trauttmansdorff
Carl Trauttmansdorff
Earl de Gray
How Indians Swear Piously. A New York World excerpt
A New York World piece describes a tribal belief in a small swearing god kept on a wall. When angered, Indians use the figure to vent oaths, treating the act as a pious duty rather than sin, a contrast the article uses to compare civilized behavior with native customs.
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New York World
Racial Differences in Child Physique Reported by New York Tribute
The New York Tribute notes that white children show more variation in measurements while negro children are more uniform with age. Negro children tend to be taller at the same age, have a different facial profile, less fat and more muscle, longer hands and feet, a broader arm spread, and differently proportioned legs.
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New York
Pope and Halifax Illicit Critique Delights Pope
When Pope first met Lord Halifax he faced sharp criticism of his Iliad passage by the noble critic. Pope, vexed, learned Halifax must critique. On the next visit Pope repeated the same passages and recalled his criticisms. Halifax delightedly exclaimed that Pope's lines were now inimitable.
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Pope
Lord Halifax
Samuel Garth
Garth
Jewel box motto sparks quirky exchange in Chicago Tribune
In a humorous exchange quoted from the Chicago Tribune, Ruggles seeks to give a jewel box with an inscription to a young lady but faces embarrassment as Corbus lacks funds. The banter focuses on finding a fitting motto for the gift. The dialogue reveals the pair's playful frustration over inscribing the gift.
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Ruggles
Corbus
Chicago
Tribuna
Trusted Statewide Office Work Positions Offered
Wanted several trustworthy persons to manage business in their own and nearby counties. Mainly office work conducted at home. Salary straight 900 a year plus expenses. Bonafide arrangement with fixed pay. Monthly 7. References. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. Herbert E. Hess, President, Dept. M. Chicago.
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Herbert E. Hess
Dept. M. Chicago
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Sold at Coffin's Drug Store
A vintage advert promotes Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for most illnesses arising from the stomach. It claims nine tenths of sickness come from digestion and urges keeping the stomach in order. Trial bottles cost 10 cents, large sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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Hardin Norris
Perrys
Ehikdeen
Iain
Coffin & Co
Caldwell’s
Coffin’s* Drug Store
Dr. Caldwell
Coftin
Information for further contact at Carthage Indiana
For further information call on J E Campbell Agent Carthage Indiana CSB Ray 20 p Ma.
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J. E.campbell
Carthage
Indiana
CSB Ray
P. Ma
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