The Lost Art of Political Oratory in Ward Meetings
Ernest McGaffey describes how campaign speeches entertain crowds yet rarely sway votes, detailing ward and city gatherings. He contrasts polished speakers like Ingersoll with crowd readers, notes the echo of issues, and recalls his own improvised success at banquets and the craft of impromptu oratory.
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Repubiican
Bob" Ingersoll
Emory Storrs
Halla
Andrew Jackson
Tommy
Mouch
One Point in Our Favor at Briarcliff Manor
At Briarcliff Manor on the eve of a major motor race, Barney Oldfield quips about foreign cars and a French limousine. He recounts a prior chase between two towns, a stamp, and a millionaire with a heavy machine who struggles to turn back. The freight crew gathers around his limousine on a flat car as he hands out gold tipped Egyptian cigarettes.
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Corker
Ernest M'Gaffey
Joseph B. Bowles
Briarcliff Manor
Barney Oldfield
Willionaire
Notable funeral for Grover Cleveland in Princeton Cemetery
A large gathering including President Roosevelt and governors attended Grover Cleveland's private burial in Princeton. Clergy conducted a simple service at the house, then at the cemetery with Scriptures, a Wordsworth poem, and prayers. Casket borne to hearse as national guardsmen disciplined the procession through streets.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt
Governors Fort
New Jersey
Hughes
New York
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Equitable Life and Friends
Esther
Westlands
Amillitiamen
Arma
Bayard Lane
Nassau Street
Nlpcs
Sucrese
Vande- Venter Avenue
Nassau
Wiggins Street
Syrup of Figs and Senna Promoted as Superior Laxative
The General Demand for a simple pleasant laxative is met by the California Fig Syrup Co with Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. The ad touts its known wholesome components and ethical production. Buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co product, priced at fifty cents per bottle, from reading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California Vig Syrup Co
Stray Blokes Hint At Gas Meter Job Amid Reading Trouble
Quotations recount a blind reader mocked for reading double while a famed oculist notes eye trouble. An onlooker frets this would affect his employment until the gas company hires him to read meters, a surprisingly lucrative position.
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Bstray
A Coy Young Thing Ad Sparks Matrimonial Note
A recent advertisement notes a woman’s witty self description as a young domesticated and ladylike person who would answer a husband seeking ad. The polite missive ends with an invitation to apply, attributed to Phil doninen Gosalp.
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Phil Doninen Gosalp
Cure of Eczema After 25 Years with Cuticura Remedies
A Montreal woman recounts a long battle with a severe leg eczema that doctors could not cure. After using Cuticura Remedies and the Mae West cure, swelling subsided and new skin formed in two months. She reports full recovery over seven years and credits the treatment with preventing possible death.
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J. B. Renaud
Montana St
Montreal
Qhe
Biguor Growlini Critiqued as Bass Singer in Orchestra Report
In the musical report the subject Biguor Growlini is described as a bass singer and the orchestra soloist labeled a vile player, reflecting a harsh critique of performers and their roles.
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Biguor Growlini
Wouldn't Wash It and Handsome Laundress Exchange
A Nashville American snippet recalls a young man flirting with a laundress by waving a handkerchief, while the laundress misreads his intent. The passage hints at a larger travel tale of a man drifting after years of unsuccessful effort.
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Nashville American
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Waltera
Joe Miller
Ernest, Megaffey
Arian
Bruna
Jay
Prue
Bea
Bingera
America
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Cutiura
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