Frontier Days in Cheyenne Promises Record August Show
The article extols Cheyenne Frontier Days as the greatest Western spectacle, with a world class Wild West show, Indian Congress, and daily civil and military bands. It notes growing national fame, large purses, wild horse races, and visits by presidents as the event expands beyond a regional celebration.
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Clark Mettorg
Cheyenne
United States
Frontier Committee
Indian Congress
Cheyanne
Artillery
Cavalry
Signal Corps
Plains
Mexico
Congressman's bill flags new trust dissolution tactic
Congressman Pepper of Iowa proposes a bill requiring Supreme Court review of powder trust dissolution. The piece argues the Standard Oil dissolution taught trusts a new way to evade law by reorganization, boosting stock values and inviting further dissolutions across major trusts.
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C. WH
Tavenner
Washington
Pepper
Iowa
Congress
Supreme Court
Powder Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Supreme Court of the United States
High Court
Federal Court of Delaware
Wearing Apparel and a Covert Kiss Tease
A playful exchange on fashion inside a seaside scene ends with coy suggestions about kissing garments. Two lovers flirt over scarves coats and jackets by the sea as they consider closeness. The dialogue hints at affection without explicit action.
A Pace Behind Batting Averages At Home Team
A parent explains acolyte to a child as a cave growth while a busy moment turns to calculating the home team batting averages. The exchange mixes science curiosity with sports time.
State Leader Want Ads Offer Three Lines For 25 Cents
The State Leader announces a middle man service for want ads available at both ends with a rate of three lines for twenty five cents.
Dreamer remarks on a legless man and tea specials
A conversation notes a poor fellow who lost both legs and cannot leave footprints on the sands of time. It mentions Hanson's Specials on Tea Cream and Cold Drinks with daily changes.
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Elia
Stella
Hanson
Thaw Denied Freedom as Court Sees Risk to Public
White Plains N Y July 27 1908 Justice Keogh denied Harry K Thaws bid for release from an asylum where he has been since Feb 1 1908 after killing Stanford White The court ruled release would threaten public safety The article notes trial costs split between the state and Thaw with totals of 945000 and 1066000 respectively and includes letters to Evelyn Thaw with didactic warnings about diet and behavior.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Keogh
Supreme Court
Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
The Replay Minstrels Deliver Odd Ballad Teaser
A snippet shows The Replay Minstrels performing with lines about a horse not hungry and a joke about a bit in his mouth. Mr Kindly Kylim prepares to render a ballad with a humorous title involving pigs and Lizzie Lobster in a playful exchange.
Feeding the Animals on the Elisabeth Town Farm
A farmer hosts a few summer boarders on his Elisabeth township farm. A passing city man visits while his car is repaired and asks about wolves. The farmer jokes that if he wants to see the next beer thing, he should stay until the dining room doors open.
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Elisabeth Township
Farm Life Shifts as Youth Seek City Towns
The article argues retirement on the farm appeals to older farmers while youth migrate to cities for opportunity. It notes urban advantages, education gaps among farmers, and rising demand for educated young agrarians in the Northwest with salaries around 1200 dollars. The piece concludes that educated farming can become an ideal retirement, not retreat from progress.
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Saturday Evening Post
Northwest
Tough Luck Drama Hits Dégoris in Acrobatic License Case
A fragment suggests Dégoris suffered a mishap after stepping on orange peel causing a fall and an ensuing arrest for performing acrobatically without a license near Sherman Co.
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Roosevelt
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Hatson
Wrontier
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the Replay Minstrels
Prairie Rose
Dégoris
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Sherman Co
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