Warring Republican factions split over primaries and fate of 1912
The piece analyzes a deep rift between regulars and insurgents in states with Republican primaries. It weighs whether party unity will prevail or if infighting will push voters toward Democrats, noting Speaker Cannon’s stance and the likely impact on November elections.
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Cannon
United States
The Power of Fear in Hair Color Changes
Accounts claim fear can turn hair white within hours or days. Examples include Ludwig of Bavaria after a wrongful death ruling, Charlevol’s escape at Carisbrooke Castle, and Marie Antoinette’s distress. The text links fear to changes in blood flow, nervous systems, and even death, noting fear-evoked reactions vary with emotion and circumstance.
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Marie Antoinette
Blood Circulation Described Amid Fearful Pale Faces
A fragment notes the circulation of the blood as thin in the illustrated scene, describing pale faces caused by fear or terror. The line hints at medical or physiological discussion within a broader narrative context.
Some Couldnt Do Across Professions
A collage of quips from Wisconsin to Birmingham highlights failed efforts across fields. The anonymous snippets name professions from doctors and lawyers to pianists and carpenters, each unable to perform a humorous task.
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Milwaukee Wisconsin
Scranton Tripune
Brooklyn Eagle
Birmingham News
Dothan Eagle
Cham durinio'y Linkment advertised for twenty-five cents
An early 20th century ad touts Cham durinio y Linkment as a cheaper remedy for back pain side and chest discomfort. It claims the ointment is superior to plasters and invites readers to buy at City Drug Store and M. McGeachy location.
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City Drug Store
M. McGeachy
Death and Freedom in a Bird’s Cage Tale
A nature student recounts bringing three thrushes into a gilt cage by an open window. Their mother feeds them with worms and grasshoppers then returns with a branch, later dying birds found beneath the cage. The branch contains a deadly herb, and the scene ends with a mournful farewell as the crowd murmurs.
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Abe
Theo
Abe Sever
Parabolic Earth Error Spooks Meld Engineers
Report describes Meld engineers facing constant questions from farmers about the earth’s shape and coordinates. A decisive young man warns safety concerns as a planned operation to “blow up the spot” to join two elements, ending with a calm note on continuing work.
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New York Sun
Pacelle Elaybeard
Mattens
The Shilling Bequest
A fragmented column on a wealthy ancestor reducing a daughter's inheritance to a mere shilling. Brickstone notes Romans used small sums to signal duty and memory, while English law presumes forgetfulness. The tale mentions Sheri dag and his son Tom in a cautionary, antique familial dispute.
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Brickstone
Toatatoe
Sheridag
Tom
Chamberlain’s Liver Tonic Sold by City Drug Store
Old newspaper fragment notes Chamberlain's Liver Tonic available at City Drug Store and SB Mee Geachy, with claims of relief for liver discomfort. No clear date or full names confirmed due to damaged text.
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Chamberlain
City Drug Store
American secretary's Egypt visit sparks language mixup
Robert St. Litt, secretary of legation, travels to Alexandria Egypt for a matter involving a Greek American subject. At Hotel Europe he encounters a multilingual clerk and a comic mispronunciation as he shows a book claimed to be an American grammar.
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Robert St. Litt
Paris
Legation
Egypt
Hite
Alexandria
Kurope
Bay
Petroteunt v
R. Locke
A Lesson In Ornithology from House Beautiful
A brief amusing exchange about identifying a bird. One man states the bird is a magpie, another counters with a wry remark that the creature may be more than that, hinting at the bird’s broader symbolic meaning.
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Eso Ee
Chamberlain's Disrrhoea Remedy Sold by Local Drug Store
An OCR fragment notes a remedy named Chamberlain's Disrrhoea Remedy advertised as pleasant to take and valuable for children and adults. It mentions sale at Chay Drug Store and other local outlets.
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Diane
Chay Drug Store
Apd
Over Fifty Years Sell by Drug
Obscure notice notes a long running sale by a drug seller with ambiguous phrases. Read as a fragmented OCR item showing a shop promoting syrups and wigs with unclear claims. The readable bits imply a caution or advertisement from a mid century era business.
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