Padgett favored in Tennessee returns in Maury and Giles counties
The latest election tallies show Padgett with a lead in Maury County and strong margins in Giles. Whitthorne trails modestly at Water Valley while Fussell seems to carry Lawrence and Wayne counties, with Holding likely winning Maury by about fifteen hundred votes. Also noted are reflections on beef packers, suffrage rights, and a Nebraska saloon liability case impacting both civil and criminal codes.
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Water Valley
Padgett
Maury County
Whitthorne
Williamson County
The
Herald
Giles
Pagett
Lawrence
Judge Holding
Fussell
Tha County
Capt. Fussell
Wayne
Indge Holding
Nebraska
Wns
Better Than Money Getting Hoar and the Public
A collage of editorial clippings praising Senator Hoar noting his long service, public virtue, and opposition to wealth accumulation. The column criticizes reckless driving, government wealth claims, and calls for strict law enforcement. It also comments on labor, free speech issues, rail travel times, and civicThen comments on heating plants, women’s conventions, labor and politics in a conservative newspaper tone.
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Boston Post
Hour
Masachanetts
Washington
Caruhie
Louisville Courier-Journal
Intelligent Horse Germinal Writes In Public Demonstrations
A Paris horse named Germinal is described as writing by tracing letters dictated by its owner. In public demonstrations the horse reportedly writes better, while privately the feat is less consistent. Doctors speculate on brain training and compare its intellect to dogs, hoping to study and preserve the animal as a museum exhibit.
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Paris
New York World
Rouber
Germimal
Romber
Sed Tea and Coffee Ad Promises Value and Quality
An advertisement extols sed tea and various coffees, urging readers to try brands like Southland and a splendid value green coffee offering 12 lbs for 8.00. It claims better flavor than pricier packaged coffee and pitches cost per pound comparisons, inviting trial of multiple brands.
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Southland
An Efficacious Remedy for Foot Thorns and Splinters
George W. Hayes promoting a simple remedy for removing thorns and splinters from barefoot boys. He claims a corn bread chew followed by a poultice at night draws the thorn and eases soreness by morning. Also advertising sale or trade of two carloads of large young males. J. W. Howard & Co.
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Esq
George W. Hayes
Esq. Hayes
J. W. Howard & Co
The Dear Old Swimming-Hole Recalled in Verse
A Colorado Springs Gazette reminiscence recalls a boyhood swimming hole beneath a trestle. The piece paints vivid memories of diving from heights, wild cheers, and hazards along the bank, with a longing to relive carefree days despite dangers.
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Colorado Springs
Distinctive quips show sharp barbs in old papers
In a clipped exchange from Tit-Bits a man laments difficulty with a young woman who grows angry when told she is mature or immature. A Chicago Post joke has a barber and a patron debating who pulls the razor, with the chair passenger noting the robe only catches, and you do the pulling.
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Chicago
Bargains In House Cleaning Draperies At McKennon Anderson
McKennon Anderson and Foster offer odd lots and waifs from their stock in a fall prep sale. Swiss and Bobinet curtains on the third floor include 3 yd and 3 12 yd panels at 69c to 98c per pair, from higher pre sale prices. Embroidered Irish Pest Door Panels priced at 69c, plus damaged Bugs in sizes 6x9 feet at 3.50, down from 7 to 9.50.
Variety Cloths and Notions Sale Snags Deep Discounts
A chaotic catalog lists carpets lawn caps lace edgings and chiffons with wet stock discounted. Items include small red and tan carpets 500 per yard, lace edging 4 to 8 inches wide, chiffons in lavender nile pink and smoke, and variegated lawns with price drops for Saturday and Monday. Also notes washed fabrics like sea island and brown domestic at reduced per yard prices alongside fabric for waists dresses and school uniforms.
Letter From Tilden Club Guest on Cleveland Split
Lincoln Neb July 8 1902 Secretary Tilden Club New York City recounts oversight of invitation to a dinner. He regrets missing the event and explains former Democrat Cleveland’s exit to the Republicans in 1906. He argues harmony in the party is impossible while Cleveland’s stance persists and questions honoring him at the dinner.
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Pdd
Cleveland
Mays
Bryan
Clevelad
Lincoln, Neb
Tilden Club
Broadway
New York City
Aberdeen
S. C
Piers
Democratic Party
Aemocratic Club
Republican Party
Society of Republicans
Mides
Bryan Letter Indicates Cleveland Allies Align With Republicans
A historical note quotes W. J. Bryan asserting that Cleveland and his supporters are closer to the Republican Party than to the Democratic Party. The message implies a political realignment or strategic closeness during the era.
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Cleveland
Republican Party
Democratic Party
W. J. Bryan
Navajo Woman and Her People A Glimpse of Navajo Life
A Navajo woman dominates tribal wealth and raises many children within the matriarchal line. Descent runs through the female line and property stays with women. The tribe clings to beliefs about Chinde the devil and dead bodies, while homes range from the dugout hogan to open air camps in summer.
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Chinde
Yaar
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Columbia. Herald
Herald Putishing Company
Postotice
Columbia ‘Teno
F.D Lander
James B. Furzter
Hamilton
Daily Herald
Weekly Herald
Georgia
Bourke Cochran
Railroad Unien
New York
Miles
William C. Whitney
Adirondack Park
Henry George
Home Rapital
Columbia
la Crosse
Wis
Wny Hour
Women's Twentieth Century Club
Richmond, Hill
L. L
Nashville
Linos
Mason
Senate
Democrats
Buncombe
Congress
G. W. Nichols
Frank G. Cook
South Main Street
McKennon, Anderson & Foster
Brussels
P. K
Sea Island
Clothing Department
the Herald
Branham & Hughes School
Spring Hill
Tenn
Kax
Vanderbilt University
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