How He Won By Outsinging Elocutionists in House Reading
A candidate recounts how he won a legislative contest by using a bold singing delivery to project his voice. He notes most rivals were college men with polished elocution while he improvised a loud chant of a long worded bill. He even slipped in verses of German poetry to amuse Congressman Niedringhaus, securing the seat.
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Ilinois
Congressman Niedringhaus
St. Louis
House of Representatives
New York Sun
West Acton Community News and Fair Recap
West Acton notes include Alice Teele at Cat Rew Baptist church. G A R fair success with record attendance and many prizes won by children. W R C and I O O F installations, readings, concerts, and a turkey supper. A water meeting set for Feb 6 at Littlefield’s hall to discuss Acton’s water system and potential Concord supply.
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Acton
Littlefield’s
West Acton
East Acton
Concord
West Acton Local Notices and Commerce Highlights
Town newspaper item notes submission deadlines for publication and a push to form a South and West Acton fire district. It includes thanks from Isaac Davis post G. A. R. for a successful fair, mentions support from W. R. C. and Sons of Veterans, and lists Littlefield's ads for shirts and curtains. Also advertises One Minute Cough Cure and a six session course with Prof. Fitzsimmons in Littlefield's hall with orchestra.
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South
West Acton
Isaac Davis
W. R. C. and Sons of Veterans
H. A. Littlefield
Littlefield’s
T. J. Fitzsimmons
Acton notes on water systems and local tax history
Acton Centre columns discuss a waterworks debate in nearby towns, citing Ludlow and Whitman tax figures and a Bethel plant cost of 15000 dollars. The piece questions a local critic’s knowledge and urges consulting official records for accurate costs.
West pond fisherman nets fifty pickerel in two days
A Hudson angler fished West pond on Thursday and Friday and hooked about 50 pickerel of minnow caliber. The notice promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a remedy for dyspepsia and constipation and lists B F Johnson & Son Maynard C H Whit ney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton as sources.
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Hudson
West Pond
DeWitt
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
Marvelous Results From Dr King’s New Discovery
Rev J Gunderman of Dimondale Mich quotes a letter praising Dr King’s New Discovery for pneumonia and La Grippe linked coughs. He says his wife recovered quickly after using the remedy with highly satisfactory results. Trial bottles available at local druggists B F Johnson Concord Maynard and H S Richardson.
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J. Gunderman
Dimondale
Mich
Dr. King
White
Baptist
Rives Junction
la Grippe
Dr.King
B. F. Johnson and Co. Maynard and
H. S. Richardson Concord Drug
Atest addition joins Gravesville School Street force
Joseph Clingham of Gravesville is the latest addition to the School street Enterprise force and is called the devil of the establishment. Mrs Ellsley in the Warner street post office building has suffered weeks of illness and was attacked by pneumonia last week. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve touted as enemy to sores wounds and piles with rapid relief from itching and burning. Names listed include B F Johnson Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton.
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B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
G. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
DeWitt
Johnson & Son
Baynard
C. H. Whitney
Joseph Clingham
Gravesville
School Street
State cattle board orders muzzling of mad dogs in towns
State cattle commissioners order muzzling in several towns due to dogs showing mad dog symptoms. Hudson has not yet reported an outbreak.
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Hudson
Electric Bitters touted as spring tonic cure all
The advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a seasonal medicine for languor liver torpor and bilious fevers. It claims rapid relief from headache indigestion constipation and dizziness and notes a fifty cent price per bottle at Bardson Concord Drug Store.
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Bardson
Concord Drug Store
Advertising Pays Even When Readers Ignore Ads
A veteran journalist recalls convincing a Seattle merchant to advertise by inserting a cryptic line in a newspaper. The line sparked curiosity, prompting readers to ask about it until the merchant agreed to advertise, proving that ads pay when readers engage.
Sala’s Australian lecture anecdote about a queen
The quote recalls Sala describing the coronation to an Australian audience with formal diction. A buxom old dame interrupts with “Bosh,” silencing the moment as the speaker’s inspiration fades.
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Sala
Australia
Parliament Street
Westminster Gazette
Needle Through Needle: A Delicate Mechanical Feat
An expert tool juggler at a renowned English needle factory performed a highly delicate test of skill. He drilled a hole through a common sewing needle from eye to point, large enough only for a fine hair to pass through.
Conversation Tactics Fail to Listen in Dialogue
The text notes how most people are focused on what they will say next rather than listening. It cites Rochefoucauld's idea about conversation and adds a fragment about early postmakers and a measure of time elapsed before something became definite.
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Rochefou
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Mass
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Gleason Creamery
Hawthorne
Choice
Windsor Stable
Richardson & Woodward, Proprietors
Windsor
G. A. Conant
Boston
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Richardson & Woodward
Acton Centre
Mrs. Otis Forbush
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Christian Endeavor
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