Bryan Opens Battle For Temporary Chair At Democratic Convention
The Baltimore convention opens with debate over credentials and a clash between Bryan and Parker camps. Kern of Indiana proposes harmony by naming James O Gorman or others. Bryan urges unity and pledges to lead if no other progressive speaks up. Attendees hear from Folk, Rayner, Bell, and Shively as tension rises.
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Missouri
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Maryland
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Alabama
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Kentucky
Committee On Permanent Organization
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National Committee
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New York
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Nebraska
Committee On Resolutions
Parker
Mr. Bryan
John W. Kern
Indiana
Harmony
Ita
Fitzgerald
Brooklyn
Theodore A. Bell
California
Armory
Norman BE. Mack
Cardinal Gibbons
Mack
Alton B. Parker
Friends
Olive Branch of Peace
Democratic Party
Judge Parker
James O'Gorman
Charles Culberson
Texas
H. D. Clayton
Luke Lea
James Eb, Campbell
Ohio
Joseph Folk
Ben F. Shively
Mr. Kern
William Jennings Bryan
O’gorman
Theodore H. Bell
Denver
Shively
Tom Taggart
Village Humor and Advertisements from a Quiet Era
A collection of brief quips and oddities from old newspapers. It features product pitches like Red Croza Ball Blue and Garfield Ten, comic exchanges about changing manners in marriage, a profile of Charley Billingaby, and a Bible-peddler anecdote highlighting persistence and interfaith dignity.
English Language Lessons Turn Sour in Misguided Exchange
An American helps a Frenchman with English by offering to correct exercises. After silence, the Frenchman replies with awkward phrasing claiming he can learn much and plans to come to America and lecture on the scaffold.
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When a bill brings a doorbell visit
A stern father who barred a suitor to his daughter is surprised when the young man arrives to discuss a bill, not a courtship. The father’s reluctance softens as the caller frames the visit as business, prompting a wary invitation to return. The scene ends with awkward stammering and a pause.
Doctor's Shift Now Gets Along Without It Propaganda Letter
A physician testimonials to Grape-Nuts breakfast replacing meat for indigestion relief and better weight gain. He cites digestion, nutrient absorption, and nerve support from wheat and barley starches processed into dextrose, praising the product's ease of digestion and overall vitality.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Easy to Cut the Price at the Butcher Shop
A shopper challenges a butcher over sausage pricing. The butcher cites a shortage and adds twenty five cents. The customer counters with Schmidt's price of twenty cents, noting Schmidt is out of stock. The butcher jokes that if he were out, he would also quote twenty cents.
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Paxton Toilet Co Sends Free Trial of Paxtine Antiseptic
The Paxton Toilet Company of Boston offers a free large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic, a cleansing and germicidal toilet preparation, to any woman who requests it.
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Predictor Speculates on Eiffel’s Long Life
A witty exchange asks if Eiffels will reach a green old age. A postal card to Garfield Tea Co. in Brooklyn, N C, asks for a sample and hints at prudent spending by avoiding unnecessary purchases.
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Carl
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. C
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