Readers judge public taste in fiction at Niagara Falls meet
A librarian survey from thirty four libraries shows the ten most read novelists led by Crawford Carey Dumas and Douglas. The list suggests general entertainment over high literary aims, with debate over who should judge good versus popular fiction and calls for broader library purchases.
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Niagara Falls
John Cotton Dana
Newark
N. J
Dana
F. Marion Crawford
Rosa Nouchette Carey
Alexander Dumas
Amanda Douglas
Amelia Barr
Clara Louise Burnham
Conan Doyle
Chas King
Anthony Hope
Gilbert Parker
Frank Stockton
E. P. Roe
Mary Johnston
Winston Churchill
Mary Jane Holmes
Burnett
S. R. Crockett
Alexander
Paul Leicester Ford
Hall Caine
Dickens
Hawthorne
Mrs. Alexander
Marion Crawford
Dumas
Rosa Nouchette
Charles King
Churchill
Johnston
Hal Caine
Crockett
Corelli
Indianapolis Journal
United States and Canada on Trade Reciprocity
The article discusses the pressure to push a preferential tariff and its potential impact on U S Canadian relations. It notes the Chamberlain program facing a hostile vote, Canada’s non committal stance, and the debate over liberal reciprocity versus high duties on American goods.
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Northwestern States
Hang
Minnesota
Canada
United States
Indianapolis News
Matrimony and Economy in a Tennessee Tale
An octogenarian Tennesseean, Aldrick Raymour, marries his housekeeper Sarah Donaldson to avoid paying damages after she seeks $2,000. He, 79, is said to be worth a half million. she, 39, formerly with no assets. The Louisville Herald notes the curious plan as a master stroke of frugality and marriage.
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Aldrick Raymour
Sarah Donaldson
Raymour
Sarah
Tennessee
Louisville Herald
July Heat Wave Tips From The Toledo Blade
A July heat advisory urges gradual adjustment to hot weather. Focus on staying cool and hydrated, avoid alcohol in heat, exercise early or after dark, and keep temper in check to prevent health issues as temperatures rise.
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Don
Toledo Blade
Pre-empted Territory Humanity i in Slow View of Nature
Fragmentary text notes a discussion on how humanity perceives nature and the delay in recognizing its intrinsic value. The readable segment hints at philosophical reflections rather than a concrete event.
Nature Reasserts Propriety As Rivers Reclaim Beds
Logansport Reporter notes that river beds once filled by human drainage and construction inevitably revert to their natural course. Damming and dumping tempt temporary control, but floods return, destroying property and displacing invaders who ignored natural boundaries.
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Man Ang
Ang
Logansport
Paris gown fate shapes Draga as tragic queen
A Cleveland Press meditation on Queen Draga of Serbia, arguing her downfall was driven by a feminine vanity over a Paris gown that failed to arrive. The piece sketches a vivid, humane image of a powerful queen consumed by a trivial detail, contrasting mythic sterility with fragile human frailty.
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Lot
Sodom
Draga
England
Paris
Cleveland Press
Girdling the Earth in Nine and a Half Minutes
A landmark telegraph feat by President Mackay on the new American Pacific cable links New York to Oyster Bay via a world circling route. The globe spanning message, sent after Roosevelt's, would complete a full circuit in under a second if uninterrupted and promises faster government links to Hawaii and the Philippines.
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Mackay
American Pacific
Pacific Commercial Cable Company
New York
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Hong Kong
Azores
New, York
Chicago
Postal- Telegraph Company
San Francisco
Pacific
Honolulu
Hawaii
Midway
Island
Guam
Manila
China Sea
Saigon
Singapore
Penang
Madras
Indian Ocean
India
Bombay
Arabian Sea
Aden
Red Sea
Suez
Egypt
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Malta
Gibraltar
Lisbon
Commercial Cable Company
Canso
Nova Scotia
Globe
Orient
Philippines
Washington
Chiefs and people clash over policing duties
The Chicago Tribune quotes that while police chiefs are blamed, the real source lies in the people who worship Flash and Noise. Chiefs merely represent the people and cannot wean them from false gods as long as public zeal remains unchanged.
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Police
Servants of the Public Should Not Belong to Unions
Chicago Tribune argues that Victoria Australia shows government workers must not join or affiliate with labor federations. The piece urges public employees to surrender certain liberties and warns against unions influencing public policy. It cites fire and patrol associations and notes private workers may unionize, but public servants should not.
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Victoria
Federation of Labor
United States
American Federation of Labor
Marshal Musham
Chicago Tribune
Observation on Poetry and Accomplishment in Chicago
Fragmentary note traces a transition from the tense inside poetry to outward achievement. The line hints at Chicago as the place of origin or focus for the poet's growth and recognition.
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Chicago
Record- Herald
Indiana corn outlook and historical yields debated
The Indianapolis Journal notes corn in central Indiana is only four to five inches high due to a wet and dry spring delaying planting by about a month. It cites steady heat and rain as key for a potential three month crop, while Indiana remains a strong corn producer with recent yields far above average but likely below 1902.
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Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Indianapolis Journal
The Iowa idea and tariff reform debate
The Indianapolis Sentinel critiques Governor Cummins Iowa convention platform as vague tariff reform. It urges Cummins to specify which duties are too low or too high and questions if the idea signals a presidential bid or a protectionist shift. It warns Dems to demand concrete, named duties.
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Iowa
Mark Hanna
Cummins
Gov. Cummins
Abraham Lincoln
Indianapolis
Sentinel
Saved from Terrible Death by Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs M L Babbitt of Bargerton Tennessee was near death from consumption after all remedies failed. A bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery brought immediate relief and she was completely cured. The medicine is advertised as a certain cure for lung troubles with guaranteed bottles 50 cents to 1.00 and trial bottles free at Houseworth Bros drug store.
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M. L. Babbitt
Bargerton
Tenn
Houseworth
Bros
C. W. Bellamy
Burlington
Iowa
Houseworth Bros
Nonresident Notice Filed in Elkhart Indiana Case
In Concord Township Elkhart County Indiana the plaintiff John M Brumbaugh Marcus Fidler vs Spade filed a summary action with affidavit. The case concerns a nonresident defendant and proper service of process is noted in the official notice.
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Indiana
Elkhart
Coss
Concord Township
John M. Brumbaugh
Marcus Fidler
Spade
Seminiblay
Nardy
Libel suit teased by Chicago Post editor mischief
In a snappy exchange the Chicago Post assistant editor says Binks has sued the paper for libel and the managing editor replies they will fight the case and cover damages, charging them to the advertising account.
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Chicago Post
Binks
Domestic Troubles Solved By Dr King’s New Life Pills
An early 20th century ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for stomach and liver troubles. It claims relief and cure, noting the product costs 25 cents at Houseworth Bros. Drug Store.
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Dr. King
Houseworth Bros
Wants and Wishes
A Boston servant reports a stranger at the door seeking both a bath and something to eat, sparking the home master’s impatience and a hint of disapproval. The scene unfolds in a Syracuse Herald column titled Wants and Wishes.
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Syracuse
Boston
Close Call Sparks Resourceful Fireman Tale
A Burling ton Iowa locomotive fireman recalls a near disaster endured with pain and fatigue until he recovered after using Electric Bitters. The ad promotes the tonic at 50 cents with a satisfaction guarantee. Also mentions poems and a Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertisement praising healing powers for wounds and burns.
Outrage Over Ad Placement Sparks Reader Complaint
Irate patron objects after his advertisement ran beside a Sunday school convention story rather than in the same column as a woman suspected of murder. The business manager faces questions about the misplacement and the effect on the page layout.
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Baltimore American
Egg Shell Toughness and Its Reaction to Pressure
A fragmented note discusses the strength of eggs shells against external pressure. It mentions typical hen shells and general awareness of their firmness.
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Vigor
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D. Quinn
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Til
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What He
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His Majesty the Bear
Washington Star
Bucklen
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