Question at Issue in Election on Taft BryanPolicies
Voters must weigh consequences of policy change with Taft or Bryan. The piece argues last year’s panic shows business confidence hinges on stability, warnings about tariff shifts and trusts, and favors Taft’s approach as more effective than Bryan’s.
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Hearst
Bryan
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Great Britain
Japan
China
United States
Wall Street
Manhattan Island
New York City
Mr. Taft
Mr. Bryan
Choice of Two Positions On Gold Standard Debate
The document contrasts Brien and Bryan on the gold standard, arguing Bryan seeks its destruction via free coinage of silver. It cites Bryan’s 1896 stance and Knoxville 1896 quote, asserting voters face a choice: support Bryan’s implied aim to end the gold standard or doubt his current judgments.
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Brien
Dorses
Bryan
Knoxville
Tenn
Democratic Party
Bryan as Candidate Not Editor Anxious Post Convention Doubts
The document notes Bryan resigns as editor of the Commoner during his campaign and will serve only as candidate. It questions whether he will remain editor after November 3 or rely on others like Charles Bryan and Richard Metcalf, while pondering implications for party policy and potential defeat or victory.
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Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Denver
Charles
Taft
Richard L. Metcalf
Republican Party
Not Encouraging Amid Bryan Speculators and Plungers
A sharp critique condemns a gang of political speculators linked to Mr. Bryan, with Haskell cited as a notable example. The speaker asserts they can derail any ticket, including modern Democratic ones.
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Bryan
Haskell
Dinner guests recall Lloyd Osborne tales of Stevenson in Samoa
Osborne recounts a scene from Samoa when an English visitor refused to abandon formality. With huts for living, Osborne and companions slept simply while the guest kept rigid Anglicisms. He polished the man’s shoes himself, fearing dissatisfaction from the gentleman.
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Lloyd Osborne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Osborne
Not Up To The Record In Chicago School Dialogue
A Chicago public school pupil recounts a morning dialogue where a primary teacher claims to be larger yet silent while walking. Kenneth, seven, retorts by noting the teacher’s shoes, prompting a quick exchange about footwear. The quip captures a humorous classroom moment cited by the Waverly Magazine.
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Chicago
Kenneth
Waverly Magazine
Baby's Itching Humor Prompts Gentle Healing
Mrs. William Geeding of Attica Indiana reports months of widespread itching sores on her baby boy. After trying many remedies the child improved after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Within three applications the sores began to heal and left no scars. The announcer endorses Cuticura remedies for similar cases.
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William Geeding
Washington St
Attica, Ind
Hidden Signals Between Arabella and John Echoes
Dialogue fragments hint at intimate conversation between Arabella and John. Sparse lines suggest a private moment or coded exchange. The piece emphasizes familiarity and a shared, private atmosphere without clear plot details.
Love Letters Found Too Soft to File
A Boston husband jokes over a mass of love letters with his wife as they sort through old papers. He dismisses the letters as junk and suggests discarding them, while she protests that they are his own expressions of devotion.
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Clarence
Helen
Lippincott
Alice Milks Cow In Country Farm Scene
A newly married wife upholds pride and wit on a rural farm. She confidently milks a cow using a lemon squeezer while her skeptical husband watches from the barn, learning that appearances can mislead in country life.
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Alice
Mr. Jenkins
George
Lippincott's Magazine
Trouble Ahead as Father Repays Borrowed $25
George fears the worst after his father repays the $25 borrowed, prompting concern over family finances and potential fallout. The exchange shows tension as the repayment arrives, signaling change in their personal dynamic.
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George
Rod Lesson Begets Bold Rod Borrowing
A pastor confronts Mose Fowler who, holding a long fishing rod, explains he will stand in a row to show restraint after a sermon on sparing the rod. Fowler says he borrowed the rod from Dick Perkins and plans to use it in a line for reform, then return it.
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Mose Fowler
Fowler
Dick Perkins
Violin Practice Snaps E String During Humorous Quote
A humorous Life magazine style note contrasts simple meals with genuine living and jokes about learning the violin. The amateur musician mutters about the challenge as the E string inexplicably snaps, highlighting the comic moment.
Willie’s Mischance at the Dinner Table
A humorous tale features Mrs. Chopsticks searching for her son Willie at ten o’clock after he vanishes, while the Professor recalls a memory about a boy who fell into a well. The punchline ties forgotten memory to Willie’s fate.
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Mark Twain
Wil
Mercenary Marriages
A Scottish anecdote recounts a father advising his son not to marry for money, noting his own frugal past and the lingering memory of “the odd saxpence” from his fifty year marriage.
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Jock
Sandy
F. C. Luck
West Coast Magazine
Real Meaning of Aftermath in Meadow Mowing
The piece explains that aftermath refers to the second mowing of meadows following the first cut. It notes early July as the time for the initial mowing and describes how timely rain allows short grass to regrow for the later mow.
Salsify Wild and Cultivated History
Salsify grows in the wild in Greece, Dalmatia, Italy and Algeria. It has been cultivated in southern France since the sixteenth century, per Oliver de Serres.
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Greece
Dalmatia
Italy
Algeria
Oliver de Serres
France
Deaf Tourist Wakes to Eight Thirty Slip
A traveler in a remote English village, who warned an old cottage landlady he was deaf and to wake him at a set hour, awakens to discover she left a note under his door reading it is half-past eight. The quaint miscue reflects propriety and courtesy in a small inn tale from Harpers Weekly.
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England
Harper's Weekly
Scientist jokes about Plymouth rock hen and pineapple cake
A quoted scientist quips that Plymouth rock hens do not lay corner stones, but pineapple layer cake is a frequent sight. The remark uses playful analogy to challenge geological certainty with whimsical food imagery.
Allen's Fact-Kace and Pettit's Eye Salve Featured
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ache Fact-Kace for quick relief and claims two million packages sold yearly. Pettit's Eye Salve promises restoration for diseased or injured eyes. Also promoted is Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething children and general remarks on leisure and criticism.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Allen
God is getting careless says boy in rain
A little boy laments missing a walk with his nurse as rain keeps falling. The nurse counters with a stoic view on weather. The boy then quips that the gas bills are getting cheaper, showing a dry humor about daily life.
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Aining
Genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Endorsed
An advertisement extols a wholesome family laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as a product of known components approved by physicians and the Well-Informed of the World. It urges buyers to purchase only the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Mike and the Motorists Signboard Joke
A Irish worker placed a danger sign at the hill’s bottom misplacing it. His boss scolds him for the error. Mike defends the sign as shared blame for accidents at the bottom.
Busy Wire Echoes Belfry Talker and Knife Grinds
A crowded telecommunication scene unfolds with a quarrel over a ten cent call. A man insists on talking despite protests and distractions, while another watches a pocket knife owner ready to act at every grindstone.
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Dodds
Laon
Gaels A Heu Fink Sc
ABE
Guer
Carters
Defiance Starch Sc
Morecrenese Thompson
S&p
Cass
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