Bryan Talks to Veterans on Call to Arms and Justice
Eugene Guard reports October 15 coverage of William Jennings Bryan meeting a 25 member Veterans club from Lancaster County in Lincoln. Bryan vows generous treatment for veterans under a Democratic administration and stresses citizen-soldier duties and loyalty to a republic over empire.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan Veterans’ Bimetallic Club
Lancaster
County
John W Wilson
Wilson
Ite
Republic
Empire
Fragments of a Speech on Good Will and Confidence
A portion of a public address expresses gratitude for the goodwill and confidence shown by the speaker and supporters across the nation amid applause, reflecting a unifying mood and civic optimism.
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Troy
Trusts in McKinley era a political test for voters
Mark Hanna questions Democrat stance on trusts while listing major trusts formed under McKinley. He cites American Agricultural Chemical, American Tin Plate, American Window Glass, American Woolen, American Writing Paper, and Continental Tobacco companies with large capitalizations and consolidations across states. The piece questions party leadership and calls voters to judge demagoguery versus fools.
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Mark Hanna
Vetera
Oregon
McKinley
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Lawn
Connecticut
American Tin Plate Company
New Jersey
United States
American Window Glas Company
Pennsylvania
New York
Indiana
American Woolen Company
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
American Writing Paper Company
Continental Tobacco Company
Republicans blame McKinley prosperity claim challenged
The Portland Telegram quotes Rep Well criticizing Republicans for blaming the McKinley administration for good times while Democrats face coal strikes and other hardships. The piece argues that the opposing side should accept responsibility and not complain about downturns.
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Portland
McKinley
County Court Allows Probe on City Council Tree Destruction
The county court authorized the district attorney to investigate and bring suit against the city council or street committee for destroying the trees around the county park.
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Burr
Alley Co completes Long Tom bridge for county
Alley and Co finish the bridge across the Long Tom which they built for the county. Dr Alley, though badly crippled, laid off air. Coleman Gillespie was hanged at Gold Beach Oregon for murder of Edson. On the scaffold he accused Chas Strahcom, without denying being in the house at the time. Ashland Tidings notes Dr C W Lowe of Eugene in Ashland and adds several local updates.
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Coleman Gillespie
Gold Beach
Edson
Chas Strah
Ashland
C W Lowe
Eugene
J T Abbott
Albany
WFM
ME Ciarch
Otto Giletrap
A A Snyder
Kennar C Jakway
Portland
University At
Hand of a Crusader Wife Motives a Daring Sacrifice
In Glouces tershire a church relic shows a Crusader and his wife in life and in mourning. Saladin offers freedom if the wife cuts off her hand and sends it to him. The wife fulfills the bargain, severing a hand to free her lover as he departs to safety, a tale recorded in Notes and Queries.
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Gloucestershire
East
Baladin
Saladin
Carrier pigeon returns to Nansen wife after 30 months
A carrier pigeon, away from Mrs Nansen of Christiania for 30 months, delivers a note from explorer Fridtjof Nansen about his polar expedition. The bird, released amid blizzard and ice, traveled thousands of miles home, delighting the reader with its remarkable endurance and homing instinct.
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Atlanta Constitution
How to Care for Hats Brushing vs Rubbing With Woolen Cloth
A Philadelphia Record reader advises that brushing hats with a stiff whisk ruins the nap, while rubbing with a woolen cloth preserves gloss and longevity. He claims a $2.50 hat rubbed with flannel lasts longer than three $5 hats brushed daily.
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Philadelphia Record
Extraordinary island White Island in New Zealand
In the bay of Plenty New Zealand lies White Island a remarkable island of sulphur gypsum and other minerals. It is about three miles in circumference rises 500 to 100 feet above sea level and is continually veiled by a huge vapor cloud reaching 10 000 feet. A central boiling lake of acidic water covers 50 acres and is ringed by blowholes emitting steam and sulfur fumes. Boats can navigate the lake. The sulphur is very pure though bulk mining has not been pursued.
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Bay of Plenty
New Zealand
White Island
Senator Frye Declines Magazine Offer Over Price
Maine senator Frye was offered 400 dollars to write an article for a leading magazine but refused. The editor asked for a higher sum and Frye replied twenty thousand dollars, ending negotiations. He added he could not have written the piece anyway.
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Frye
Maine
Learning as a Quiet Watchful Practice
The saying advises internalizing knowledge as a concealed tool. It warns against ostentatious display, urging you to share insight only when asked and to use learning as a steady, private resource rather than a public boast.
Fingernail Growth Rates Vary Among Fingers
Observations indicate fingernail growth is not uniform across fingers. The middle finger’s nail grows fastest, while the thumb’s nail grows the slowest, with other nails displaying intermediate rates.
Distance friendships mark the latitudes and longitudes
A pithy saying notes that true friends keep a wide space between them, enriching life by defining distances that measure loyalty and personal boundaries. It frames friendship as a guiding map across distant shores.
Charmed Life Folklore of Kentucky Cliff Fall Tale
In a Kentucky river valley above Blarrowsburg a man named an unnamed climber survived a 170 foot fall after grabbing a twig and landing in a buckeye tree. He escaped with bruises and no broken bones as onlookers marveled at his luck and called him fortunate to still be alive.
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Kentucky River
Blarrodsburg
Highlands
I Yan
Ussortes
Kentucky
Jothama Strout
Mr. Strout
Leighton Helps a Poor Student with Earnest Aid
A London Telegraph account recalls Leighton aiding a dejected poor student after prize day. He stopped the youth, sat him beside, spoke with urgent passion, and the student emerged hopeful and uplifted, thanks to Leighton’s extraordinary zest and vitality in his support.
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Leighton
Academy
Millals
Lelehton
London Telegraph
Oxford's Witty Bishop Tales From The Railway Magazine
Two anecdotes attributed to the witty bishop of Oxford describe humorous exchanges. In one, he jokes that his sole study book is Bradshaw not the Bible, to schoolboys. In another, a porter misreads his orders about “articles,” and the bishop quips that seven articles prove the porter is a dissenter.
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Railway
Oxford
Nice
Bradshaw
Wheatley
Cuddesden Palace
Artiles
Swigsby’s Romance Probe Ends in Confusion
In a humorous exchange a Cleveland Pain Dealer item notes Swigsby dismissing romance claims about him. The talk centers on his visit to Daisy Swinnerton, a poet like Daisy, and a guess about where they first met in the gloom. Swigsby doubts an apartment house named by Daisy.
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Swigsby
Daisy Swinnerton
Daisy
Cleveland
Robby Recalls Aunt’s Rule About Requests for Food
In a reflective moment Robby sits with his aunt as he tries to remember his mother’s instruction not to ask for anything to eat. The scene from Union Signal captures a child’s earnest memory task and the aunt’s gentle curiosity.
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Robby
Union
Umbrella misplaced after two calls, says Jack
In a Chicago News excerpt a conversation between Jack and Tom reveals Jack left his umbrella at the last place he called, noting that is where he retrieved it. The exchange captures a small everyday moment of lost and found logic in a city setting.
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Jack
Tom
Chicago News
Harder to Say No Than Yes in a Social Tale
A Washington Star note recalls Flo a well meaning young man fixated on one woman. He muses on moral temptations while she gently guides him, asking if he is a chump. She finally proves it is easier to say Yes, ending with a coy exchange about self awareness.
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Flo
Kate
Ome
Washington Star
Peaches and cream greeting for West Point lieutenant
General Starr at Fort Riley shows rare warmth to Lieutenant Morrison from West Point. The veteran commander plays the stern edge, then bursts into laughter at the young officer's polished military air. The scene captures old soldiers and new grads meeting with humor and respect.
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Starr
Leutenants
West Point
Fort Riley
Morrison
Leutenant
Military Academy
Kansas City Journal
Metel Fatigue And Rest Repair The Metal Strength
The article explains fatigue in metals from repeated shocks and strains and notes a remedy in rest before rupture. It compares rest to that used for overworked humans and highlights that feather edged tools regain vitality best. Rest duration varies by metal type from short to lengthy, with hard metals needing longer recovery than soft ones.
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Pearson's Weekly
Matter Indeed in the London Standard
Mrs Jones laments rising rates including poor rate and water charges and notes reports of increasing birth rates. John laughs while husband eats, as the couple discusses troubling news in the London Standard.
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Mrs. Jones
John
London Standard
It May Be Posh or It May Be Pull
A playful dialogue centers on a door label reading Detroit Free Press and the idea that a successful business opening can be labeled posh or pull. A politician replies that his enterprise is very successful, while a thoughtful youth questions why the door bears the label.
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Detroit
Women and fashion access vary widely in Mass. journal
A Mass. journal notes that some women receive a hen gown each week while others count themselves fortunate to glimpse a fashion magazine only every three months, highlighting stark disparities in access to style.
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Mass
Private gold piece sparks in San Francisco
A jeweler in San Francisco once struck a private account gold piece valued at $50, a denomination the United States never officially minted. The statement notes the limitation of official coinage and contrasts private experimentation with public minting standards.
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United States
San Francisco
Mecklers and the heckler in debate, Chamberlain's handling
Sydney Brooks recalls a scene of English public life where a heckler rises to challenge statements and is answered on the spot. Mr Chamberlain, though dangerous to cross, faces interruptions with cool, decisive replies, turning disruption into controlled debate.
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Willar Prex Nee
Org. Tor
Mr. Chamberlain
Sydney Brooks
Harper’s Magazine
Twain Introduced Hawley in 1880 Campaign Speech
Will M. Clemens notes in Ainslee's that Mark Twain, a Republican, introduced General Hawley of Connecticut at a Republican meeting in Elmira during the 1880 presidential campaign. Clemens praised Hawley as pure, honest, incorruptible, and a close neighbor, while likening politics to a bottle of perfumery in a glue factory.
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Mark Twain
Will M. Clemens
Ainslee
Clemens
Elmira
General Hawley
Connecticut
Hawley
Hartford
Joe Hawley
The Roman custom of kissing hands and lips
Frank H Vizetelly explains in Woman's Home Companion how kissing evolved from a general gesture of affection to a formal mark of rank under Roman rulers. The practice varied by relation and gender, with strict limits on who could kiss whom and distinctions tied to marriage and inheritance.
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Frank H.vizetelly
Woman's Home Companion
Fasy Remedy and the Hand of the Daughter
A humorous dialogue from Pearson's Weekly features a Doctor Good morning exchange with Mr Lover about marriage. The suitor complains of health quirks linked to his feelings for the daughter as the doctor jokes about treatment and demands one guinea.
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Lover
Pearson's Weekly
Chinese Cooks and Their Noted Skill Quote
A reflective passage praises Chinese cooks second only to the French for culinary skill using simple materials to create meals that outshine American cooks. It notes peasant households rely on women for cooking while larger establishments employ diverse male cooks and discusses habitual illusions of custom as noted by Carlyle.
Bangkok and Siam described as water city with many boats
The piece portrays Bangkok likened to a city of waters and Venice with numerous riverine houses along the Menam, emphasizing a skyline of waterways over permanent buildings and a lively aquatic life.
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Bangkok
Venice
Mena
Siam
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Cuba
At Alban
Chicago
Illinois
United Station
Eugene Guard
Aliam
Mecklers
Twain
Carlyle
J. U. Green & Sit Telephone Mail
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