Election Eve Reflections on Voting and the 1912 Contest
The piece surveys public mood before the election, noting the surge of the Progressive party and the race for Senate seats. It highlights how women voters, party dynamics, and local centers shape outcomes, and describes election day scenes from Washington to major cities with crowds, boards, and celebrations.
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Euler
Howe
Cap
A Hair Raising Vigil: Hindu Hunter’s Narrow Tiger Kill
An Indian hunter Bussapa uses a matchlock and endurance to survive a night with a tiger that has seized cattle. He remains still despite pain mosquitoes and fear then reloads and shoots the tiger as it charges, ending the threat at dawn. The tale, attributed to Ernest Young via Colonel Campbell.
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Ernest Young
Colonel Campbell
Carrie
Ladin
Bussapn
Imater
Bussapa
Hart
Russapa
England's Mouse Club Promotes Fancy Mice Breeding Standard
The New York Sun notes England's eight National Mouse Club has 17 years of history. Lady Devies funded a prize cup after the club began. The group aims to promote breeding and exhibit true mouse type and urges breeders to adopt this standard for judging.
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England
Lady Devies
New York Sun
In Search of a Blue Rose Finds Two Blue Varieties
Sir Harry Weltch, England’s premier gardener, knighted by the king, seeks a blue rose riot clue. The modern gardener’s great ambition is to find two blue roses as proof of progress in horticulture.
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Harry Weltch
England
International shoot at Camp Perry announced for 1913
Representatives from twenty nations will compete in a three week life tonrnna at Camp Perry Ohio August 18 to September. The program spreads national matches NRA APA and Ohio Rifle Association events in weeks one and two and International Matches in week three. Pan American and International unions hold matches as Russia Sweden and four South American countries send competitors. A $25,000 fund will cover expenses for the shooting representatives.
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National Rifle Acar Tation
Amerlea
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Oho Rite Association
International Mantehes
Pan-American Union
International Cnion
National Rite Associations
Russia
Sweden
Weekly Illustrated Humor Snippets From Old Papers
A collage of wry quips and short jokes from various newspapers. The items mock marriage, manners, and social pretensions with punchlines about breach of promise, debt, and domestic life. The pieces feature humor about judges, doctors, clergymen, and ordinary folk in brisk one liners.
So Many Say. Harmony Secret in Married Life
A humorous dialogue attributes the secret of harmony in marriage to the final two syllables of a word, as Giles quips to Gibbe. The Boston Transcript is cited as the source of the punchline, framing the joke in a newspaper voice.
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Egbert
Yonkers Staterman
Giles
Boston Transcript
Sumpin’ Fierce Alre Dreadon
A fragmented report notes concern over unusual illnesses among children spotted by a narrator. It references Mrs O’Trull and mentions a connection to a group of harlotry commendation. The tone suggests local curiosity about health and social behavior, with no clear event or outcome.
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Alre
Solog
How Rip Van Winkle Sleep Twenty Years Questioned
Satirical remark wonders how Rip van Winkle could sleep so long and mocks people who promise brief returns. The exchange implies lengthy waits and the gap between expectation and reality.
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Rip van Winkle
Questioning Phrase About The Band And Its Meaning
A fragment discusses a band phrase about power and control. It questions the meaning and notes draft language about a nurse or servant reference in a casual exchange. No clear event or attribution.
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Masson
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