Tommy's Dream and Betty's Birthday Surprise
A children’s page recounts Tommy in a fairy tale rescue of a princess and a king’s gift of a throne, palace, and riches, ending with Tommy awakening. It then narrates Betty Ellis’s seventh birthday, the playful surprises from family and Tom the gardener’s son, and a beloved puppy gifted in a bag on her special day.
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Tommy
Vomimy
Hoe
Dainty Darling
Thomas
Cincinnati Enquirer
Betty
Betty Ellis
Den
Prise
Patty
Auntie
Papa
Vandle
Jane
Tom
Missionary Describes Igurots Eat Dogs in Philippines
Rev. B. Carlisle from Dagupan writes of the Igurottes, a mountain tribe in northeast Philippines. They capture and eat dogs, cook flesh without utensils, sing a strange chant, and parade with 15 dogs before killing one for a meal. The scene sickened him and he laments the pioneers’ harsher hardships.
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B. Carlisle
Warsaw
Dagupan
Philippines
Vagapan
Democratic Letter Calls for End of McKinley Rule
A Democratic campaign piece blasting McKinley and Hanna for war, taxes, and corruption. It urges voters to back Bryan and turn the rascals out, citing fiscal excesses, army and naval boosts, and favors to trusts as proof of Republican misrule. Jackson Day reference marks the political moment.
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Congress
McKinley
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Bryan
Kansas City
Hanna
Mark Hanna
United States
Armor Plate Trust
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Jackson
Democratic Expansion Map Promotes Party Growth Theory
Sioux Falls Press argues a map from imperialist committees claims U S gains come from Democratic expansion and contrasts this with Republican expansion in 1899. It asserts Democratic growth includes Louisiana California Texas Oregon Gadsden Florida Cuba while criticizing imperialist moves as foreign and unamerican.
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Washington
United States
Louisiana
California
Texas
Oregon
Gadsden Purchase
Florida
Cuba
United States of America
Alaska
McKinley
Democratic Party
Sioux Falls Press
There's the Rub in War Tales From the Philippines
The Grand Rapids Democrat editorial uses the Philippines conflict to critique reliance on force and “confidence” missions. It argues that coercive tactics breed revenge and hate, predicting inevitable bloodshed even under benevolent pretenses. The piece emphasizes natural human response to violence and warns that force begets further conflict.
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Philippines
Otis
Grand Rapids Democrat
March of Empire Report on Indian Child Trade
Missionary Rev Rockwell Clancey recounts seeing girls sold for thirty cents in India with Mohammedans buying them while boys were unsaleable. He links this trafficking to famine and calls for relief by the United States and others, questioning Britain’s duty. A Milwaukee News note adds a claim that earth curvature averages 6.59 inches per mile.
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Harry Bakerton
Phil
Marty Baker
Harry Baker
Harry
Ke Mikable
Kidgit Allan Poe
Rockwell Clancey
India
United States
Great Britain
Milwaukee News
English as She Is Murdered in Chicago Council
A Chicago News piece catalogs cabinet and alderman speech from the city council showing garbled grammar and mispronunciations. The selections parody the old school rhetoric and flawed diction as politicians argue about police, taxes, and wages.
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Chicago
AL Lowers
Wolf
Chicago News
Philippine gold prospects seen as modest and uncertain
George F. Becker states that gold is widely present in Philippine streams and auriferous veins, yet no highly important gold field exists. Natives mine gravels and salt mines, but experts found no encouraging results in Misamis and Surigao. Caution urged in developing Philippine gold mining.
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Philippines
Luzon
Mindamio
Carolinas
Georgia
Colorado
California
Mindamao
Misamis
Surigao
Philippine Islands
George F. Becker
Serlimer
S. Ae
Modern War Not Picturesque As Seen In South Africa Today
Thomas J. Millard, writing in Scribner's, argues that modern war lacks the romance of old battles. He describes dirt-covered, chaotic lines, heat shrouded ridges, and relentless rifle, machine gun, and artillery fire, where combatants fall in agony hour after hour.
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South Africa
Thromias J. Millard
Scribner's
Common Delusions on Reading Character and Humility
The piece critiques self styled uniqueness and claims true humor, noting most people overestimate their ability to read character. It mocks the average person’s boast of keen judgment while exposing the contradiction in claiming such insight.
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St. Nicholas
Meredith Nugent
Phil
Larry Baker
Chet Cornucopia
Masonic Mall
Raised Muffins and Whipped Cream Salad Dressing
A recipe for raised muffins uses scalded milk with dissolved yeast, salt, and flour, then eggs folded in after two hours. Also included is a whipped cream dressing method combining vinegar, cream, sugar, and mustard, heated briefly until thick, then cooled and refrigerated.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Excellent Sauce for Meat from Honolulu Recipe
A Honolulu sauce for meat and fish is prepared by grating onion garlic ginger and coconut, mixing with curry powder and milk, then cooking slowly. Butter is creamed with four, combined with the curry mixture, strained, and the sauce poured over meat or fish and heated to boiling.
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Honolulu
From Harpers Bazaar: Liver Bourgeois and Kitchen Tips
A long excerpt detailing Liver Bourgeois preparation with larding pork, butter, wine, and vegetables, plus assorted domestic tips on stain removal, handling slippery fish, ironing with old gloves, softening hard water, keeping eggs fresh, lobster salad presentation, bread variants, and cleaning glassware.
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Huarper
Eges
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Democratic Letter
Schurman
Philippine Peace Commission
Louisiana Purchase
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