Tolstoy on Lincoln A universal humane giant of history
Count S Stakelberg reports Tolstoy’s view that Lincoln stands above Napoleon Washington and Caesar for moral power. Lincoln is a Christlike figure whose life and death illuminate humanity, destiny, and universal justice, with praise for his simplicity and mercy and a wish his centenary sparks righteousness.
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Dante
Raphael
Christ
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Lincoln
Tam
Aristotle
Nant
Buddha
Moses
Napoleon
Caesar
Washington
Tie
Belony
Count S. Stakelberg
New York World
Wild cattle captured on Weston mountain Dalton Mass
In Dalton Massachusetts Robert Colt and George Crozier trapped wild steers on Weston mountain and brought three down to their farm. After a past season when several cattle escaped and roamed wild, they built a hay filled enclosure with a wire operated drop gate to trap them. They aim to capture more soon. Billy Possum post cards imitate the Taft Georgia table delicacy and feature the creature in a humorous scene for office supplies.
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Weston Mountain
Dalton
Mass
Robert Colt
George Crozier
Colt
Croziler
Crogier
Billy
A Convenient Memory Jam Topline Exchange
In a Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt, a mother chastises Tommy for touching jam while he insists T warned of consequences for memory lapses. The dialog evokes domestic humor and a memory gag within a brief column item.
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Tommy
Philadelphia Telegraph
Tile Turning Point in De Styvle Career
A brief note marks a turning point in De Stele’s life as he joined the trinkler crews in New York, with local era references to CGlabusta and Newr York Pimes indicating a career shift and early adventures at sea or in urban work.
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Trinkler
Newr York
Religious Author Endorses Foley’s Kidney Remedy
Rev Joseph H Iesperman of Salisbury North Carolina reports years of kidney trouble culminating in eight days bedridden severe pain and abnormal urine. After taking Foley s Kidney Remedy the pain subsides and urine normalizes. He recommends the product. Also cited by H J Moogk and Wm F Jungkunz.
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Joseph H. Iesperman
Salisbury
N. C
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Washington's New Senator Jones Faces Capitol Walk In
Wesley Jones is the new senator from Washington, previously a ten year Congressman. He defeated Levi Ankeny in the last primary to win the seat, a testament to his merit and character. Jones, a forty six year old Illinois native, studied law and settled in North Yakima, with a wife and two children. His eldest son attends the University of Michigan. Sir Walter Barratt of Oxford, a music professor, staged a remarkable chess simul with distractions while playing pieces themed to Bach through Chopin, engaging bystanders as he spoke.
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Jones
Levi Ankeny
Senator Jones
Ife
Congress
Ilinois
North Yakima
Wash
University of Michigan
Sir Walter Barratt
Oxford University
Walter
Hin
Bach
Mozart
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Chopin
Marie Henry and the Bottle in a Comical Pitch
An eager vacuum bottle agent corners Colonel Watterson and extols a sample declaring it keeps liquid hot or cold for seventy two hours. Marie Henry objects, shouting she has no use for such a device if it keeps drinks that long.
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Marie Henry
Colonel Watterson
Governor James N Gillett of California and his career
The piece traces Governor James N. Gillett born in Wisconsin in 1860 through his early training in the woods, law study, arrival in Eureka California, service as city attorney, state legislature, and election to the Fifty-eighth Congress before becoming governor. It notes his Republican affiliation and support for President Roosevelt while in Washington.
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California
Washington
James N. Gillett
Gillett
Woods
Wisconsin
Eureka
Cab
National Congress
Duke
Mir. Gillett
Roosevelt
Milwaukee Society Woman Serves Five Course Dinner To Orphan Boy
A prominent Milwaukee woman, noted for philanthropy, hosted a ten year old boy from Chicago at her country home. On the fourth day he enjoyed a four course dinner of soups, fish, meats, delicacies, and apple pie with cheese. He exclaimed, Crent puns, apple pie and nee cheese. Sie pet the cheese.
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Milwaukee
Chitago
Milwaukee Free Press
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