Humour of the Campaign and a Stage Debacle
The piece notes Sid D. Adams losing political influence as a campaign manager in Ransom county with Thomas F. Marshall failing to secure delegates. It recounts Huntley Wright's stage debut turning chaotic when a warder accidently triggers a gunpowder explosion and a mistaken fire bucket fall.
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Minot
Sid D. Adams
Thomas F. Marshall
Adams
Ransom County
North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Waterloo
Lisbon
Marshall
Huntley Wright
London
Scarlet fever quip echoes doctor bill in St Louis
A witty exchange from the St Louis Post-Dispatch notes scarlet fever at a house and asks about lingering effects. The reply jokes the illness leaves nothing but the doctor bill, capturing era humor about illness and medical costs.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Heavier Ammunition and a Goats Incident
A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a conductor asking if the man is to be initiated and directing the guard to replace the candidate with a mule after inspecting a 350 pound initiate. The scene uses theatrical or allegorical language to portray initiation procedures.
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Chicago
Triba
Gronna's Platform for North Dakota in 1908
A J Gronna outlines tariff reform and anti trust aims. He calls for government control of public service corporations, national incorporation for interstate firms, revised currency and taxation, funds to protect depositors, grain grading, party reform rules, and strong naval and river improvements. He submits his record and principles for voter consideration.
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North Dakota
Congress
National Import
People of the United
A. J. Gronna
Washington
Quip on smoking from Puck cartoon dialogue
An exchange humorously portrays resistance to quitting smoking as an outside nudge prompts a reluctant resolve. The cartoon caption captures a clash between personal resolve and social pressure with wit.
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The
Golden Valley Horse Company
Golden Valley Chronicle
Billings County
Dakota Farmer
Gronna
Puck
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