Language and Nationality in a Multilingual Era
The Grayson Tribune discusses how language underpins national solidarity and political unity. It cites Belgium, Austria Hungary, and Poland to show language shaping loyalties, then argues American schools blend immigrant children through language, easing assimilation while preserving heritage. The piece cites Sienkiewicz and reflections from the Youth's Companion and Chicago Daily News on heredity and spring fatigue.
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Belgium
France
Austria
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Hungary
Poland
Russia
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Europe
America
Wisconsin
Chicago Daily News
Mint doubles copper output to ease famine in London
Britain increases copper coin production to four tons daily as famine pressure grows in London and provinces. The end of each quarter drains gas meters, with pennies tallying 1,336 tons withdrawn in 1907 from London gas meters, averaging about 400,000 pennies per day.
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London
Gas Light and Coke Company
Railroads Implement Hepburn Law Compliance Across U.S.
Reports from about 99 percent of the rail mileage show compliance with the Hepburn law. A few large companies began the nine hour rule before March 4, marking the transition after which employees may not work more than nine hours daily.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Publication mix in 1907 shows faith tomes outsell novels
The 1907 publishing statistics reveal 1,171 fiction titles, while religion and theology series total 876, indicating strong demand for religious works alongside novels. The note suggests readers have ample non fiction options beyond novels.
New Jersey judge upholds self defense in liar insult case
A New Jersey judge rules a woman may slap and kick anyone who calls her a liar. The ruling bars using hairpins nails side combs and front teeth as weapons in the incident.
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New Jersey
Government Holds Unclaimed 10 Million in Claims
The piece notes a $10,000,000 government fund awaiting claimants who have never filed. It contrasts this with ongoing reports of timber water and mining frauds, implying broader frauds exist beyond public attention.
Dream of Love and Rock of Divorce Ends In Wake
A fanciful tale uses a voyage metaphor to warn against divorce while blessing love at the helm. A speaker recalls a surreal encounter with a powerful philanthropist offering wealth, only to reject it as his Puritan ancestry guides him to keep money from corrupting his life.
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Love
Gold
Constable
Henk
Jones
The Sage of the Horse-Block at the Crossroads Store
In rural North Carolina, Lim Jacklin’s wisdom on the horse-block drew visitors who sought amusement more than reverence. A world traveler with quirks, he prized hog weighing skill and chicken fighting devotion while remaining a devout, plodding churchman.
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Lim Jacklin
Old Lim
Chicago
Michigan
North Carolina
Political satire on elections and character of candidates
The writer riffs on election dynamics and punditry, noting how figgers in politics mislead and how candidates rise and fall. He cites Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson, jokes about persistence after defeats, and laments political disappointments while acknowledging local farming steadiness and changing fortunes.
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Henry Clay
Andy Jackson
Lord
Healy
John Moss
America
Joyner
Mind and stance in politics from Opie Read’s reflections
An Opie Read excerpt recalls early voting memory and the need for a fixed mind. It warns that shifting plans invite trouble, praises resolve in pursuit of a goal, and notes politicians grow prone to deception as success rises. It ends with a sly quip on politicians and honesty.
Here's to the Boy American Boys Worth Remembering
A column extols boys, citing varied examples from Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. It praises courage, industriousness, and energy, noting Oxford honors, a boy protecting his mother, a recovery from a drowning, and boys making shirts in vacation schools. The piece calls for encouragement of boys as essential to a hopeful world.
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Big Sisters
Carolyn Prescott
Chicago American
Johnny
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Oxford University
United States
British Isles
Ohio
Newcastle
Green Umbrella Heroine of Paris Saves Drowning Pair
Mme Dubrat a French cook of Rue du Dragon saved a dressmaker and a man from drowning near the Seine. She used a large green umbrella as a flotation aid and pulled them to shore. The prefect of police will award her a medal.
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Mme. Dubrat
Rue du Dragon
Seine
Mme
Jallini
Quai Malagnais
Dubrat
Paris
Péblice
Playing with a Boy Survives Cyclone Chaos in Alabama
A 16 year old named Albert Horsford reports a cyclone tore through Alabama last summer. He was in a buggy with a horse when the storm struck, was swept into a river while clinging to the horse’s tail, and the buggy with groceries vanished. The wind also dropped a cow into a treetop where it broke its back.
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Alabama
Albert Horsford
Lydia Pinkham’s Remedy Cures Woman’s Hidden Ills
A Norristown woman recounts severe female troubles and fear of surgery, then credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with full cure after one bottle. The ad urges sick women to try the product and write Mrs Pinkham for advice, noting the remedy’s 30 year history and reported success with displacements ulcers irregularities backache and nervous prostration.
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Lena V. He
Norristown
Mira
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
The Power of Love by Blackie
A reflective note on love as a universal force. The author urges embracing affection for people and creatures, presenting love as the sole power to cultivate moral wealth.
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Blackie
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Claims Comfort
In a Pinch, Use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE a powder that cures painful smarting feet growing nails and sweating feet It is the greatest comfort discovery of the age It makes new shoes easy Trial package free Sold by all Druggists 25c Accent no substitute A S Olmsted Le Roy N Y
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N, Y
The Wrong Tense
Dorothea’s father sits with her on his knees by a country window as he gazes into the fields with unseeing eyes. The girl springing his reverie asks what he watches, and he answers he was looking into the future.
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Dorothea
Papa
Harper’s Weekly
Free Speech and Courtesy in Public Debate
The text argues that while ridicule and sarcasm can aid debate, vulgarity and abuse toward sacred subjects are not protected by free speech. It questions assumptions raised by a trial for blasphemy and recalls Lloyd's News critique on respectful discourse.
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Lloyd’s
Eng
A Counter Stroke at the Chinese Laundry
A stylishly-dressed woman enters a Chinese laundry to have a shirt laundered. She quips about the hair adornments the Chinaman calls rats, insisting etiquette forbids talking about such preferences. The Oriental watches her depart with a blink.
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John
Health improved by Grape-Nuts after digestive ailment
A rich young woman writes of spending 300 dollars on tonics and pastries for six years of nervous dyspepsia. She credits Grape-Nuts with rapid improvement, four pound gain in a week, and renewed health, urging others to try it. The testimonial, from the Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich., ends with There’s a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Weldville
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