The One and The Other: Two Paths To Power
The piece contrasts two political figures One sleek and rich in plunder and private bravado the other humble but confident in public speaking Their battle for influence reveals a broader struggle within the Main Guys of the Nation along with a critique of Gen Miles and the war era corruption, reform fights, and party bosses The text notes the public’s eventual support for the capable outsider and condemns political manipulation by figures like Elliott and Corbin.
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Cain
Sicek
Miles
Harrison
War Department
McKinley
Tampa
Shafter
Alger
Cuba
Porto Rico
Admiral Dewey
Schley
Roosevelt
Secretary of War
Philippines
Waller
Army
Corbin
Gen. Alger
Indiana State Convention Overshadows Washington Officials
A brief note highlights how Indiana state convention activities eclipse public business in Washington, signaling stronger local political attention and agendas in Indiana compared with federal or state actions in Washington.
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Washington
Indiana
Primary Delays Spark City Politics and Boulevard Plans
Local primaries to elect delegates to the state convention were postponed from Monday to Tuesday amid criticism of management and politics. Late night results remained unclear until after midnight as plans for Fall Creek boulevard debated. Franklin Johnson seeks assurances before deeds, while Rathbone’s guilt prompts questions about Senator Hanna’s stance. Weather in Indianapolis remains unremarkable, leaving residents puzzled.
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Fall Creek
Franklin Johnson
Johnson
Inventions Spread From Farm Use To Aerial Parachute Kite
A barrel with a movable stave allows easy inspection of contents and air circulation. Santa Anna California hosts a spring powered auto weighing 410 pounds reaching 15 mph. McGregor Indiana inventor sand art decorates jars with colored sands. A parachute kite features a manikin and a resettable parachute descent mechanism.
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Santa Anna
Cal
Waterbury Watch
W.S. O’brien
McGregor
What the Papers Say Delights and Dissent Across Papers
A collection of editorial quips and comments from multiple papers. Notable lines mock coercion acts, Gov Hogg's Europe travel, beet sugar politics, and a Philippine investigation exposing alleged abuses by officers, signaling varied public sentiment across Detroit Free Press Buffalo News Grand Rapids Press and Detroit News.
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Gov. Hogg
Texas
Europe
Buffalo News
Grand Rapids Press
Detroit News
The Sketches And Songs Of A Singer Revisited
A fragmentary piece describes sketches and songs of a singer with a simple reverie about spring. A doctor warns a child’s illness while contemplating the season. A joke about why a newspaper is called an organ ends with a punchline from Col. Boilitt.
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Col. Boilitt
Man Reflects On Vegetarian Outburst And Regrets
A brief note records a man who mocked vegetarians with disdainful jokes. He recently admits wishing he had joined them instead, recognizing missed opportunities to align with their views.
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Trata
Noted Shift in Opinion on Promising Young Writer
A conversation reveals a parent reflecting on a son once deemed talentless who has since proven highly capable as a historical novelist. The exchange contrasts past doubts with current confidence in his abilities and potential.
Fragmented comic quotes blend crime and satire in six excerpts
A collage of biting witticisms and dialog from various sources features a violent street confrontation with a masked tramp and revolver, a mother mourning a tiny pair of shoes, flirtatious banter over a glass eye, aristocratic squabbles over inheritance, a dubious marriage joke, and a butcherly punchline about a larger loaf.
First Baby Name Debate Among Family Members
A Baltimore American snippet shows a family arguing over a newborn girl’s name. Mother favors Geraldina while grandmothers propose Esmeralda Fanchon Estessa, and the father gently notes they are naming a human being, not a five cent cigar.
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Geraldina
Esmeralda
Fanchon
Estessa
Baltimore American
Embroidery Flourishes in Spring Sewing Trends
Harper's Bazar notes embroidery aligns with spring sewing as designers in art needlework shops showcase neckbands with diverse effects. Materials include batiste, organdies, nets, and art linens with many fabrics, while colors range from red and green to heliotrope and blue.
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Harper's Bagar
For the Bride Fashion Notes From the Denver Post
White is the traditional bride color with white satin and crepe de chine as favored fabrics. Lace dominates trimming with heirloom pieces prized. long trains and shower bouquets in bridal roses and Hiles of the valley are popular. Bridesmaids wear white organdie or pink muslin with lace insertions and simple belts and hats.
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Denver Post
The End of the Play by The Poets
A reflective poem from Chamber's Journal about memory and love after a theatrical tale. A shy, winning heroine appears, but the narrator learns her heart lies with another. Time, gardens, and roses frame reminiscence as memory deserts the speaker once the play ends.
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Chamber
Daffodils Brighten Weather The Poem Debuts
A Good Housekeeping reader Maery F. Butts writes of misty rain, blooming flowers, and springtime joy. The poem praises tulips narcissus and the daffodil as sun returns, birds sing, and garden life revives.
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Maery F. Butts
Hood's Sarsaparilla touted as cure for scrofula disease
Advert describes scrofula as ancient and widespread and claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures hereditary and acquired forms. It cites testimonials from Ani Renerat of Fall River and Mrs. Howamp Pore of Alpha Oregon, urging trial and warning against other products.
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Hood
Ani Renerat
Fourth St
Fall River
Mass
Mars
Alpha
Oregon
N. B
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