Politician Lee resigns amid scandal and a call for reform
A Missouri lieutenant general resigns amid scandal. Lee argues that reform efforts invite abuse and political downfall. The piece laments corruption and urges the People to demand truth, reject bought influence, and curb misuses of office. It also discusses whitecapping, urging enforcement of laws and possible capital punishment for whitecaps. The article notes a later commentary on Logsdon and a remark about General Miles and Charlie Maguire.
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Lieut-gev. Lee
Missouri
Mr. Lee
Lee
Twice Told Tales and a Springtime Catfish Remark
A government printing office employee explains safeguards against errors in copy and proof. A Mississippi river catfish at the aquarium resumes feeding this spring, about a month earlier than in 1902 and 1910, after a long winter rest, its first meal being a pound and a half of eels.
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Government Printing Office
Washington
Congressional Record
Reverdy Johnson
Pratt
Aquarium
New York Sun
Personal Mention Notes From The Presidential Tour
A collection of oddities and anecdotes tied to President Roosevelt’s campaign tour. Detroit telegraph operator Williams shows off a cowboy hat annotated with signatures of Theod Roosevelt and party members. Damrosch name origin linked to German Jews. Chamberlains eyeglass fascination noted since entering parliament. St Paul mayor presents Roosevelt with a photo of J P Rhein family showing large lineage.
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Detroit
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Wromins
Theodore Roos
Welt
House of Commons
England
Africa
Mr. Chamberlain
Birmingham
Chamberlain
Disraeli
John Bright
Aid
J. P. Rhein
Wondberry Township
Washington County
Random Reflections in a Fragmented News Voice
A scrambled excerpt notes unverified ideas about Lord Min to a title possibly tracing to Kentucky. It hints at domestic disruption and a cautious Turkey, with mentions of tent life in the Canadian northwest and a late reference to a plumbing tram incident in Btoula.
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Minto
Kentucky
Turkey
Canadian Northwest
Btoula
Ena
A Corner for the Women Decorative Don'ts
A column offering fashion and home tips warns against heavy decoration and clutter in rooms. It advises avoiding tall central table centerpieces, too many hangings, and blue or cold tones facing north. Emphasizes simple folding linens, light spaces, and tasteful carpets as background to furniture.
Spring novelties brighten shops with drapery and furniture
In shops this season elegant drapery for front hall doors features 50 inchMadras curtains embroidered in colors and gathered at brass rods. Prices start at $1 a yard with boxed couch options in rattan and cretonne covers. Readers are urged to pair Madras with room tones and use newspaper stands to neatly stack magazines.
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Little Shavers and Tiny Tales of Everyday Life
A collection of child mischief and family anecdotes: Dora asks her mother to stop the sunbathing snake in the yard, a boy mispronounces words in a comic spelling, a cereal bargain leads to a strange confession, a girl reports playful gossip to her mother, and a child misinterprets sheep shearing as “cutting at the fringes off the pies.”
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Mamma
Mary
Grandpa
Marie
Mother
Granéra Ia
Schoolboy’s Tearful Return Sparks Parental Wonder
An urchin narrator says he saw his sister crying on returning home that evening and exclaimed to his mother, Oh mamma, look at the music juice. The brief, fragmentary lines suggest a domestic moment noted in the Litue Chronicle.
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Hia
Litue Chronicle
Well He Might A Pole Wisisky in French Door Tale
A humorous item from the New Orleans Times Democrat describes a Pole named Wisisky who loves whisky. He tries to open his door with a corkscrew and cries in a phonetic French accent about the problem, reflecting a lighthearted local humor piece.
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Wisisky
New Orleans Times Democrat
Indianapolis Citizen Endorses Dose’s Kidney Pills
An Indianapolis real estate dealer, Lemons of 84 Bradshaw, recounts years of kidney weakness and back pain. After using Donn’s Kidney Pills from Henry J. Huder’s drug store, he reports relief and passing gravel stones verified by a physician. Sold by dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY agents for the United States. Remember the name Donn’s.
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Henry J. Huder
Donn
Daslers
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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