Christmas Charities Appeal Urges Indianapolis Givers
The Indianapolis Sun urges residents to donate to the Salvation Army Christmas charity. Major Escott leads efforts to feed 500 needy families and provide gifts, clothing, and dinners on Christmas Day. The piece stresses small, personal donations from prosperous residents to relieve suffering and spread goodwill.
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Indianapolis
Salvation Army
Major Escott
Indiana
Christ
Santa Claus
A Baby and a Man Learn Life Through a Thin Baby
An essay extols raising a thin baby from an asylum as a cure for a solemn bachelor’s dull life. The piece links child care to character growth, healthier habits, and emotional fulfillment, praising daily baths, feeding, and affectionate early interactions. It urges kindness to the nurse and the child, and notes how the baby’s progress deepens a man’s sense of purpose and family ties.
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Drummond
Jimmy
Jimmy Baby
Bryan Lecture Tour That Failed at Madison Square Garden
The account recalls William J. Bryan's failed 1896 lecture tour after a financier, John J. Roche, recounts offering $60,000 for fifty lectures and securing Bryan's agreement. The planned northern rollout faltered as the first stops, including Atlanta, yielded small audiences and minimal box office, ending hopes of rich profits.
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William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
New York
Hoffman House
John J. Roche
Madison Square Garden
Mr. Roche
Supt. McBee
Seaboard Air Line
Lincoln, Neb
W. J. Bryan
James K. Jones
Democratic National Committee
John J. Scannell
McBee
Jack
McGee
Lincoln
St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Buffalo
East
South
Atlanta
Kellar Critiques Modern Magicians in Philadelphia
Retired illusionist Harry Kellar spoke in Philadelphia condemning contemporary stage magic as tame compared to his era, blaming younger magicians for lack of study and practice. A Chicago Evening Post anecdote about a tailor and an elderly fat man illustrates shifting perceptions of change and measurement in craft.
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Harry Kellar
Philadelphia
Chicago Evening Post
Wedding Ring From Golden Find Shapes Spurgeon's Marriage
A legend ties Rev James Spurgeon, grandfather of a famed preacher, to a dream where Satan blocks his safe path in Honeywood park. He chooses the perilous route, prayers and song escort him home, and a gold ring found along the way becomes his wife’s wedding ring, linking fortune and faith.
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James Spurgeon
Satan
Spurgeon
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