Bryan ousted from Democratic leadership on the shelf
A sharp critique argues William Jennings Bryan is a discredited leader and that the Democratic Party should return to its old principles. The writer asserts Bryan’s influence is finished, likening him to discarded bric-a-brac and predicting Republican advantages if the party reemerges with historic doctrines.
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William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Horace Greely
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
Conservatism In the Extreme at State Democratic Convention
Democrats hoped for a bold platform but the state convention produced a cautious document. It condemns trusts without remedies and dodges the Philippine policy while clearly endorsing Tom Taggart for national committee chairman. The piece contrasts it unfavorably with Marion county’s platform.
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Tom Taggart
National Democratic Committee
Marion County
Conscience buyer returns shovel debt as Democrats conve n tion tones
A man who returned 75 cents to the Board of Works for a stolen shovel is praised for judgment. Democratic nominations are described as easy to pick, with several noted men placed on the ticket. The piece references Mayor Bookwalter, ex Mayor Taggart, and ongoing coal strike rhetoric. The tone critiques Bryan and political theater.
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Board of Works
Rumor and satire ripple through early political chatter
The clippings mock politicians with lines about Hanna and a presidential boom. A king Edward proclamation hints at dominions, while a Milwaukee observer cites beef price gains aiding the Republican West. Atchison notes Rev L S Keyser’s three sons likened to Roosevelts in jest.
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Babcock
Republican Party
Bert ‘Trust
Milwaukee News
Atchison
United States
Engagement Reported For Miss Jeanne Langtry
London June reports a marriage engagement between Miss Jeanne Langtry, daughter of Mrs Langtry, and Mr Ian Pay Malcolm. Malcolm is described as very wealthy and the notice notes the prominent family connections involved.
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London
Jeanne. Langtry
Langtry
Ian Pay ‘Malcolm
Malcolm
Vaudeville Matinee and Band Plays at Local Parks
Matinee at Newby oval park drew a large crowd on Wednesday with daily matinees and night vaudeville shows to follow. The Weber band tours Fairbank for two weeks after a successful Louisville run, featuring classical, popular and ragtime selections. The second band concert at Fairview is set for Thursday at 8 and the horses dive at 9 p.m.
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Newby Oval Park
Weber
Fairbank
Louisville
Fairview
Inherited laziness and quirky frontier humor
A collage of humorous exchanges from various papers. A Georgia farmer mocks poets as useless field hands while a scientist jokes about magazine pay. Other quips cover party gossip, wealth, mispronounced speech, and frontier slang with lively regional flair.
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Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Juicy Ancestry of Jests Across Nations and Seasons
A collage of light anecdotes from Disraeli humor to a German gardener’s miscommunication and Portland fire jokes. The pieces mix wordplay, cross accents, and witty exchanges highlighting cultural quirks and punchlines from late 19th century newspapers.
Cooking hints from the Boston Cooking School Magazine
A collection of kitchen tips on soaking salt from ham, searing pork, and preparing beans. It advises soaking ham slices in tepid water, drying thoroughly, and frying. pierce sausages to prevent bursting. discard boiled bean juice aroma. add mustard to beans. strain oyster juice. and charcoal use to remove storage odors from poultry with cold storage.
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Boston Cooking School Magazine
Spinach Cream Soup From Old Recipe Fragment
Readable portion shows a spinach soup method with grated onion, milk, salt, white pepper, butter, and sifted flour. Spinach is washed and boiled briefly, leaves chopped, then returned to liquor and thickened with butter and flour. Serve hot with toasted bread squares.
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer
A mosaic of verses and verses about war love and social mores. The piece blends Boer frontier imagery with satirical social tips and a Terre Haute anecdote about a cold voiced maiden and cautious courtship warnings.
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Terre Haute
American Artist Edward Singer Plans Move to Paris Studio
Edward Singer reports a second consignment of his pictures from an American artist who criticizes US taste. He signs with a French name on each work and notes rapid sales to American millionaires. He expects to establish permanent residence in Faubourg Saint Germain in weeks.
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Gilly
Manila
Baltimore News
Fauburg
St. Germain
Edward Singer
F. J. Kellogg
W. Main St
Battle Creek
Mich
Machinists Push Wage Demands at Big Four Conference
D W Roderick the Chicago national organizer for the machinists visits Indianapolis to confer with Business Agent Collins of the local union the Big Four machinists committee and William Garstang superintendent of motive power on wage increase demands for Big Four workers.
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D W. Roderick
Chicago
Indianapolis
Collins
Machinists’ Union
Big Four Machinists’ Committee
William Garstang
Big Four
Pretty pique gowns for children described with simple ruffles
The article outlines children gowns of pique fabric featuring one or two modest ruffles. A ruffle circles the low cut bodice to be worn with a guimpe, and additional ruffles decorate sleeves and skirt. Edges are plain and embroidery may appear as a small figure.
Earthquake Shocks Cornwall Town Camborne
London reports an earthquake shock on Wednesday night in Camborne Cornwall with details of the tremor and its locality. The event underscores seismic activity observed in the region and its immediate effects on residents.
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Cornwall
London
Et Camborne
William McKinley pupils sing in school recital
City Life reports a Wednesday night song recital by William McKinley school pupils. Board of works spent nearly the entire Wednesday morning with Temple avenue property owners debating whether Temple avenue should be block or gravel. Epworth League officers for the Indianapolis district were installed at Hall-place M. E. church with President Rev G S Denniger and other officers named.
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William McKinley
Board of Works
Templeave
Michigan St
Epworth League
Indianapolis
Hall-place
M. E. Church
G. 8. Denniger
W. N. Northgitt
Grace Lyons
W. E. Jenney
L. A. Robertson
H. B. Patten
Harry Thompson
Junior League
Hilma Hilma Aaronson
H. TL. Roscoe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers 100 Dollar Reward
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh a constitutional disease and is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and urge sending for testimonials.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Th. Hall
Pineapple Bavarian Cream Recipe Lifted From Fragment
A fragment describes making a pineapple Bavarian cream with ingredients including pineapple sugar and cream. Gelatin is soaked, pineapple is chopped and simmered, then strained and mixed with whipped cream to form a frothy dessert.
Mary MacLane's Methe and a Literary Loafer
The piece pairs a humorous Baltimore News reflection on Mary MacLane's domestic strain with a poem by Arthur Symons. It contrasts a tireless working Mary against a lazy sister who is “loafin’ up in bed,” and ponders gender roles and literary ambition within a domestic setting.
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Dad
Mary
Why Be Fat Don’t Be Too Fat
The fragment urges caution about excess fat and musk, warning against puffing up and endangering life with excess weight. It cautions against ruining health through overeating and poor exercise habits.
Special express fast train runs two nonstopping sections
A special fast train will operate in two sections without passenger stops in either direction. The first section departs Indianapolis Union Station at ?00 a. m and the second at 7:00 a. m. On return, the first section leaves Cincinnati at 7:00 p. m and the second at 8:35 p. m.
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Indianapolis Union Station
Cincinnati
Terre Haute
British abandon mule camp at Port Chalmette
New Orleans reports that the British formally abandoned the mule camp at Port Chalmette on Wednesday closing a business that left about 35 million dollars in the United States.
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New Orleans
Port Chalmette
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Myron King
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Hanna
Detroit Free Press
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Stracken
Oregon
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Waterst
New York
Senator Depew
New York World
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City Life
Mary MacLane
Methe
Arthur Symons
Greencastle
Fi von Hegut
Physicians and Surgeons
Serpori
Pettis Dry Goods CO
Columbia
Mortimer Levering
Barnes
Wf.c. Golt
W. KE. Sproule, Jr
Columbia National Bank
Security Trust Company
John A. Simpson
Hig
George Schaub
New Lebanon
Ohio
Dayton Volkszeitung
Chamberlain
West Maryland St
Hoyt
Indianapanapoolis
E. M. Wylie
Ah Silda
North Meridian Street
Indiana Trust
Indiana Trust Building
Washington St
Virginia-are
Hamilton Tob. Co
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