Nebraska Governor's Wheat Pitch Sparks Debate on Rest and Labor
The Nebraska governor sought rest by pitching wheat sheaves for an hour, a stunt praised as a test of endurance but viewed as a brief spur rather than a measure of real achievement. The piece argues that steady daily labor, whether manual or mental, builds character and civilization, contrasting bodily work with brain work and warning against envy of idle minds.
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Nebraska
Gladstone
Roosevelt
Jong Wallis
Washington
Tolstoi
Rest room for New York store workers praised
The New York store earns praise for providing a noon rest room for its many female employees. The facility with couches magazines and quiet spaces shows care for workers, helping them recover energy for afternoon shifts and feel valued beyond being mere staff.
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New York
Anil
Question of Justice in Railroad Credit and The Indy Debate
The piece argues railroad companies unfairly credit themselves for successful runs and blame crews for failures, praising the overall corporation while obscuring individual workers. It laments blind corporate credit and highlights Purdue, Senator Fairbanks, and Tom Taggart as examples of broader political credit and local pride in Indianapolis.
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Indisidl
Afl
Purdue
Hanapolis
Senator Fairbanks
Tom Taggart
Indianapolis
How Patent Leather Is Made A Gorner For The Women
A historical description explains the process of making patent leather. Skins are tacked on frames and coated with linseed oil and lampblack, varnished repeatedly, then scraped and polished with a native stone. The final enamel coats the surface, used for carriage tops, with visible grain in the finish.
The Jersey Lily Hat and a Food Note Section
An old article fragment discusses a hat named The Jersey Lily with a plume and rosettes, followed by a menu including Green Pea Soup and Rolled Mutton with Capers. It then provides practical kitchen tips on making Potato Putt and a detailed guide on cleaning diamond rings safely. The piece blends fashion commentary with domestic advice and household maintenance.
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Hear ¢F Society Weiters
Romance on the Road A Love Ride With an Automobile
Juliette leaves for home with Ludovic in a swift, dangerous automobile ride through countryside dangers. He protects her as she battles fear, grows trust, and they share a moment of emotional closeness amid peril on the road.
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Ludovig Agia
Hendley
Dullette Hardowin
Vila
Tence
Kinalt
Riviera
Tulfette
Sheime
Ladavie
Tle
M. Agir
Warner
Athena
Hanbard
Juliette
Ludovic
Hind
Trent
Juditvie
Julietiv
Luderlo
Ainregard
Ludavic
Ateve
Alex
Feng
Ludovie
Sky
Grand Empire Park Amusements Dazzle Audiences
Busy program at Empire Grand features Bisley and Henman on stage with The Man Who Dared and The Vendetta style melodrama. Cast includes Leon Howard Wall, Brooks, Livingston trio, and Parquelina. Large crowds attend afternoon and night shows while amateur acts cap Thursday program.
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Howard Wall
Marc Corret
Mona den
Oi Unique
The St Cecilia Neck Fashion Headlines a Trend Revival
The piece traces a fashion craze around the St Cecilia neck and similar high collars, noting a swift return to beauty standards as collars shrink or vanish. It highlights how warm weather and social occasions popularized neckwear from house walls to golf events and party attire.
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St. Corellia
Lineton
Indian boat becomes world touring yacht from Victoria
Reports from Victoria describe a four ton vessel converted from an Indian canoe named Tilaki mum. With three mariners aboard led by J C Voge, the craft left Victoria to tour the world. The letters dated September 8 from Vese in New Hebrides place the voyage toward Thursday Island and Africa en route to London.
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Victoria
J.C. Voge
Australa
Tunu
New Hebrides
Thursday Island
Africa
Loudon
Wayside Tales November issue features landscape cover
Wayside Tales for November presents another landscape for the cover and a smaller, improved magazine. Frank H. Spearman offers a new clever railroad sketch while E. Wiser contributes a humorous piece on the Sultan of Turkey and a former Youth's Companion editor has two South American Wayside Tales. The magazine is brightened with jokes, light verse, and entertaining sketches judiciously distributed throughout.
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Wavalde Teles
Frank H. Spearman
E. Wiser
Turkey
Army of School Children Verifies Big School Enrollment in District
Washington reports for the last fiscal year show the commissioner of education placing total pupil enrollment in common schools at 15 035.85, equal to a little over three percent of the total population.
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Army of School Children
Washington
Cormmissioner of Education
Tomman
Encira
Judge Shiras Resigns from Iowa District Bench
Washington Nov 5 The president has accepted the resignation of Judge U K Shiras of the district of Iowa to take effect. The note mentions health issues and a cure claim for rheumatic complaints via Hood's Sarsaparilla. Also includes a local ad urging support for Indianapolis business houses and daily bargains in The Bun.
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Shiras
Washington
Nar
U. K. Shira
District of
Iowa
Indianapolis
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WdSe
Jeremy
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Monarch
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Nat M. Wills
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Behman Hill
Button
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Sullevan
Parquelina
Leon
Addeln
ST. Cecilia Neck
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
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Allentown
Marie Bechtel
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