Copyraht 1907 Chapter 1 Contined Dialogue on Hoskins
A fragmented dialogue scene from a 1907 chapter features characters discussing Hoskins and Carney, with a tense tone about trust and business. The narrator notes agreeing with others about events witnessed near a house, the old man, and a hog farm. The scene ends as a train arrives and a fellow warns of outsiders doubting the hosts.
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Ellera
Arney
Hoskins
Carney Allus
Wwerlly
Chapter Ih Two Letters Dear Mr Ware
A fragment from a correspondence reveals Florence Carney writing in distress about family illness, a rumored haunting, and a plan to stay in town. She mentions Miss Weston, Jack, and their uncertain situation while a housekeeper helps at her father’s home.
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Mr. Ware
Misa Weston
Jack
Hon- Nwlu
Annie
Father
Sho
Jack Tomea
Gort
Unclear note on village ghosts and a butler incident
In a fragmented diary style paragraph Frederick Wary recalls papers or portraits blown by mosquito nets, seen by village men as ghosts. He mentions his room, a chair, a window, and the butler pulling items down the next morning, with uncertainty about explanations.
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Aince
Frederick
Will and departure drive Carney toward Carney Croft
In a tense office scene John Carney, drunk and deteriorating, asks lawyer Ware to draft a will leaving everything to his sister Florence Carney and to grant power of attorney. He plans to return to Carney Croft that night, to avoid upsetting his sister further, and restricts contact with Annie Weston who is with Florence. Carney insists he will not stay long and hides his imminent return from Annie.
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John Carney
Mr. Carney
Piganasty
Carney-Croft
Viorence Carney
Carney-Creft
House of Carney
Hs Head
Florence
Miss Weston
Annie Weston
Miss Carney
Annie
Ware
Cont
Jeffersonian Tariff Retaliation in 1907 Debate
A long extract argues that Thomas Jefferson would favor aggressive tariff retaliation against foreign discrimination. It imagines Jefferson as head of the state department, endorsing strict measures, tariff penalties, and strong domestic production incentives to achieve commercial peace and protect American workers. The piece compares 1904 and 1897 tariff eras and discusses political implications for future tariff policy.
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Thomas Jefferson
American Department
Economist
Jefferson
Congress
United States
McCleary
Germany
France
State Department
Britain steel trust merger shocks free trade advocates
The Des Moines Capital reports plans for a British steel merger of nine firms with about 130 million dollars in capitalization. It would dominate British production and mimic German price regulation, prompting fears of ant Tariff league conspiracies and renewed protectionist arguments in the United States.
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England
John Bull
Sense Ton
Great Britain
Mammoth
Steel Trust
Lkely
America
American Protective Tariff League
Wilbur F. Wakeman
League
Des Moines
Trade Invoice Debate Between U S and German Officialdom
A humorous exchange shows a U S Treasury Agent disputing an export price while a German manufacturer defends his invoice as export price. The U S Consul and chamber of commerce certify the figures as competent evidence and the matter moves toward formal approval to strengthen U S German commercial ties.
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U. S. Special Treasury
U. S
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Germany
Germany seeks tariff aid to flood American markets
The St Paul Dispatch notes Germany made tariff overtures to aid its goods entering the United States. It claims the United States accepted a friend, and Germany offered to lower its tariffs if the U S would lower theirs. A scheme to ease entry began July 1, 1907, set to last a year or longer unless Congress acts to close the gap.
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Germany
United States
St. Paul
Congress
Increases Needed to Cut Foreign Imports
The piece argues for higher tariffs and targeted schedules to reduce imports worth 800 million dollars. It notes that domestic production cannot cover all needs and that revisions will confront this reality, urging careful, slight adjustments rather than broad reductions while stressing the goal of boosting home manufacture.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Report Cure After Army Ills
Veteran B Franz Doremus of Indianapolis describes severe kidney pain swelling in his leg and dropsy after military service. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills the swelling reduced, urine normalized, pains eased, and he has remained well for nine years. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY priced 60 cents a box.
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Franz Doremus
Roosevalt Ave
Indianapolis
Adi
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Charity and a London tale at a farewell dinner
A Washington Times clipping relays a London anecdote about charity as shared meals and a sharp reaction to a servant misidentified as a poor relation. Two old men drink after dinner as the host pursues the Scotch, prompting reflection on class and generosity in a brief comic exchange.
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Jack London
Mr. London
New York
Washington Times
Cotillion Call At Southern Country Dance
The floor manager at a country dance commands partners for a cotillion in a southern town. He directs all wearing shoes and stockings to the middle, those with shoes but no stockings behind them, and the barefoot crowd to jig around the edges as the fiddlers finish tuning.
The Modern Child Spanking Tale In Harper's
A five year old Nellie dodges punishment as she sits on her mother's ample lap. Before the hand lands she declares if she is to be spanked she must have sir, in a quaint domestic vignette from Harper's.
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Nellie
Harper's
The Size of Him and the Lost Purse
The eminent Octopus returns to his purse valued at $1,143.09 asserting the contents are intact after a three day seven hour nineteen minute lapse. He demands where his interest lies, invoking Shakespearean sarcasm.
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Shakespeare
Puck
High priced meat breakfast and dinner plan proposed
A dietary pitch touts a high priced meat heavy regimen for breakfast and dinner. It claims the routine leaves one comfortable and well fed until lunch and strengthens health, ending with a grape nut pudding dessert as a trial worth trying.
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Wjoseph
Brown Cooke
Btory-Pre
Mise Carney
OUR
Department OF State
Hla
Boston
Massachusetts
Sting
Poctum Food
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