The Drummer's Sermon and a Man in Crisis on Train
A passenger notes a fate defining telegram on a long distance train. A father reveals a hidden tragedy when his son delivers the news that his daughter has died, revealing the core of character under crisis. The tale contrasts surface manners with the naked soul exposed by calamity.
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Montana
Washington
Baltimore
Henley
Gers
Philadelphia
West
San Francisco
Chick#o
Tor
Actor Disputes Onscreen Character Appearance
An actor recalls a producer telling him he could never play a corpulent bank president. He laments the need to merely look the part rather than be the part, recalling Frohman rejecting him after a quick assessment.
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Frohman
Mie
Guide Throttles Wolves in White House
President Roosevelt witnessed a vivid moving picture exhibit at the White House east room showing John Abernathy, famed wolf killer, performing with his naked hands to subdue a live wolf. The display portrayed a wolf hunt with slides and a canvas setup, attracting noted guests and eliciting hearty applause from the president.
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Guide
White House
Ashington
Roosevelt
Handa
John Abernathy
Ilis
Mme, Ferrero
George Shiris I
New Faces Seen in House and Senate 7
The Sixtieth congress opens with nine new faces two in the senate and seven in the house. New senators are Carroll Page of Vermont and Albert B. Cummins of Iowa. The seven new representatives are O Wylie Henry A Barnhart Albert A Estopinal John P Swazey Frank E Guernsey Otto G Folker and Charles H Burke. The congress faces a high death toll this term with several members dying from 1906 to 1908 and the loss of Allen and Proctor noted.
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Senate
House
Carroll
Page
Vermont
Redfield Proctor
John W. Stewart
trans-Mississippi
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
William B. Allison
O. ©. Wylie
Alabama
Henry A. Barnhart
Indiana
Albert A. Estopinal
Louisiana
John P. Swazey
Maine
Frank E. Guernsey
Otto G. Folker
New York
Charles H. Burke
South Dakota
Mr. Swazey
Charles EB. Littlefield
Littlefield
John T. Morgan
Edmund W. Pettus
Stephen R. Mallory
Florida
William J. Bryan
Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
William P. White
Maryland
Sherman May Attend Roosevelt Church In DC
The article notes James Sherman, future vice president, may attend the Dutch Reformed church in Washington, following President Roosevelt's pattern. It recalls Roosevelt worshipped at Dr. Schick's German Reformed congregation and suggests Sherman may join the same faith community during his Washington tenure.
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Sherman
Roosevelt
Ve Roosevelt
German Reformed Church
Fifteenth Street
Sehick
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Dutch Reformed Church
Iu¢a
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington
Dr. Schick
Aind
Census Cost Estimate for Thirteenth Census
S N D North asks Sec. Straus for at least 14 million dollars to fund the 1910 census. He projects 18.75 million as the true cost, citing past increases and the shift to government owned tabulating apparatus after private rental disputes.
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S. N. D. North
Straus
Airector
Seneus
Eame
Bureau of the Census
Directo
Congress
Defiance Starch Promises Safe Fine Fabric Finishes
The summer demand for fine white goods boosts choiea of starch. Defiance Starch is free from injurious chemicals and safe for fine fabrics. Its strength stiffens well, requiring half the usual quantity for a perfect finish comparable to new goods.
Fragmented historic quip and ad fragments
Fragmentary OCR text presents a debate line about orator opinions and a lure for laxative bromos, mixed with an ad blurb for a 2 oz package of a product priced at six cents and a note on keeping things white with Red Cross themes. The passage blends political dialogue with pharmaceutical and advertising snippets.
Lydia Pinkham’s Compound Foretells Life Saved Says Letter
A Manning Iowa woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of severe female complaints and failed treatments. The letter praises the remedy, claims restored health and urges other sick women to seek guidance from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
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Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lydia KE. Pinkham
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Tom—Skinner
Pettus Penn
Mallory
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Carter
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