Hay's Sunset View On Life and Autobiography
A recollection of John Hay arguing at age 40 a man has reached life’s top and begins descent. The speaker recalls Hay urging him to start an Autobiography, claiming truth and fiction blend to reveal a man’s real portrait. Hay’s later career contradicts the warned plateau.
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John Hay
Whitelaw Reid
New York
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Europe
Mark Twain
North American Review
Held
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New York Tribune
He Was Out of Sight in the Engine Room Sweep
A photographer posted proofs of a large factory group of about 120. A humpbacked man pushed through the crowd to view the photos and said he sat in the engine room sweeping when the picture was taken.
Strange Story of a Title Deed at Wimborne Minster
At an Easter vestry meeting in Wimborne Minster Dorsetshire a missing parish deed concerning a yearly 10s 6d payment to a clergyman for a Good Sunday sermon at Holt Chapel-of-Hase was recovered by chance. A vestry clerk’s sister bought a German-made drum at Thame fair, the drum broke and the parchment inside proved to be the original title deed outlining the sermon payment terms.
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Wimborne Minster
Dorsetshire
London Tribune
Holt Chapel-of-Hase
Thame Falr
Germany
Professional Pride Touchea Grafter Confesses
A municipal graft suspect confesses and describes feeling cheaper than rivals while claiming relief from the admission. The exchange includes the judge or interviewer probing mercy as the man reflects on his actions and motives.
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Deine
Seeding Progress Report From Western Canada 1907
News notes seeding has begun across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta after winter frost melt. Heavy snowfall left ground in good condition for spring sowing of wheat oats and barley. Many new settlers work to prepare land and stock, with optimistic forecasts of a banner grain year. Early seeding praised for potential large yields if done by May 20th to 24th.
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Bt Paul
Manitove
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
United States
Haji's Catarrh Cure Claims Cure for Catarrh
An advertisement promises a $100 reward for any case Catarrh that fails to yield to Haji's Catarrh Cure. It claims the product is the only positive cure, with constitutional treatment, and asserts it strengthens the system by affecting blood and mucous surfaces. The ad lists F J Cheney & Co of Toledo as makers and claims retail availability through druggists with a $1 price for Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Haji
Mall
Addrem F. J, Cheney &Co
Toledo
al Drogeiics
Fall
Learn to Love Me in Wartime Ad Campaign Tone
A romance line from a wartime style piece shows a young man asking if the heart can be learned and a maid reacting with enthusiasm. An advertising aside promotes Defiance Starch promising fair trial results and a money-back guarantee if not satisfied. The Tokio Nichi Nichi comment compares one day’s American wage in San Francisco to a fair monthly Japanese stipend.
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Harold
Tokio Nichi Nichi
San Francisco
Garfield Tea Promoted as Mild Herbal Laxative
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a safe herbal laxative for constipation liver ailment sick-headache biliousness and digestion. It claims a natural remedy without harmful strong cathartics and mentions the velocipede invented by Drays in 1817.
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Drays
Generosity and ego in death and judgment
A fragmented ad style excerpt reflects on judging others, humility, and opinions after death. It mentions a Brooklyn location, Garfield Tea remedy claims, and Allen's Foot-Ease as a foot care product with price and trial offer.
Relief Efforts In China And Starch Promotion
Relief work to employ 3000 men has been established in Chinese famine centers. The English American relief fund totals 250000 dollars. The summer’s demand for fine white goods elevates the importance of starch. Defiance Starch, chemical free, is touted as safe for delicate fabrics and as a strong stiffener reducing needed quantity for a perfect finish. The proverb notes that the transgressor’s path is well beaten.
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China
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