Bailey and Roosevelt clash overpanics and fares in Texas era
The piece compares Senator Bailey’s view of Roosevelt as mix of good and bad with public reaction, defending the panic attribution to others. It discusses three cent fares versus five cents, rail and gas stock watering, and impact on shop girls while criticizing traction company practices and seeking reform.
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Bailey
Texas
Standard Oil
Senate
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Day
Rockefeller
la Crosse
Charles Edward Russell
Mr. Russell
Fools King Risking Life In Spain Amid Barbary Turmoil
King Alfonso of Spain pushes ahead with plans amid a kingdom convulsed by unrest and assassination fears. Despite pleas from other monarchs, he refuses to alter course, defending a perilous undertaking with no clear positive outcome for human happiness.
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Alfonso
Spain
Barcelonia
Ammon
Daredevilry Risks and Reputation in High Stakes Feat
The speaker warns that a daredevil act places the subject in a risky position like a boat rocker. If slain, a chorus of I told you sos will arise. if he lives, the stunt adds little to his fame or peer regard. Reckless risks with nothing to gain reveal poor judgment.
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Quack
Wisconsin Stalwarts Rally for Taft Delegates
The piece argues Stalwarts in Wisconsin back Taft delegates as a strategic move against Bob and the prevailing split. It posits Foraker Fairbanks or Joe Cannon as the real alternatives to Taft, while noting Taft gains delegates regardless of the stalwart effort and questioning Secretary of War's involvement.
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Taft
Foraker
Fairbanks
Joe Cannon
Bob
Wisconsin
Not clear from the fragment
The passage comments on President Castro and a man who stops a beating, with a hostile view of outsiders meddling in internal affairs and U S trust issues. It reflects political critique and national stance in a period context.
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Castro
Sam
Not Always Quiet in Politics Says Washington Herald
A Washington Herald quip contrasts cautious speech with the public sending a man to Congress to curb chatter, underscoring tension between rhetoric and action in political life.
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Congress
Washington Herald
Bijou vaudeville shows delight audiences with mixed acts
Spotlight reviews praise McNulty the ventriloquist, the Bachelor Sisters as singing violinists, Harrison King as an improving entertainer, and the Kelley couple in The Thoroughbred. Milton Kerr sings a playful ditty and the bill features magical French moving pictures, pleasing but uneven.
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McNulty
Mr. McNulty
Harrison King
Harold Kelley
Land of Dollars delight at La Crosse theater screening
George Ade’s witty comedy in three certified decks stars Ezra Kendall as Ben Gridley in The Land of Dollars at the La Crosse theater managed by Harry Askin Co. with sharp lines about hotels, lawyers, and small town quirks provoking laughter in a brisk stage presentation.
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George Ade
Bank of Laughter
Land of Dollars
Ezra Kendall
la Crosse
Harry Askin Co
Higgins
Mr. Kendall
New Boston
Ben Gridley
Officer Perkins
Gridley
Lookout Inn
Atlantic City
Beware of the backache kidney health advice column
A health advisory warns that kidney trouble causes many deaths and urges consulting a first class physician. It promotes a home remedy with Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, claimed to cleanse kidneys and relieve rheumatism.
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Bright
Blizzard's Coming as Dreamy Sky Hums in Verse
A poet riffs on seasonal change with old fashioned rhymes and a playful take on weather in a brief verse. The piece evokes a southern wind, a dew kissed daisy, and summer lingering while alluding to money and betting. The tone is whimsical and reflective, framed as light entertainment in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Blizzard
Atlanta Constitution
An Unfortunate Reminder
William Jones a Harvard psychologist speaks at a Boston dinner about how childhood memories surface through familiar objects and landscapes. He recalls a Thanksgiving table moment where a guest rejects boiled rice claiming it reminds him of his worst life mistake.
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William Jones
Harvard
Boston
Ador
Mr. Smith
Smith
Dublin cab ride ends in rough chase
A traveler with two hours in Dublin hires a cab for a spin. The driver rapidly whip ths the horse, nearly causing multiple collisions. When the passenger asks why, the cabbie snaps that he won’t spend a full day driving for just two hours. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Dublin
Philadelphia Ledger
Piles Quickly Cured at Home And A New Fashion Blouse
An article notes a fashionable blouse with sheer fabrics and a draped girdle, plus pattern details and sizing. It also promotes Pyramid Pile Cure, promising painless home treatment and a free trial by mail, with follow up offer for full size.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Courtship Quip Turns Around Lem On Lemons
Humorous clipping contrasts two jokes from Tennessee papers. Nashville American cites a playful exchange about bearing fruit and a lemon pun. Brooklyn Life notes Dyer’s quip blaming his late returns on his car.
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Nashville American
Golden Medical Discovery touted for stomach and liver relief
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a liver invigoration tonic and stomach regulator. It lists roots such as Golden Seal and Bloodroot, claims alcohol free composition, cites medical authorities, and offers a free booklet by sending a postal card to Dr. R V Pierce in Buffalo New York. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are endorsed to aid digestion and may be used with the discovery.
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R. Bartholow
Jefferson Med
Colle . Phila
H.C Wood
Univ.of
Edwin M. Hale
Dschaeelaee Med. College
Chicago
John King
Jac. M. Scudder
M.D
Laurence Johnson
M. D
Dept. Univ. of
N. Y
Finley Ellingwood
Materia Medica
Bennett Medical College
Big and small helpers remind us help comes from unlikely sources
In a Washington Star style aside, Uncle Eben and Picka ninny Jim recall tugboats, electric locomotives, and a knee-sprung boss helping a car to town. The parable suggests none are too grand to need aid from those who seem unimportant.
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Sonny
Uncle Eben
Yaas
Pickaninny
Jim
Washington Star
Old Man’s Drudge and Suffrage Wit in Public Debate
Mrs Bello de Rivera of the Equal Suffrage league of New York warns that adopting the proposed course would worsen conditions, likening it to a poor shopgirl wed to an old miser. She recalls bitter words after marriage and notes pity from others while a man questions culture over Ibsen.
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Timothy
New York Times
Dress purchases and wedding rumors inspire secrecy
A woman buys a dress and frets about its fit and appearance from the dry goods store to wearing it. The article notes that when the average girl gets married she is as mysterious about the announcement as if considering running away with a married man.
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