G O P Problems in Party Platform Defenses
The article discusses Republican nominee Blaine and Morgan charging each other with breaking party platforms. It notes Blaine’s doubling down on his stances while Morgan argues consistency with platforms. It compares Taft’s supplemental platform to Blaine repudiating parts of the platform and questions party discipline and unity.
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Moreas
Blaine
Morgan
Taft
State Central Committee
Lenroot
Edison and his spirit machine a bold project mocked
A satirical take on Edison claiming to build a device to contact the dead. The piece jokes that a spirit machine would replace Delphic oratory and even telephone calls, doubting the feasibility and warning of possible miscalls to the departed. It urges Edison to hurry yet questions the reality and ethics of such a device.
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Ps A. Edison
Edison Laboratory
Inedium
George Wrashington
Absalom
George Washington
Tle
Mr. Edison
Astral Central
Jonathan
Doe
Willing 70 Learn from Neighbors and Generations
The piece notes that the Willing 70 have long valued profiting from neighbors and ex-petience. It highlights how cake recipes and stain removal methods pass down through generations, emphasizing practical knowledge sharing within the community.
A Square Deal for the Nameless Child compares France’s care system
The article discusses Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s critique of the United States handling of illegitimate births. It notes France’s state supervised private homes for children born out of wedlock and cites alarming statistics from U.S. institutions. It argues every child has a right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and suggests America study France’s approach.
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France
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Pictorial Review
America
Dredging Lake Winona Task Begins Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago today the La Crosse Dredging company tackled dredging Lake Winona with work to continue until freeze and resume in spring. Rabbi I Leminsky of the Hebrew Association of Davenport Iowa spoke at the Jewish Synagogue on North Eleventh Street next Sunday. Bijou theatre manager F J McWilliams installed a new moving picture machine with the latest patent to show colored pictures. Arrangements made to obtain a dredge from Fulton IL to start Riverside Fork work.
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Lake Winona
la Crosse
I. Leminsky
Hebrew Association of
Duduque
Iowa
North Eleventh Street
F. J. McWilliams
Bijou Theatre
Thomas Edison
Fulton, LL
Riverside Fork
Diary tale of Joe Lyons and a school picnic
The diary recounts a scene at school where Joe Lyons courts a favored actress during a chaotic picnic. A queen figure navigates attention between Peanut, Pipe-Dream, and others as playful mischief erupts into a game of prisoner’s base, ending with a ride home.
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Joe Lyons
Rly
Clandel
Peanut
Pipe- Dream
Pranut
Pipe-Dream
Pape-Dream
Peannut
Clartel
Madden
Pipe Dream
Satan
Eas Tackle Named Righty in Football Era
An old piece discusses football tackles as pivotal players, praising agility and readiness. It contrasts early heavy labor roles with modern need for fearless, quick, shifty tackling, noting tactful action near the line and the tackle’s freedom to react.
Community concerns and juvenile conduct in Brooklyn
The report describes boys roaming streets in groups near parks engaging in various cruel acts such as stoning birds and destroying animals. It cites Annie Gibson and a mother’s influence on James Horn, noting hope he will become a constructive young man despite witnessing troubling behavior.
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Bes
Annie Gibson
James Horn
The Lost Erin A Pet Tale Ends In Truth
In a small town scene Erin the dog disappears and the pair confess their loneliness and longing. Jobu apologizes while a couple plans to reclaim the pet. Jane feigns distress, revealing only longing for her own loneliness as a black dog with humble origins is the quiet heart of the moment.
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John Blacsmore
New York
Tohn
John
Smill
Lily
Wily
Mary
Caroline
Elsy
Wary
Sandy
Athermos
John Blackmore
Disy
Pet
Jane Montgomery
Svhat Jobn
Jane
John A
Mike
Tom
Edison
Ouija
Aoor
Tala
Tobn
Ani
Jenn
Johny
Jolhaz
Pane
Mike Mowatine
Thera
Taj Tak
Ang
Erin
Jobu
Safe and Sound
Jape
Vobu
Hohe
Ennay
Gao
Seltih
Abe Martin Notes Ike Lark Campaign Swing
Abe Martin reports Ike Lark began a campaign swing today described with casual details about six cent cigars cigarettes and a pocketful of food items like flour potatoes sugar and hogs. The text ends with an odd note about a nickel rolled and drawn with magosshtm odds.
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Ike Lark
Old Lady Riddle and Cryptic Scribbles Unclear Theme
Muddled text presents a riddle about a bat flying without wings and a garbled past answer about thunder and cream. Included are fragmented quotes attributed to a student and Mr. McGudley, with odd phrases about Romans and beauty. Overall, readable content is minimal and disjointed.
Girlhood Stories of Famed Women Helen Keller
The article recountsHelen Keller born 1880 overcoming deafness and blindness. It describes a tale of a tantrum and parental challenge, the intervention of a teacher from the blind institute, and Keller later lecturing across American cities on improving life for the deaf and blind.
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Hellen Keller
Helen
Mrs. Keller
Old Man Puzzle Unveiled in Riddle Contest
A cryptic puzzle titled Old Man Puzzle x A288 drew readers to decipher clues amid a rosy theme. Participants tested mental agility with a 96 item challenge and a final MM result hint.
Presidents Trivia Quick Quiz Questions From The Era
A reader asks multiple historical questions about U S presidents covering service length age impeachment military service and cabinet roles. The piece poses trivia prompts such as who served four to eight years who said a line about serving the country best and which presidents married widows or fought in the Black Hawk war with answers promised tomorrow. It notes daily questions and mentions the Electoral College and upcoming electors.
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United States
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