American Accent Taught in English Periodical
A September issue of Everybody's Magazine discusses an English head-master who argues scholars should learn to speak English with an American accent and style. The piece notes perceived business value in an American voice and the belief it signals wealth, shrewdness, and experience, guiding readers toward adopting the American tongue to “get on.”
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America
Lacy
Beta
England
Bille
Everybody's Magazine
Wellington News Mini News Digest and Ads
Local notes report Dr King’s New Life Pills praised for health, Miss Kate Logan departs for Georgia teaching post, Kansas City Grocery and Dry Goods Co. to open in two weeks with Nasser leasing space near the News office, Herman Karow gains pilot and engineer license in St Louis, Ballard’s Snow Liniment endorsed by T H Pointer, Misses Huston Stramcke enjoy a Carrollton house party, William Aull plans return to Virginia University.
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Wellington
Kansas City Grocery and Dry Goods Co
Geo. Wasser
Nasser
Odessa
Pew
Herman Karow
St. Louis
Missouri River
Nancy Huston
Irene Stramcke
Carrollton
Colburn Riley
William Aull
Sedulis
Charlottesville
Virginia University
Ancient placer mining noted in Southern Oregon
Dennis H. Stavall quotes Sunset Magazine praising hydraula placer mining in Southern Oregon with abundant streams and ancient channels along rivers. The piece highlights miner and farmer cooperation, harsh winters, and laws restricting mining. It also includes an unrelated health testimonial for Herbine liver medicine from Moody Texas.
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Oregon
Sre
Stresma
Dennis H. Stavall
Sunset Magazine
Mary E. Hammond
Moody
Texas
Crenshaw & Young
Bernhardt Performs Phedre at Berkeley Classical Theatre
Madame Bernhardt toured in unusual venues and finally staged Phedre at the university carved amphitheater in Berkeley. The May benefit performance for San Francisco sufferers drew crowds from surrounding towns, with an electric atmosphere and a festive, sunlit setting amid pale green hills and trees.
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Madame Bernhardt
Aiphitheater
Berkeley
Phetire Stevlf
Racine Fron Hampides
University of California
San Francisco
Sadip Francwco
Lucile Vivian
Breath of Life Reveals Gorilla Lung Strength
Mia Ora A Stephens of Port Williams Ohio shares a testimonial on Dr King’s New Discovery that three bottles stopped a two year cough and relieved lung issues. The Crenshaw Young druggist guarantees the remedy priced 60 cents and 81 00 with a trial bottle offered.
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Mia
Ora A. Stephens
Port Williams
Dr. King
Crenshaw & Young
Keeling-Maxwell Odean Ledger Marrid at Powell Home
Miss Maxwell well known in the community married at the home of Mr and Mrs M V Powell on Sunday August 26 at 10 pm. Aareth Maxwell of Odessa and William G Keeling of Baldwin joined by Dr Patton of Baldwin were married by Rev N H Mechsin of Odessa. Keeling, a Baker University graduate, plans government service with U S Geodetic Coast Survey and will sail from Porto Rico September 1. The couple leaves with good wishes from friends.
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Odean Ledger
Marrid
M. V Powell
Aareth Maxwel
Odessa
William G. Keeling
Baldwin
Kaogss
Patton
N. Hl. MecUsin
Maxwell
Alac Beving
Sue
Baker University
Kansas
Keeling Ia
Peel
U. S. Geodetic Coast Survey
Porto Rico
Kelling
Washington
New York
Ballard's Horebound Syrup Promises Cough Cure
An anecdotal promotion from Montana claims Ballard's Horebound Syrup cures coughs preventing consumption. Veterans Mexican War reunion announced for September 12 and 18 in Chillicothe Missouri with invitations to all veterans and widows.
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Ballard
Grest Falls
Montana
Crenshaw & Vanny
White's Cream Vermifuge advertised for healthy children
An old advertisement claims White's Cream Vermifuge has a worldwide reputation for worm destruction and boosting digestion and vitality in children. It asserts improved nervous strength and overall health, urging purchase from Orenshaw & Young.
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Orenshaw & Young
Local farm yield and a 1906 wedding in Lafayette County
Higginsville bulled one hundred fifteen bushels of elover from nineteen acres on the H C Sydnor farm north of Corder. On Wednesday August 29 1906 at the home of Mr and Mrs T D Salyer H B Dayton married Samuel ss Neer and Mrt Verve Salyer. The bridal party included Odean Blacher as bridesmaid and Claude Salyer as best man. A grand supper followed in pink and white decorations and white Persian mou for the bride.
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Higginsville
Luader
W. C. Carlton
H.C. Sydnor
Corder
J A. Holsaher
Odress Democray
T. D. Salyer
P. Dayton
Samuel Ss. Neer
Verve Salyer
Odean Blacher
Claude Salyer
Lafayette County
Soch & Jews
Oderss
Mra. A. J. Nwer
Neiher
To Cure a Felon
Bam Kendall of Phillipsburg Kansas proclaims Bucklen's Arnica Salve fastest cure for barns boils sores scalds wounds piles corns rheum sore eyes and sore hands at Crenshaw Young Drug Store. Guaranteed 60 cents.
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Bam Kendall
Phillipsburg
Kan
Bucklen
Arcita
Crenshaw & Young
Infant Mortality Rates Shock In 1900s Europe and U S
A review of infant deaths across England Germany and the United States cites summer surges in London hospitals Birmingham mortality above three thousand annually and high rates in Massachusetts New York and other states. Improper feeding and bottle feeding are noted as prime mortality drivers in infants under one year with Munich 1908 data highlighting unsafe milk and nutrition practices.
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England
London
Birmingham
Germany
German Empire
Slunich
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
New York
New England
Munich
Tropical Sky Charm and Excerpt on Greece Egypt
A Century Magazine note extols the tropical sky as a vivid, dazzling spectacle and a prismatic evening carnival. It contrasts Greece and Egypt’s atmospheric allure with ethereal beauty around domes, minarets, and palms, then shifts to a jumbled quote from a CALL OF THE WILD snippet about jealousy and a hunter’s wife.
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Century Magazine
Orient
Greece
Egypt
Why They Got No Mail Postmaster Told Mail Bag Wasnt Full
An official in Washington recounts a new southern town post office where a local grocery owner became postmaster. Soon complaints arose that no mail left the office. The postmaster showed a large bag and explained he had not sent it out because the bag was not yet full.
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Post Office Department
Washington
No One to Ask About His Habits
Dialogue fragment shows Ethel seeking details about a man’s habits while Edith notes he has no friends. The lines reflect isolation and social inquiry in a terse domestic exchange. No clear event, date, or broader context is provided beyond the conversational snapshot.
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Ethel
Edith
Are You One Of Those Chapa Or Shake Hands Elsewhere
A terse query asks if you are one of those chapa men men prefer not to greet with a handshake, hinting at social tension or coded insult in local surveys.
The Majority. Most People Like to Tell Their Imaginary Troubles
A compact meditation on how people narrate internal woes, framing imagined troubles as a social or personal mirror. The piece explores perception, anxiety, and the urge to share stories of private hardship.
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Baas
W. H. Brown
Poplar
Pittsfield
King
New Life
Pitts
St Crenshaw & Young Drug Store
Kate Logan
Williams
Thow
Lockhart
Logan
Mwanger
Robert E. Lee
Ballared
Pointer
Hempstead
Sae
Teres
Susan Weir
Howe
Bethao
Ford
Sondi Health
Bowen Family
N.Y
Goodrich Street
Chillicothe
Sper
Isaac Hire
John Hudgens
Snd
George
W. Crammer
Gen'l Odon
Max
War
Coluambia
W. Boone Major
South 20Th Street
St. Joseph
Herod
Call OF the
WILD
Hunte
White River Country
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas City
Memphis O
Iron Mountain
H. C. Townsend
St, Louis, MO
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
The
Commoner
Hawaii
China
Australia
New Zealand
Spain
France
Denmark
Japan
India
Turkey
Switzerland
Norway
Russia
Thrish
Philippine Islands
Palestine
Italy
Sweden
Holland
Intelligencer
Kansas City Weekly Star
Mr. L. Griffin
G. V. Hackney
M.D
Walnut Street
Chas
W. Loomis
Loomis
Gen Ares
Colorado
Santa Fe
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
F. B. White
Lexington, Mo
A, D. Wilson
KX. Wilson
Wilson Brothers
Bofors
Lexington, Missouris
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