Long's speech at the Republican State Convention in Boston
Hon John D Long presided as Massachusetts Republicans honored McKinley and Roosevelt, praising GOP governance, imperial policy in the Philippines, Porto Rico, and Cuba, endorsing protectionist tariffs, wary of Democratic bears, and urging unity to elect the Republican ticket this fall and the national ticket in two years.
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Platform Unity and Roosevelt Administration Support
Massachusetts Republicans praise Roosevelt's leadership and McKinley’s legacy, endorsing continued protectionist policy, Cuba reciprocity, and Philippine self-government. They defend the gold standard, tariff stability, and cooperative labor relations while urging responsible governance and national unity.
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Republican Address Praises Crane and Calls for Unity
The Massachusetts Republican platform affirms labor and capital’s right to combine while upholding public interest. It denounces the Democratic tariff plan, supports the President’s coal strike efforts, and lauds Governor Crane’s administration for his measured, principled leadership and public service.
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Monrow the cattle thief in the range's rough life
In El Paso Monrow, a brutal but loyal cattleman, helps a fellow worker escape court by posting a cash bond and aiding a theft. He later guides the herd across to Mexico, raising the court’s required security. the man never returns for trial.
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About the House seeks advice from Lowell Weekly Journal readers
The About the House department invites lady readers to send records, hints, suggestions, or thoughts for this column. Address the Lowell Weekly Journal About the House Department.
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The Return by John Burroughs Recalls Youth
The speaker longs for old scenes from childhood, roaming fields and hills in search of vanished joy. He reflects that one cannot return to youth despite returning to the place of birth, and finds solace in memory rather than in the present.
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Editorial Reflections On Winter Comfort And Household Rumors
A column muses on high winter heating, noting wood fires lack uniform warmth and are labor intensive versus coal. It warns of crowded quarters, closing rooms, and stresses safe stair storage to prevent accidents. A jelly making aside mentions covers and packaging experiments, ending with coal scarcity concerns.
Nut Bread And Peach Dumplings From Housekeeping Columns
Recipes describe nut bread by using compressed yeast and nuts for Noisette sandwiches, with a 24 hour rise and optional decorative shaping. Peach dumplings use canned or fresh fruit with crust or biscuit dough, rolled to six inch shapes and wrapped around a peach for baking.
Beehive Sauce and Dried Fruit Cookies From Table Talk
A recipe describes baking flat pans of fruit pieces for forty minutes or steaming them for half an hour before oven finishing. Hard sauce blends two tablespoons butter with one cup powdered sugar and one teaspoon vanilla, chilled on ice. Piping the remainder creates a rope-like edge, earning the name beehive sauce in some presentations.
Household Hints From Daily Life and Cooking Tips
Practical kitchen tips cover skin care with camphor in warm weather, tomato presentation at luncheons, proper simmering of meats, salting ice mixture for even freezing, and using a clay pot wrapped in wet cloth to keep butter and milk cool and firm.
Bonnes Bouches Funeral Humor at Church
A garbled dialogue from the Philadelphia Press and The Wave depicts Mr Grogan contemplating his funeral and requesting a widow who can serve as an interpreter for a French nurse gone missing. The exchange reflects social humor about language barriers and church proceedings.
Nature's storehouse remedies and fruit therapies
An article from Health Culture extols natural remedies and fruits for health. Honey, maple products, citrus juices, and teas are praised for soothing throats, fevers, and colds. Lemon and sugar substitutes, cranberry applications, and berry medicines are noted, with advice on fasting and fruit-based remedies for ailments like malaria, rheumatism, and erysipelas.
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Drawer That Won't Budge Proves A Locked Bureau
A Chicago Journal tale recounts Ezra Bilhops forcing a stubborn bureau drawer until discovering the key in the lock. He notes the drawer opened easily once the lock was checked, concluding that always testing a lock is essential when faced with a stuck bureau in future.
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Washerman Provokes Wife In Domestic Quip
The Boston Post quotes a husband asking what kept his wife blue all day and a wife replying that their hired girl might not approve of their new washerman. The quip reflects domestic humor of the era and social norms surrounding household help.
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