End Tariff Plunder Plain Duty Before the Democracy
The passage rails against organized plunder via tariffs and money power. It argues tariffs fund trusts, drive political corruption, and must be destroyed. It cites Democratic calls for tariff reduction, contrasts with Republicans and Rooseveltists, and urges scrutiny of tariff bills to test democracy. The piece quotes St Louis Republic.
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Bryan
Boitia
United States
Republican Party
Roosevelt Party
Roosevelt
Congress
Teels
Washington
Elace Champ Clark
St Louis Republic
Obituary Impression From Republican Convention Platform
The official address to the country by the Republican convention reads like an obituary notice more than a party platform. The piece applauds the party while omitting decisive stances, recalling virtues and forgetting sins, as citizens would in commenting on a deceased friend. It notes evasive declarations and a lack of clear positions from leaders.
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San Antonio Express
Unparliamentary Critique Sparks Party Fever
A Chicago Tribune column denounces Mr La Follette as treasonous for remarks about the Colonel. The piece argues that only the Colonel should be allowed such harsh language, framing the episode as a political and exclusive privilege clash.
Republican tariff plank exposes sharp party split
The Republican platform is attacked as timid and shifting on tariffs while the Democrats argue duties are too high and propose quicker, clearer action. The piece labels Republicans as beholden to favored interests and fear of voter disapproval, contrasting with a more definite Democratic stance on tariff reductions.
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Jong
What a High Tariff Wall Does
The piece critiques the Payne Aldrich tariff, noting indirect taxation from imports amounts to about ten percent of annual expenditures. It argues the tariff raises living costs, with a family burden around $20 yearly, and that most revenue reaches manufacturers. It contrasts Democratic bills aiming to cut costs with protections that inflate prices.
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House
Reverend Hamilton Narrowly Escapes Drowning in Scotland
The Rev James Hamilton of Liverpool, on holiday in Scotland, nearly drowned while sea trout fishing with a boy. He slipped on a stone, fell, and with heavy wading boats struggled to stay afloat. He reached shore exhausted. when asked why he wasn’t helped, the boy replied he was thinking of it.
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James Hamiton
Liverpool
Scotland
Hamilton
Moon and Jupiter sighting amid a child’s eye humor
An evening scene describes Marie spotting the full Moon and Jupiter in the eastern sky, the Moon appearing to have an eye. A nurse about 18 is counselled by her mother at Union depot to be cautious with strangers on a train, noting politeness could invite a supper offer.
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Marie
Jupiter
Union Depot
Kansas City Star
The Heirloom Drummer Encounters Inherited Eatery Propriety
A Pittebure drummer visits a small town eatery for a bite. The owner reveals the place was inherited from his father. The musician recognizes the old cheese sandwich on the counter, recalling his predecessor.
Woman’s Unrecognized Figure Noticed by Critics
A woman remains unaware of her good figure until other women start finding fault with it, prompting reflection on body image and social judgment among peers.
Cart names wiped out in Ireland provoke country wit
In Ireland country carts owners have names chalked on to save painting costs. Practical jokers erase these names. A pompous sergeant mistakes a countryman’s erased cart name. The man responds with a joke about his name O Pinherty, showing humor over mistaken identifications.
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Ireland
Joob
O’pinherty
Household Help Interview Turns Comical
An ad for general housework brought a humorous reply from a colored girl who said she could dust but refused cooking washing and ironing. Mrs Sutton and Mrs Lut on pressed for skills, while the applicant insisted she was capable of dusting despite others' doubts.
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Sutton
Abe
Mr. Button
Washin gton recounts race with past and future
Booker T. Washington spoke of a race with a future and a past in a stray anecdote. He stood by his door as Aunt Caroline passed, exchanging a brief greeting before she answered with a peculiar remark about her morning routine.
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Booker T. Washington
Caroline
Macaroni Worms Supposedly Invade Yard After Meal
A Richmond family story recounts Aunt Sarah taking macaroni from her mistress table to feed her own children. The next day two of the children were seen turning over stones in the yard and scratching vigorously, claiming they were “a buntin’ fo’ some mo’ of dem macaroni worms.”
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Sarah
Richmond
George Presents Silver Thimble in Sudden Romance
A young man offers a small box as a gift to a woman, unsure if it will fit. He reveals a silver thimble, and the moment grows cooler as she exclaims with surprise at the suddenness of the gesture.
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George
Ladies' Home Journal
States Awakening To Danger In Tuberculosis Beds Growth
Nearly 4,000 hospital beds were added for consumptives in 20 states, bringing total beds to over 36,000, yet still only about one for every ten indigent patients. New York leads with 1,450 beds, Massachusetts 800, and Pennsylvania 2,700. Alabama and Georgia show notable percentage gains.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Mnst
New York State
Massachusetts
Penneylvania
Alabama
Georgia
New York
Rash Almost Covered Face Warrenville Woman
Mia Kathryn Krafft describes eighteen years of blood poisoning and severe skin eruptions. After a terrible spring outbreak with red swollen skin, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, bathing with Cuticura Soap and applying Ointment nightly for two months, and was cured. Free samples offered by Cuticura, Dept. Boston.
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Warrenville, O
Met
Mia
Kathryn Krafft
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Seemed Like More The Professor In 140 Wasps Nest
A student questions the professor about a nest of wasps claiming that if one nest held 25,000 insects the total for many nests would be higher. The professor responds with a nuanced discussion on insect counts and nesting behavior.
Fragmented Uproar on Politics and Quips
A jumble of remarks mocks political self-harm and public discourse. The Worrier and Knicker-Does Jack worry a bit, while a joke about pasteurizing spilled milk appears. A medical ad touts Paxtine Antiseptic for teeth cleaning, priced 256 cents, from The Paxton Toilet Co.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Stop the Pain: Cole’s Carbolisalve Ad Speaks
An early 20th century advertisement touts Cole's Carbolisalve as a cure for burns and cuts. It promises quick relief and prevention of scarring with free samples via mail from Cole & Co in Bidck Miver Falla Wis.
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Cole
Dicky
Ruggiate
Cole & Co
Bidck
Miver
Falla, Wis
Prominent Republicans Congratulate Taft at White House
Ex Speaker Cannon and former lawmakers Tawney Dede Aldrich Hale sent congratulations on Taft renomination. Messages from retired members marked the event as a notable occasion for the down andアウト club.
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White House
Taft
Cannon
Tawney
Dede
Aldrich
Hale
Fragmented ad copy hints at medical remedies and warnings
The readable text mentions CABTORIA as a safe remedy for infants and children and references Stella and a presidential year. It also includes a farmer with an eight bull mooge that chases you and an eye-water cure. The passage notes forethought and after effects as a value.
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Stella
Bella
Nobody Dares Steal Red-Hot Store Under 90 Million Eyes
A fragment from Loulaville Courier Journal quotes George W. Perkine arguing that the harvester trust would fear damaging its reputation if it stole a store under the gaze of 90,000,000 Americana. The remark questions audacity and accountability in a sensational, tongue in cheek style.
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Henri
George W. Perkine
Harvester Trust
Loulaville Courier Journal
Fragmentary Advertisement Fragments and Quips
A garbled collection of old ad like slogans and quotes. The text includes mis-spelled phrases about friendship family and loyalty and several product mentions including Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Gardeld Tea. It reads like scattered promotional lines with no cohesive story or clear dates or entities.
Witty aphorisms on marriage and drinking habits
A fragment quotes a woman not deeming her husband unreasonable when he urges realism. It adds a note about Lewis and binder and jokes that some men are easier led to drink than steered away from it. The item resembles a humorous society snippet from a vintage column.
The Democracy Party Keeps Faith with Public Service
A statement praising the Democracy party for fidelity to its promises and its record of delivering public services, arguing that a party that fulfills commitments is the one that holds together.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Reedville Oregon Mishawaka Mishawaka Iowa and New Orleans women report relief through the Change of Life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonies say it eased backache nervousness sleeplessness and weakness improving health and vitality.
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Reedville
Ore
Lydia E. Pinkham
New Orleans
E. Pinkham
Pelymnia
New Orleanm
Mishawaka
Ind
L’ E. Pinkham
Cam Batika
Marimo
Alton Station
Vito KE Pinkham
Py Bailey
Deisem
Mrs. Fi M. Thoun
No. Dak
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