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Election Wrapup: Republican Tide Holds Across State
The state vote followed expected lines with Republicans winning solidly and city races returning most of the GOP ticket. Judge North and F. D. Miller scored easy wins countywide, while local option results varied by city, with voters expressing confusion over the ballot wording and concerns about enforcing saloon laws and keeping order.
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Toads as Allies of Farmers and The New Toadaries Plan
A column extols the humble toad for its pest control role in gardens and fields. It notes English gardeners paying for mature toads and describes plans by Richard Dray to establish toad farms in insect-prone regions, breeding over a million toads within a year and aiming for profit from sales.
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British Isles
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Richard Dray
Australia
New Zealand
New York
Mother influence praised in Carnegie remarks on success
The piece extols the lasting impact of mothers on great leaders, citing Carnegie’s reflections on humble origins and the rewards of labor. It notes Washington Cromwell Pitt Napoleon Garfield and McKinley as examples guided by maternal influence, contrasting mother wit with paternal roles.
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How to Rule a State Reform Plan by Stemson
Henry T. Stemson of New York advocates a reform state government with a four year governor term, recall after two years, cabinet and department head selection power, removal authority, regulatory control over public utilities, and the right to frame and introduce legislative measures with precedence on the calendar. An optional popular referendum could check excessive gubernatorial legislative power.
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Frankness Wins In Senate Election Tale From Washington
The late Senator Doulver praised frankness in politics echoing a tale from a public meeting where Gear faced a Quaker chairman. He admitted drink but defended his honor, the crowd supported him, and he was elected. Washington Bureau report recounts the episode and its moral on honesty.
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Her Bridge Prize Causes Tension Among Friends
A long friendship cooled after a maid mixed up bridge prizes at a four table party. A guest opened a parcel expected to hold her trophy but found perfumed soap, prompting embarrassment and a rift that lingered after tea. The mix up occurred while the hostess was away, ending with strained relations.
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New York Tribune
The Marvelous Seal Instinct Observed on Ice
A fragment describes the seal’s instinct to leave its pups on the ice at dawn then dive away for the day to hunt, returning at dusk to locate offspring among vast aggregations. It notes the seal’s wandering path may drift far despite the pup’s location remaining in the same patch.
Tea Leaf Scam Exposed in London Adulteration Case
Arthur Young criticized luxury tea use by workers while John Ashton notes a gambler punished after evidence tied money to picking stray tea leaves. A single man boasted fifty to sixty pounds daily, which were sold to a merchant later to fetch 238 shillings a pound as tea. The merchant was prosecuted for fraud.
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Arthur Young
India
China
John Ashton
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London Standard
Whims of Parrots and Ostrich Eggs in Browsing’s Monthly
The article notes parrots’ stubbornness with strangers and their surprising talkativeness once overlooked, while also detailing ostriches raising many eggs from different mothers. It highlights eggs weighing three pounds and their culinary uses, portraying curiosities of avian behavior.
Fragmented Regional Note on Towns and Health Costs
A garbled passage references San Sebastian and Raine, noting changes over time. Mentions city purchases, health costs, and a town’s background blocking winds. The text reads like a disorderly, partial local record from a period newspaper and lacks clear dates or events.
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San Sebastini
Raine
Rick Sy
Dees Tit Fort
Horoscope Quip Sparks Franco Relations Stumble
A Houston Post item recalls a claimed Pressite government envoy asking a French astrologer for guidance on provoking France. Horoscopes of top officials were compared and a quip about economy in the home era surfaced amid snubbed Benedetti.
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Houston Post
Very Awkward Dialect Exchange Reprint
A transcriptioned dialogue captures a strained exchange about a man named Albert. The speaker notes the awkwardness caused by his bald appearance and hat etiquette, mentioning Mrs Peters and Doishest London in a clipped, rural speech pattern.
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Utter Wanta in Washington Her wd
A fragmented quotation notes wishes for the unattainable and a sly wife unable to find use for thrp ed matches. The passage presents unclear attribution and garbled phrasing with no clear event or context.
Jekyll and Hyde idea tied to Stevenson clash with trader Creegan
Charles Brookfield cites a dispute with a man nicknamed Samuel Creegan as the inspiration behind the germ of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He notes Stevenson’s habit of portraying clients with a “Samuel” smile while hiding a harsher truth beneath. The text also recalls the Louvre’s long history from Dagobert’s era to Napoleon I and its rise as a museum under Napoleon III.
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Jekyll and Hyde
Stevenson
Charles Brookfield
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Samuel Creegan
Samuel
Semuel
Creggan
Ike
Not an Inviting Ideal Hig hson. Vine-climb parley
In a fragmentary Chicago News piece a boy and speaker discuss ivy on a cottage, with nervous line about porch climbing and a remark by Harker about resemblance to the vine. The cadence hints at a fleeting domestic scene and curious dialogue.
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Harker
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Chicago News
Berbert Spencer Instructs a Poulterer Switch
Berbert Spencer, in a veiled anecdote about household management, tells a housekeeper to move customer business from an unsatisfactory poulterer to a rival shop facing the same street. He insists the first poulterer observe the orders being given to the second.
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Berbert Spencer
Always Lucky MrCannel Sure Mystery Phrase
Fragmentary note cites names Murphy Lucky McConnell Pafth with mention of an accident at Leafth hospital. Context unclear. fleeting references to pita eating and a fall suggest a local gossip item or informal column snippet from Charlesyo News.
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On the Other Hand. Classroom Riff on Russia
A classroom moment centers on a teacher guiding students to name Russia, while a student blurts an offhand remark about warts. The playful mispronunciations echo a chaotic, humorous reading of geography and language.
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Russia
Tommy
Frlett
Fragmented dialogue from a rural tale about fate
A garbled exchange shows a character asking what they let pass and a reply about meeting an old woman on the way to college then turning back, attributed to Pregende Blatter. The text reads as a dialect laden folkloric snippet rather than a full narrative.
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Usual Course Bashed By Heights Lad Stamp Debate
Heights Lad asks if he should affix a stamp after buying eight. Clerk replies politely that it is not necessary for him to stamp, and suggests it may be better if he puts it on the letter himself.
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Heights
Cresa
Tempindot
Witure
Anil
Sue
Wm. Gray
Ambitious Creed and Quips From Tarkbone Monthly
A trimmed collage of reflective vows and comic asides from Tarkbone Monthly and Chicago Tribe. The text blends a creed about self discipline with lines about family and daily life including a manicure lady and a mother's duties.
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Chicago
Breathing It Gently Circumstantial Vase Tale
A servant tells a fragmentary tale of buying a ching vase that proves weak and b Springfield damaged after a minor fall. Mistras questions the extent of the cheating while the exchange hints at a dispute over a purchase that failed to meet expectations.
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Toledo
Fragments of a Quoted Exchange on Humor and Identity
A bare quote discusses what makes a good joke and mentions reading humor that reflects oneself. The text references being Chinese and evokes a broader theme of self-perception. It includes a Cervantes quote about noble actions shaping the sons of our deeds.
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Cervantes
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