Washington and Taft tours contrasted in early American press
A historical note compares George Washington's 1789 New England tour with President Taft's modern campaign pace. Washington traveled with two aides, rode stagecoaches, and received broad public deference, while Taft covers 12 000 miles in six weeks aboard a special train with a large staff and rapid stateside travel.
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Washington
New York
Unner
New England
Bim
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hamasshira
Taft
Boston
Tait
West
Portsmouth
Watts
Stephenson
John Fitch
Delaware River
United States
Worcester Company of Artillery
Major Treadwell
Union
Vermont
Rhode Island
Whose Face Is Yours AEB Newspaper Snaps Stir Public
A fragment notes a case where a photographer's image raises public recognition concerns. The text mentions a man smashing a camera with a stick after being offered a photo and being hauled before a magistrate for the incident.
Fractured Passage on Gender and Crime in Tragic Narrative
The excerpt discusses gender norms and the perceived female role after crime. It contrasts the supposed weakness of a harmed woman with the idea that a guilty woman returns to witness or influence the scene, while men face different expectations. The passage reflects moral judgments about honor, sympathy, and retribution.
Prominent Lynching Critique and Farm Marketing Note
A clipped, opinionated column berates mob violence while praising practical farming. It argues product marketing profits depend on selling produce rather than hoarding, and condemns sensational "prominent" labeling of lynchers. It discusses media wording and a court ruling on gender roles in farm work.
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Ty Sellinx
Farma
Taft Advocate Peace Treaties at Mountain Lake Park
President Taft urged ratification of Britain and France peace treaties in a speech at Mountain Lake Park on August Til. He argued treaties foster arbitration and curb international disputes, warning that Senate hesitation could slow progress toward universal peace and urging moral action by the nation.
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Taft
Mountain Lake Park
England
France
Great Britain
United States
Senate of the
Haglandiny
Orient
H. Tape
Fortune and folly of wealth and the middle man
A Cleveland dispatch attributes Rockefeller’s fortune to a porter in St Louis. The tale contrasts Rockefeller with Flagler and President, noting later fortunes squandered by Holliday Drew and others. The piece shifts to Pennsylvania Grange concerns on farm prices and direct farmer consumer links in New York markets.
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Cleveland
John H. Rockefeller
Samuel Andrews
St. Louis
Tohn D
Henry M. Plagier
New York City
Flagler
John
Lagier
Florida
Holliday
Pony Express
Plains
New York
Hudson
Daniel
Drew
Wall Street
Pennsylvania! Grange
Keystone State
Tha G Tange
Coffee Price Rise By Bowery Eateries Sparks Outcry
A Bowery price hike on coffee from one to three cents per cup angering lodging house and tenement workers. The piece notes coffee as a major profit item with up to 450 percent margins and criticizes railroad eating houses for similar charges.
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Bowery
Reciprocity in England and trade reflections
The piece notes English delight at Canada’s stance against reciprocity with the United States and Canada’s trade position. It compares past allegiances, mentions Spain’s mislabelling of Cuba, and warns that restricting trade harms commerce. It questions war, revolutions, and political figures with a sardonic tone.
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England
Canada
Spain
Cuba
Isle
United States
Contemporary riddles and stray notes from the era
A collage of oddities and snippets on prices politics aviation sports and culture. Figures like Laurier Edison and Bryan surface amid jokes about burgoo whiskey aviation gossip and art theft as readers glimpse a lively miscellany from a bustling period newspaper.
Free Veterinary Book and Remedies Advertised on Trestle
A historical ad promotes Humphreys Veterinary Specifics with a free mailed booklet for farm animals including cattle sheep dogs and poultry. It lists numerous remedies for fever colic worms coughs and other conditions and offers prepaid redemption through druggists.
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Humphreys
Stebls
Blader
Burphress
Noted claims and scandals stir public gossip and satire
A mixed collage of statements, hints of women secret societies, a national convention in Saint Louis, and a New York mining stock fraud indictment against Jared Flagg dominate the fragmentary clipping. The writer criticizes sensationalism and nostalgia, urging caution in public morals.
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Zion
Louta
Jared Flagg
New York City
Jared
Word Contest Draws Wide Local Interest and Entries
Rivalry flares in the Evening Statesman word contest with 3 prize levels and numerous entrants from cities like Battle Creek Ceresco Homer Tekonsha and Litchfield. Mich. Winners include M. I. Root and many participants listing word totals, with full contestant roster and scores published.
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Statesman
Mise M. I. Root
Orville Schroeder
City
Scene City
R. B
Booats
Hasking
Chester Ward
Hva Randt
Ceresco
Mich
I. N. Smalley
Aoe Dsadie A. Sholes
R. D
Harold Barrett
Kevynon Cary
M. D. Starr
Battle Greek
Margaret McDermott
Mrs. Chas
Sweet
Alice Albaugh
Anna Goodrich
Daisy Kimball
Oliver
Floris Carver
R. DB
Vera Church
B. M. Potter
Lana Sayer
Reuben Dean
Matthew Grace
AL J. Mundell
Eckford
Leon Faw
Battle Creek
Gladys Yaw
Blanche Cranmore
Anna Seeman
Homer
J. A. Zimmerman
Ets
Helen Casey
Bertha Gauss
Tekonsha
Boee
Handkerchief Novelties Create Dainty Embellishments
A vintage guide describes turning handkerchiefs into sachets, pocket pads, corset toppers, pincushions, work bags, aprons, caps, and caps from large-figured cloth. Directions cover sizing, folding, stitching, and decorative touches like satin linings, lace, monograms, and ribbons.
Back Pain Relief Promises From Dean's Kidney Pills
Marshall resident John W. Lester testifies that morning backache and stiffness eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He previously struggled with lameness and could not bend or rise easily. The ad claims the tablets improve kidney function, energy, sleep, and daytime comfort. Sold nationwide for 50 cents by dealers with Foster Milburn Co as U.S. agents.
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Dean
Marshall
John W. Lester
Hansver
Mich
Doean
F. G. Seaman & Co
al Deaters
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Deas
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New York World
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Tiend
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Tate
Iowa
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New York Herald
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Colonel Bryan
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Kentucky
Caruso
Central Park
New York Sun
Maine
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Mille L. Sebring
Litchfield
Laura Lutz
Leonard McWethy
Brad L. Hubert
Parma
Mite
Esse Edese
Frances Bentley
Herbert Remade
Vermontville
Carrie Page
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Donna Reche
Ceres
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Rioyd Burns
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