Nightly show in Spoonsbury ends with laughs and locals
A narrator recounts a chaotic hotel visit in Spoonsbury with hotel clerks Steve and Rambling guests. The tale includes a mix of stage bits and comic exchanges about pies, trains, and pickles, ending with plans to return the next day for the remaining balance.
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Bunch
Spoonsbury
Steve
Omar Khayaam
Skate
Jersey City
Bob
Sweet William
Willie
Osler Joe
Sheridan
Pittsburg
Barrett Macready
Reab
Mike
No Smoking Danger Taught by Careful Paintman
A paint dealer warns a customer about naphtha fumes as he recounts risky accidents. The customer, while listening, lights a cigarette and the dealer impulsively casts his cigar aside, remarking on familiar danger leading to carelessness.
Secret Prison Writing Revealed by German Research
Prof Gross uncovers a hidden writing method used in prisons. A moist sheet on a hard surface under a dry sheet allows a pointed instrument to scribe on the top, ruins the sheet, and the writing reappears on rewetting as the bottom sheet dries.
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Germany
Prof. Gross
Paris Charm and May Mood Lift French Spirits
A passage describes Paris as buoyant and champagne like in May or June. The climate is credited with shaping cheerful wit and upbeat character, elevating mood and sociability among the people.
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Paris
End This Slander Against American Voters By Bryan Denunciations
The Democratic convention speech by Temporary Chairman Bell is denounced as Bryanesque and calls out the idea of voter purchase as a slander. It argues there is no evidence that large party spending buys votes and warns against repeating the insult to the public. It ends with a jab about insurance against Bryan.
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Bell
Republican Party
Gomperses
Sheasg
Bryan
R. M. la Follette
Wisconsin
The Change in Bryan and Public Opinion
The article argues Bryan has changed his positions on free coinage, courts, government ownership, and free trade. It questions whether shifting views are a temporary tactic to gain power and warns that his election could reveal concealed policies. It concludes that even Lloyd's cannot insure against such a contingency.
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Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Lloyd’s
Denver Platform Anti-Injunction Plank Questioned
The New York Journal of Commerce mocks the Denver platform plank against injunctions as largely meaningless and unsound. It notes the clause would allow contempt and punishment for defiance of injunction orders and argues the anti injunction plank is rotten.
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Denver
Gompers
N. Y
Mr Bryan Convention Sets Stage for Lincoln Backing
As the Denver convention nears the mood cools and interest fades. Delegates arrive with inflated importance then sense their strings end at the hands of a substantial citizen in Lincoln Nebraska guiding the outcome.
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Mr. Bryan
Denver
Lincoln
Neb
Political Outlook From 1908 Campaign Across States
The piece surveys election sentiment in the middle west with Bryan leading the Democratic ticket beyond the Mississippi while Wisconsin bets Taft. It notes Indiana Illinois Michigan Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin as pivotal battlegrounds and comments on the Democratic platform and a Missouri anecdote about a St. Joseph Democrat’s reaction to Bryan’s nomination.
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Great
Middle West
Mississippi
Bryan
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Boston Post
Taft
McKinley
Roosevelt
Milwaukee Sentinel
St. Joseph
Denver
Republicans Bet They Can Outvote Democrats
Analysis notes from Washington Herald conclude Democrats excel in enthusiasm but Republicans will win on election day by casting more votes.
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Washington Herald
Bryan Faces Test Over Railroads Policy At Convention
The article notes Mr. Bryan refuses to discuss political questions beyond the Denver platform yet must answer for his past utterances on government ownership and operation of railroads, issues the Democratic national convention left unspoken.
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Bryan
Denver
Nominating Bryan Promises Unnerving Entrance
Lloyds of London insures against Bryan's presidential election as bankers doubt effects of the campaign on financial conditions. Taft is seen as certain to win, making Bryan's nomination a minor disturbance in political and economic life.
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Lloyd's of London
Bryan
Lloyd's
Speyer
Taft
Mr. Bryan
New Coat Sleeves Create Slim Silhouette in Silk Costumes
A refined coat style features tight sleeves worn over thin silk or voile gowns. Novel tall, simple sleeves with stitched tucks rise from the shoulder to the wrist, finished with satin binding and silk covered buttons. Pair with soft neckwear to maintain the smart afternoon look.
Care For Shiny Nose Remedy Guide
A remedy for oily shiny noses is described. Mix two ounces glycerine, one ounce borax powder, and two ounces camphor water. Apply lotion two to three times daily. Alcohol can dry oily skin and reduce shine. it may be used several times daily to spot the face.
Hand-embroidered yokes add custom fit to chemises
Embroidery for chemises offers inexpensive hand stitched yokes to attach to home made garments. Buyers can avoid overlong ready made chemises and nightgowns by purchasing only the embroidered yoke and finishing the rest at home for a better fit and material choice.
Linen Costume with Corselet Skirt and Panama Hat
The corselet skirt features three shaped flounces and linen edging. A short coat with a round edge strap, buttoned front, and white lawn skirt plus a linen collar complete the outfit. Sleeves are gathered into deep bands. a Panama hat is trimmed with ribbon and cherry bunches.
Tobn is Tobn
The hair brush should be kept scrupulously clean. Cleanliness is essential to a good complexion and a daily bath is not a luxury but a necessity. A little healthy tan on the face is.
Experimental facial contour exercise advice piece
The passage suggests an unconventional method to alter facial contours by filling cheeks with air and releasing a soft explosive sound. It recommends performing this 15 to 20 times daily to achieve the desired effect.
Balancing Exercise for Girls in Heat
The article argues moderate exercise is best for girls and warns against overdoing activity in hot sun. It notes tennis is beneficial but excessive play on hot days can cause fatigue and overheating.
New Wash Fabric for Skirts and Girls Slips
A new cotton fabric named poplinette or cottonette replaces linen for wash skirts. It features a fine pique-like cord, is cheaper, resists wrinkling, and suits two seasons of wear. Designed as a ten-gered circular model with front buttoning and shoulder buttons, it also appears in children’s slips and boys’ blouse suits.
Rough Cloths for Fall Forecast Fashion Trend
A fashion note predicts fall and winter fabrics favoring broadcloths for general wear and tougher chevron designs for tailored morning costumes. Neutral shades like smoke and elephant grays brown and dark blue rise with new titles.
Woman credits Lydia Pinkham remedy for cure after feared operation
A Norristown woman writes she was saved from surgery by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes severe female troubles and how one bottle brought improvement until she was entirely cured. The note urges other women to try the remedy and seek Mrs Pinkham's advice.
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Lydia I. Pinkham
Tena V
Norristown
Inkham
Lydia Lo
Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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