Charitable Kickhams and the Irish Patriot in Mullinahone
A travelogue sketching Mullinahone and the Kickham household as the author honors Charles Kickham. It recalls eviction during the Land League, the poet's revolutionary ties, graveside memories, Fenian comrades, and local reverence for Kickham’s life and works. The piece blends memoir with tribute to Ireland’s literary patriot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kickham
Knockwagon
Tipperary
Ireland
Kickham
The Mean Man Mud Puddle Scene
A short humorous vignette describes Mr Jinks as a mean man who refuses to lay his coat for a lady and instead lets her swim. The piece notes his recent spender status with a wrapper and beer check and uses playful dialect throughout.
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Jinks
Sir Walter Raleigh
Mr. Jinks
Ginger at Breakfast Aims to Cure Morning Grumpiness
A correspondent argues breakfast ginger cures morning irritability by stimulating the liver and improving digestion. A physician endorses ginger as a nerve tonic and stomach aid, claiming it helps people start the day cheerful and ready for work, reducing morning gloom.
Dreams That Go By Contraries Haunt Railroad Man
Ralph Martin a railroad man believes dreams follow contrary patterns. He recalls dreaming of finding five dollars then losing a V near offices Hollenden and Lake Shore. Another dream showed an insurance agent handing him 25 for a supposed unpaid annual assessment. A further dream had a debtor repaying ten dollars and the debtor appearing in the street next day.
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Ralph Martin
Hollenden
Lake Shore
Accident Insurance Company
Cleveland Press
Tariff Revision Reflected in Taft Stance and Letters
The Washington Star argues a tariff overhaul required by business needs and notes unpublicized letters from supporters Foulke and Swift criticizing the administration. It questions whether Taft will stand by the revised measure or waver while the nation weighs the compromise before November.
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Foulke
Taft
Swift
Aldrich
Mr. Cannon
Mr. Swift
Mr. Taft
Mr. Aldrich
Cannon
Congress
Washington (Ind
Postal Savings Bill Advances in Senate Amid Taxing Details
The Senate approved the postal savings bill 50 to 22 with all Republicans voting yes after the Smoot amendment was reshaped. Moneys collected would stay in local banks at no less than 2 percent interest, with withdrawals only by presidential order in emergencies and investments in government securities at 2.14 percent. The measure makes the postal system a collective bank agency while the government collects 0.25 percent to cover collection costs.
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Senate
House
Smoot
Borah
Reali Leaders of Party Highlight Right Leadership
President Taft praised ex President Roosevelt and Gov Hughes as examples of righteous leadership within the Republican Party. The piece credits Roosevelt Taft and Waughes as apostles of the party and asserts the party will keep faith by rallying to their support per the Troy Times.
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Reali
Taft
Roosevelt
Gov. Hughes
New York State
Republican Party
Waughes
Troy Times
President Taft hailed for strong, liberal appointments
The Boston Transcript praises Taft as a thoroughly good president with strong civil service reform, earnest retrenchment efforts, and appointments made without partisan or sectional bias.
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Taft
Boston Transcript
Need for Younger Admirals Reforming Navy Promotion
President Taft urges Congress to reform navy personnel rules to promote younger flag officers. Current rear admirals are older than peers in Japan, Britain, and other nations, causing delayed command experience. Proposes age in grade retirement to force earlier advancement and ensure younger admirals with several years of active service.
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Taft
Congress
States and Foreign Corporations Limit Local Entry Rights
The Supreme Court narrows state power to bar out of state corporations like Pullman and Western Union. Kansas cannot exclude these companies from any local business even if they refuse a statutory entry tax. A per cent tax on capital is ruled an interstate commerce interference, affecting all operations nationwide.
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Ireland
Charles Kickham
Glens
Powel
Powel, Where “Wattletoes
Willie Kearney
Mullinahone
Billy Kirwan
Tom
Billy
Craimery
Kickham
Norton
Pullman Company
Western Union
Federal Supreme Court
Kansas
Postal Savings Banks gain broad support across the nation
The essay argues that if voters weighed a postal savings bank proposal the country would back it for safe deposits in areas lacking banking. Roosevelt expected to seek the Democratic nomination as Wattersor contemplates the Prohibition bid. Indiana Republican editors back the Payne tariff.
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Europe
Canada
Australia
Indiana
Payne
Chamberlain’s Postal Savings Vote Sparks Campaign Debate
The article notes only Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, elected by a Republican legislature, broke from his party to support the postal savings bank bill as it cleared the Senate. It argues that Democratic opposition remains strong and that campaign rhetoric will struggle to mask the broad disapproval.
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Chamberlain
Oregon
Postal Savings Bank
Senate
Unsuccessful Insurrection Commentary by New York Sun
The New York Sun takes a dim view of Mr. Gifford Pinchot's clash with the Ballinger and Wilson administrations. It notes Pinchot cannot ruin his reputation by gradual shifts in opinion, while Mr. Gravis destroys himself.
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Gifford Pinchot
Ballinger
Wilson
Gravis
Pinchot
New York Sun
The Fatal Exchange
A sermon-like meditation on Mark 8 36 87 warning that profit without soul value leads to loss. It contrasts worldly gains with spiritual worth, cites examples like the rich young ruler Judas Pilate Ananias and Sapphira and Prodigal Son, and urges repentance through Christ for restoration and service.
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Atics
Jesus Christ
Christ
Earth
Ike
Jesus
Judas
Pilate
Ananias
Sapphira
Paul
Lfe
Christ's Church
A Prayer for Faithful Living and Divine Guidance
A devotional prayer asks for noble freedom and joyful faithful living before God. It requests daily presence, a fervent desire for holiness, steadfastness, gratitude for a child’s place in the Father’s house, and blessing for all who seek and follow.
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Lfe
Reverence in Daily Tasks and Common Rounds
A concise ethic note quoting Rev. L. W. Sprague on reverence for the highest, expressed as daily discipline and routine conduct rather than grand declamations. The Chicago ethicist highlights practical devotion as more useful than spoken words.
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L. W. Sprague
Ethicist
Chicago, Ill
Valentine Day Patter and Starch Claims
A Bermudian passenger recalls a Twain Valentine tale about a bold Irish wooer who accepts rejection with humor. The note shifts to advertising for Defilance Starch claiming improvements over 26 year old patents and a new ingredient for strength and smoothness.
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Mark Twain
Valentine
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
PAZO ointment promises quick relief for itching bleeding and protruding piles with a money back guarantee. The ad emphasizes a fast cure window and claims most cases respond within two weeks.
Wriglily’s Spharmint Digestion Aid Ad Primes Sunlight
An ad in the Florida Times-Union touts WRIGLILY'S SPHARMINT as a digestion aid that lightens mood and banishes sorrow. The copy links bright eyes and sound digestion with sunshine imagery, noting sorrow lingers where the sun is blocked.
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Wriglily
Florida
Pettit's Eye Salve Sold Since 1807 Across the Country
Pettit's Eye Salve, advertised as a wonderful remedy for weak eyes, claims millions cured since 1807. The promotion notes widespread sales via druggists or Howard Brow. in Buffalo New York and urges continued purchases as yearly demand grows.
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Pettit
Howard Brow
Buffalo
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W. G. Chapman
America
Divil
Land League
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Charlie Kirk
Beloved
Charlie Kick
Charlie's
Green Street
Kehoe
Mat Russell
Martin Bolger
Father Russell
Dublin
BY Schwartz
President Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Wattersor
Rochester
Allen
Dodds
Guare
Western
Hill
Albut
Suskatchewan
Manitoba
Ottawa
Can
E.t.holmes
St.Paul,Minn
W.v.bennett
Gray
Ae All Druggista
Olmsted
le Roy, N. Ye
Snake
Ellis Brothers & Jackman
Idaho
Falla
Daho
Wrigley’s
Kiet
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