Presidential year business prosperity under Wilson era
Editorial argues for Wilson and Democratic policy credit for nationwide banking reform and economic stability. It asserts twelve regional banks lessen Wall Street power, preventing panics and ensuring ongoing prosperity ahead of the presidential election. A Nassau County columnist criticizes Republican outreach to African American workers during campaign season.
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Wilson
Democratic Congress
Wall Street
United States
Sampson
Woodrow Wilson
Elizabethtown News
Ancient Remedies and Peace in Egypt From a National Magazine
The piece cites Pliny’s cough cures such as wolf liver in wine and bear gall honey along with odd remedies like dog skin wraps and three kisses on a male’s mouth. It contrasts Cleopatra era Egypt with Cambyses era Persia noting Egypt’s peaceful trade and wealth under royal trusteeship in a National Magazine excerpt.
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Pliny
Egypt
Cambyses
Khem
Phoenicia
Greece
Charles Winelow Hall
National
Story Tellers of Japan and the Yose Halls
The article describes Japan's wandering storytellers and yose halls as a historic form of public entertainment. It highlights an Englishman raised in Tokyo who speaks Japanese as a native and outlines rakugo and kodan as humorous and heroic tale types accompanied by the samisen. Marionettes and juggling often accompany performances.
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Tokyo
Japan
Apples and Coal Bring Family Fortunes Together
Priscilla stops a boy from stealing apples and returns him to Mr. Criswell. She learns two men plan to steal coal and uncover a vein that could ruin Criswell’s claim. Dickie confirms the tale, leading Criswell to a fortune and reconciliation with Priscilla and Bob.
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Priscilla
Dickie
Mr. Criswell
Bob
Criswell’s
Criswell Farm
Bill
Criswell
Sonny
Dust in the Air: Street Cars Raise City Dust Levels
Harvard researchers measured dust at 20 feet above streets finding the lowest dust at street junctions about 90 pounds per acre daily. Dustier air on paved streets, worse unpaved, and streets with streetcar lines show about one third more dust, dominated by fine iron particles with similar silica content across street types.
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Harvard University
Editor Savors Cabbage Flavored Temperament Review
The Merrytown Mail cites a complimentary note on a friend’s musical piece. It praises printing quality and front page design, calls the tune sound with good harmony and tonality, yet curbs praise due to the editor’s limited musical knowledge.
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Merrytown Mail
Fat and Forty Old Lady Poses Transfer Ticket Question
A noted passenger asks the conductor about transfer ticket rules as he explains complex east west and north south junction conditions. The exchange hints at confusing policy requiring cars and directions to determine validity.
Kindling the World's Kinship and a Seashore Sojourn
Auntie advises Marian to wed for money, while Marian flirts with eligible men at the seashore. Gerald Holmes writes a novel inspired by life among workers, revealing his cover as Gery Marion. John Morehead discovers Marian’s role in the book’s authorship and a potential engagement with Morehead’s wife.
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Eees
Caroline
Marian
Xin
Tocees
Mrs. Martyn
Gerald Holmes
Gerald
Gery Marion
Marians
Morehead
Mrs. Morehead
John Morehead
Mr. Holmes
Mr. Morehead
Miss Martyn
Magan
Moreheads
Willionaires
Pennsylvania
Copyeenste Syndicateew
Frailty and Fidelity in Abigail’s Political Gambit
Abigail Thomas faces off with Stanley Worth as Mamie Morton pleads for her husband Henry. The governor grants clemency based on Mamie’s petition while Abigail confronts Worth, defending fidelity over frailty and affirming a proposal after witnessing political mercy.
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Abigail
Senate Chamber
Abigail Thomas
Mamie Morton
Mamie Ellis
Thomas
Mamie
Prson
Stanley Worth
Senator Thomas
Henry
Jake Ewing
Stanley
Leas
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Carter County
J. W. Riley
Rowan County
J. B. Hiles
Bracken County
H. C. Duffy
Harrison County
Thos. L. Walker
Republican State Campaign Committee
Lexington Employment Bureau
W. A. Sutton & Son
MT. Sterling, KY
Victrolas
Bryan & Robinson Jewelers
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