December 10 in History Notes and Astronomical Facts
Entries mark birth of William Lloyd Garrison in 1805 and death in 1879, 1870 German empire proclamation at Berlin, 1898 US Spain peace treaty signed in Paris, and 1907 death of General Alexander Hamilton in Tarrytown. The piece adds sun and moon times, sun declination, plus satiric remarks on Christmas shopping and Cuba’s president.
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William Lloyd Garrison
Berlin
United States
Spain
Paris
Alexander Hamilton
Agron Parr
Tarrytown
N. Y
Island government faces curb on automobile joy rides
The writer argues PEI should use its new powers to bar cars to curb speed crazes and reckless driving. A firm stance, including bars against the "devil wagon" trend, would serve humanity by ending joy rides and related dangers.
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Prince Edward Island
Immigration Frenzy Tests Hawaii Japanese Influx
The piece warns that Hawaii faces orientalization as authorities seek American settlers to curb increasing Asian immigration. It notes Honolulu's population growth under American rule, a small white majority, and natives fading, while expanding industries attract rapid Japanese migration.
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Hawaii Ta
Honolulu
Hawaii Ie
Big Stick Policy Echoes in Caribbean Comments
Editorial reassesses U S Caribbean role urging restraint and warning that direct control over Caribbean and South American nations would be ruinous. It argues the big stick should remain a warning rather than a tool for race-based empire while noting Haiti Cuba and Santo Domingo already feel its shadow.
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Europe
Haiti
United States
Cuba
Santo Domingo
South America
Foley product cited in counterfeit case headline
A court notes a conviction for counterfeiting linked to Foley’s Honey and Tar cough remedy. The report identifies the alleged offender D. Kuostel and describes the counterfeit money scheme as a harmful deception involving a well known medicine.
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Foley
D. Kuostel
Green's Protest and the Cigar Case
A husband pretends to curb a hired girl's smoking by claiming he will remove her habit with a box of cigars. Mrs Green fears for the children while the husband reveals the scheme to stop her smoking by returning the cigars. The ruse succeeds and the girl quits.
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George
Mrs. Green
Scott
Green
Persian justice postcard depicts three bandits hanged
A revolutionary group in Persia circulated a postcard showing three naked bandits hanging by their feet from a city gate near Taurix. A military guard stands nearby as the legend notes the wretches hung for hours in agony before death relieved them, witnessed by thousands.
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Revolutionary Party
Persia
Taurix
Porto Rican English and the Spanish Influence
The piece notes how English slips into Puerto Rican usage, citing a San Juan notice for a political mitin as a rapid transit version of meeting, illustrating how local speech adapts to Spanish phonology and expectations during the island’s occupation.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Conductor Refuses Transfer After Cigar Swap
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note describes a passenger asking for a transfer on the Euclid car. The passenger offers a ten cent cigar, the conductor issues the transfer and charges a penny. Other riders question how the swap could save money on a transfer worth at most eight cents.
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Euclid
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Duke Proposes Car Confiscation to Curb Speed Mania
The Duke of Northumberland at a Mansion House conference on the motor question urged forfeiting the offender's car for months to curb motorist excesses. He argued mercy should not excuse harsh penalties and suggested the owner be required to view and care for the vehicle daily during the ban.
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Duke of Northumberland
Mansion House
All Grace
London Chronicle
House
Ways and Means
Beef Trust
Catarrh Cure Claim by F J Cheney Company
The advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. It promotes Dalls Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional remedy and offers a $1000 reward for any case it fails to cure. It invites readers to request circulars and testimonials and notes sales through local druggists.
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Dail
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Meeting in New York Alters Fates of Two Writers
Jack Ainsworth, now vice president of the road, encounters his former friend Lillian Tresutwell in New York. She reveals she will abandon writing for good, and he vows to ask the fame-bound lover if she will choose happiness over glory. She agrees, and he helps her plan the ending of her literary career.
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Lois
C.'s
Sanctum Sanctorum
Jack Ainsworth
Jack
New York
Mr. Ainsworth
Wenn
Lillian
Ainsworth
Jacek
Eitan
Miss Treadwell
Inman
Payly
Chamberlain
Oregon
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
United States
Johnson
Minnesota
Deneen
Ihnvis
Swanson
Virginia
Broward
Florida
Wilson
Grove's sign on each box sells a laxative product
A fragmented ad style note references LAXATIVE BROMO Quintre Tablets and mentions GROVE'S signature on each box. The text implies a medical or patent medicine label and a claim to retard money if it falls to cure, but the snippet is unclear and lacks confirmable details.
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Om . Grove
Not the Line but Central Says Minnie and Grayce
A fragment from the Kansas City Times features Minnie accusing others of nerve and busyness while Grayce responds that she is often busy when she is told the number they want. The exchange hints at social tensions and dialogue style of the era.
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Central
Minnie
Grayce
Kansas City Times
Not Safe Stranger Scene In Old Yale Record
A fragment from the Yale Record depicts a posse leader placing a noose around a captive as a warning. The exchange ends with the remark that they are “only stringing you,” implying a lynching threat in a tense confrontation.
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Yale
Polka Tryouts Sparkled With Talks and Laughs
The Philadelphia Press quotes a musical young woman saying they spent the evening learning a new polka. Jack Potts reacts with mock astonishment as they discuss the limits of the tryout in a lighthearted exchange.
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Jack Potts
Philadelphia Press
Mrs M Raneys Experience Endorses Foley Kidney Remedy
Mrs McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi says she was bedridden for three months with kidney and bladder trouble and after two doctors failed to help she started Foley's Kidney Remedy. She reports feeling like a new person after two bottles and urges other women to try it.
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M.’ McRaney
Taft Temperate Judge Leads Philippine Tariff Debate
Washington dispatch outlines the Philippine tariff fight as factions split on free entry for sugar rice and tobacco. Taft supports the reform while Lodge and senate Republicans resist. Lawler recalls old stances. Major McDowell seen likely to hold clerkship with several governors slated for Rivers and Harbors Congress attendance.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Taft
Congress
House
Senate
Senator Lodge
Senate Philippine Committee
John Sharp Williams
Champ Clark
United States
FiNpinos
Silent wisdom and sharp wit on fame and favor
A reflective piece on humor philosophy and reputation, noting how reticence can build trust while revealing the self. It discusses friendship with a doctor, the art of stealing a kiss, and reading a woman’s mind through subtle cues, ending with a quip about European travels and loyalty.
Hidden War Wounds and Pension Amid Silent Conflicts
An archival fragment recalls a figure who avoided battle and weaponry yet drew a substantial pension. It notes a paradoxical pride wound and a scientist's claim about family ties between mouse and elephant. The text hints at themes of identity and sacrifice without graphic detail.
Better Odds Bet Sparks Banter Across Wager Exchange
A playful exchange over bets features statements about which side will win. The participants spar with colorful bets comparing a dollar to a doughnut and escalating to a lump of coal for sharper stakes. The tone captures lighthearted rivalry and wagering humor.
Looked Like a Headlight
A fragment describes someone judged by others as not among the brighter lights, noting a blunt nose and a perceived lack of brilliance. The speaker contrasts this with a memory of being thought a great light, hinted at by a question about the speaker’s own nose and appearance.
Tig love that makes the world go round joke
The fragment notes a playful idea that love drives the world, while experiments show it can also lead to financial strain. The speaker contrasts romance with practice and risk, suggesting affection has broad, ironic consequences.
Confession on Ethnology and Fashion
The professor admits deep study of ethnological subjects while acknowledging limits in explaining savages garments and headresses. He compares this to not fully understanding directoire gowns or Merry Widow hats, in a New York Life dialogue.
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New York Life
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