June 23 In History Highlights
Key 18th and 19th century events mark British Bengal rule and Democratic nominating conventions. Clive defeats Hindoo forces at Piassy in 1767. 1860 Douglas and Breckinridge gain presidential nominations. 1904 Togo’s destroyers thwart Russian Fleet at Port Arthur. Also listed are astronomical evening events and lunar data.
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Piassy
Clive
Bengal
Stephen A. Douglas
John ©. Breckinridge
Baltimore
Togo
Port Arthur
Boys cradled In the lap of luxury
A brief observational note reflects on how cushioned upbringing can influence a young man’s character, suggesting comfort may hinder responsibility and achievement. The saying links parental care to potential faults in personal development.
End Election Losses by Abolishing Elections
A remark suggests abolishing elections to stop money losses in campaigns. It critiques the slow pace of politics and the harm it causes to individuals.
Pioneers and cautionary notes on learning to canoe
The excerpt contrasts a pioneer opening a hole for an assignment with a successor who profits, notes a drowning fool killer’s rare duty, and urges beginners to learn first, wear a bathing suit, and keep a life preserver ready before asking a partner to join.
A War to Push Along against the White Plague
President Roosevelt accepts leadership of the international tuberculosis congress to be held in Washington in September. The drive to stamp out tuberculosis gains recruits worldwide as doctors advance methods and public knowledge. Oxygen as a curative aid and early diet-based symptoms education are highlighted to reduce ravages of the disease.
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Roosevelt
International Tuberculosis Congress
Washington
Roosevelt’s Africa plan amid White House exit hints
The piece discusses President Roosevelt potentially choosing Africa as a post presidency refuge to escape Washington politics. It notes Africa’s transformed travel routes since Livingstone’s era, with railways and steamers enabling cross-continental journeys, and suggests the ex president could pursue active safari or quiet retreat depending on his path after leaving office.
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A&a
Africa
James
Elt
Pearson
Roosevelt
White House
Cressman
Washington
Livingstone
Speke and
Burton
Inakea
Cairo
Cape
Sailor Seeks Help. Door is Slams Shut
A wandering elder asks a suburban housewife for aid claiming to have followed the water for twenty years. The wife dismisses him with a sharp remark and slams the door, rejecting his plea.
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Sa Wanderer
London
When Are You Wed Your Pretty Gancee
A humorous exchange shows Tom asking about marriage to Gancee and Dick doubting any wedding plans. The line about the report gaining currency contrasts with Dick’s joke that he is not gaining currency, underscoring a light, newspaper-voice vignette.
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Tom
Chicago News
All About Her
Conversation sets a town rumor about a woman the characters call the matron at the insane asylum and the men who discuss her. The exchange hints at intrigue around a local figure described with skeptical curiosity.
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Winkle
Cragg
Insane Asylum
How It Affected Him Monk the Caddie Plays Golf
Ever since Leo ate that Gordon Highlander he won t do anything but play golf.
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Monk
Leo
Forlorn for a bachelor when illness strikes
A Browning’s Magazine quip notes a bachelor faces loneliness and no one to take in boarders when he falls ill, contrasting married companionship with solitary sickness.
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Browning
Award Offered for Uncared Oatarth Condition
A damaged notice promises a reward of one hundred dollars for any oatarth issue not treatable by Hall's Oatarth Care. The notice lists F J Cheney & Co as the providers, and mentions a long affiliation with F. J. Cheney. Details are garbled but indicate a medical or care service claim.
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Hall
FJ. Cheney & CO
Proge
Toledo
Underdigica
F. J. Cheney
Met
Congressmen Burton Named to Place Taft In Nomination
Representative Theodore E. Burton chosen to place Taft in nomination for the presidency and endorse him as Ohio’s favorite son. A rising Washington statesman and author on rivers and harbors, he chairs the Inland Waterways Commission and may rise to the Senate if a cabinet post eludes him.
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Theodore BE. Burton
Taft
Ohio
Buckeye
Washington
United States
Inland Waterways Commission
Theodore E Burton Seen as Longtime Congress Leader
Theodore E Burton, a 56 year old Oberlin graduate, was first elected to Congress in 1888 and has served nearly continuously. He ran for Cleveland mayor last year against Tom L. Johnson and was defeated. An old Washington observer praised Burton's debating power, likening him to John Sharp Williams and John G. Carlisle in style.
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Burton
Oberlin College
Congress
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Washington
John Sharp Williams
John G. Carlisle
Williams
Wigs in History: From Queen Elizabeth to Louis XIV
The piece notes false hair first worn in England by Queen Elizabeth with over fifty wigs for private use. It traces adoption by women after her death and later extensive use by men during the restoration in Louis XIV’s court, explaining the periwig term and origins. It cites ancient Egypt and Ionians on baldness and wig use.
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England
Elizabeth
Louis XIV
Egypt
St. Louis Republic
A Matter Of Form And A Palm Leaf Hat Quest
A poem on clever letter writing turns to a mock roast and sharp politeness in etiquette, then a comic scene shows Eve seeking Adam’s help with a palm tree for fashionable hats, while Adam reads a sporting extra.
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Eve
Adam
Rebuking the Critic on Street Car Rides
A passerby quips about streetcars failing to stop at correct places. The critic retorts that he could run them better, then a moral jab about inspecting one's own eye before judging the motorman appears.
Willing to Risk Father of Thirteen Children
A brief dialogue notes a man with thirteen children and his relaxed view on having more. The exchange hints at superstition about the number but ends with his lack of anxiety about expanding his brood.
Elusive memories and hopeful lines rise above clouds
A reflective piece on memory and joy, noting how silver linings appear in every cloud. It ponders the difficulty of recalling and the sense that nearby meaning differs, while pondering a metaphorical ladder to reach it.
Witty Jests and Light Quips From A Quiet Page
A collection of humorous lines and brisk jokes. The fragment features banter about weddings and a playful warning on drinking. It also includes a pun about a dentist and a light jab at domestic life, ending with a carefree, casual tone.
Patience, Purchases, and Personable People
A compact reflection on patience in conversation and spending, noting how company affects dollars spent and how people’s habits shape advice and trust. It suggests cautious judgment of uncertain acquaintances and hints at the moral influence of money on behavior.
Next Oregon Senator Likely as Chamberlain Could Join Senate
A Republican legislature may elect George E. Chamberlain, Oregon’s Democratic governor, to the U.S. Senate. If the law’s mandate to follow the people’s primary choice holds, the GOP body would be honoring a nonpartisan vote. Chamberlain, born 1854 near Natchez, educated at Washington and Lee, moved to Oregon in 1876, practiced law, and served in the legislature and as attorney general.
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George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
United States Senate
Johnson
Minnesota
Folk
Missouri
William L. Douglas
Massachusetts
Chamberlain
Natchez, Miss
Washington and Lee University
Photographic Identification Card Fights Swindles
A Pittsburgh man popularizes a photographic identification card. Friends posing with the photographer create a photo record with a handwritten note on the image. Recipients recognize the caller instantly, reducing fraud in letters of introduction.
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Pittsburg
Boston Bans Cars With Tire Chains in Parks
Boston’s Metropolitan Park Commission forbids heavy cars with tire chains or studded wheels from parkways, citing damage faster than repair. A chauffeur operating such a vehicle faces a fine of 20 dollars.
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Boston
New York
Metropolitan Park Commission of
Hog Cholera Serum Treatment Proves Highly Effective
A May conference at a farm hog cholera station discussed a serum-based treatment developed by the federal animal disease department. Trials show treated herds suffer far lower death rates than untreated herds, and state stations may expand serum distribution to hog raisers nationwide.
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Washington
Janes “Wilson
Animal Husbandry Department
Federal Department
Minnesota
Missouri
Wilson
Tuberculosis Bacilli Survive in Butter Four and Half Months
Circular No 127 from the Department of Animal Husbandry in Washington reports experiments on how long tuberculosis germs stay alive in dairy butter made from milk of an infected animal. Fifty guinea pigs inoculated with butter kept up to four and a half months all died, proving the bacilli can endure ordinary storage. The finding underscores city boards of health efforts to inspect milk cream and butter supplies.
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Department of Animal Husbandry
Washington
Inoculating Alfalfa: Soil Inoculant Outperforms Cultures
The article recommends inoculating alfalfa fields with soil from an established field rather than nitrogen cultures. It advises enriching with manure, distributing inoculated soil with the manure, and thorough disking and harrowing before sowing. If no old field is available, soil from wild sweet clover areas will do, as the bacteria act similarly in roots.
Hogs Get Tuberculosis After Following Infected Cattle
Experiments at the Low Experiment Station placed 26 hogs with infected cattle and 26 with healthy cattle. After a set period all hogs were killed. 21 of the hogs that followed diseased cattle showed tuberculosis, while none of the hogs that followed healthy cattle were infected. The report notes a high prevalence of tuberculosis in dairy cows and links hog infection to exposure.
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Lows
Republican Announces Candidacies in Floyd County Primaries
A series of local Republican nominees declare for June primaries across offices including County Treasurer Trustee for New Albany Township Assessor and Prosecuting Attorney in Floyd circuit court. Each candidate states the race is subject to the Republican primary decisions on June 2 3 4 5 or 25.
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Fred M. Jackson
DR. T. B. Love
New Albany Township
John S. Mann
Ollie L. Emery
Moses L. Jackson
John A Hinds
New Albany
Thomas FE. Fogle
Floyd
William Sloemer
Floyd County
Claude Sittason
Eiost
Charles W. Long
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