Alwyn Faces a Moral Test Over Borough Franchise
In a sleepless night Alwyn Bennett weighs duty against wealth and love as Horrigan threatens to expose his father’s alleged graft. His mother, stern and urging, presses him to do right, even at personal cost, as the report looms.
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Alwyn
Ett
Bennett
Mrs. Bennett
Aguely
Alwynn
Mrs. Nett
Benazett
Father
Horrigan
Fle
Torrigan
Women Who Wear Well
An article argues marriage and motherhood cause changes in appearance and vigor due to ignorance and neglect. It warns about pelvic drains and health issues, urging natural remedies and adherence to medical guidance. It promotes a patent formula claimed to restore health without alcohol or habit forming drugs.
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Surf Ag
Revasey Andlalek Wosiie
Pope Bally
A Florentine Roof Garden Beyond the City Below
Helen Zimmern describes Florence from rooftop palaces where unseen gardens spread over red and green vistas. The aerial city offers pure air, scant smoke, and sea and mountain breezes, revealing a peaceful, crime-free apex with verdant scenes and silent stairways.
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Florence
Helen Zimmern
A. Florentine
Century
John and His Idols
A Chicago News piece cites Rev. John MacGowan describing Chinese religious practice as driven by fear and business interests rather than reverence. It portrays idol worship as pragmatic, with idols consulted for success or sickness, and personal blame assigned to the worshiper if outcomes fail.
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John MacGowan
Chicago News
Ireland’s Emigration Ebb and Rise Since 1902
Freeman's Journal notes emigration fell from 1902 to 1905 reaching a low not seen since 1851. In the last two years numbers rose, with 1907 showing the highest emigrant total since 1902 and well above 1897 and 1898 levels.
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Ireland
Freeman's Journal
Names With Old Indian Ring Among Carlisle Graduates
Among the names of Carlisle Indian School graduates are some still bearing the old Indian ring. While most are Anglicized, a few retain distinctive names such as Sadie American Horse Lavina Cornsilk Theodore Owl Mary Wolf Henry Knocks-Off-Two and Morgan Crowsghost embodying traditional heritage.
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Carlisle Indian School
Sadie American Horse
Lavina Cornsilk
Theodore Owl
Mary Wolf
Henry Knocks-Off-Two
Morgan Crowsghost
Oll
Do Not Be Dead While Alive Humorous Philosophy
Duncan M Smith urges active living in a humorous poem about taking action, staying busy, and seeking satisfaction. He contrasts loafing with effort, noting fame comes from hustle, even if not always rewarded, and ends with a quip about art and self-assessment.
Joke exchange column on schooling and pensions
In a light exchange a father asks about his son in school and a phrenologist boasts of his skill by taking a dollar. The humor touches on spelling, sign painting aspirations, pensions for domestic service, and a man married sixty years, reflecting old time newspaper quips.
Morning Calls Dull Glow From Night’s Bright Pleasures
A reflective quatrain contrasts lively night pleasures with the dull rigors of morning routine, noting how enjoyment shines at night but loses luster when dawn arrives. The poem observes a shift in mood between nocturnal delight and morning obligation.
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West Baden
French Lick Springs
America
B. E. Taylor
McDor I
Frank J. Reed
New Albas
Chicago
Bloomington
North West
New Albany
Louisville
Man Palace
Kalies
O Penner
Language Quirk Sparks Debate Over Native Fluency
A speaker claims the man speaks French like a native while another says he merely jabbers. The question arises whether he is truly fluent, with confusion about whether his native background is German.
Ruling Passion Ends With A Grim Debt Of Nature
A short humorous obituary note tells of a miser who dies after a long life spent avoiding both death and payment of debt. The quip hinges on the idea that he dreaded not dying but settling obligations with the world. The tone is wry and elegiac.
Must Be Some Reason For It
A dialogue snippet contrasts ideals and wealth as a character is described as principled yet financially modest. The exchange notes that the man’s lack of money prompts curiosity about his motives and integrity.
Pert Paragraphs On Duty Virtue And Public Life
A reflective piece notes that turning down opportunities risks delay and that virtue appears as its own reward. It contrasts thunderous politics with quiet operations when confidence is tampered with and warns that some men are selfishly made. It closes by mocking advice for hire and praising cleverness.
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Fim
United States Circuit Court
Eckets
Border Decoration of Filet Net Chasuble Coats
Pattern notes describe charming borders for filet net chasuble coats using ecru net and lace with hems, folds, or satin trim. Suggestions include braiding or corded accents in black or pastel colors for smart practical wear.
Princess slip pattern offered with multiple sizes and styles
A pattern for a princess slip is available in seven sizes from 32 to 44 inches bust. Send 10 cents with pattern number 4019 to receive it. The description notes a satin belt waist, possible high neck long sleeves or low neck short sleeves, and a seven gore skirt with optional flare. Tassels finish cuffs and collar. bodice resembles a fitted corset cover.
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Aizes
Amati violin restored after Bay Area theater fire tale
A wrecked Amati violin from the Lucky Baldwin fire in San Francisco was rebuilt by Herman Muller after nine weeks of work on sixty eight wooden fragments. The aged instrument, once warped and glue-free, regained its voice as August Hinrichs’s orchestra leader revived its strings.
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San Francisco
August Hinrichs
Amati
Herman Muller
Hinrichs
Local Streets and Reel House Landmarks Listed
Fragmentary text cites intersections West Seventh and Ohio, West Tenth and Floyd, West Seventh and Main, and Reel House at Corner Lower Fourth and BE lent atennia 31 32. Distinct entities include street names and a venue reference, though details are unclear.
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Tiux
West Seventh
Ohio
West Tenth
Floyd
Main
Reel House
Myeiands Beretia
Spring
Lower Fourth
River
West Eighth
Pearl Ash
Reel
East Fourth
Culbertson Ave
Fast Eighth St
Upper Sixth
Glass Works
East Eleventh St
Vincennes and
Heeler
Vincennes
Spring Streets
Oak and
Thomas Streets
Fears
Oak
West Union
State and Green
Poplar
Thirteenth
Stone
Eighteenth
Lower First St
Southern R. Railroad
Chartres
Cherry
Constitution
East Ninth
Market
East Tenth
Elm Streets
Fifteenth St
Culbertson Avenue
Charlestown Road
Vincennes Street
Robinson's Pante Factory
Oye Imgt Ae Atrenast
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Italy
John
By Duncan M. Smith
Germany
Princess Silip
Tennyson
Duke of Argyll
Marquis of
Ronar
New England States
Foley
Alvin H. Stimpeon
Willimantic
Conn
Remedios
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Que
the Tribune Company
Pearl St
Ind
Fulluifu Gullasive
Bixin Avenue
East Seventh and
Chartre S Streets
Main and
Mast Streets
Silver Street
K. KR
Daveney & Co
Parker
Decaeca
Dai Falling
Dragoste
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co
Detroit
Hotel Tuller Absolutery Fireproof
West Baden Springs, Ind
Bey
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