Dark horses rise in past Democratic conventions
A retrospective recalls 1844 and 1896 conventions where untitled leaders like Van Buren and Bryan shifted balloting to name a nominee. The piece contrasts factional splits, two thirds rules, and the dramatic turn in Bryan’s favor with the famed cross of gold speech and Polk’s rise as a later dark horse.
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Baltimore
Martin van
Van
James K. Polk
van Buren
Genass
Michigan
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
John C. Calhoun
Johnson
Henry Clay
Igs
Clay
Andrew Jackson
Texas
Cass
Chanan
Woodbury
Stewart
Houn
Cass Michigan
Tes
Buchanan
James K. Tk
Tennessee
Dark Horse
Ency
Polk
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
The
Platte
Chicago
United States
Richard P. Bland
Missouri
Dick’’ Bland
Bland
Ben Tillman
South Carolina
Tillman
Friends of
Free Silver
Senator Hill
Hill
Bryan
J. T. Hill
Georgia
Hal T. Lewis
A Special Soap for Tender Skin Poslam Soap Ad
Poslam Soap promises purity antiseptic and germicidal qualities for tender skin. It claims safety for mothers nurseries and improves complexion while offering a large lasting cake priced at 25 cents and sold by McKee Drug Co Geo AV Clutton and other druggists. Free samples available by Urgency Laboratories.
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McKee Drug Co
Geo-Av
Clutton
Urgency Laboratories
West
Hints and Dints A Bryanologue in a breezy column
A stream of quips and observations pokes fun at politics, politicians, and daily life. The writer riffs on Bryan, Roosevelt, party factions, local infrastructure, and light social jests with satirical asides and a chorus of wry one liners.
Birthday Forecast For Plungers And Speculators
Temptation to carry trouble to law may rise this day. legal advice helps but lawsuits are warned against. Those born today are described as brave to the point of rashness, marking a birthday favorable to risk takers and speculators.
Bryan Clinches National Nomination After Ballot Surge
The narrative shows the 1896 Democratic National Convention endorsing William Jennings Bryan after multiple ballots. Bland leads early, with Bryan rising steadily as McLean and Stone switch to Bryan. The final result highlights Bryan’s decisive momentum and the convention's nomination gesture amid McKinley’s higher national vote total.
Five Men’s Strength Weighs as Much as One Horse
A note states that five men possess strength equivalent to a single average horse, illustrating contrasts in labor capacity and pulling power.
Fence on Croton Avenue Not to be Removed
Councils last night ordered the fence along Croton Avenue erected by New Castle Dry Goods to stay though it is likely the order will not be carried out. The barrier was set to protect the public from falls into a cellar excavation and construction on the new building is to begin soon according to an interested party.
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New Castle Dry Goods Company
Croton Avenue
That Soiled Gown Says How To Stop Perspiration Odor
A reader asks how to manage underarm and body odor from perspiration. The advice favors using an odorless antiseptic deodorant powder to absorb moisture without stopping perspiration. Recommends Effeta 25e powder and suggests Nufeet as a foot powder alternative. Willis Pike & Co. Laboratories promotes the products from New York.
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Geo. W. Clutton’s
Willis Pike & Co., Laboratories
West Slet Street
N.Y
Ribbons Offered at 15 Cents a Yard in Color Range
Catalog notes describe ribbons from 15c to 20c and up to 35c with several hundred dozen bolts of Taf feta Moire Messaline and fancy stripes. It promises extraordinary values and a wide selection including changeable effects dotted spotted and bordered designs for 15% inch widths.
Fine Madras Fabrics in Various Weaves and Colors
Ten thousand yards of fine Madras fabric 32 inches wide at 124 per yard offered. We feature staple low cost Summer Dress materials with wide and narrow stripes checks plaids in all colors. Do not judge merit by price. let your eyes decide as quality and style unfold beyond the print.
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St. Louis
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Dick’” Bland
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Pensylvania
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Iowa
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Ohio
Gov. Stone
Boies
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Montana
Turpie
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McKinley
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Kuppenheimer
Alfred Benjamin
Lampeck
L. System
Nickerbocker
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Cukerbraum
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Pittsburgh, PA
George Moore
Rose Kessner
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Lawrence Savings & Trust CO
R. W. Glendenin & Sons
Diamond Theatre
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