Parallel intrigues unfold in South Carolina governor caper
Thomas Ardmore and Henry Griswold travel through Atlanta Columbia and Raleigh chasing a girl and a threat to release Appleweight papers. Griswold exposes Bosworth misdeeds in Columbia as Barbara Osborne confronts him over looming danger to her father and state.
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Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine Griswold
University of Virginia
Atlanta
Griswold
Ardmore
Gov. Osborne
South Carolina
Columbia
Barbara Osborne
Gov. Dangerfield
North Carolina
Raleigh
Appleweight
Bosworth
Statehouse
Virginia
Barbara
The Labors of Mr Ardmore Amid Politics and Gossip
Ardmore reads the Constitution while Miss Dangerfield manages governor duties and press chaos. A tense telegram from Columbia and North Carolina intrigue hinge on Appleweight, re election schemes, and a duke’s visit at Ardsley as plans unfold.
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Ardmore
Jerry Dangerfield
Thomas Ardmore
United States
Johnston
Griswold
Burr
Jerry
Mr. Ardmore
Miss Dangerfield
Osborne
Old North
Appleweight
Father
Reform
Papa
Eve Hungerford
Ardsley
Duke of Ballywinkle
North Carolina
Modern Civilization Is Roosevelts Topic Berlin Talk
Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the University of Berlin on the World Movement of civilization. He traced the four centuries of European expansion, lauded the spread of learning and science, warned against wealth influencing politics, and urged balanced growth of character, home life, organization, and moral leadership.
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United States
Berlin
Theodore Roosevelt
America
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Vasco da Gama
Copernicus
Bruno
Kepler
Galileo
Ferdinand the Catholic
Ivan the Terrible
Australia
Asia
Africa
Tropical
Rome
Mediterranean
Caesar
Augustus
Washington
Lincoln
Vast bound volumes charm and frighten readers in bygone ages
The New York Sun surveys monumental books from Victoria's sixty three pound giant to the Vatican Hebraic Bible offered for gold to Pope Julius and a Civil War official history costing near three million. It notes the British Museum Chinese encyclopedia of 5 020 volumes, and tiny marvels like a pendulum inventor's four tenths inch long text. A new smoking method using paint brush and creosote, called smoke essence, promises ham and fish flavor but risks poison.
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New York Sun
Vatican
Julius VY
United States
British Museum
Mme
Christine of Lorraine
England
New York Press
Swedish savant Arrhenius doubts canal theory of Mars
The canal theory of Mars is challenged by Arrhenius who argues that the observed features are large surface clefts rather than artificial channels. His view counters the Swedish scientist's claim of planetary construction.
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Mars
Arrhenius
Girl Resents Unwanted Squeeze Causes Pinched Look
A girl bears a pinched expression after an unsolicited hug from a male companion. she speaks out about personal boundaries and the inappropriateness of such advances. The incident highlights youth safety and respect in social interactions.
Remember the name Doan's Kidney Pills
John L. Perry of Columbus Texas credits Doan's Kidney Pills with saving his life after a year of swelling and misdiagnoses. He was told he had Bright's disease and dropsy but relief came quickly from the pills. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John. L. Perry
Columbus
Texas
Bright
Doan
Doan's
Gale By
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Drain on Country's Resources 1908 Immigration Statistics
The article states that in 1908 the foreign born population was 13.6 percent yet supplied 15.6 percent of criminals, 20.3 percent of paupers, and 29.5 percent of the insane. From 1904 to 1908 aliens in these institutions rose 34 percent.
Nature's Remedies Ad Promises Free 10 Day Treatment
An old advertisement urges readers to mail to A. H. Lewis Medicine Co. in St. Louis for a free 10 day treatment of NR tablets claimed to cure rheumatism constipation sick headache liver kidney and blood diseases. It promotes pills as better than pills for liver ills and claims free distribution to recipients who write today.
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A. H. Lewis Medicine Co
St. Louis
Crowing Rooster Drama Attracts Attention In Towns
A local rooster, once a simple farmyard habitant, has turned into a public spectacle with constant crowing. Observers compare its performance to a theater production and note the bird’s self-importance grows with each nearby sunrise.
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Rostand
Castoria Ad Emphasizes Safe Remedy for Infants
An old advertisement urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for infants and children. It claims Castoria has been used for over 30 years and features the familiar signature of its makers, warning to ensure the product bears the true mark.
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Castoria
Liam
Inanity of Courtesy Remarks Cited in Lunacy Commission Joke
A man derides politeness as pointless and jokes about forming a "commission in lunacy" during a subway conversation with Jones. He recalls a night caring for a four year old who swallowed a safety pin and dismisses the accident as foolish chatter.
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Jones
How He Expressed It
A boy praises his mother saying she is the whole world to him. she asks if he knows and he replies yes you are heaven and the north pole to me. The anecdote showcases a child's affectionate expression of love and gratitude.
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Richard
Heaven
The
North Pole
Bishop Stringer Eats Boots on Arctic Mission
Bishop Stringer and a missionary companion toured Herschel Island in the Arctic Ocean then returned to Dawson City. With food exhausted they ate mukluks and moccasins made from raw sealskins, soaked to mucilage and toasted over the fire. The bishop said the mucka licks tasted real good.
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Lfe
Bishop Stringer
Herschel Island
Arctic Ocean
Dawson City
Nationwide push grows in tuberculosis fight
At the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis meeting Dr Livingston Farrand outlined quick gains since 1909. Associations for prevention rose from 290 to 425, sanatoria from 292% to 400, and dispensaries from 222 to 265. In 1909 thirty-six of forty-three legislatures considered tuberculosis, with 28 laws enacted. by May 1 1910 all ten legislatures in session had addressed the issue and enacted measures.
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National Association For the
Livingston Farrand
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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