The Politician's Dilemma A 1903 political intrigue tale unfolds
In a capital state, the Big Four of the dominant party seek a governor candidate. They push a farmer stockman Hawley, under pressure to marry before inauguration, while memories of a past love with Helen complicate his bid. Hawley's vow to wed tests his alliance with the organization amid a tense convention and political theater.
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Middle West
Bob Hawley
Bob
Hawley
Grass County
Helen
Seaman
Galt
Mr. Seaman
Colege
In Doubt. A Rail Station Meeting Dilemma
A New York Press item notes a man meeting his wife at a railroad station faces a social choice. He may kiss her before all onlookers or pretend she is merely a relative, highlighting public versus private displays of affection.
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J. C. Andrews
Murray
Utah
Brigham Young
New York Press
Rival sheriffs vie for Miss Fry at Odessa
Odessa Missouri tale has Sheriff Hamm and Deputy Bacon rivaling for Miss Fry as Beta odds remain even. The Denver Post notes this playful marital contest while a separate astronomy snippet says the star Canopus shines over 10 000 times brighter than the sun.
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Odessa
Hamm
Bacon
Miss Fry
Beta
Denver Post
As To The Refrigerator Ice Storage Advice
Advice on preserving food in the refrigerator stresses keeping the ice compartment full for economy and warns against placing hot foods inside. It suggests a storage box for extra ice and notes ice should be kept for food, not on tables or picnics. Damp cellars are unsuitable. outdoors unprotected storage is discouraged. Regular warm water sponging and drain care are advised.
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H. Morrow
Tavoy
Severe Test of Truthfulness Dialogue Snapshot
A business man tests a youthful applicant with questions on honesty and past fishing, asking if he has recently fished. The applicant answers yes and reports going fishing day before yesterday, prompting the interviewer to probe for truthfulness.
Canary Extinction Mention In A Quip Exchange
A playful exchange references a canary as a bird that is now extinct, with the cat humorously blamed for the extinction. The dialog uses a child and teacher personas to frame the joke about a pet canary.
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Bessie
Puck
Disentery Cured Without the Aid of a Doctor
A Drummond Tennessee merchant, T A Pinner, reports curing dysentery with one bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy without a doctor. He praises it as the best cholera medicine for all ages and notes it is pleasant to take and always effective. Sold by Allen Stubenrauch, druggists.
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Tam
T. A. Pinner
Drummond
Tenn
Allen & Stubenrauch
Odds and Ends From a Dated Newspaper Column
Notes on a phonograph for birds and Jupiter at greatest brilliancy mark a varied page. Illinois adopts a 16 mile per hour statewide speed limit with exceptions for contests. A toothpick machine prints 1 000 picks per minute for a Machinery building feature in St Louis. Oregon's exhibit at Osaka is purchased by a Japanese syndicate and funded by Oregon's legislature plus Canada and Austria. Germany expands in the Dutch herring market as Geestemund ships first catch to Visardinpen, stirring Dutch price fears. A Servian royal tragedy and Swedish press run to a Stockholm congress memory recounts Oscar greeting delegates and a question about the akupshtina.
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Jupiter
Illinois
Amita
St. Louis
Oregon
Canada
Austria
Germany
Geestemund Herring and Deep Sea Fishery Company
Visardin- Pen
Servia
Skuptshtina
Stockholm
King
Oscar
Akupshtina
Hervian
Brofeaso
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Calle
China
Carlin
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Assam
G. G. Crozier
Tara
Dorohat
Burma
Atrica
Henry. Richards
A. Mine Aly
Congo
Rance
Mr. Snillens
Paris
America
Philippines
Charles W. Briggs
Jaro
Pacific Christian
Brooklyn
Long Island
Pella
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