Election unease as Wilson campaign urged amid uncertain outcome
The piece argues the 1912 electoral path is unclear if Wilson or Taft fail to secure a majority. It notes House or Senate outcomes are unpredictable with a split Congress and mentions Vice President Sherman’s death intensifying uncertainty. It cites Louis Brandeis on equal suffrage and discusses tariff debates and WWI era political anxieties.
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University millage plan risks 500000 appropriation
Salem letters explain that if the millage tax bill passes it will capture the 500000 appropriation for the University of Oregon and divert it from the general fund. It would also merge the two boards under a single higher education board, pulling them from legislative control.
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The Aging Adim Faces Lost Beauty’s Praise
A clipped verse notes Adim’s past allure and youth’s praise fading as he ages. He shed lively vanity, no longer chasing beauty’s gaze, and now sits with a tempered pride. The speaker, E. Kiser, recalls former flattery and the crowning memory of youth.
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Vague Auction Claim on Vase Stirs Race Hint
A dialogue from Puck mocks a purchase of a vase said to be linked to a colored family. The exchange questions ownership and hints at racial assumptions surrounding the item and its buyer.
Treason and journalism in Washington reflections
In Washington the piece laments treason among leaders and criticizes taft wilson policies. It notes public scrutiny from The Herald and Collier’s editorials as a severe moral rebuke of national figures, comparing corruption in street contracts to broader political betrayals.
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Pamous Theatre Closed in Bowery Landmark
A New York landmark, the Pamous Theatre, formerly the Miner's Theater in the Bowery, closed after 40 years. Lights went out Saturday night and the burlesque troupe will no longer tread the familiar aproned stage. Audiences in 1912 sought brighter quarters a little farther north on the street.
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Vegetarian Household Interview Joke From Cleveland
A Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping recalls a comic moment where a German cook is asked about living with a vegetarian household. The wife notes no meat at home and questions if a vegetable diet would suit the applicant, who responds with shy doubt about the arrangement.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
See That Bald Headed Young Man Adverts Hair Tonic
An ornate 1900s style ad claims PARISIAN Sage prevents baldness by nourishing hair roots. It features dialogue about appearance, touts the product as stopping hair loss and dandruff, with a money back guarantee and price of 40 cents. Tallman & Co. is named as guarantor and distributor.
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