Silver keeps front in Democ ratic campaign says Kansas City meeting
The piece argues that Bryan and his followers will not abandon free coinage at 16 to 1 and that Western and Southern Democrats remain committed to the silver issue. It notes Kansas City resolutions committee discussions show silver's central role and Eastern leaders fear it may handicap the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Bryan
Committee On Resolutions
Kansas City
West
South
Democratic Defeat Reflections on Bryan and Imperialism
A political opinion piece argues Bryan cannot win and that imperialism fears are overstated. It asserts McKinley has business support and would lead prudently, while Bryan’s presidency would trigger panic. The article shifts to geology, noting forecasts of Niagara and Great Lakes changes over millennia, citing Prof Gilbert and a 1,000 year timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. McKinley
Cuba
McKinley
Bryan
Lora Salisbury
Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
Great Lakes
Niagara Falls
G. KE. Gilbert
Niagara
Lake Michigan
Mississippi
Gilbert
London
Spectaton
The Cart Before the Mule Campaign Lines Clarified
The piece surveys 1906 political lines as free coinage defeats in 1506 loom again. It notes Republicans will quote Democratic declinisms on a settled money issue, while Democrats face Bryan and imperialism questions. It includes quotes from Cleveland Leader and NY Press and references to Lincoln, Wisconsin, and Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bryan
McKintley
Cleveland
Bryan Begins Second Campaign Fight With Gold Debate
The piece notes Mr. Webster Davis aligning with Bryan and speaking at a Lincoln rally, then being reined in as his Lincoln speech resembled Garfield's. Articles from Chicago Tribune and Indianapolis Journal discuss Democrats tailoring issues to states, silver interest waning in some, while gold standard advocates like Ehrich favor Bryan. It forecasts Bryan's renewed, energetic bid for the presidency and implies an eventual fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Davis
Davis
Interior
Bryan
Lincoln
Democratic National Committee
James A. Garfield
Garfield
Chicago Tribune
Ehrich
Mr. Bryan
Ryan
Senate
House
Indianapolis Journal
Curiosities and Quips from Distant Notices
A collection notes Miau tsze burial ritual with eggs testing ground for omen and a humorous exchange from Mrs Wilikins and her husband about war and marriage. The egg omen tale comes from the St Louis Globe-Democrat while the exchange appears in the Chicago Evening News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Livingston's Grave Fence At Dr Livingstone Site
English traveler Hugo Genthe reports an ornamental fence surrounding Dr Livingstone's grave under the Mpunda tree in Africa. A native said a white man and his donna from the Laupaula northwest ordered the fence, stirring European interest at Zomba and Blantyre, per the Cincinnati Enquirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Hugo Genthe
Dr. Livingston
Mpunda
Africa
Mr. Genthe
Donna
Laupaula
Zomba
Blantyre
Cincinnati Enquirer
Gates and lanterns moved to Confederate prison site
Massive ornamental iron gates and tall lanterned posts at a Boston entrance, long standing, have fallen due to subway excavations and will be re erected at the Confederate military prison site near Andersonville Georgia. Gov John A Andrew of Massachusetts dedicated them at installation. An Anntysls of Accident Policies notes a 2000 policy sample shows 53 pedestrians fall injuries 243 via carriages 73 from horse kicks 47 from edge tool cuts 70 bicycle accidents and 72 from falling stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Common
Andersonville
John A. Andrew
Massachusetts
Chicago Tribune
Engagements, Rings, and Tuscan Manners in Gossip
Mary chides Mary I for breaking an engagement to William and wedding Reginald who has enlisted. Dolly imagines showing the ring to William’s children years later. A jeweler’s weekly quips about a dead hero. The New York Sun notes Tuscan peasants defend their manners with quiet pride and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
William
Reginald
Dolly
Jeweler's Weekly
Some Queer Collateral and Other Snippets From The Paper
A jolly St. Louis garden manager with an artificial eye recalls a past night with friends using a tableful of body parts as collateral for drinks. A housing location ad touts Marinette county Wisconsin farming prospects with cheap land and long terms. A brief exchange from a Detroit Free Press quip is followed by an advertisement for Yucatan Chill Tonic praising its pleasant taste and health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou
George Denham
Raymond
Jack Cheviot
Phil Branson
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Marinette County
Wisconsin
C. FE. Rollins
la Salle St
Chicago
Ill
Yucatan
A Fair Deceiver
A witty exchange between Maud and Tit-Dits about using colored note paper to signal love or faithfulness to Tom and Jack. The joke hinges on red meaning love and blue meaning loyalty, as Mabel asks why two kinds are bought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Maud
Tom
Jack
Peruna Promotes Women’s Strength and Home Care
A promotional piece extols women’s grace and duty to educate and comfort family, urging balance of home duties. It claims modern weariness and moral decay require a restorative tonic, endorsing Pe-ru-Na as a stimulant for vigor and public vitality.
The One Medicine Pe-ru-na for Women
An endorsement of Pe-ru-na as a universal remedy, noting it specifically treats catarrh in any mucous membrane and claiming it can cure a wide range of catarrhal affections and related ailments, especially in women.
Beware Cascarets Substitutor Fraud Warning
A reader warns against retailers who replace advertised articles with substitutes claiming popularity. The piece urges caution about purchas ing Casarets Candy Cathartic and stresses that genuine brands come in metal boxes with a long tailed C and each tablet stamped. It emphasizes that replacing a trusted product harms reputation and deceives customers.
It Thrills Him Quinn Stage Kiss Sparks Audience
A fragment notes a comment about a kiss on stage provoking mixed reactions. The Chicago Evening News quotes De Fonte praising flexible stage romance while audience members feel the single kiss was shared by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinn
de Fonte
Chicago Evening News
Allen's Foot-Ease and unrelated notices fragment
An assortment of old advertisement lines for Allen's Foot-Ease foot powder and Piso's Cure ailment remedies appear alongside social column quips about a bride and a society magazine. The text preserves product pitches and a civic-society jab, with dates and names implied in crude snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society
Indianapolis Journal
Hall's Catarrh Care Advertises Internal Use
An old style advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Care taken internally with price listed as 75 cents. The reframed line humorously notes a man telling his wife how to save money, attributed to Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Arkansaw Thomas
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Minneapolis
Ralea
Campaian
Tomtom
Montana
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N.Y
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Mrs. Willikins
George Willikins
Boston Common's Gate
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Herle
Hay—Cleir
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Catte
Rene
Descreees
Ouisville
Glass Eyes
China
Jonson
Bronson
Detroit Freees
Sterling Remedy Company
Thrills
Him
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Atchison Obe
Endsley
Boston Transcript
Carter
Gare
Mrs. i. Avai Tiwaekee
Theu
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Llississippi River
Benne Tedd
James
Constance Maguire
India
Maguire
J. & C. Maguire
ST. Louis, Mo
Western Coffee
Franklin Avenue
St. Louis
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
ST. Mary’s Academy
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Conservatory of Music
Bostom Normal School of Gymnastics
St. Mary's Academy
Franklin Colleger Ie
Sing sBo
Winchester A
Hester Repeating Arms
New Haven
Conn
D. L. Musselman
Geos City Business College
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C.J. Moffe
Giese
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