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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1908
Page
3
The Daily News and Weekly News announce a fund raising contest offering 60,000 votes for the largest cash contribution. Seven prizes total 1,000 dollars in value. From August 3 at 9 a.m. to August 15 at 6 p.m. each district’s top donor wins 50,000 votes, with a 5,000 vote Special Ballot for the next largest collector.
All candidates should put forth their best efforts to secure this special ballot. If you do not get it one of your opponents will placing them ahead in the contest. Information address The News Contest Department Prescott Arkansas.
An unnamed narrator, posing as a German spy, recalls a mission to obtain a treaty draft from an American diplomat aboard a vessel. She seduces Roger Sutherland, disguises motives, steals the cipher, and faces conscience and love as he discovers her ruse. He forgives, offering view of marriage and restraint in politics.
A humor poem and a sequence of light vignettes poke fun at modern life. Jests on inventions, politics, love, labor, and social manners unfold in brisk dialogue and playful verse. The piece blends satire with breezy humor from a bygone era.
A skeptical reflection on how beauty and guile affect perceptions. The text notes that a strikingly pretty girl who seems innocent prompts broader thoughts on how appearances shape judgment. It then hints that a woman who prefers women understands how her dress fits, using appearance as a social signal.
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