Progress and Refinement in Modern Habits
The article mocks modern claims of moral uplift through refined living. It cites a New York cholera investigation and a sensational retelling of Arthur Denyse’s account of using an urn containing Col. Waring Jr.’s ashes to mix a gin Rickey, noting the line “He washed out the urn” as proof of progress.
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Thomas A Becket
New York
Doty
Arthur Denyse
Dr. Doty
Denyse
McKey
Newark
Col
George E. Waring Jr
Thorne
Sutherland
Colonel Waring
The World Do Move And The Drinking Habit
The passage notes a shift in practice as drinkers discard the punch bowl and wash out the receptacle to prevent yellow fever germs entering the body. It uses a humorous tone to celebrate scientific progress and civilized methods, stating the world does move.
Reyes Yields to Push for Mexican Presidency
The article reports Gen Bernardo Reyes yielding to follower demands and agreeing to run for Mexico’s presidency in the October election. It warns the United States should watch its interests, arguing Reyes is not a friend to the U S and would not favor it if he gains power.
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Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Reyes
Diaz
United States
Penisa Maid Valiently Defies Odds in Trotting sport
Penisa Maid, a bay mare from modest line, rose from rough Iowa Illinois tracks to challenge the era of Lou Dillon. She fought through harsh conditions, avoiding the parlor-ground comforts afforded Dillon, and earned victories under demanding racing tactics. Her owner in 1909 believed she had speed for the Grand Circuit.
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Penisa Maid
Lou Dillon
Iowa
Illinois
Penisa Maid the Little Mare That Won Fame in 1910 Race
The autumn 1910 bay Penisa Maid rose to top trotting fame sweeping tracks across the season. Bought for 25000 dollars by a multimillionaire she became an aristocrat of speed and courage. In Indianapolis she clocked 2 0134 for the fastest mile of the year and added a Kalamazoo victory before passing away.
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Indianapolis
Kalamazoo
Boston Lacks Humor in Public Discourse and City Myths
Opinion piece critiques Boston as humorless and self important, cites Spanish American War panic and Mayor Fitzgerald quip about German cities. Discusses Boston newspapers defending the mayor and misreading Vienna as German, plus a note on El Paso’s supposed tass hoppers and Senator Bailey resigning from the privileges committee.
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Boston
Hemisphere
Cervera
Mayor Fitzgerald
Hamburg
Dusselberg
Vienna
Budapest
Fitzgerald
Germany
Bailey Resigns From Senate Committee On Privileges
The Indianapolis News notes Senator Bailey resigns from the committee on privileges and elections. Other papers echo the same: Bailey has resigned again, with a wry take on his pattern of resignations.
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Bailey
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Indianapolis News
Bailey Resigns from Privileges and Elections Panel
The Utica Observer notes Senator Bailey’s resignation from the senate committee on privileges and elections as a proper move that strengthens the Lorimer case. It argues his expressed opinions could affect his juror fitness and suggests Bailey’s strongest points arise when he resigns from duties.
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Senator Bailey
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lorimer
Bailey
Utica
Senator Bailey Quits Senate Committee Outlook Still Uncertain
The Springfield Republican notes Senator Bailey resigned only from a senate committee and remains in public life. The recent large Texas prohibition vote is seen by some as ominous for his future, marking Bailey as one of the staunch wet advocates on the issue.
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Senator Bailey
Senate
Texas
Bailey
Springfield
The Stomach Its Demands And Appetite
This piece extols appetite as nature’s boon and links cheerful meals to digestion. It explains gastric juice in digestion, warns against worry during meals, and advises eating when hungry, with limits on alcohol and irregular eating. It advocates following nature over conflicting beliefs.
80 Skirts Won't Sag
From the New York Sun a dressmaker explains a skirt is not ready and shows a fin ished form with weighted seams. The customer fears sagging but the maker promises the material will sag to a minimum after a day and the hem can be adjusted.
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New York Sun
Women and Vacations in Rural Life
The Marton Chronicle argues that women bear the heaviest burden of household routine and monotony, while men experience ongoing variation and recreation. It suggests wives should vacation or go fishing while husbands handle duties at home, noting the strain on mothers and a link to asylum figures.
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Marton Chronicle
North Dakota farmer seeks broad support after election speech
A North Dakota German farmer seeking an appointive office aimed to please both parties. On election night at ten o clock with the outcome undecided he addressed the crowd saying We meets to celebrate his glorious victory. We knows not yet which way it goes. Hurra Hurra Hurra.
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North Dakota
Success Magazine
Poems Worth Preserving By George Wither
A speaker muses on love and beauty asking if true worth or fortune should dictate despair or pursuit. He refuses to waste life for an unrequited or unsuitable beloved, insisting only if she loves him will he endure, else he will move on.
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George Wither
Beware Oh Beware A Satirical Warning Poem
A historical verse lampoons temptations and dangers from gin to cigarettes, music halls, and social roles. It catalogs warnings for the young and old, including clergy and widows, urging virtue and caution in a moralizing, tongue in cheek tone.
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Sir Robert Burnett
Republicans Plot Next Year Nomination If Taft Is Renominated
The Burlington Free Press asks who Republicans would pick for the presidency should President Taft fail to win renomination, implying debate on 1912 contest options and potential substitutes among GOP leaders.
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Wisconsin
Taft
Burlington Free Press
Bad Hombre On City Streets Stirs Old Memories
Two detectives head out from headquarters to chase a notorious "bad hombre" feared for imminent pistol trouble. They recall past gunfire on Main plaza where a sleeping officer, alarmed by shots, chased the scene and confronted a trembling hack driver who named Ben Thompson.
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Main Plaza
Ben Thompson
Pranks Near Pisa Leans on Leaning Tower Incident
Two American youths touring Italy in Pisa joined a party at a cafe. In a reckless moment one shoved the other against a building and held him there as a joke. They fled on an early train after a startled spectator warned them, avoiding the leaning tower sight unseen.
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Italy
Pisa
Success Magazine
Senator Takes Up Golf in Washington Fashion
A dignified senator learns golf as a Washington fad. A distressed caddy endures a misstrike that sends dirt flying while the inquirer asks what was hit. The caddy deadpans it was the District of Columbia.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Success Magazine
The Poet Philosopher Hails Warm Summer Woes
The poem by Geo. Matthew Adams celebrates a sun drenched summer and hot weather while humorously comparing life in warmer climes to Eskimo and Lapland hardships. It contrasts shoveling snow with basking heat and expresses contentment with seasonal comfort.
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Lapland
Power of an Air Brake Illustrated by Train Stop
The article explains air brake power noting a locomotive pulling ten passenger cars reaches sixty mph on level track, and the brakes stop the train from sixty mph in seven hundred feet. It states the stopping distance is about 3 percent of the acceleration distance.
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Science
Homesick for Ohio and the Big Four Car
Westbrook recalls lifelong Ohio residence near the Big Four railroad and a Nebraska trip for horses. He describes six weeks of homesickness and an afternoon spent visiting a Big Four freight car while halted by a tree on a railroad siding.
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Westbrook
Ohio
Nebraska
Success Magazine
Must Be a Devil of a Fellow
A Baltimore Sun commentary lauds Buck Herzog calling him a fiend in the field and a demon at bat praising his prowess as a baseball player.
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Buck” Herzog
Baltimore Sun
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