Tactics of the Little Pagan God on St Valentine
The piece surveys diverse Valentine customs across England and Europe. It notes how the romantic figure adapts its methods by place, from dainty envelopes in New York to dove notes in Berlin and phone calls in London, then details Derbyshire’s window watchers, sweeping the girls, Lorraine’s wedding cake task, and Norfolk’s gift traditions tied to historical cycles.
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Hough
St. Valentine
New ‘York City
My Lady’s. Heart
Berlin
London
Cupid
England
Derbyshire
St. Valentine’s
Jung
Valentine
Lorraine
Norfolk
Great Britain
Continent
Charles’ II
Power of the Speaker Attacked in House Debate
Wisconsin Republican Nelson denounces speaker control in the House, arguing the speaker overrides minority rights and overpowers members. He pledges to uphold principles over personalities and urges parliamentary reform alongside presidential policies.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Nelson
Wisconsin
House
Shoe Day on the Bowery in New York
Thousands line Bowery for shoe day distribution in Sullivan district. Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan, "Big Tim," orchestrates the annual event giving new shoes and dry socks to men in need, with over 5,000 men waiting before club rooms open.
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Bowery
New York
N. C
Timothy D. Sullivan
Big Tim
Sullivan
Holland Bill Lets Counties Borrow From School Fund
Guthrie Oklahoma. The lower house Friday passed the Holland Bill allowing each county to borrow $2 per capita from the public school fund. The state treasurer has $5,000,000 on hand from Congress donations and up to $20,000,000 more expected from Oklahoma school lands. New counties in the Indian Territory operate without funds as no tax levy exists.
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Guthrie
Congress
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Illinois Supreme Court Halts Chicago Judge in Habeas Case
The Illinois Supreme Court consented to consider an injunction to restrain Judge Willard M. McEwen from hearing arguments for discharge in habeas corpus. The court directs Judge McEwen to stay the habeas hearing pending further action by the court.
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Chicago
Springfield
Illinois — Supreme Court
Healey
Willard M. McEwen
Democratic State Central Committee Endorses Bryan in Iowa
The Des Moines resolution endorsing William J. Bryan was unanimously adopted by the Democratic state central committee and sent by wire to Bryan. After a day of maneuvering radicals gained majority over conservatives who had opposed Bryan in the past.
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Bryan
Iowa
Des Moines
William J. Bryan
Democratic State Central Committee
Printer Suspension in Washington Posts Roosevelts Action
President Roosevelt temporarily suspended as public printer on Wednesday to facilitate a government printing office investigation by Congress. Charles A Stillings and William Rossiter appointed to fill duties. Rossiter already serves as chief clerk of the census office.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles A. Stillings
William §. Rossiter
Government Printing Office
Congress
Rossiter
Census ‘Office
Hamilton National Memorial Association Incorporated
The Alexander Hamilton National Memorial Association was incorporated in Washington D C on Thursday to secure funds for a suitable site and monument to perpetuate and commemorate Hamiltons public achievements.
Oklahoma editor to consolidate Alva papers
G. White, editor of the Alva Review, has purchased the Alva Weekly Courier and will consolidate the two Oklahoma papers. The Courier was owned by A. D. Ross and the move comes from Wichita Kansas.
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Oklahoma
Wichita, Kansas
Lyman. G. White
Alva, Ok
Review
Alva ‘Weekly Courier
Courier
A. D. Ross
St Louis Pioneer Death Report
Alfred Garr, a Pioneer of St Louis, died Wednesday from pneumonia in Missouri. The brief notice notes his age and local significance.
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St. Louis
St.Louis
Alfred Garr
Dr Simmons and the Southwest
Dr C F Simmons, Southern born and broad minded, has helped many buy homes in the fertile Southwest. He is a kindly man who never misstates facts for wealth and offers square dealing in land negotiations for readers seeking sections where life is pleasant.
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C. F. Simmons
Simmons
Rockefellers
Southwest
Weather Woes Stir Husbands and Matinee Pets
A sharp witticism on winter weather contrasts a chilly day with a man’s appeal to stay inside. The quip notes a wife preferring the fireside over a matinee as cold air bites the town.
Eczema Sufferer Recovers After Cuticura Use
Mrs David Brown of Locke Arkansas describes two years of eczema with ankle sores and itch so severe she could not walk for months. After three uses of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills her ankles healed quickly and she has had no relapse in a year.
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David Brown
Locke, Ark
Treadmill Practice Still Used in Some Prisons
Popular Mechanics reports on a barbarous prison custom where convicts operate treadmills at about 30 steps per minute. A miss sends a cross-bar to strike the calves, as shown in an accompanying illustration of the punishment task.
Castoria Safety Reminder For Mothers
Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it contains the proper label and ingredients as prescribed by manufacturers and health authorities.
The Ruling Passion and a Banker’s Grim Notice
A young man seeks the banker for his fair and only child. The banker nods gravely then smiles and delivers a stark business reply that he will file the notice and asks him to return in sixty days.
Trusted Advice Letter Helps Women In Need
A long standing confidant in Lynn Massachusetts offers private correspondence to women with illness. Mrs Pink ham’s letters claim to reveal insights from thirty years of experience guiding sick women.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed By Patient
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa writes she suffered organic disturbance and female weakness from age sixteen. She avoided surgery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and now proclaims herself well, advising others to follow directions.
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Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Facts for Sick Women by Lydia E Pinkham Ad
An advertisement touts Lydia E Piehams Vegetable Compound as the standard remedy for female ills. It claims cures for displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feelings flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
When Your Throat Feels Sore Get Brown's Troches
An advertisement touts Brown's Bronchial Troches as providing immediate throat relief for 25 cents a box and claims the product contains nothing injurious. The passage also notes a separate assertion about proving facts by manipulating evidence.
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Alberta
U. S. Crawford
Ninth Street
Kansas City
Missouri
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Germany
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