McKinley Cuba Policy Hint Foreshadows Annexation Plan
A Washington to Chicago Times Herald letter argues President McKinleys push to annex Cuba and Hawaii, framing it as a Monroe Doctrine led intervention to secure western hemisphere order. It cites Spain's failure and US duty to protect life and property, with a warning that six months will reveal the plan.
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Washington
Chicago Times-Herald
McKinley
Poley
Times-Herald
Kohlsaat
Cuba
United States
Thia
Congress
Hawaiii
Een
Spain
St. Louis
Americas
Generatoy
Europe
Greece
Armenia
Balkan
Helpful Exercises Which Strengthen and Straighten Them
An item from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat discusses exercises that improve posture and back health. It outlines simple routines and guidance aimed at strengthening muscles, improving alignment, and promoting overall spinal support.
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The
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Relief to Cubans and U S citizens Tested by Diplomacy
The piece argues that providing relief to Americans in Cuba under U S administration signals both humanitarian aid and a strategic prelude to intervention, noting Spain's reluctant consent as a sign of weakness and the broader aim to expose Cuba’s war distress. It also recites two old posture exercises for straightening shoulders and expanding the lungs with commentary on their health benefits.
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Kinley
General Grant
Hawaaii
Cuba
Haawaii
Breat Republic
Wey- Ter
United States
Spain
Becaus
Washington
Red Cross
Mary
Cure for Tobacco Habit Quip Noted in Puck Cartoon
In a Puck cartoon, Brown asks about cures for tobacco, and Jones replies with a humorous note about cigars his wife bought him. The exchange highlights lighthearted take on smoking habits and domestic humor.
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Brown
Jones
Puck
If I Should Die Tonight Poem Fragment
A reflective piece expresses a wish to be remembered kindly after death. The speaker imagines friends consoling over a quiet face and white flowers, recalling forgiven faults and enduring tenderness. The verse pleads for present forgiveness and gentle remembrance rather than distant mourning.
Populist Congressman Learns New York Junket
A New York trip by a Populist congressman reveals his attempt to look statesmanlike with a new suit and silk hat. He joins a poker game on the train and loses all his cash, boasting to a mentor that he has learned. The piece recalls postwar Washington gambling clubs and a secretive senatorial poker coterie that sometimes influenced legislation, while noting such games now occur in private clubs and hotels with limited public view.
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Philadelphia
John W. Keeley
Keeley
New York
Washington
Horse
Senate
Grant Monument
Congressional
New York City
Gove
Populist
House
Pennsylvania Avenue
John Morrissey
Prees Bureau
United States
Hbobtall
Tom Ochiltree
Ochiltree
Fifteenth Street
Colorado
Wolportz
Veat
Cameron
Quay
Jones
Nevada
Wolcott
Senator Wolcott
John Bryan to create Riverside Farm park project in Ohio
The Ohio capitalist and author plans a public park in Yellow Springs and a five year diversified farming experiment on his Riverside Farm. He aims to involve intelligent women, establish departments from farming to blacksmithing, and use the venture to counter urban crowding with practical social uplift.
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a-Herald
Ohio
John Bryan
Cine
Bryan
Lange Eitles
Mr. Bryan
Ohin
Yellow Springs
Miami
Ioront
Riverside Farm
Mansion House
National Council of Women
Congress
Washington
Riverside
Columbus
Riverside Park
Horace Greeley
Thoreau
Emerson
Margaret Fuller
Health and Hygiene Notes on Eyes and Bread Safety
An article reviews eye conditions like strabismus and cataracts, noting early spectacles and delicate ocular surgery. It then shifts to J Lawrence-Hamilton’s findings on bread baking, bacteria in undercooked interiors, and heat transfer during cooling, with remarks on toast terminology.
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J. Lawrence-Hamilton
M. R, CC
Brighton
England
India
Lawrence Hamilton
Coil Ling Whacks Manufacturer Tangles Tenants Noise
In New York Prams a landlord explains a tenant’s question about a man in the flat below who pounds on the floor. The response reveals the man is a manufacturer of coil ling whacks, described with humorous mishearing.
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Tennant
Ray
Landford
New York
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Hawaii
Xee
Nberty
Justion
Robert 4. Ingersoll
Boston
Walla
Sleepy Hollow
James S. Beacom
Westmoreland County
Health and Hygiene
Felix LE Brun
Wim, G. Clark
Penn Ave
Scranton, Pa
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