The Man and the Hour in Washingtons Policies
A sweeping critique of Acting Gov Howell of Washington praising Roosevelt’s policies as “perfected” and the people of Washington as satisfied. The piece mocks the governor’s triumphal rhetoric, notes the public mood, and hints at broader political tensions from the dock to California and potential international mediation.
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Napoleon
Lincoln
Gov
Howell
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Olympia
Aldrich
Payne
Cannon
Wickersham
Ballinger
Lawler
Voting Party Ticket Plain Talk in the Chicago Evening Post
The Chicago Evening Post cites President David Starr Jordan and others to question party loyalty in elections. It argues for voting straight tickets as a safeguard against partisan disguises and urges honesty in choosing candidates.
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Chicago Evening Post
David Starr Jordan
Swarthmore College
Jay Gould
Erie
Jordan
From White to Black and Back Again in Slavery Law
In slave states and the West Indies the legal line defined racial status by blood quantum. White and mulatto became one-half black, white and quadroon one-quarter, continuing through octoroon one-eighth and beyond to griffada, mustee, sang d'or, and finally white again, free of slavery.
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West Indies
Story Teller Tales From Honest Roads And Revivals
A collection of humorous anecdotes features Mark Tulley, state treasurer and re election candidate, recalling a Central Kansas revival where a tall, whisky-loving resident named Toby interrupts with a stuttered confession. The mix includes a London clothier prank and Rothschild letters contrasting temperaments, plus a Boston child’s anonymous birth.
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Mark Tulley
Kansas
Toby
Kansas City Journal
Odd haircuts and a jailhouse drive in New York tale
In New York on June 17, violinist Falk complains of barbers, finally finding a Russian or Polish shop on Madison Avenue offering a long front cut. Attorney Dan O Reilly rides with a friend when the car halts at a potato field near Matteawan Insane Asylum, a scene narrated with local color.
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Falk
Europe
Park
Madison Ay
Russia
Poland
Palk
Maurice
Buredo
Dan O'Reilly
Fishkill Landing
Hudson
O'Reilly
Dan
Oreilly
Matteawan Insane Asylum
Misguided Man Penalized for Smiling at Lady on Street
A street encounter ends in courtroom fines for contempt of court after a man smiling at a plumed lady, a washerwoman, and a child leads to accusations of insult. The judge cites decorum as the core issue while the press label him a fool.
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Traction Company
Pear
Damfino
Talks on Teeth by the Regal Dentists
An advertisement extols the Regal Dental Co as modern dentists offering cures for pyorrhea and Riggs disease. It claims to tighten loose teeth and replace missing teeth without old bridge work, with a written guarantee, at offices on Third Ave and Union St.
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Third Av.land Union St
Regal Dental Co
Various Curious Facts and Jests From Old Newspaper Clippings
A collage of quips and trivia notes mentions Dr A O Jones of Jefferson Ohio and oddities about rail travel in England, Everest, biblical deaths, Panama isthmus plans, tuberculosis rates, humorous exchanges, weather records, and a bootleg mix of cultural references. The fragment ends with a teaser for Pleasant Beach excursions and a Colman dock boat trip.
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Colman Dock
Which Are You Buying A Home Or Rent Receipts
An exhortation that renting wastes money and that rent payments could buy a home. It urges saving and investing in a lot to gain equity, claiming ownership and city growth raise value, and promises guidance to move into one’s own home by using rent money.
Burke & Farrars Fifth Addition Real Estate Ad
This addition lies in a pleasant city area near a park, school and stores. It offers views of Sound and mountains, water and site paid for, cleared lots, and rapid value growth. A few prime lots start at 250 dollars with 5 to 10 dollars monthly terms.
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Sound
Capital Hill District
Property Lot Sale With Easy Terms Offered
Real estate pitch promises a beautiful lot with advance lumber and materials to build a home. Prospective buyers can pay on terms easier than rent with a small down payment. Fremont Ballard cars on First Avenue or Westlake Boulevard will transport to the end of the line to view the property.
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First Avenue
Westlake Boulevard
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