Knight Errant Sparks Sally’s Daydreams at Factory
Sally, a fast wrapper in a crowded factory, fixes on a knight on a caparisoned horse who rides by the window each day. Her rival Miss Cady eyes Sally’s decline while Sally clings to romance, imagining the knight as rescuer and true love amid grimy work.
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Sally
Mary McCann
Miss Cady
Mance
Round Table
Tim Holan
Tim
Spain
Tim Holran
Dago Joe
Knight Rescues Sally Then Turns Out to Be Tim in Disguise
Sally dreams of a chivalrous knight while Tim Holran pretends to be that hero to win Sally back after losing his job. A street assault ends with Tim revealing his ruse and vowing to join the police, and Sally accepts. The scene shifts to South Carolina politics with Senator-elect Frank B. Gary, a family of jurists, and Bryan support.
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Tito
Saik
Tim
Sally
Spain
South Carolina
Frank B. Gary
A. C. Letimer
United States
Eugene B. Gary
Supreme Court
Ernest
A Feast of the Pharaohs in Ancient Banquets
The New York Tribune recalls lavish pharaonic feasts where guests were served by slaves at midday. A mummy figure proclaimed mortality as revelers drank, with descriptions of women drinking heavily and masters being carried away exhausted.
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New York Tribune
Estimating the United States Population in Early 1900s
Dr. S N D North of the census revealed no official figures but then provided provisional population counts. The United States proper excluding Alaska and Hawaii stood at 83 941 510 in 1906 and 85 582 in 1907, with subsequent years hinted.
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United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Census figures cited as estimates for population plan
A government preparation for a detailed census draws estimates from population experts. The director admits the census count has not been performed since 1900, while costs are projected at 0 651 609 dollars. The Boston Herald notes these figures reflect expert estimates rather than a counted tally.
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Séustice
Boston Herald
New Theology Advocate to Tour America
The Rev Reginald John Campbell pastor of City temple London plans to preach his new theology in the United States denying the divine origin of Christ. He had notable visits including Roosevelt in 1903 and Lipton’s yacht Erin and preached to 20000 at Ocean Grove. Campbell is 42 and formerly followed by Joseph Parker’s church.
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Reginald John Campbell
City Temple
London
England
Campbell
Mr. Campbell
President Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Sir Thomas Lipton
Erin
Ocean Grove
Christ
United States
Denver
Ile
Br. Hillis
Plymouth
Church
Brooklyn
Joseph Parker
Voorhees and Money In Provident Senators Tale
A historical anecdote portrays Daniel W. Voorhees as generous and impulsive with money. An Indiana constituent seeks $150. Bright advises feigning misfortune to trigger Voorhees generosity. Voorhees invites the man to the clerk’s office to see what funds he can provide.
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Washington
Daniel W. Voorhees
Voorhees
Bright
Dan
William
Peculiarities of Bats and Their Flight Mystery
A Scientific American summary notes bats are mammals capable of true flight. Their forelimb forms the wing with elongated fingers and a skin membrane supported by tail bones. The free thumb has a hooked claw, and bat anatomy makes them strong flight models for mechanical flight studies.
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Scientific American
Knighted by the King Not for Honor But for Style
Sir James Knowles of the Nineteenth Century recalls a crown moment in Sandringham where the king offered knighthood but valued the method of conferring it more than the honor itself. He recounts the king sending a telegram so his wife would read the news first in the papers.
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Voorhees
Congressional Library
Stealey
Success Magazine
James Knowles
Sandringham
Sir James
Peoples of Italy and the north south divide
The article notes a marked difference between northern and southern Italians in status and temperament. It attributes this to historic racial separation after Longobards seized northern Italy in 563 and settled along the Po valley. Northern Teutonic stock stems from early Elbe region origins, while southern Italians descend from the old Tetin stock, explaining observed differences.
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Italy
Elbe
Magdeburg
Laneburg
Germany
Lombardy
Tsaly
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Ad Copy Folklore
A home remedy approach praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for stomach and digestive troubles. It cites a Lawrenceville man named Herrin who allegedly recovered from castarrh of the stomach after using the product, claiming weight gain and cure, with guarantee or refund offered.
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Caldwell
Herrin
Lawrenceville
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin
Washington, D. C
Pepsin Syrup CO
Eo Caldwell Bidg
Fronticelio
Fit
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Young Men’s Clothes
Ederheimer, Stein & Co. Makers
Union College
Schenectady
N. Y
House of Representatives
Gary
William J. Bryan
Reginald J. Campsell
Voorhees and Money
C. E. Elliott
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