Roosevelt endorsement sparks mixed New Jersey response
Editorial notes express distrust of Roosevelt as unsafe for the nation while acknowledging broad opposition to Taft. Readers recount conversations on Decoration Day with Republican women torn between Roosevelt and the Democratic ticket, praising integrity and condemning upheaval in leadership.
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Theodore
Chesl
Ananias Club
Taft
Uas
Roosevelt
Former Socialist Attacks Roosevelt In Des Moines Talk
Pauli Goldstein of Boston Mass criticizes Roosevelt and urges voters to reject his bid for a third term. He argues Roosevelt’s ego and leadership style threaten American institutions and praises the value of President Patt as essential for national stability. Goldstein notes his resignation from the socialist party after a platform debate and states he has not joined any party since.
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Pauli Goldstein
Roston
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Des Moines
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Roosevelt
Tod Moe
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Hess
Tate
Goldstein
Socialist Party
Im Lve
Massachusetts
Socialist Convention
Ileisa Mebrew
Overbearing Customs and a Portrait Studio Dilemma
An anecdote contrasts women’s pride in personal freedom with the shock of strict passenger declarations and customs forms. A humorous studio scene follows a couple debating modesty in photographing their child, recalling a past exposed portrait and vowing not to repeat it.
Unearthed Whale Bones Found by Dredger Crew
Workers on the Florida dredger near Hewletts Bay uncovered a 20 foot whale skeleton about 12 feet below the meadow surface. They secured the vertebrae and head but storm halted further digging. The dredger’s suction pipe has yielded various articles, including a diamond ring worth $100 found two weeks earlier. a box near the pipe collects magnet metals while mud and dirt drop away.
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Hewletts Bay
New York Sun
Lightning Lore and Thundertime Superstitions
A quirky survey of beliefs about lightning from a Yorkshire village. It notes advice to sleep during storms and folk remedies such as tree splinters for toothache, plus a tale of trousers being torn after mentioning lightning.
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Doetor Krewer
Yorkshire
Three Dollar Gold Pieces From 1854 to 1889
The article notes a total value of 1 010 076 dollars from three dollar gold coins spread across the United States mints. Most were minted in Philadelphia after limited runs at Dahlonega, New Orleans, and San Francisco through 1860, leaving a small public familiarity with the coins and a largely obscure cabinet.
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United Staley
Minty
Dahlonega
New Orleans
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Housekeeper Magazine
Lavender Disinfectant and Odor Remedies from Frugal Note
The piece extols lavender as a pleasant disinfectant usable in homes beyond the sick room. It describes drying lavender shoots with a brown wrapping wick and white, then burning a lavender soap flower on a shovel to release scent and aid odor masking.
An Obedient Patient Owl in Rooster's House
In a farmyard scene the owl claims the rooster rouses him to hurry with further details. The rooster scolds the owl while the owl jokes about late hours affecting health and a doctor’s order to bed with the hens. The exchange has comic, clipped dialogue.
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Sont
Nooter
Bald the Owl
Finns as Singers and National Chorus Culture
The piece portrays Finnish singing as a national, almost universal trait across social classes. It describes large organized choirs in Helsingfors, vast gatherings for patriotic songs, and daily singing by farmers and housewives, noting the deep melancholy in their folk songs and the social norm of vocal participation everywhere.
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Imuland
Entira
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Arctic Circle
Improving Table Etiquette Hints at New York Sun Pamphlet
The New York Sun reports a downtown restaurant owner distributes leaflets on dining manners. Patrons are told to take one and learn etiquette, with warnings about rude acts like knife use and wrong spoon handling. The pamphlets raise awareness and improve the dining atmosphere.
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New York Sun
The Modern Falling Charmingly Recalled
A quaint anecdote recalls Mrs Forreatar and the Crawford household as they discuss horizontal versus perpendicular spelling. The piece notes shifts in language teaching and references a noisy house party where Mise Worthley Was struggles to finish a letter among the clamor.
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Crawford
Mise Worthley
White chamois killed in Swiss Alps museum exhibit planned
For two years glimpses of a perfectly white chamois appeared irregularly in the mountains above the Woelstanen valley in St. Gall Canton. Authorities ordered it killed to protect the rare animal. Hunters finally shot a perfect specimen, to be stuffed and displayed at St. Gall museum. Only one other white chamois exists in Switzerland.
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Canton
St. Gall
Switzerland
Geneva
Mall Gazette
The Constitution Is Our Net Joke At Tennis Dinner
A quip attributed to Harvard President Lowell during a visit to England follows labor leader John Burns. Burns compared a bygone government custom to the United States Constitution while two ladies at a tennis tournament remarked how much easier the game would be without the net.
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John Burns
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United States
Tom
Aerial Dunning and the Window Buzzing Clerk
A 1920s business man cries out in alarm at an unseen buzz around his office window. His stenographer replies by leaping from the forty fourth story to explain a persistent bill collector from Skin nim and Haul who threatened to keep buzzing until the account is settled.
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Phat
Skinnim & Haul
Child’s Curious Dress Earns Quiet Notion in Tale
A quirky anecdote describes a little girl wearing a peculiar garment made from a discarded poncho and hat. The mother altered the fabric by cutting holes for the head and arms, yielding an odd but charming outfit.
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Phata
Arma
Inertia and Momentum Debate Between Two Figures
The passage presents a dialogue where Mra. Torkina asks Chayley for her view on current affairs. She defines a standpatter as someone who stops and cannot be started, and a progressive as one who starts and cannot be stopped.
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Chayley
Mra. Torkina
A More Supposition and Hobble Skirt Chagrin
A quirky exchange imagines a man called to a real toad gal and failing to come. The humor centers on a woman buying a hobble skirt that fails to hobble, highlighting social awkwardness and fashion mishaps with playful tone.
Fine Football and Gladiator Echoes in Ancient Arena
The piece muses on ancient gladiatorial combat and compares it to a modern eleven a side game. It playfully contrasts the ferocity of past battles with contemporary football liga dynamics, suggesting a humorous link between eras.
Roosevelt third term talk spans newspapers across Iowa
Emmetsburg Democrat notes spending to back Roosevelt and asks who will pay for a third term. Britt Tribune cites 25 percent Roosevelt support in primaries. Slows City Jour mocks a six year term plan as foolish. Dennison Bulletin reflects strong opposition to a life presidency and potential oligarchy.
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Roosevelt
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Chicago
Emmetsburg
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Hal
F Roosevelt
T. R
Andrew Jackson
Dennison Bulleton
Notice Strayed One Yearling Call Near McClay
A yearling calf strayed and is at large. The owner may claim by contacting John Welbyr at his property one mile west of McClay, Proving property and paying expenses. File and ownership details provided by call.
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John. Welbyr
Webp
Towa
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