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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1912
Page
7
Excerpts show Theodore Roosevelt defending against Taft’s charges of stoking class hatred. He argues for laws aiding workers and farmers, warns against crooked bosses, and asserts a fight for justice and orderly liberty under the law. He urges real people’s control over politics and notes Lincoln as a demagogue reference.
Theodore Roosevelt argues that justice for the weak benefits all, urging action for cripples rail workers overworked factory girls stunted children and tenement families. He warns future costs if current profiteers and exploitation go unchecked and frames justice as a noble shared cause.
The Massachusetts contest ends in a near tie of thirty six delegates between Taft and Roosevelt. Taft leads the preference vote by about 4,000, but ballot confusion invalidates many Taft delegate votes, granting Roosevelt all eight delegates at large. Roosevelt accepts the result gracefully, while Taft faces a setback for his prestige and a tougher path to renomination.
The piece collates reactions to presidential appeals and primary outcomes. It notes the President’s remarks to Massachusetts voters and criticisms from papers in Baltimore Toledo Cleveland and mentions Taft Crane and Cullom in relation to voting and primary events.
In Washington on May 4 Colonel Roosevelt released from pledge the eight Massachusetts delegates at large elected in the presidential primary. He stated he would expect them to support Taft if the preferential vote favored him, signaling his stand for the people’s right to rule and the need for representatives to reflect the majority’s will.
A literary piece urging a visionary leader to act for the people. It lauds courage, sacrifice, and unity, urging resilience against hunger and oppression while envisioning a Promised Land. The verse invokes duty, prophecy, and public service as a beacon for a nation.
Husband teases his wife over hat preparation while she retorts about waiting for him to fix his feet. Their light hearted exchange reveals ongoing domestic habits and playful banter during morning routine.
Miss Sarah Calkins of Waukegan Illinois details a winter outbreak that covered her body causing intense itching and sleepless nights. After four months using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent she reports complete cure with no relapse and urges baths with Cuticura. A free sample offer is extended by mail from Boston.
A schoolroom moment as Miss Green asks Brownman to name Diana’s virtue. Brownman answers with humor, saying she was celebrated for taking baths, turning a lesson into a playful exchange.
An old advertisement offers a daily fly killer claiming it prevents disease and kills thousands. The product costs 16 cents per unit at dealers or six prepaid for one dollar, with the seller listed as H Somers at 150 De Kalb Avenue in Brooklyn New York.
A humorous exchange notes a husband’s request for alimony after divorce. The item parodies marital troubles and social gossip in a late 19th or early 20th century voice. It also includes an aside about Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup claims and a mock quip about reform and companionship.
In Cincinnati, a man toasts revenge after taking his wife to Echo Rocks by the river. She is left speechless, not delivering the last word for once, as the little man with a greasy vest proclaims the drink is on him and to the echo.
Publicity style ad touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain and kidney trouble. Testimonial from J W Priest of Marysville Ohio describes severe pain, weight loss, and relief after using the product. Brand name, dealer network, and call for readers to remember the name.
The exchange questions motive behind dislike for Blank. Brown cites relation to the person, while Smith-Well probes for other reasons. The brief dialogue appears in Harper's Bazaar.
A health claim proclaims Garfield Tea cures indigestion and notes men’s longing to fly from youth onward. The fragment blends sale pitch with whimsical remarks about aspiration.
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