Republican presidential race shows wide field of candidates
The piece notes many Republicans in contention with Taft prominent in Ohio, Fairbanks quiet in the West, Hughes seeking New York support, Cannon hopeful for party backing, and Bryan as the Democratic front. It also includes quips on democracy, public life, and humorous anecdotes from various states.
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Taft
Ohio
Fairbanks
West
Cannon
Miss Democracy
Bryan
Japan's Military Greatness by Count Tolstoi
Tolstoi argues Japan eclipses Russia due to superior military science and patriotism. He claims Japan thrives not from Christianity but from practical military focus and a fierce non-Christian spirit, learning and mastering warfare faster than Christian powers.
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Russia
Japan
Africa
Asia
English Etchings on Social Life and Geography
A compact survey notes concentrated land ownership in Britain, health disparities among London newsboys and barber boys, wealth housing contrasts, vast pasture acreage, Edinburgh as Britain’s smallest capital, Tristan da Cunha’s tiny population, golf club proliferation and distances traveled, plus the uptake of Dutch wooden sabots among London’s poor, imported by a Streatham Hill firm.
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Great Britain
London
England
British Empire
Edinburgh
Tristan da Cunha
Streatham Hill
Plays and Players in Vaudeville and Broadway Circles
Eva Tauquay enters vaudeville while George Ade writes for Ezra Kendall. Maxine Elliott to lead a New York engagement in Her Great Match. Wincher Smith and William Gillette collaborate on a new American comedy. J Fred Zimmerman acquired The Lady From Lane s right from George Broadhurst. Augustus Thomas returns from Mexico to write for Dustin Farnum. Miss Carlotta Nilsson to appear in Up the Eye after contract expires. Miss Mary Mannering recovering from grip and rheumatism, delaying tour.
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Eva Tauquay
George Ade
Ezra Kendall
Maxine Elliott
New York
Leopold Kampf
Mary Mannering
Editorial Flings and Social Jabs Across Papers
A compilation of sharp quips from multiple papers comments on marriage fashion philanthropy football manners crime and antitoxins. The remarks lampoon social pretensions in Galveston Washington Kansas City Pittsburg Chicago and beyond.
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Galveston Daily News
Hetty Green
Washington Star
Eliot
Kansas City Journal
Pittsburg
Kansas City Times
Chicago Chronicle
FOR THE CHILDREN Gardening Game
A humorous gardening game with players naming planted items and the respective punned plants. Examples include planting a ball and getting a rubber plant, planting the United States and getting a motor car nat ion, and others like a calendar yielding dates and a ship producing a dock.
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United States
How the Statue of Liberty Came to New York Harbor
The piece recounts the French led drive to honor the United States with a statue. Frederic Bartholdi designed the figure funded by about 1 million francs in France and 300000 dollars in the United States. It was delivered in Paris on July 4, 1880 and unveiled on Bedloe Island October 28, 1886. Its total height reaches 305 feet 11 inches above low water with the statue itself at 151.2 inches.
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New York Harbor
France
United States
Frederic Augusto Bartholdi
Paris
Bedloe’s Island
Chicago News
Lame Fox and Chickens Game Described
A description of a children’s game where one player is the lame fox in the center and the others are chickens in the four corners. The fox hops on one leg from den to corner while chickens move between corners. The aim is to avoid being caught. a catch only counts if the fox has a foot down outside the den. The last uncaught chicken wins.
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Mr Fox
Hidden Countries in Sentences
One country appears per sentence, identifying them within the phrases. Sentence one hides Iran, sentence two hides Iceland, sentence three hides Peru within pemmi-
Riddles and puzzles from a quirky late page
A fragmented collection of questions and snippets asks about geography, time, and wordplay. It includes a riddle about a father dividing coins, a question about a postmaster at a menagerie, and a lobster dining scenario, all presented in a stray OCR style.
A Tree That Smokes In Japan At Evening
A remarkable tree in Japan releases visible smoke from its upper branches after sunset. Locals are puzzled by the phenomenon and have no clear explanation for what causes the strange plume.
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Japan
How Are Your Shoes Worn
A collection of rhymed sayings about footwear explains common phrases. Each line links a shoe part such as heel ball vamp to a warning or moral about behavior or fortune. The verse playfully ties worn parts to character observations.
Pine fir balsam pillows crafted from summer buds
The article explains that while pine pillows use new pine needle growth, the best ones preserving fragrance for years are made from fir balsam buds gathered in June and July.
Surprising Brother Says I Am Too Small to Play
A child complains of being too small to play and unable to dress herself before dawn. She notes her brother Contant helps little and that she must dress alone, feeling sleepy and overwhelmed by her missing waist and misplaced clothes. She resolves to return to bed after failed dressing.
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Brother
Cooking Vegetables Sparks Flavor and Color Retention
A tip states adding a lump of sugar to boiling green vegetables enhances flavor and preserves color. The method is simple and suggests sugar helps maintain vibrant greens during cooking.
Probate Notice in Jefferson County Nebraska
Probate notice in Jefferson County Nebraska for the estate of Frank E Beot requests probate of a purported last will. August Perbke petitions to prove the will and appoint Christena Redden executrix with a hearing set for May 18 1907. Notice will be published in the Diller Record weekly for three weeks prior to the hearing.
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Frank E
August Perbke
Frank Fe, Bethke
Christena Redden
Petiion
Watter
S Aid
Diller Record
Op Boyes
Lounty Fudge
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