Changes in taste mark progress across arts and literature
A New York Evening Post writer notes shifts in public taste toward Wagner and Gounod, modern music trends, chromos and marine paintings fading, and a rise in short dialect stories and contemporary sermons. The piece argues such changes reflect broader progress and that old forms should pass with time.
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New York Evening Post
Richard Straus
Museum of Fine Arts
Fair Settlement
Boston
Tennyson
A Wholesome Change in the New South
The piece argues that slavery’s moral frame faded as the south faced reform. It cites Uncle Tom’s Cabin’s critique, notes narcotics and liquor enslaving workers, and praises a shift toward economic wisdom and master responsibility. It credits a new spirit where self-supporting workers gain better chances under wiser governance.
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South
Collier's
New South
Championship Struggle Promised Between Three Men
William Warner of Great Barrington Massachusetts Albert G Herpin of Trenton New Jersey and Joseph Root of Erie Pennsylvania enter a monopolifac championship bid. Warner claims 30 years without sleep and 14 years without rest. Root carries a 26 year anti Rip Vea Winkie record.
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William Warner
Great Barrington
Mass
Albert G. Herpin
Trenton
N. J
Joseph Root
Erie
United States
Warner
Mr. Root
Riot at Market Street ferry landing injures several
A San Francisco riot at the Market street ferry landing injures five or more, with one possibly fatally. Union and non union workers clash after an inspector is attacked, as revolvers are drawn and shots fired. The melee spreads along Market street toward Sansom and Sutter streets.
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San Francisco
Cal
Market Street Ferry
United Railroad
John Peterson
L. J. Hall
United Railroads
F. J. Durston
Henry C. Castan
Thomas Bowman
Union Iron Worker
Building Trades Council
Main
Mission Streets
Shell Sound Park
Market Street
Sanson and
Sutter Streets
Bridge expert laments Quebec disaster and warning
Consulting engineer Thomas Cooper of New York, in charge of the St. Lawrence bridge project, expresses regret he did not visit the site recently. He recalling rings looked ill and says he warned to keep workers off. he questions whether his warning arrived before the collapse which killed seventy nine men.
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Thomas Cooper
New York
Quebec
New York City
St. Lawrence River
Cooper
Mr. Cooper
Canada
Mexico
James P. Eads
Mississippi
St. Louis
Bar on sightseers at President Roosevelt Oyster Bay home
Automobiles other than those of official guests are barred from the road to and around the president’s Oyster Bay residence. A large sign announces the restriction after repeated trouble with sightseers. From seven to one hundred people tour the grounds daily, mostly out-of-town visitors.
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Roosevelt
Sagamore 1
Oyster Bay
Secret Service
Keeler backs Doan’s Kidney Pills for relief
James R. Keeler of Fenner New York says back and kidney pain vanished after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. He cites quick relief from the first box and full recovery after two boxes. He notes his wife and friends also had good results and recommends the product sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box.
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James R. Keeler
Fenner 8
Cazenovia
N. Y
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Jerome on Colored Evidence District
New York District Attorney Jerome described a suspicious piece of evidence as tampered and colored. He compared it to a misrepresented doctor’s prescription told through a wife’s casual report and a summer fashion tale.
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Jerome
New York
Five year old imitates walking on water in bathtub
A church sermon on Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee inspires a five year old girl to imitate the miracle in the family bathroom. Her mother finds the child gleefully splashing water and proudly declaring that walking on the water is “quite a trick.”
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Sea of Galilee
Why He Was Jolly
A humorous exchange from Browning’s Magazine features Kidder and Bidder trading gags after Kidder learns his best girl married someone else. The joke ends with Bidder receiving celebratory cigars as the mistaken groom reacts with shock.
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Kidder
Bidder
Browning
Double marriage prompts old joke on halves and halves
A playful exchange recalls that a man’s wife is his better half and asks if a man who marries twice ends up with nothing left. The dialog uses humor to reflect on marriage and identity through the speaker’s father and son.
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Tommy
Pop
Burglar Remorse Stuns London After Arrest
A London burglar, taken into custody, laments aging as he jokes he could once rob 20 houses in two hours. The remark follows his arrest and underscores a failed crime spree.
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London
Coffee and nerves linked by a Postum coffee ad story
A South Dakota woman recounts years of restless nights with cold feet and twitching nerves caused by coffee. After stopping coffee and starting Postum Food Coffee she reports restful sleep, less need to move, and improved comfort all night.
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S. Dak
Adams Letter Delay Case For The Smelts Biting
A Massachusetts case delayed by a letter from John Quincy Adams who wrote to the judge asking to continue the trial until Friday because the smelts are biting. The letter claimed as important business, referencing Isaac Walton.
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John Quincy Adams
Massachusetts
Adams
Ol Isaak Walton
Local Family Praises Cuticura Remedies For Severe Skin Ailments
A Tennessee family credits Cuticura products with curing a daughter's stubborn eczema after a physician’s treatment failed. They also report healing a boy’s poison oak sores within three weeks using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. The letter is signed by Mrs. Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmont Walden's Ridge dated Oct 13 1905.
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Lizzie Vincent Thomas
Fairmont
Walden's Ridge Tenn
Time to Fly Heir Takes Quick Flight From Banquet
A trust magnate leaped from a banquet table and rushed to his car reaching speeds around 100 miles per hour. The toastmaster protested as he fled, claiming he saw a suspicious face at the window and warned of impending legal action. The fugitive ordered the chauffeur to speed toward the next state.
End of entertainment program raises committee query
A committee member questions the placement of a joker at the end of the numbers in the entertainment program. A member replies that a tail end placement seemed natural.
Guns Traps Decoys and Free Catalog Offer
An ad list mentions west prices for guns traps and decoys with a free catalog from Hide and Fur Co Minneapolis. The item hints at economizing and notes a golden wedding in England where the groom wore his wedding suit.
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Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
England
Pebbles Town Riot Tale From Lincoln Steffens
Lincoln Steffens reports on municipal corruption in Pebbles Chicago style for a famed exposure. In a train car a stranger asks for a corkscrew claiming Pebbles affiliation and a dry elderly man calmly answers showing the town's notorious reputation.
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Lincoln Steffens
Chicago
Defiance Starch Promises Better Laundry Results
The advertisement argues Defiance Starch provides stronger, thinner starching for laundry. It claims less paste is needed, preserving fabric beauty and wear.
Balloonist seeks lodging after wreck with missing ear
An aeronaut, after escaping a wrecked balloon, asks a farmhouse for a night’s shelter. He tells the warywoman on answering the knock that he is “not an entire one” since he has left behind his left ear three teeth and parts of his nose in the crash.
Starch Claim for Home Laundering Techniques
A smooth iron and Defiance Starch purportedly let households launder shirt waists at home with the same stiffness and finish as steam laundries. The ad argues less wear on fabrics and a pleasure in using a starch that does not stick to the front.
Colleges as Fire Risks Prompt Insurance Rate Rise
Colleges are viewed as undesirable insurance risks with higher rates likely. In 18 years 784 fires occurred in college buildings causing about 10.5 million dollars in losses and many lives. The average loss is over 13 thousand dollars per incident.
Why do men swear declares Miss Cayenne
A woman's question on swearing sparks Miss Cayenne to attribute it to male vanity. She says men want attention even if they lack real things to say.
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Miss Cayenne
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