Political Jawsmiths The Groundlings And The Ward Campaign
Ernest Wgaffey discusses ward and city orators in American local elections. He contrasts silver tongued speakers with practical, campaigning rhetoric, noting crowds welcome candidates for mayor and alderman while private citizens stay home. The piece mocks rhetorical flourishes and highlights the pursuit of patronage and jobs.
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Repubiican
Hob' Ingersoll
Emory Storrs
Andrew Jackson
Cigar
Tommy
Navy
Joe
Porch climber’s misadventure on East End roof
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recounts a morning mishap on an East End street. An elderly man attempts to retrieve his paper from the porch roof while in night attire as neighbors pass, his burglar-lock window trapping him until a neighbor assists the wife at the back door.
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Ubrow
East End
Smith
Cleveland Plain Dealer
One Point in Our Favor at Briarcliff Manor
At Briarcliff Manor the day before a major motor race Barney Oldfield tells of a French limousine stuck on a hill. The wealthy owner ships the car on a freight flatcar with a conductor gifting cigars as they discuss American auto and railroading limits. He reflects that self mastery makes a true king beyond monarchs.
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Ernest Wgaffey
Joseph BL Bowles
Briarcliff Manor
Barney Oldfield
Odd Tales From A Curious Pastimes Column
A collection of vignette anecdotes shows a carter with an ailing old horse named Jim and a shoe blacking trade evolving with color options. Other bits recount humorous scams, streetwise trickery, and a Dutchman seeking a reverse ride in a distant coach line, all narrated in a breezy early column voice.
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Carter
Jim
End of Tale Sparks Return Home Mystery
A terse, fragmented exchange recalls a wife asking if her husband missed her during her absence. The maid retorts that the husband appeared despaired only yesterday, hinting at emotional tension and an unresolved domestic scene in the period voice.
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Mary
Brat
Tiltils
Overburdened with Memory in a Whimsical Exchange
In a brief, humorous exchange Palmer Com lexwol dismisses a plan for memory lessons. He jokes that his son should not learn memory to avoid recalling every fool ever whistled, highlighting a cheeky family quip about wit and recall.
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Palmer
The Historical Precedent and Classic Archetypes
Fragmentary text references historical precedent and a mix of literary figures including Ulysses Rip Van Winkie Robinson Crusoe and a judge. Mentions man and the horse as a high animal type and notes Miocene age development. The passage is garbled with unclear context.
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Uemen
Joush—Ulysses
Rip van Winkie
Robinson Crusoe
Cuticura Cures Severe Wezema Case Says Life Saved
A Montreal woman recalls twenty five years of doctors failing to cure wezema on her leg. After using Cuticura Remedies, swelling subsided and a new skin grew, with her leg healed in two months. She notes the doctor would use Cuticura for his patients and claims seven years of cure. Feb 20 1907. Also a note on how flowers attract insects with honey secretions to lure pollinators.
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J. B. Renaud
Montreal
Que
Simple Plentant Laxative Remedy Promoted by California Fig Syrup Co
The Well Informed demand a simple, effective liquid laxative. California Fig Syrup Co. presents Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Lerma as a known beneficial, ethical remedy. Buy genuine product from California Fig Syrup Co. only, sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fit Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
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