Happy New Year for temperance union members in 1907
A long New Year greeting from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union is echoed across the country. The passage highlights growth in membership, saloon conversions, and the national drive for prohibition. Reports from Nashville Tenn and Los Angeles detail convention events, speakers, and pledges for stricter temperance laws.
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Seel
America
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Union
Oklahoma
Evening Express
Los Angeles
Calif
Germany Turns to Sport Boating and Ski Travel
The Circle writer notes growing German interest in boating and rowing on rivers and lakes, with Baltic coast facilities and expanding tournaments in Harze and Thuringia mountains. Ski travel gains welcome amid mountain sports, while auto and bicycle clubs expand as swimming and fading rise in popularity with large club memberships.
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Baltic Sea
Harte
Thuringia
New York City
Automobile Club
Parrot Language Plan Fails For Farmer Learner
William Bush of West Caldwell sought at home language study via parrots after failed talking machines. Two parrots taught Spanish, enabling daily chatter. A local minister overheard obscene phrases and urged abandonment. An expert linguist condemned parrot taught speech as unsuitable for polite society and recommended selling the birds.
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Wiliam Bush
W. Caldwell
Perrots
William Bush
Bush
William
Christopher Columbus
Buck Fever Mistakes Colt for Deer in Tragic Yard Incident
A man suffered buck fever and mistook a young colt for a deer. The injured animal collapsed on straw, with bystanders gathering in sorrow. Despite efforts, the colt died, and a final cry from the creature asked to relay a message to its sire. The scene captured the crowd’s shocked sympathy and mapped a cautionary tale about misperception.
Deer Dig Potatoes in Patch Near Mineral Hill
John Meehan reports deer in his area raid potato patches for three nights, digging up tubers and eating only the larger potatoes. He chased them away after witnessing the nightly foraging, noting the deer season is not open. The tale appears alongside brief notes on balloons and other topics.
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Mineral Hill
John Meean
Meehan
Xmas Photo Special and Real Estate Trip Ad
Business notice promotes Brunekill's Xmas photos and Kodak gifts with four Xmas specials. Encourages readers to buy now and mentions free teaching. Also offers a real estate trip to Texas on January 6 with bargains for home seekers from J. W. Clark & Co.
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Brunekilll
Kodak
Texas
Armaribia
Great Bargulis
STAR BOTTLING WORKS AD ROUNDS NEARBY SERVICES
STAR BOTTLING WORKS manufacturers of carbonated beverages ginger ale and sodas advertise products and services. J R SMITH proprietor lists contact numbers. An optician F A STENGEL offers lens repair services and frame strengthening while R P PERRY Union St advertises delivery and business driving services.
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Star Bottling Works
Selteer
Siphon
J. R. Smith
Not Their Man in a Weakened Wafer of Politicking
A fragmented Washington Herald quote depicts tense exchange with an examining committee insisting on politeness and decorum while a speaker derides the scene as an “advanced vaudeville house.” The dialogue hints at religious employment seeking and public scrutiny of behavior.
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Washington Herald
Returning dale gate confuses reporters at the peace congress
Reporters press the returning delegate at the peace congress asking if he muzzled the dogs of war. He answers with asperity that they could not muzzle each other, denying the accusation.
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Dale
Peacy Congress
S10DEL MEAT ib ee Dealer in all kinds Bt Fresh and Smoked Meats
S10DEL MEAT ib ee Dealer in all kinds Bt Fresh and Smoked Meats Gausage etc WwW a 40S Main gt
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