Sherman the popular Utica vice president candidate
In Utica New York Jim Sherman the Republican vice presidential candidate is highly favored, with family ties to local politics. His brother Richard W. just finished a second mayoral term, and Jim's political journey from Democrat delegate in 1876 to long served Republican congressman is highlighted along with his campaign equity and personal love of fiction.
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Utica
N. Y
Jim” Sherman
Richard W
Sherman
Jim
Congress
Republican Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Samuel Fompers
Republicans
Democrats
United Laborites
Independence Leaguers
Reed
New York
Bis
Washington botanist keeps Burns works vast collection
William R. Smith, superintendent of the National Botanic Garden, is the go to congressmen for plant gifts and favors. He stores 600 Burns editions plus 5,000 Burns books and a Burns diary. His home walls display over 200 Burnes portraits.
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Washington
National Botanic Garden
William R. Smith
Robert Burns
Mr. Smith
Burns
Smith
Burneg
Deputy Jim Delivers Prisoner By Mule And Swim
In a tale cited by John D. Fearhake from Down in Alabama, Deputy Jim fearlessly pursued a bail jumper through Georgia. He telegraphed the judge that he had persuaded the man to come, then rode into town leading the prisoner on a clothes line. The judge quipped about making him walk, but Jim explained that part of the way he dragged him and, at the Tallapoosa river, the man swam.
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Alabama
John D. Fearhake
Georgia
Jim
Tallapoosa River
Carnegie Rival Promotes Philanthropy With Many Libraries
A lively exchange praises Carnegie as a philanthropist giving away many libraries. The dialogue notes two dozen Deadwood Dick and twelve Nickel libraries as examples of charitable effort showing public-spirited action in the last week.
A Mere Fad Economy Lesson From Rockefeller Talk
John D Rockefeller Jr discusses economy with Bible class member warning against making economy a fad. He cites a farmer near Cleveland who ties a hen to his buggy to trap feed waste. At noon the hen eats spilled mare feed under a tree, illustrating frugality without waste.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mr. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Work as Cure for Mankind in Carlyle Quote
A truncated quotation extols work as the grand cure for mankind's ailments. It references Carlyle and oddly includes garbled text about soothing syrup and a stray “2508 bottle” fragment, suggesting OCR errors in a miscellaneous item.
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Carlyle
Futures Trading as a Route to Experience Investment
A concise commentary notes that buying experience can mirror speculation in futures markets, suggesting experiential gain through forward-looking bets. It frames futures as a mechanism to acquire know-how, market timing, and strategic foresight, emphasizing practical lessons over immediate profits.
Proof for Two Cents Kidney Cure Promotion
Medina man G W Winney invites kidney sufferers to write for his endorsement of Dean's Kidney Pills after claiming 18 months of pain and hospital care were cured. He says he weighed 143 pounds before and 162 after 10 to 12 boxes. pills cost 60 cents with Foster Milburn Co in Buffalo selling them.
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G. W. Winney
Medina
N. Y
Dean
Mr. Winney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Quip Between Drivers Sparks Fractious Road Talk
A brief exchange shows two drivers chiding each other over an automobile issue. One complains about the other's vehicle while the other taunts with a quip about nerves, capturing a moment of tense roadside irritation.
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Quick Eye Relief
An old style advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago products for red weak watery eyes with claims of soothing eye pain. It plugs a 50 cent price and a 4 percent page book in each phg, urging readers to ask their druggist. The copy ends with a quip about a man at 40 seeking money wasted at 21.
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Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Foot-Kase Corosbead Adword Notes at Le Roy NY
Allen's Foot-Kase Corosbead offers relief for aching feet with a free trial pack in Le Roy New York. A marketing fragment hints at limited quantities and a music themed promotion in various incomplete phrases.
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Allen
le Roy
N.Y
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Delehanty
Shermen
Sonny
Congressman Sherman
James S. Sherman
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McGett Studio
Chionan
Rare Library OF Burns
Carnegie
Carters
California Rup Co
Uty
Paxton
Boston
Mass
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