Washington Letter July 7 1904 on electoral college and DC events
Washington letter discusses DC neutrality in selecting electors, praising Roosevelt Fairbanks and Davis, and quipping about Tillman and Parker. It recalls the 1864 Battle of Washington anniversary, praise for Lincoln, and notes on major constructions and a planned Arizona irrigation dam project with a massive water storage reservoir, its depth and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Theodore Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Henry G. Davis
Davis
Washington
St. Louis
John Sharp Williams
Champ Clark
Carmack
Tillman
Yeaterday
Parker
West
122Nd
New York
Jubal Early
Lincoln
Potomac
Capitol
John Barleycorn
White House
Madison
Wright
Pennsylvania Ave
Early
Fort Stevens
Lew Wallace
City Hall
Union Depot
Department of Agriculture
House of Representatives
National Museum
Metropolitan Museum
Civil Engineers
Treasury Department
Arizona
Act of Congress
Nile
Leap Year Romance in a Modest Den
A humorous verse by Duncan M. Smith imagines a bashful man hoping a leap year maiden will woo him. He envisions her approach and romance yet humorously misreads signals as the gate clicks and a distant, uncertain voice asks him to advance. The poem ends with a playful denial of bold move and lingering coyness.
Farm Mortgages Tie to Rural Prosperity Comment
In a dialogue labeled A Friendly Interest, a farmer warns that youth leaving farms endangers national prosperity. The respondent emphasizes personal stakes by noting he holds many farm mortgages, highlighting financial impact over agricultural decline.
Hidden Wealth and Risk in Wall Street Brokers
A fragment references a fortune in life pre server worn below a coat without detection and asks if it’s for timid people at sea. The answer points to use by Wall Street brokers, implying concealed funds or assets and a metaphorical or coded warning about financial leverage or hidden wealth used by brokers rather than sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
It Comes Handy Tales of Insurance for Widows
Humorous verse notes that wives of prominent men advocate life insurance to keep widows comfortable. It playfully links social grace, finances, and prudence for households facing loss. The light poem underscores practical protection with a wink to fashion and status.
Night Was Her Terror and Coughing Cure Story
Mrs. Chas. Applegate of Alexandria Indiana describes nearly sleepless nights due to consuming coughs and coughing blood amid consumption. She credits three bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for full cure and 58 pound gain, noting the product guarantees relief for coughs colds grippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. Trial bottles are free at S Kingston’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Applegate
Alexandria
Ind
Dr. King
S. Kingston
Mary and the Rocky Mountain Tea Sales Ad
A short verse notes a fair faced lad who drinks Rocky Mountain Tea each night. S. Kingston sells the tea by advertising The Catl. THE CALL invitation urges readers to reach distant friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
S. Kingston
Watermelon season opens on Main Street and town events
The notice lists a child named Lulu Heinrich dying at nine months from whooping cough on the 17th, a four year old pig injury to Donoho's son, and local business updates. It also notes a head miller appointment at Troy Exchange Mill, and a ball game where Arctics of Troy beat Grangers of Edwardaville 81 to 36 with P. A. Snyder as umpire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu
August
Christina Heinrich
Haskell
William Donoho
Donoho & Brooke
Troy Exchange
Milla
Collins
Arctics of
Troy
Grangers
Edwardaville
P. A. Snyder
Edwardaville Madigans
Cigar Box Question Sparks Witty Commerce Quip
A humorous exchange proposes buying cigars by the box to save money. The retort adds that such savings primarily benefit friends, delivering a light, social jab rather than a serious argument.
The Proper Shade Contemplates Grave Turf Color
A brief dialogue contrasts graveyard care and turf color with one character favoring green grass and the other preferring blue grass as a more fitting shade. The exchange highlights differing sensibilities about memorial ground aesthetics.
Mystery Wife Wonders Who Jack Pot Is
A frail wife living in gloom suspects her husband visits someone named Jack Pot. Her envy hints at mystery surrounding the mystery visitor and their connection to her spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Pot
Waterproof Watch Case Promised by Practical Tester
A dialogue notes a watch case that claims absolute waterproofing. The speaker argues soaking will not harm the works, praising the idea as a useful quality.
Pressing Engagement Notes in Suburbs Exchange
A brief humorous exchange hints at a social plan interrupted by a pressing suburban engagement. An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promising relief from constipation, headache, backache and general malaise with a money back guarantee. It promotes tea or tablet form and lists S. Kingston as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
S. Kingston
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Washington, D., C
Central
Klein
EDW. H. Klein's
By Duncan. M. Smith
Duncan M. Smith
Lanuary
Oceanne
Romance
Otis
Chris. Busse
A. Heddergott
J. Allen
Proprestor
Market Street
Opera House
Troy, Ill
AE AC
Belleville
Main Street
A. BR. Bnodgrabb, Paopaicron
First National Bank
Edwardsville
Illinois
W. W. Jarvis
D. G. Jarvis
Troy Exchange Bank
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