McKinley Named Twenty-Fifth U.S. President
This note recalls William McKinley born in 1848 in Niles Ohio. A Civil War major, he rose as a lawyer and congressman before governing Ohio in 1891 and 1898. He won the presidency against Bryan in 1896 and 1900 and was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo on September 6 1901.
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United States
Niles
McKinley
Cleveland
Congress
Ohio
William J. Bryan
Leon Czolgosz
Buffalo
N. Y
Twain style tale of a boy’s sudden cure on Friday
Humor piece recounts Mark Twain telling a Hannibal story about a sick schoolboy who suddenly "healed" and goes to school on Friday. The doctor questions the boy’s symptoms, but the boy corrects the day, revealing the tale’s humorous twist. The piece attributes the story to Twain and quotes Woman's Home Companion.
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Mark Twain
Hannibal
Chalk Thief Called Milk Man By Philadelphia Proprietor
A West Philadelphia billiard hall owner ridiculed a regular chalk thief by asking his line of work. When the man replied milk business the proprietor quipped that he already took chalk and would supply water if needed. The exchange appeared in the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
Too Young and the Forbidden Kiss Joke
A man pleads for a kiss from a young woman on a sofa. She cautions that giving intoxicants to minors is unlawful, teasing him with seductive lines before slipping away. The Chicago News report ends with a light moral quip about legality and temptation.
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Freddy
Miss Rose
Chicago News
A Yougster's Day With Aunt Ends In Family Joke
Freddie spent the day with his aunt and behaved well as instructed. On return his mother praised him for exemplary conduct and humorously noted he had not taken a second heritage of meat.
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Freddie
American Surety Company OF
New York
Ice Cream Choice Cited By Freddie In Reminder
A brief humorous note shows Freddie recalling advice and choosing two plates of ice cream, quoting a line from Harper's Weekly.
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Freddie
Harper’s Weekly
A Base Innuendo Sparks Street Attire Controversy
Innuendo leads to a heated exchange as Cholly-I-I-I recalls snapping a cigarette case at a rival. Freddie asks about the policeman’s fate while Cholly describes a threat of arrest for wearing male apparel in public.
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Cholly
Donever
Freddie
Puck
Park Scene Reveals Hidden Baby Amid Social Tensions
In the Baltimore American a couple discusses finding their baby in a public park. Mrs Style asks to see the child while Mrs Caste mentions a new nurse engaged by the husband and unknown to her. The exchange hints at social strain and suspicion within a city community.
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Mrs. Style
Mrs. Caste
Baltimore American
One Kind The Counterfeiter
A brief quotation contrasts counterfeit money creation with the risk of detection, attributed to the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
Sea resort vows to stay on top as mountains boast
Its Advantages. The sea resort looked scornfully up at the mountains. "I am willing to admit," said the former, "that you as a resort may be always at the top, but there are times when you are out of fashion, and the sea is always booming."
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Leslie's Weekly
Golfer Taunts Caddy Over Course Talk
A brash golfer taunts a caddy about better players while the caddy calmly notes he heard the remark. The exchange highlights tensions on the golf course.
Frantz Nominated Governor by Oklahoma Republicans
Governor Frank Frantz was nominated by acclamation for governor at the Oklahoma Republican state convention. A stray editorial aside is included in the fragment and does not affect the nomination report.
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Tulsa
I. T
Frank Frantz
State of
Oklahoma
Injury to the Apple by Apple Maggot Larvae
Orchardists note larvae of the apple maggot cause wormy apples during the larval stage. The pinkish worm spends most of its life inside fruit, eating tunnels and excrement, with first generation entering at blossom end and later generations more from the side. Pupation occurs in bark or soil after exit from the fruit. A. L. Quaintance.
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A. L
Thistle Cutter Aims at Weeds in Scotch Fields
A new thistle cutter used by Scotch farmers could be adapted for American farms. The device trims thistles and stiff weeds about three to four inches above ground, leaving soft grass unharmed. It features a reel with four knives, lift lever, spur wheel drives, six foot cutting width, and nine feet overall, easily drawn by a horse.
Beet Feeding Switch Boosts Cow Milk and Stock Beets
A writer in American Agriculturist notes switching from sugar beets to stock beets for cattle. He yields three bushels stock beets per sugar beet and feeds about one bushel to six cows, comparing milk output and winter-feed needs. He feeds beets at night with grain on top, and cows prefer beets first in the ration.
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American Agriculturist
Deep Soil Needed for Apple Trees
The article notes apple trees require deep porous subsoil for proper rooting. Roots extend to significant depths and impervious hardpan or shallow water tables hinder tree success.
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Osteopath
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Cook & Sherman
Howard J. Ross
Nicola & Harmon
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Chas. Brown
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Geurry
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Wilson , Wilson Lawyers
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West Main Street
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J. B. Crail
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J. M. Sproull
Washington County
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A. Otc
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D. G. Knottnerus Billiard Parlor
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Hotel Colense
William M’kinley
E. G. Rupp
Frank Franz
Rosa New Bta
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Geo. Peck
Marsh W. Bailey
West Main St
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