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No, it's not a bug. To get a hint of why, run your first script, but add the
line:

get theItems

at the end. You will see that all the references to text frames have been
replaced by the string "Method 1".

The reason is because when you use the "repeat with x in y" method, x
contains a _reference_ to one of the items in y, as in "item z of y" -- it
is not resolved. And "contents" is not just a property of a page item --
it's also a way to refer to the contents of an AS variable or item.

So when you say:

  set contents of theItem to "Method 1"

you're actually saying:

  set contents of item <whatever> of theItems to "Method 1"

and that's what happens -- the contents of that particular item of the list
is changed to "Method 1".

It's a subtle distinction, and maybe eight times out of ten the two methods
are interchangeable, but it's confusing when they aren't. So it's not a bad
idea to stick with the second method all the time, or at least until you get
your script working.

-- 
Shane Stanley,  sstanley@myriad-com.com.au