Debate over painless death bill in Ohio Legislature
Prominent physicians and lawyers condemn a proposed bill promoting painless death for incurables. The piece cites past advances in treating now-curable diseases, notes historical fears of surgery, and questions the logic of choosing death over continued effort. It includes a Milwaukee widow’s moving graveyard tale to urge resilience, and ends with commentary on declining whisky use tied to broader sobriety in industry and transport sectors.
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Ohio Legisature
Highsteading
Probing Old Fashioned Women and Forgotten Crafts
A playful quip from the New York Times mocks modern worries about insurance against motherly skill and the idea that women pursue money like baking. It laments the loss of the old fashioned woman who boiled cranberries inside a pudding to prove usefulness.
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New York
Billy's Luck
A brief verse recounts Billy going out hunting for a bear but shooting only a baby hare, with a playful moral about misfortune in pursuit.
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Billy
Tom and the Vase and a Wolfish History
A children tale segment shows Tom breaking a vase then earning money to replace it. It weaves in playful word games and a brief note on wolf hunting in England with a linguistic anecdote about the origin of hello. The piece blends didactic moral with tiny riddles and glosses.
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England
The Unreachable Coin and Fresh Neckties for Boys
The Washington Star excerpt shows the Unreachable Coin moral and a piece urging boys to wear neat ties. It contrasts a street trick with a reminder that appearance matters in youth.
Tallest Soldier Josef Handel Joins Kaiser's Bodyguard
A report notes Josef Handel of Leipzig, seven feet five inches, has become a lieutenant in the Kaiser's bodyguard in Potsdam. Previously known as der lange Josef in Berlin venues, Handel was deemed perfectly proportioned and healthful by royal physicians. His parents and eight siblings are of ordinary size.
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Josef Handel
der Lange
Josef
Berlin
Germany
Cincinnati Mcquirer
Handel
Potsdam
Leipzig
Tiandel
Frederick the Great
Stage Manager With Nine Carrot Hats Is Perfect Pumpkin
A humorous quip from the Cleveland Leader captioning a stage manager as a nine carrot hatted vegetable supervisor. The playful jab likens the manager to a pumpkin head in a classic comic vein.
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Cleveland
Know the Horses You Buy and How to Check Them
A Rochester Herald style guide advises buyers to inspect horses in their stalls for feeding timing, stability, bedding, and behavior. Look for signs of nervousness, kicking, or poor handling, and ensure calm, obedient demonstrations when led to a vehicle. A humorous church anecdote follows about a woman realizing she was in the wrong church after a collection.
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Milwaukee
Mary Wiedig
Mee Wiedig
Mii
Balzac
Buffalo Times
Tendoness
Jones
Thas
Tosa
Toam
Mary
Noraty
Bennie
Prince
Norah
Maude
Madame
Ata
Rochester Herald
Inman
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Kansas City World
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Philadelphia Bulletin
Philadelphia Telegraph
Tom
Mr. Martin
Brooklyn Magle
Washington Star
Utenant
Kaiser
Kansas City Independent
Jefferson
Mobile
Ala
Francis Wilson
Scribner’s
Freddy
Mamma
New York Press
Painith
Ton
Krones
Iill
Ayer
K. V. Higgins
Stevens Point
Wis
Ee Ayer
W.L. DougLas
Dougl
Pric
Ace
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Douglas Stronade
W.l.douglas
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