Currency bill passes Senate amid broad approval and reform hopes
The Senate approves currency and tariff reforms amid universal approval and expects the president to sign soon. While urgent, the administration signals a measured pace, aiming to let the economy adjust to new rules, with ongoing Democratic plans to follow up as needed. The piece contrasts the need for efficiency in government with particle political processes.
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Congress
Democratic Party
America
South
Alaska Rail Plan Prompts U S Government Line
Congress edges toward a government backed trunk line to split Alaska and unlock its vast agricultural timber and mineral wealth. A territories committee report backs the bill with a minority view, arguing for underwritten transportation to foster quick development and reduce costs. A Mexican manufacturer markets a cigar named Mexican President while rumors claim Queen Mary edits King George speeches.
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Alaska
Congress
Wilson
Territories Committee
House
United States
Just From Georgia Dy FRANK 1 STANTON
From Georgia the piece recalls the turn of year and practical jokes. It speaks of old time ways and a Colonel swearing off rum as accounts begin. A character named Ben smashes a jug and struggles with grace lost, while the New Year brings sorrow for the land.
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Dai
Hunting License Mock Laws From Kansas Industrialist
A garbled Kansas picaresque column parodies hunting rules and a chain of quirky decrees. It blends mock wildlife laws with verse bits, editor bios, and verses about Jenny, Christmas and religion, creating a satirical collage of early 20th century rural life and periodical humor.
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Kansas
Kansas Agricultural College
Butter at the Table Sparks Debate in The Landlady’s Dinner
A comic exchange unfolds as Mrs Jiggers and Todhunter argue about butter prices and consumption. The landlady warns the pancake butter binge risks the boarding house and jokes about the ripple effects on dairies, grocers, barbers, jewelers, and moving pictures. The chain of consumption is traced with satirical zeal.
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City Salaries Debate Urges Fair Remuneration in Atlanta
W M Jenkins of 87 Gordon Street Atlanta argues for scrupulous use of public funds. He urges raising pay for low wage city workers while stopping salary hikes for those already well paid, praising the mayor and stressing tax money funds wages.
Year Record in Walpole's Day Letter Excerpt
The piece reflects Horace Walpole style on annual cycles in Georgian society. It notes predictable events each year from October to the next year, with theatre riots, parliaments, new plays, fashionable mixings, and social foibles. The fragment ends with an editor’s unrelated insertion about a society for preventing useless giving.
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George III
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The Origin of the Wandering Jew Legend
A historical overview traces the wandering Jew myth from early mentions to 13th century legends, noting Cartaphilus or Ah Saverus as alleged figures. It discusses biblical references, centuries of reported immortality, and the tale’s influence on literature and art, including Quinet and Dore.
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A. W. Schlegel
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H. Co. Anderson
George Croly
Amsterdam Through Time in Mud and Maritime Might
A quirky historical passage extols Amsterdam as a flooded yet thriving port city. It notes its resettled dykes, vast canal network, wooden house façades, and bustling trade, banking, and diamond industries. The piece mocks tyrants, commends Dutch resilience, and contrasts the guilder with the American dollar.
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van Dyke
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New York Stock Exchange
R F D Mail Box Urges Rural Route Box Care
Residents on rural routes urged to secure mailboxes to posts and ensure winter readiness. The note criticizes unpainted boxes and letters, calls for white paint with black names at least two inches high, and stresses weed-cutting along roads to prevent mail disruption during snow.
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Barrie Treats Orphans with Charity Plan
James B Barrie known as the moyelist has paid a definite portion of receipts from the play Peter Pan to support six unrelated-orphaned boys. The boys live in a Barrie provided home, with Barrie dining with them monthly and overseeing their maintenance and education.
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Peter. Pon
Efficient canoes and house plants care column
A garden advice column explains how to grow palms rubber plants and ferns indoors with minimal effort. It covers soil temperature monthly leaf washing with milk castor oil root care insect control and tips for dwarf sword and Boston ferns including light and moisture needs and methods to address pests and common indoor plant issues.
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Jardiniere
I Would Rather Be a Plain Friend and Beloved
A poem by George Matthew argues preferring honest humble work and trusted friendship over wealth or fame. It champions courage, responsibility, and integrity as the true rewards of service and belief, contrasting with the impermanence of reputation.
Hog weighs 415 pounds in Berkshire district chase
Pickens of Berkshire district killed a hog weighing 415 pounds last week. The event, noted in the Gwinnett Journal, highlights his sizable catch and adds a local flavor to county farming news.
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Gwinnett Journel
Pickens
Berkshire
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