National Grange Opposes Tariff Cuts on Sugar Beets
The National Grange and New York Farmer argue tariffs should stay on sugar imports to shield domestic beet sugar growth. They claim protection built U S industries, prevent foreign flooding, and keep sugar beets and related factories viable. End reciprocity critics say reduced revenue kills tariff defenses and harms American producers.
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National Grange
New York
United States
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Cuba
Jones
Aluster Jones
Legislative Committee
Congress
I Knew It Was You All Along in the Office Joke
Six men in a downtown office teased a young woman by prank calling her from a nearby room. They directed her to alter her voice and position at the telephone, triggering a fit of laughter. She later confronted them with cool disdain, saying she knew it was them all along.
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Central Office
Washington Star
Tariff Revisions Meet Business Opposition Across the Country
The Advocate notes business interests oppose tariff revision by Congress. It is agreed that some duties can fall without harming protection, but fears of broad changes may disrupt business. The Chronicle adds that Secretary Gage may seek Mason’s Senate seat, but Illinois Republicans unlikely to pick a free trader over Lincoln’s memory.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
America
Philadelphia
Congress
Green Bay
Wis
Gage
William S. Mason
United States Senate
Ilinois
Abraham Lincoln
San Francisco Chronicle
Advertising Across Media Says Journal of Commerce
The piece argues small, well placed ads pay, and that newspapers reach diverse classes better than magazines. It warns merchants not to stop advertising, noting direct reach, margins for error, and the importance of fitting the medium to the ad for broader impact.
Irish Tobacco on Sale in Ireland
Irish tobacco is offered for sale after being grown in at least twenty five centers. Leaves are cut and dried and praised for smoking. The text suggests potential wealth for cultivators and possible competition with American tobacco trusts.
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Ireland
Loanedit and Borrowit Exchange Banter on Tools
The Indianapolis News quips about a man planning to shave ice from his sidewalk with a repaired lawn mower. A parenthetical aside warns that a girl loitering near a store can spark a disastrous marriage, reflecting old church and social norms.
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Indianapolis News
America with England and Japan by Shelby M. Cullom
Senator Cullom asserts the England Japan alliance protects China and Corea from division while the United States maintains neutrality. He cites the Hay note and declares the US may state principles, not form treaties, and will defend American interests if challenged. The piece shifts to domestic guidance on hygiene and the role of a wife and mother stressing clean habits, open air, religion, and education.
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England
Japan
China
Corea
United States
Far East
John
Mary
How to Avoid Taking Cold by Dr E C Sweet
An article argues cold arises from internal conditions not just temperature. It urges proper digestion pure blood and good circulation, warns against airtight clothing, highlights ventilation and regular exercise, bathing, breathing clean air, and avoiding severe drafts. It notes fatigue and dietary sufficiency impact susceptibility.
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E.G. Sweet
Medicine Hat
The Art of Making a Living by Louis F. Post
Louis F. Post argues that in the United States the ability to make a living is hindered by widening wealth gaps. He notes stagnant wages, few chances for ordinary workers, and child labor in Pennsylvania mines, framing the era as dangerous yet warns of optimism through awareness.
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Louis F
Post
JB Carnegie
Schwab
Pennsylvania
How to Choose a Wife By Rev Laughlin
This piece traces early methods of selecting a wife by barter and capture and argues for mutual consent under gospel influence. It notes that a wife should be chosen after serious prayer and mentions John B. Gough and Mary Whitcomb as betrothed.
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J. W. Laughlin
John B. Gough
Mary Whitcomb
Widows of Revolutionary War Notice Pension Fight
A surviving Widow of the Revolution and three peers live on small pensions of twelve dollars monthly. Nancy Jones of Jonesboro Tennessee seeks increase to twenty five dollars. she is nearly ninety and cannot write. Other widows listed include Rebecca Mayo Newbern Virginia Rhoda Thomson Woodbury Connecticut and Mary Snead Parksley. Congressman Walter B. Brownlow advocates higher payments.
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United States
George Washington
Nancy Jones
Rebecca Mayo
Newbern
Rhoda Augusta Thomson
Woodbury
Conn
Mary Snead
Parksley
Jonesboro
Fenn
Jones
Walter B. Brownlow
Tennessee
Darling Jones
William
Wireless talk across the Atlantic between Cunard liners
Two Cunard ships the Lucania and Campania, moving in opposite directions, exchanged a wireless message when sighting was impossible. The Campania sent Are you there Lucania and they spoke for hours about the weather, ending with a final goodbye while still 140 miles apart.
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Chambers’ Journal
Cunard
Lucania
Campania
Atlantic
The Education of Girls by Mrs. Jefferson Davis
A moral study urging mothers to model Christian virtues in daily life. It stresses that a mother’s example, truthfulness, self control, and personal attention shape a daughter more than sermons. The piece condemns relying on servants during early years and calls birth to adolescence as formative, demanding dedication.
Publicity Could Strengthen Marriage Indissolubility
The article argues publicity as a cure for divorce, noting that current laws continually create new grounds for judicial separation. It says secrecy in divorce proceedings fuels abuse and financial ease, while public scrutiny would deter divorce and protect the family as the nation’s foundational unit.
Wireless telegraphy spans vast oceanic distances
The text notes that two vessels apart in the open ocean demonstrate the reach of wireless telegraphy, separated by a wide expanse of water and out of sight of each other, illustrating the technology’s potential.
Law to Promote Honesty in Menus Proposed in Arizona
Clarkson Sward of Bisbee cites an old Arizona statute that makes it a misdemeanor to serve food not actually available on a bill of fare. He recalls a time when claimants returned from long trips to find only bacon and beans, noting past shootings spurred the law. The speaker argues enforcement is no longer needed but notes it has never been repealed.
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Arizona
Clarkson Southard
Bisbee
Philadelphia Times
Bargain Box of Chips Bought at Bargain Counter
A playful HarlemLite quote shows a wife remarking on blue chips costing a dollar each and the husband replying with a bargain box priced at 75 cents. The exchange highlights thrift humor and retail slang.
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Charles
Harlem Lite
Handling Ol Classics With Tongs Says Public Speaker
A speaker warns that action matters more than talk when dealing with old classics. The citation emphasizes practical steps over empty declarations and urges careful handling in all discussions and demonstrations.
A Double Team and Human Nature Observations
A bicyclist assists a donkey cart on a steep hill, earning the peasants thanks. The verse comments on human foibles, charity, and the ease of boasting about virtue while avoiding action. An accompanying note discusses stature growth among Japanese, linking diet and baths to greater muscle and complexion changes.
Remarkable Kidney Pill Cure Reported in Michigan
Mrs. A Wellett wife of a loyal photographer recounts five years of sleep loss and back pain followed by a cure after using Dodd s Kidney Pills. She states she slept through the night now without waking and feels healthier than in years.
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Mich
A. Wellett
Dodd
The Way He Said It and Mrs Newlywed Joke
A lighthearted exchange plays on a groom Jack Rica and his mother in law noting her health. The banter unfolds with quick wry replies showing family humor in a domestic scene.
Hill's Catarrh Cure Promises Complete Recovery
A promotional notice claims catarrh is curable in all stages by internally taken Hill's Catarrh Cure. It asserts the medicine cures constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces and builds up the patient’s strength. A $100 reward is offered for any case not cured.
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Hill
Parley Mirrors Public Deception In Heated Exchange
In a sharp exchange, off course not and Helen Blazes clash over media reporting and public perception. The dialogue hints at distrust of newspapers and a belief that press coverage would not influence opinions.
Cough remedy claims urgent relief and free sample
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a remedy that stops coughing at once with a free sample bottle offered. It notes bottles are sold at 25 and 50 cents. A separate line mentions Senator Stewart buying a dairy farm in the Old Dominion and selling its product in Washington.
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Kemp
Stewart
Silver
Nevada
Old Dominion
Washington
Red Cross Ball Blue Market Notice
An 2 oz package of Red Cross Ball Blue is advertised for whitening clothes at five cents. The note adds a curious aside about Charles Darwin's mother enjoying branches of natural history, as printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Charles Darwin
Philadelphia Inquirer
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