Mills bill foes rally against lobbyist charge in Ohio
The passage describes Cleveland opponents accusing Mills bill backers of using lobbyists to push state bond plans. It blames Baker and Cox-Baker allies for failing to gather enough support as homeowners protest proposed public utility bonds and Cincinnati business leaders face harsh, political attacks.
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Mills
Ky Nnan
Fature
Hysich
Cleveland
Iities
Cincinnati
Cox-Baker
Business Men's Club
Saloonkeeper Sees Prohibition Wave Outsmarting Drink Trade
A Kansas City saloonkeeper with 22 years in the business says nationwide prohibition is near and will end the liquor trade. He notes changing social and business norms that frown on drunkenness and predicts “John Barleycorn” will be killed by former allies, not constitutional foes, as voters repurpose to curb booze.
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Kansas City
Ukaal
John Barleycorn
Another Reason Canal Water Leases Should Be Surrendered
A Mohawk district canal scene shows a dangerous waterway between houses where tenants endure disease risks. The piece urges Union Gas and Electric Co Clifton Spring Distillery and other leaseholders to surrender canal leases so the city can immediately improve the canal and end the health hazard to children.
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Mohawk District
Union Gas and Electric Co
Clifton Spring
Medical Reform by Walt Mason
A poem argues physicians move away from narcotics and overreliance on medications. It recalls the speaker’s youth with doctor prescriptions and bedsides visits, then praises living sanely with meals, rest, and walking while critiquing high medical charges.
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Walt Mason
Letters From the People on Dancing and Morality
A correspondent defends dancing and public restraint debates, arguing external contamination risks, dress, and moral duties. He contrasts views of clergy, insists moderation avoids virtue turning to vice, and recalls personal experience with youth and social behavior.
Two Ways DI Becomes Lew Without Signature
The text discusses methods for DI to become law without the President signature. It notes failure to sign within ten days and passage over a presidential veto by a two thirds vote of both houses as possible paths.
What the Other Fellow Is Saying Amid Quips Across Papers
A collage of quotes from the Boston Transcript and Atlanta Constitution contrasts sly humor with social commentary. It references a father’s excuses and a cheeky remark on the tango as a devilish dance noted by Br’er Williams, reflecting regional newspaper wit.
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Br'er Williams
Atlanta Constitution
Barque Word Unearthed In Reading Lesson
In a Detroit Free Press classroom Willie struggles with a nautical term. The teacher corrects him as the class identifies the word barque for a larger vessel. The learner hesitates but gains the meaning amid curious glances.
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Willie
Wiltie
Secretary Lane Recalls Odd Hotel Misaddress Case
The interior secretary recounts an 1890s Southern hotel mishap where first floor rooms were lettered rather than numbered. A bridal couple in rooms M and L faced a mix up when a bellhop, unaware of their stay, asked an English maid for Mr and Mrs Wiley, who the maid correctly identified as in M and L.
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Lane
Interior Department
Mrs. Wiley
Mr. Wiley
Ed Léppincott
Strained family duties and odd dinner invite noted
A Detroit Free Press item riffs on domestic strain with a chorus of family chores from father to sister and a quip about life’s strange experiences. The piece mentions a visit to tell a stranger that her husband invited the narrator and spouse to dinner, amid Yonkers references.
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Detroit Free Press
Dinner Stories and Mrs Pankhurst Conversation
A humor piece features a waiter named Erastus Pinkley defending an oyster stew as adequate flavor. A reporter questions Mrs. Pankhurst in New York about deceit in men and women. She counters that men are worse in deceiving their wives.
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Erastus Pinkley
Feverish Tango Craze Grips Town
A comic column notes a fever for tango dancing capturing residents from office to meals and even baby carriage outings. The joke turns toward social satire with quips about work, wealth, seeds, and home life.
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Jones
The Flea Explains Its Remarkable Jumping Feat
A humorous description of a flea with remarkable legs able to be in two places at once and jump far. It compares flea jumping to human locomotion and notes how people and travelers interact with fleas in social situations across warm sandy countries and crowded settings.
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Department of State
William Jennings Bryan
Woolworth
Broadway
Ute
Italy
Better Homes and Race Improvement Debate
Charles Frederic Goss surveys a Battle Creek gathering on Betterment of the Human Race. He notes Dr Gulick's claim that core race improvement lies in more and better homes, urging sweeter temper, more family time, firmer parental authority, and a family religion as practical steps.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Gulick
A Benefactor Yawning Exercise
A Benfactor notes that yawning is an exercise as healthful as claimed. The weary author of tiresome show must admit it does some good, even if the performer remains dull.
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Bostea
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Otternss
Boston Transcript
Tango
Ev Mleus
Bow
Yonkers
the Statesman
Steeden
Uncle Abner
Hank Tuma
Hod Peters
Thin Town
Bara
Amon
Okeloth
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Ft Ie
Alfonso
Paria
Huerta
Eix
George Fitch
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