Adams law passes as temperance measure extends statewide
Nashville February 1 The Anti Saloon League wins as the Adams law is extended to the entire state by House action The Pendleton bill awaits the governor's signature and could be vetoed The session features a decisive house fight with protests and dramatic charges The piece also recounts a sensational tale of New York alimony totaling 2901000 dollars yearly amid social intrigue
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Anti-Saloon League
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Fluid Extract Dandelion and Sage Gift to Rennselaer Institute
An ad promotes a “Vegetable Treatment” for blood disorders using fluids and syrups with a sale pitch for dandelion extract and related compounds. Separately, Mrs. Russell Sage pledges $1,000,000 at Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute’s alumni meeting to establish a new Russell Sage School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.
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Ingersoll on Whiskey as Criminous Influences
A long excerpt extols Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's condemnation of whiskey, labeling alcohol as the source of crime, ruinous passions, and social decay. It features brash moral rhetoric and calls for legislative action on temperance, with scattered notes and unrelated clippings following.
Read at Bay Tells of Little Prodigy Mary
Opie Read is showcased as a master storyteller with audiences recalling children like eight year old Mary reciting or singing. A proud couple asks Read to hear their prodigy, but he must catch an early train despite their claim the train runs later. The anecdote highlights overbearing expectations from parents and friends.
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