Lieber’s Lie on Prohibition in Lebanon Sparks City Debate
In Lebanon, Albert Lieber, a prominent brewer and anti Bryan Democrat, claims a retreat of the prohibition wave aided by merchants and bankers. Demetrius Tillotson counters that local bankers signed remonstrances and many merchants favor keeping saloons out, noting revived business, more vacant rooms filled, and fewer arrests for drunk since saloons closed.
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Boone County
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Watson Cancels Chautauqua Dates To Campaign In Indiana
The Chautauqua speaker Jim Watson, a leading campaigner for Indiana’s governor race, has canceled nearly forty dates outside Indiana and several within the state. He will focus on daily campaign speeches and avoid venues charging admission, amid charges of a political attack by opponents.
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Indiana
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Chautauqua
Jim Watson
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Navy Etiquette for Visitors on Man of War Ships
A San Francisco News Letter item explains shipboard manners for visitors aboard men of war. It covers saluting the flag on boarding and leaving, proper navigation terms like starboard port and deck areas, respect for officers quarters, avoidance of tipping crew, and modesty with ladders for ladies, stressing naval pride.
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Jack Tar
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San Francisco News
Medals for Bravery Honor Rail Road Heroism
The president can award life saving medals for heroism on railroads, with names approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. A bronze medal and gold enamel button are issued, depicting a man on a track warning a train, with inscriptions about life saving and bravery.
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Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Typing limits in Japan and a jailhouse joke
Sugimura of the Tokyo Asahi praises linotype limits in Japan noting forty seven letters and thousands of Chinese characters exceed machines. A Tokyo newspaper printer walks for characters. An asylum keeper recalls a straitjacket joke about fashion sleeves.
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Tokyo Asahi Shimbun
Japan
Tokyo
Insane Asylum
Gaddie’s Business Insists on Retailing Scandal
Miss Gaddie is described as being in everybody’s business, retailing that which she learns in wholesale fashion. The quip hints at a gossiping figure who thrives on scandal while avoiding public scrutiny.
A Sufficient Reason Bohemian Magazine Note
A quirky Bohemian Magazine item discusses naming quirks and synonyms. The fragment references Brooke-Gunson and Lyon in a playful, editorial tone about language and calls to action.
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Coace
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Breakfast at Mount Vernon in the 18th Century
The piece recalls Mrs. Washington hosting a long ago breakfast for visitors, describing a table set with ham, cold corned beef, cold fowl, cold mutton, and parsley, plus tea and coffee. It contrasts that feast with modern breakfasts and laments perceived degeneracy in today’s meals.
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Mr. Cutler
Mount Vernon
Drummer recalls near fatal scare after knockout
A Cincinnati drummer describes an incident at a Pittsburgh hotel where a casual remark led to a street fight with a middleweight champion. He knocked the fighter clean, feared arrest, and fled across the river, shocked by the sudden violence from a man he had unknowingly knocked out.
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Jumbled Notes and Witty Snippets From An Old Periodical
A collection of short humorous items and letter excerpts from periodicals including a seven year old Miss Green spelling quirks while in hospital. A golf anecdote features Moggs claiming a win without being defeated. Various jokes touch on corporations and bribery, with a London Telegraph aside offering encouragement.
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Bessie Green
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