Coroner's Expert Critique Calls for Physician in Office
The Allegany County report shows $120 paid for Coroner experts in nine months with thirteen calls. It argues a physician as Coroner would perform own autopsies, saving costs and ensuring proper determinations of death. The writer urges Governor Harrington consider a medical man for the Coroner post.
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Allegany County Commissioners
Wis
Pene Ysician
Allegany County
West Virginia
Ridgeley
Corloner
All
The Matter With Kansas Reconsidered in a Satirical Note
A critique citing The Kansas City Star blames Kansas for failing public funding. It alleges underfunded schools prisons and charities, poor roads and declining institutions while highlighting wealth and prohibition as the state’s only strong points.
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Kansas
Kansas City Star
John
Lansings
Influence of heredity on generations debated in essay
A publication examines two extreme family lines from a common ancestor. The Edwards line shows notable figures like Yale presidents and Eli Whitney collaborators, while the Jakes reveal widespread social decay and high costs to New York State. The piece argues for radical measures to curb such hereditary descent.
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Elizabeth Tuttle
Richard Edwards
Hartford
Conn
Edwards
Timothy Dwight
Dorena Edwards Dwight
Theodore Dwight Woolsey
Yale University
Jared Sparks
Harvard
Henrietta Frances Whitney
Eli Whitney
Edith Kermit Carew
Colonel Roosevelt
Derers
Jake
New York
Things to Worry About
An electric fan can revolve 700 times a minute. The note warns readers about high fan speeds and potential safety concerns in the home environment.
Parcel Post Marketing Tips for Farmers and Housewives
Washington January 10 farmers and housewives can gain from Farmers Bulletin 703 Suggestions for Parcel Post Marketing It explains parcel post rates limits and container types plus packing grading and handling of produce for good condition and attractive appearance It stresses pricing balance for farmer and consumer and urges personal producer consumer contact to reduce misunderstandings plus notes on remittances damaged goods and container returns.
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Washington, D. C
Parcel Post
Bulletin
Fiverage
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason and Lincoln Assassination Note
A collection of Walt Mason verses urges New Year resolution to quit drinking and embrace sobriety with Hydrant grad imagery. The piece shifts to a New York press dispatch about General Henry Lawrence Burnett and Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, noting the mob’s anger and wrongful punishment of innocent people following Booth’s acts.
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New York
Henry Lawrence Burnett
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
North
Booth
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Testing the Sermon on Miracle Power in Church
A preacher’s faith is measured by miracle power in the church. The article holds that God’s word produces miracles and criticizes human philosophy and higher criticism for robbing preachers of this power.
Legislative expenses and payroll reform for Maryland Assembly
The Baltimore Star argues for reducing padding in state payrolls and adopting clear limits on legislative expenses. It compares Maryland per diem rates with other states and suggests a $1,000 to $2,000 session pay or similar salary to curb graft while fitting within a roughly $150,000 running cost for the 90 day session.
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Baltimore
State Assembly
California
Colorado
Iowa
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Maryland
Kentucky
Montana
Nevada
Wyoming
Maryland Assembly
Baltimore Star
Cutting an Acquaintance Joke Sparks Racial Banter
A humorous exchange features Jones asking why a colored man carries a razor. Smith replies that it is to cut an undesirable acquaintance if needed. The quip reflects racial humor in a tense moment.
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Jones
Smith
Hades
Persistent Advertising Will Make Any Man Great
An item from The Daily Special notes the enduring power of persistent advertising to shape success, citing a motto that consistent promotion elevates a man in business and public life.
Humorous Fragments Reflecting Daily Life and Social Quips
A collection of short humorous vignettes and quips about family life, photography, storytelling, politics, and social roles. Jokes touch on vanity, dieting, irrigation, romance, and the absurdities of modern living with playful irony and regional slang.
Denatured and d natured pun in classroom query
A light classroom exchange centers on two kinds of alcohol, with the student answering Denatured and d natured in a punny response to a teacher’s question. The brief joke hinges on wordplay around chemical names.
Evening Curfew Echoes Across the Dairy Route
Poetic lines describe a curfew signaling parting day as a herd moves toward a den while a milkman meets them on the road to swipe watered milk for the speaker.
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Gray
Language Of Ours And Local Gossip Briefs
Excerpt from Simianville Review notes George's job issue and a repeated "gone back" remark. Grandpa Abie Bandar suffers a sprained tail after a near fall from a coconut tree. Mrs Jocko Howler visits friends at Monkton reporting a bumper bread-fruit crop. Mrs Charles Moorman confined with stomach trouble and hay fever per Xenia Gazette.
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George
Abie Bandar
Jocko Howler
Monkton
Simianville Review
Charles Moorman
Jamestown
Xenia Gazette
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Jay
Pumpville
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Nix
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Moses
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