President's Message Voices Urgent Tax Reform and Surplus
President Cleveland urges Congress to reduce the treasury surplus and overhaul tariff laws. He argues current taxes on whisky tobacco and imports are unjust and calls for decisive fiscal relief, to restore money to the people and stabilize the economy.
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Preacher Warns Against Straining Out Gnats and Swallowing Camels
Dr. Talmage at Tabernacle rails at Pharisaic scruples and hollow zeal. He lampoons ministers who strain gnats of ceremony while swallowing camels of greed and lax hearts, urging wit, humor, and zeal for true righteousness. The sermon contrasts small sins with vast crimes, urging focus on eternity over time.
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Adventurous boar hunt near Nagpore ends with boar captured
An Indian hunting party near Warree, Nagpore, ensnares a large boar after a risky chase. Manatee is knocked aside by the boar, Englishman Going intervenes, and the beast is eventually brought down as riders dismount and combat closes.
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Ohio State Estimates and Local News Report 1887
State crop and stock estimates show wheat at 73 percent of average and corn at 62 percent with similar declines for clover seed and apples. Treasurers’ accounts are listed and Mercer County deaths, pardons, and local legal changes are noted along with crimes and accidents across several towns.
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Boston guest misreads request to retire in Arkansas
A Boston traveler asks to retire at a hotel in Arkansas and faces a dialect miscommunication. The innkeeper mishears and jokes about not understanding plain English, remarking on Boston talk and the phrase desire to retire. The anecdote ends with the man mocking local speech and returning to his wife.
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Two New Perfumes Reach Markets From Tropics and Africa
A Chicago Times note reports two tropical perfumes entering commerce. One is a xylopia relative from Chiriqui Costa Rica used in ylang ylang production. The other is ouco the acacia blossom of Central Africa sold along the Cuban River trade. A witty quip follows about debt payment delays.
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