Ohio Republicans Extended Revenue Through Excise Tax Laws
The piece notes that from 1891 to 1900 Ohio's general revenue rose sharply under Republican rule due to excise taxes on various corporations. It cites higher liquor taxes and new levies on express, sleeping car, freight, electric, gas, pipe line, waterworks, street railways, messenger, and steam railroads, boosting annual income by hundreds of thousands of dollars. It also highlights shifts away from direct property taxation toward excise sources and mentions supporters advocating local option taxation.
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Tom L. Johnson
Ohio
Republican Party
James E. Campbell
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Campbell
Messenger and Signal Companies
Peers Ny Beers
John K. Richards
W. D. Guilbert
Levi C. Goodale
Cincinnati
House Committee On Taxation
Express
State Board of Appraisers and Assessors
Guilbert
Cleveland Daily Leader
Railway Rumbles Through North American Growth
Canada added 541 miles to its railway system and Mexico 640 while July earnings rose 13.2 percent from last year. Erie railway mail receipts in 1901 reached 491,920 from gross 39,102,300. Siberian railway completion needs 30 days from Paris to Vladivostok, or 20 if finished. Lake and river steamers fill gaps. a Prussian test line uses an alcohol fueled locomotive for a spirits society to utilize beet sugar syrup and unmarketable potatoes.
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Mexico
United States
Paris
Vladivostok
Prussia
Two Family Flat Designed For Ownership With Income
A detailed ad describes a double flat residence priced at 2500 dollars. It features five rooms per floor plus bath, with 12 by 14 parlors, 14 by 14 dining room, 10 by 12 and 9 by 10 chambers, 12 by 12 kitchen, and a 4 by 7 vestibule. Front stairs, bay windows, gas piping, hot air heat, brick underpinning, and trim in ash and pine. Separate entrances, porches, and two furnaces. Art glass transoms, yellow brick chimneys, clapboarded exterior, and attic option for extra bedrooms. House dimensions 22 by 46 feet, solid construction ready for tenants. Ownership potential enablesvacant flats to be rented to offset expense. GEO. A. W. KINTZ.
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Geo. A. W. Kintz
Piano of Stones Captivates Brest Exposition Crowd
Honore Baudre, an elderly amateur scientist, unveils at Brest a geological piano built over 33 years from stones found in Auvergne and Canada. Each stone denotes a petrified fish or prehistoric instrument, with a low C finally located in Canada. Critics say the tones are purer and sweeter than any piano, but Baudre plans no sale and delays travel to America.
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Honore Baudre
Brest
London Exchange
M. Baudre
France
Canada
Auvergne
America
Fish Returns Lost Gem From Cedar Lake
William Freas Jr of Frankfort Indiana recovered a diamond cuff button lost at Cedar Lake after a Chicago fisherman mailed back the button and its diamond found in a four pound bass. A letter from W R Sherry explained the discovery and recovery.
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Cedar Lake
Indiana
Chicago
William Freas, Jr
Frankfort
Ind
W. R. Sherry
Sherry
Cornwall loses tin dominance as Malay Peninsula rises
For decades Cornwall supplied most of the world’s tin but now accounts for only about seven percent. The Malay Peninsula furnishes around sixty percent of global tin, with the Dutch East Indies next at roughly nine percent.
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Cornwall
England
Malay Peninsula
Dutch East Indies
Silly Thrift and a Disappearing Husband
A Chicago Record Herald snippet notes a boy earns a nickel by selling a jackknife to a neighbor boy and claims he can borrow it back. A Washington Star quip recalls a daughter revealing her father Harold has left, with a twist about him borrowing a silk umbrella before vanishing.
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Roberts
Chicago Record-Herald
Washington Star
Proof of Blindness in a Humorous Exchange
A humorous exchange recounts a servant revealing the governor is blind and unable to read letters. The servant jokes the governor twice asks where his hat is while the hat rests on his head, highlighting the absurdity of the situation with playful irony.
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Chicago Tribune
Child’s remark ends tale after forty thieves joke
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a parent telling Elsie the Forty Thieves story. The child interrupts with a pun about “that jar you,” prompting the teller to drop the tale. The joke reflects a young listener’s quick wit and humor.
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Elsie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Boy Swaps Cough Medicine for Nuts at School
A mother’s cough mixture is taken by a boy who admits he did not take his medicine. He says another boy, Bobby Jones, took it and he swapped with him for a handful of nuts. The tale appears in Tit-Bits as a cautionary school anecdote.
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Bobby Jones
Sterling Remedy CO
Chicago
York
Goodbye to Dolly Gray from Judge as Two Weeks End
A judge bids farewell to Dolly Gray noting the two week period ends today and the ribbon counter at Cash & Co. calls, signaling front line duties. The farewell has a soldierly tone and implies marching orders.
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Dolly
Cash & Co
Dolly Gray
Clothes Thief Snags Garments in Chicago Case
A Chicago story recounts a man confessing his clothes were stolen after others discovered where he obtained the garments. The incident illustrates street crime and local detection in the city.
Trying to Find Out and Hay Fever Themed Snippet
A light humor vignette from old papers features a caller asking Tommie if his mother is home. Tommie admits he was trying to find out and explains he has been swimming, reflecting playful scatter in early 20th century humor.
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Tommie
Ohio State Journal
Puppy with Great Pedigree Sparks Father Daughter Debate
Miss Roxsie vents at Tess about a puppy with a famed lineage that she wants her father to buy. Tess jokes whether it is a French count or a German baron as the Philadelphia Press notes the humorous exchange.
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Jess
Tess
Philadelphia Press
Too Imperious Interaction Sparked Mockery
A quip from the New York Weekly about Miss Struckile and Mrs Struckile as they clash over manners. The dialogue touches on social status, wealth, and perception, suggesting the mother’s past as a cook.
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Miss Struckile
Struckile
N. Y
An Encouraging Setback
Mr Perkins and Miss Simpson discuss a secret feeling with timidity about confessing it. Miss Simpson warns that a suitor who proposes will not have the chance to claim she led him on.
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Mr. Perkins
Miss Simpson
Chicago Record- Herald
Logical Mamma Willie flyscreen quip
A humorous exchange on a window screen where Mamma scolds Willie for letting flies in and Willie jokes that flies must enter to land on the fly paper, as quoted by the Philadelphia Times.
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Willie
Philadelphia Times
Ambitious politician boasts of easy elections
A dialogue shows an ambitious politician claiming he can win any office. a trusted henchman notes voters know him now, implying the difficulty of convincing the public after initial exposure.
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H’m
Chicago Tribune
Mosquitoes and Malaria Satire Line
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Record Herald notes mosquitoes bringing malaria and energy bursts after bites, with one speaker joking about hopping around until slapped. The quotation contrasts illness with playful vitality in a wartime era newspaper voice.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Easily Satisfied. Patience in Yonkers Statesman
A brief quotation from the Yonkers Statesman features a dialogue about marital expectations with lines on knowing as much as the speaker. It reads as a light, social-page exchange reflecting cautious ambition in a marriage.
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Patrice
Yonkers
Toothbrush Plant of Jamaica Surprises with Home Made Dentifrice
The toothbrush plant of Jamaica is a creeper valued for its stems. Natives cut and fray the stem to make a toothbrush and grind dead stems to create a dentifrice for cleaning teeth.
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Jamaica
Extraordinary Devotion
A Chicago Post note quotes a storyteller remarking on a woman’s obsessive affection and the impact of her fashion choice on her beloved’s liking. The snippet hints at intense sentiment and social perception in romantic devotion.
Ally Sloper Dialogue Reveals Family Secret
A humorous exchange from Ally Sloper features a confession about a grandfather’s year of imprisonment. The playful dialogue contrasts two lovers as they reveal past penalties, underscoring era slang and serialized comic tone.
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Gussie
Ally Sloper
All Optimists Put Off Woes Till Tomorrow Poem Fragment
Puck quotes optimistic view delaying sorrow until tomorrow while pessimists prolong today’s gloom. The fragment hints at mood cycles and enduring human outlooks.
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Puck
A Wild Rose for a Child by Mr Rose
A humorous verse notes Mr Rose naming his daughter Wild who becomes Mrs Hogg causing him to feel regret. The Detroit Free Press line preserves the old pun about a wild rose and a hogg surname.
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Mr. Rose
Rose
Employment Agent and Domestic Quarrel Joke
A humorous dialogue from the New York Weekly about an employment agent asking what was wrong with a last place and a domestic about a couple who had only been married a month and the agent offering a chance in a quiet house where they had been married ten years.
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N. Y
High Ball for Me Too Sparks Boardinghouse Debate
A New York Times item notes a new arrival proclaimed as a woman suffragist seeking broader opportunities for downtrodden women. The coarse boarder responds with a playful demand for a high ball, reflecting a light social moment.
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N. Y
Relative Value Debate from Cumso and Cawker
In a dialogue from Leslie's Weekly Cumso argues value is relative while Cawker interrupts. He suggests value rises with proximity to the relative the nearer the relation, sparking a discussion on social trends among young men courting girls for their parents influence.
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Cumso
Cawker
Leslie
Daredevil Aviator Plans Abrupt Balloon Exit
An agitated woman watches as the daring aeronaut prepares to sever his connection with the balloon and accept a new position further down. The escort confirms the move as the parachute climber eyes the sky.
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Chicago Tribune
Timetable Decipherer Steals The Show
In a display of keen wit the scholar impressed peers by instantly interpreting a timetable, turning a routine page into a revealing map of schedules and meaning. His quick grasp showcased exceptional analytical skill and earned admiration from onlookers.
Mindful of the Amenities
Annette answers her mother with sleepy humor about praying in bed versus kneeling as taught, lingering family moment captured in a Brooklyne Eagle snippet.
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Annette
Mamma
Brooklyn Eagle
Heat records push summer toward an ideal, sweet brief
Washington Star laments a growing gloom and a wish for a single summer that would not break the heat record, imagining a fleeting season of relief and contentment.
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Mer
Washington Star
One Doctor's Reasoning
A New York Times quote contrasts doctors fees with Dr Knod ler who has a larger practice. The line prompts a reflection on value and pricing in medical care.
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Knodler
N. Y
Miss Harcourt and Miss Briggins Wordplay Exchange
In a witty exchange, Miss Harcourt prefers her name to Miss Briggins, who retorts she can change hers anytime while Harcourt cannot. The quip comes from a Chicago Tribune column style exchange.
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Harcourt
Briggins
Chicago Tribune
A Confession in Glasgow Evening Times
Downie says he owes a great deal to his landlady, not his mother, in a brief exchange with Dorkins. The remark follows a reference to a pleasant faced woman just passed.
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Downie
Dorkins
Glasgow Evening Times
Carving Opportunity Spurs Bold Medical Claim
In a Chestnut urban exchange a veteran asks why the young doctor mutilated the patient and the reply is blunt I had the chance to do it. The quotation reflects a dramatic discussion in a Chicago Post feature.
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Chicago Post
Days of Reckoning Carriage Gave Way to Walk
Dialogue from a New York Weekly strip notes marital shift after marriage as a wife laments walking since they no longer use a carriage while the husband responds that this is the reason they walk now.
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N. Y
Aunty Recalls Amos Keeter and Skeeter Family
A talkative elderly woman loudly proclaims her memory of the Skeeter family around town. She confirms knowing Amos Keeter and recalls many parties he led, prompting a nephew to exit laughing at the reminiscence.
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Amos Keeter
Skeeter
Amos
Cleveland Plain
Progress Backward in a Philadelphia Press Quip
Mrs en comments on Mr De Kanter turning over a new leaf. The chambermaid asks what she means and the remark shifts to muddy sheets rather than shoes on the hall rack. The passage mirrors a Philadelphia Press tone with light social satire.
A Social Sherlock Holmes in Society
A Baltimore American remark notices a new arrival described as claiming to be from the east. Observers doubt her origin, noting she only raises her hand to her chin when shaking hands, suggesting she may not be from distant places but perhaps Pittsburgh instead.
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Pittsburg
Baltimore
Hiram Cleaver
Baltimore American
Frugal Husband Earns Widely Praised Fame in Brief
A pair of gossip snippets contrast cold affection with generous fortune. Mrs Graves He laments silence at home while Mrs Wyse notes the musician.Sources quote a man who has married wealth yet is too generous to keep it. His wife reportedly easily obtains funds from him.
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Les
Detroit Free Press
Reasonable Objection in Kitchen Court Scene
A dialogue fragment shows Nora objecting to a policeman in the kitchen during a domestic dispute. Nora denies using the kitchen for a police court and insists on stopping the intrusion as she and her mother discuss the matter.
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Nora
Philadelphia Record
A Good Spender Gizzam at the Seaside Hotel
A lighthearted note identifies Gizzam as a young traveler stopping at the Seaside hotel. The column clarifies he is not a millionaire but a dry goods clerk on a ten days vacation, per the Ohio State Journal.
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Gizzam
Izzam
Ohio State Journal
Uncle Ebens Traism And Skewered Sayings Parade
A column reproduces a string of quips and maxims from various papers. It mixes wry lines about talkers, misers, marriages, drought, and golfing, with a brief joke about a reporter and a burglary. Notable voices include Thoreau Juvenal and Sheridan.
Fall painting advice promotes Devoe paint benefits
An advertisement urges readers to use Devoe ready paint for longer lasting coverage and property protection. It claims Devoe outlasts lead and oil based paints and costs less, urging readers to request a free pamphlet and to ask their dealer for Devoe.
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Devoe
Chicago
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