Death of the Louisiana Lottery Ends Era of Fraud
An editorial recalling the Southern District of Alabama court case in which 37 defendants pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport lottery advertising and tickets by express and the long moral struggle against the lottery. It warns that the lottery harmed widows and orphans, bred false hope, and corrupted public trust, urging educated citizens to oppose dishonest guardians of public funds.
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United States District Court
Alabama
Emt
Express
Tanishina Company
United States
Honduras
Supreme Court
Fottery Company
Ous
Otny
Utlea Globe
Advising the Graduates on Civic Duty
Baccalaureate addresses urge college graduates to engage in political life as leaders after four years of classical education. Warns against office hubris dishonesty and public indifference that feed scandals and weaken government. Calls graduates to guide parties to serve the people rather than self serving ends.
Safety in Railway Travel and Track Conditions
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports the National Union of Railway Trackmen pressed states' railroad commissioners on dangerous track conditions amid rising derailments and fatalities. They claim defective rails and roadbeds, insufficient patrols, and inadequate inspections contribute to unsafe travel.
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National Union‘of
United States
Interstate Commission
Ufe
St. Lots
Globe-Democrat
A Lugubrious Man Seeks Hope Amid Hard Times
In a Chicago Daily News vignette, a lugubrious man laments business decline. A kind neighbor tries sympathy while noting nearby illness and misfortune, including scarlet fever, whooping cough, and a departing cook. The talk turns to economic pressures and nerves.
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Expressman
Phen
Chicago Daily News
Plague of Birds Spurs Campaign to Protect English Crops
English farmers alarmed by sparrows finches starlings and pigeons plan a government backed program to combat avian crop damage. They cite tens of thousands shot or trapped and seek a scientific system to defend husbandry and horticulture.
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England
Herefordshire
London
New York Sun
Frat Step Toward Widow’s Sceq and Matrimonial Altar
A widow announces she will never marry again as a fraternity event hints at a wedding plan. The message frames a vow setting a personal boundary amid social pressures and lingering rumors.
Coypu Fur Used in Making Hats in South America
The coypu or nutria, a South American rodent similar to a beaver, yields fur traded as Dutrin. Skin prices range 60 cents to $1.20 each for furrier use, with 36 to 44 cents per pound for cutting furs. US usage accounts for about 5 percent of total catches. collectors ship skins to New York, London, and Hamburg.
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Banka
South America
Ituj
United States
New York
London
Hamburg
Dogs With Odd Habits Impress Neighborhood Friends
A narrative describes Barney the mongrel retriever who cannot enter a beach show but fetches items on request. Jerry, a quirky three legged dog, rides streetcars, travels to Kansas City, and finally regains normal four legged form after a long trip. The stories depict loyal pets and their unusual antics in London and St. Louis.
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Barney
Jerry
Atpon
Union Station
Kansas City
St. Louis
London
Greenwich
Tie
Not Aesop's Day at West Point
The article recalls General Custer as a cadet at West Point who bravely attempted a French translation. A French history page described Leopold, duke of Austria, meeting a leopard and a duck on the plains of Silesia, causing the class to laugh at the misrendered phrase.
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West Point
Custer
Cadet
Cadet Custer
Leopold
Austria
Silesia
Lippincott's Magazine
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief From Female Ailments
An advertising notice touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women with headaches, pelvic pain, irregular menses, and nervous symptoms. It claims the remedy strengthens and regulates the female system, warns it cannot cure tumors, and offers confidential letters to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York with a free medical advisor on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nedic
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
K. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Roman hypocaust heating in ancient houses described
The article explains Roman heating methods used in grand and country houses. Hypocausts ran flues under floors with external fires, circulating hot air to warm rooms and reduce exposure to cold climates during campaigns abroad. Remnants still surface in England from the Roman era.
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Rome
England
Veteran saved from amputation after kidney illness
B Frank Doremus of Roosevelt Avenue Indianapolis relates his nine year recovery after suffering kidney trouble since discharge. He describes swelling of the left leg and severe pain, tapped by doctors, then used Doan’s Kidney Pills with swelling and pain subsiding and urine normal. Sold at 60 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Doremus
Roosevelt Avenue
Indianapolia
Ind
Doan
Dean
Foster-Mlburn Co
Buffalo
An Ancient Prayer by John Ward at Pillory
A 1727 pillory victim reputedly worth £200,000, John Ward, described as a pious man, owned large estates in London and Herts. He prayed for Middle Sex and Essex protection from fire and earthquake and asked God to look kindly on Hertfordshire mortgage matters, and deal with other counties as He pleased.
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John Ward
Pope
Dunciad
London
Hysex
Middlesex
Essex
Hertfordshire
Red Cross Ball Blue Sold At Leading Grocers
Good Housekeepers use the best and buy Red Cross Ball Blue at leading grocers for five cents, advertised as a trusted cleaning product.
Mord Study The Father Remember
The Yonkers Statesman quotes a father urging his son to begin his hardest study at college and the son acknowledging the need to start with the time tables. The exchange reflects a domestic scene on education and discipline.
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Yonkers
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Annin
Imine
Dudley
Wise
Philadelphia Press
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