Remarkable Ohio bribery decision praised by editorials
The Wilkesbarre Record reports on Ohio Supreme Court rulings in the Monnett Standard Oil bribery case. It notes a $400,000 bribe offer to Attorney General Monnett by Charles Squire of New York and argues the court wrongly excused the Standard Oil Company. The piece lauds Monnett for resisting corruption and urges such integrity in public offices.
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Supreme Court of Ohio
Monnette-Standard Oil
Monnett
Standard Oil Company
Charles Squire
New York
Ohio
Standard 1
Squire
United States
Sympathy for the Boers in Hazleton Sentinel
The Hazleton Sentinel notes strong local sympathy for the Boers over the English and urges a town meeting to voice support. It argues Pennsylvania Dutch regions lean Teutonic and pro Boer, while critics claim the English government misreads American sentiment and press.
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Hazleton
Pennsylvania
Thy
Van
Such & Mouvement
Dom Paul
Avery
New York Tribune
Philadelphia Inquirer
Double chin removal praised by New York woman
A New York woman details her surgical removal of the double chin, describing the operation, anesthesia, and post operative recovery. She notes the procedure was simpler than expected, the bandages and healing were tolerable, and within a fortnight she appeared markedly changed with no chin excess.
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New York
Bool
Croker Cigar Scheme At Hoffman House Scandal
A New York correspondent reports at the Hoffman House a tale of Croker and a Tammany Hall jurist who secretly supplied Croker with cigars. The scheme involved swapping coats to mislead eliminations as officials sought the cigar donor. One jurist later found cigars in Croker’s coat, clearing him while another absent member remained suspect.
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Hoffman House
Richard Croker
Democratic Club
Tammany Hall
New York
Chicago
Inter-Orean
Isolation for the Church Mutineer
Tan Maclaren argues in the November Ladies' Home Journal that isolation is the most effective approach for a church mutineer. He suggests imprisoning the individual in silence, avoiding engagement, and using ridicule to drive him away, effectively separating him from church life.
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Tan Maclaren
Ladies’ Home Journal
Small for His Age and Cabinet Records
A playful exchange has a boy noting a grandfather is "small for his age" at 85. Separately, a trivia note mentions no official record is kept of British Cabinet proceedings.
Quotations and witticisms from various papers
A collage of aphorisms and humorous lines from multiple newspapers. The quotes touch on health, fame, love, faith, beauty, work and play, with remarks attributed to figures or publications such as Julia Ward Howe the Chicago Record Confucius the Houston Post and the Philadelphia Tires. The mixed source material presents compact editorial jokes and maxims on daily life.
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Exchange
Julia Ward Howe
Chicago
Confucius
Houston Post
Detroit Journal
Fuller
Atchison Globe
Puck
Duck
Nimin Sylvia
Philadelphia
Paris
Holy Land
Chicago News
Philadedphia Record
New York Press
Wiseacre Aphorisms From a Calm Sea of Thought
A collection of maxims on wisdom habit, prudence, and speech. Notable lines urge planning for long term success, avoiding empty promises, and choosing restraint over rash words. The voice mixes paradox and practical counsel across multiple brief statements.
Alaska News A Century Old Chronicle Of Wild Claims And Distances
One hundred alive girls attend Holy Cross Mission school. Treadwell wine yields between two and three million dollars annually in clear credit. Gold discoveries reported near Cape Nowe, ten miles north of St Michael s. Many prospectors cut wood to pay passage home as steamboat lines expand. The Treadwell line building rivals a World s Fair Manufacturers Building. Alaska spans 1200 miles north to south, wider than Chicago to London. US Fish Commission surveys show far larger carfish banks than Atlantic shores. Boaters stranded along Koyakuk river awaiting promised land. Complaints arise that mall contractors fail to meet government agreements.
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Holy Cross Mission
Cape Nowe
St. Michael's
Treadwell
Mall
The Objector Do Not Do These Things Riddled Advice
A quirky admonition lists cautions about self harm doctors watches trouble and bars. It warns against pulling oneself from trouble with a corkscrew and ignores fashion as fine feathers do not guarantee birds. It stresses sensible talk and not to neglect 40.
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Lis
Charel
A Bird Talk by John Burroughs in St Nicholas
John Burroughs praises youth interest in birds and bird clubs and warns that past farmers killed many raptors. He notes hawks and crows do more good than harm overall, while some species threaten fewer numbers with habitat loss and hunters increasing. The piece blends natural history with social change and oblique world notes.
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John Burroughs
St. Nicholas
Cooper
New England
Canada
Rangeley Lake
Maine
Catskills
Yukon
Alaska
Hudson River
Thirty Tons of Spruce Gum Harvest Succeeds in 1899 Maine
The 1899 spruce gum crop from Maine reaches thirty tons valued at about $63,000. Lumbermen harvest and sort the product with bark and chips, selling to buyers who pledge not to supply the trust. The harvesters unite to oppose the trust, selling only to dealers who promise not to have their gum manufactured and marketed by the trust.
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Maine
Balloon Bridge Aided by Air Bags On Water Surface
A French aeronaut has devised a balloon bridge not airborne but resting on water using 200 small air bags to span a 100 yard river. One hundred men can assemble it in under an hour. a platform of twenty one wooden rafts is laid end to end and tied by ropes atop the bags. This pontoon is reportedly in use by the French army.
A Fighting Family Monument in Louisville Cemetery
A monument in a Louisville cemetery honors John B. Austin a Revolutionary War private his son J Allen Austin a War of 1812 private grandson James Grigsby Austin a Mexican War private and great grandson James Richard Gathright a Confederate private killed at Muffreesboro Tennessee January 1 1863 all listed as privates.
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Louisville
John B. Austin
J. Allen Austin
James Grigsby Austin
Mexico
James Richard Gathright
Muffeesboro
Tenn
Plenty of Kilts and Dutch Smoking Habits
A Scottish report notes 150000 to 200000 kilts produced annually. The kilted regiments total about seventeen battalions plus 14000 Lowland piners, with biennial kilt supply equaling 7000 per year. Hollanders smoke heavily, boatmen measure distances by smoking, and tobacco is affordable in the humid climate.
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Holland
Elephants Have Eight Teeth in Distinct Sets
Elephants possess eight teeth in total with two on each side both above and below. Baby elephants shed their teeth around age fourteen, replaced by a fresh set annually.
The Cuban and the Bat tlefields of Santi ago
The text describes condition in Cuba with ruined plantations not restored, few skilled workers, illiteracy, talk of annexation to the United States, relics sale near Santiago, transport and rail issues, and a bleak moral reflection on life. It also mentions a separate piece titled The Moralat and The Bachelor with aphorisms and social commentary.
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Cuba
Havana
United States
Santiago
Havanna
Agatéimo
Little Willie's Lesson On City And Country Rabbit Hunting
A Detroit Free Press anecdote contrasts a city sportsman with a farm youth in a rabbit hunt wager. The city man returns with four rabbits, while Reuben the farm lad brings twenty-seven rabbits, plus ferret and extra winnings, illustrating the danger of backing a confident bet without certainty.
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Little Willie
Reuben
Detroit Free Press
Population gag ends with one girl in tale
A playful exchange mocks a newspaper star's population figure. The narrator notes the Star claimed 2500 million globally, while a character corrects to 1250 million and adds a zinger that the world contains 1250 million men and one girl. The scene ends with the heroine kissing the wretch.
Hands Off Ride Teases in Chicago Park Exchange
A playful Chicago Tribune excerpt depicts Miss Quickstep noting an experienced rider could ride with hands off, while Gordon contends it is no trick. She tests by asking him to remove his hand from her shoulder, highlighting a lighthearted social moment.
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Gordon
Miss Quickstep
Chicago Tribune
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