Local options foes wary bill at last a law
Springfield reports a Springfield convention of saloon workers vows to combat local option. leaders elected W F E Foster president and Joseph F Rissie secretary treasurer. Court proceedings delay liquor interests as attorneys gain brief extensions. other items note elevators not required to be maintained and governor signs primary election bill effective July 1, 2008. Building Association League discusses state affiliation.
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Geome
Alton
W. F E. Foster
Decratur
Joseph F. Rissie
Staunton
Student Tied to Tree in Blizzard Ordeal
Clarence Robinson, a Hedding College student in Abingdon, was seized by masked youths during a Feb 22 blizzard, bound to a tree in Hedding college park, and nearly perished from exposure. He escaped, crawled through deep snow to reach his boarding place, and collapsed before being aided indoors.
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Galesburg
Til
Clarence Robinson
Hedding College
Abingdon
Hedding College Park
Hound Han
bin Robinson
Tie
Despondent boarder shoots self at Granite City boardinghouse
In Granite City UL on February 22 a Greek boarder named Tasho VTartiness drew a revolver during dining and killed himself after remarking he might kill himself. He had spent the afternoon target practicing and was said to be despondent over unemployment.
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Granite City
Danville Candidate Offers Salary for County Orphans
James Chinor, seeking Vermilion County supervisor, pledges to give his entire $800 annual salary to two county orphans if elected. The offer follows charges raised by an opposing candidate as part of the campaign rhetoric.
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Danville
James Chinor
Vermilion County
Granger
Political shift hinted by Peoria Pines ad debate
The Chicago Tribune notes that after a heated debate the Mine Workers backed no policy for organization, hinting at a future of socialist influence. The piece argues autos will reach the poor soon, warning of danger if roads are not safe as new devices arrive.
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Peoria
Pines
Sucialisu
Tribune
Pa Explains Meaning of Incongruity to Freddy
Freddy asks about incongruity and Pa clarifies the word. The dialogue mentions geonsistency wy son and describes a character who growls and then goes home to kick a dog that barks at night.
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Freddy
Snow People Haunt Plains Blizzard Survivor Tale
A survivor recalls a brutal prairie blizzard that left six dead and a lone woman miraculously saved. As snow wolves faded, snow people appeared, transforming from menacing figures to eerie beauties. The tale ends with the survivor nursed back to health by strangers and the rescued woman returning to her circle.
Fancy Teeth on the Beach At Atlantic City
A man recalls finding a lost set of false teeth on a beach near Atlantic City after a stranger’s casual questions. He pocketed the teeth, noting he has never had a tooth pulled and wonders to whom the set belongs.
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Atlantic City
Ife
Philadelphia
Met Opera Director Recalls Musicians Preferences
A Metropolitan Opera House board member recounts a tale from an orchestra musician. A friend of the musician’s wife asked about his taste in operas and attire. The musician’s wife says he dislikes Wagner and prefers Italian operas because Wagner causes him to tear his shirts during performances.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Dot
Ile Neffer
Bossesman of South Africa and the puff adder feat
A dangerous feat shows a South African Bossesman walking up to a puff adder and placing his bare foot on its neck. The snake thrashes and bites, its venom glands release a large venom quantity as the man plans to kill the snake, eat the body, and use the poison for arrows.
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South Africa
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta. GA
Where Ma Was Strict Comic Dialog
A brief humor item where a little girl compares her mother’s strictness to her brother and then reveals her father is the stricter one. The exchange ends with the little boy admitting his father is the stricter parent.
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Orful
He Believed the Boy and Conflicting Evidence
A Cincinnati Enquirer item recounts a judge's lesson on conflicting evidence using a tale of a house hunter asking a boy the distance to Mr Smithson's cottages. The boy replies with a time estimate that clashes with the advertisement, illustrating how to judge which statement is more probable.
A Dish of Tea Note on Eighteenth Century Dialect
A brief remark explains that the word dish in eighteenth century usage signified coffee or tea utensils and served as a colloquial shorthand for a dish of tea. The note hints at linguistic flavor in historical language, and references ongoing interest in period pronunciations and phrases.
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China
Lord Arlington
England
Arlington House
Buckingham Palace
London Chronicle
Lacked Something in Humorous Exchange with German
An American taunts a German about American nature and trees. The German acknowledges, then jokes that the joke was about a German. The American continues, claiming Americans have the tallest trees, triggering the punchline that this was a German joke. The line ends with a dialect misstate.
Boston Correction Narrates A Portentous Porterhouse Skit
Bilkins had moved from New York to Boston. The butcher refused his request for a porterhouse with urbane apologies, saying they were not giving anything away this morning. The vignette appears in Tarper's Weekly.
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Bilkins
New York
Boston
Tacitus Quotation on Truth and Wisdom
A brief aphorism notes that truth and speech require measured wisdom. It suggests anger blocks truth and calls for restraint in delivering candid insights.
Too Healthy. Mosquitoes and Malaria in a Local Quip
The Washington Star reports a quirky exchange where Farter Corntessel debunks the idea that mosquitoes carry malaria, claiming they are too healthy to do so, while a captioned joke about railroad cops and passengers seeks a playful misread of stars.
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Theosquitoes
Farter Corntessel
Washington, Star
The Vermifuge Man in Court Ridicule Wins Case
The story recounts George C. Vest's courtroom antics during Annie Wilson's claim on Phil Williams estate. An expert witness’s vermifuge confusion prompts West to draw laughs, while Judge Priest and West mockingly excoriate the testimony, leading to a swift verdict for the claimant.
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George G. Vest
George C. Vest
J. G. Trimble
Kansas City
Mexico
Sam Priest
West
Williams
Virginian
Annie
Philadelphia
Jaynes' Chemical Works
Jaynes’ Works
Jaynes’ Chemical Works
Kansas City Star
Woodman repairs notable table from Sylvanus Cobb era
John A Woodman of the Bear s hotel has the table where Sylvanus Cobb wrote famous stories repaired to prevent damage. The table and matching pigeonhole cabinet, used to store manuscripts and notes, are described as remarkable relics linking to Cobb and the fortunes of Robert Bonner with ties to the New York Ledger.
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John A. Woodman
The
Bear's Hotel
Sylvanus Cobb
Norway
Mr. Woodman
New York Ledger
Robert Bonner
Father in politics mocked for drinking habit
In a dialogue published by the Catholic Standard and Times a stranger teases a boy about his father being in politics and jokes that he is getting "cuped off" as his stomach unsettles and he begins to drink like he used to.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Kodol the tonic for dyspepsia and stomach troubles
Kodol is described as a test remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach disorders. The advertisement claims it is pleasant prompt and thorough and lists Wm F Jungkunz druggist at 85 Stephenson as the seller.
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Wm. F. T Jungkunz
Stephenson
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