Post Office Scandals and Iowa Officials Under Fire
The Centerville Journal outlines corruption tied to Beavers and Machen in the post office department with Postmaster General subpoena dispute. It cites Iowa State Auditor Marriam’s $22 500 insurance fund theft and calls for reform, criticizing political leaders and urging enforcement of Thou shalt not steal across state offices.
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Voters Urged to Treat Plague in Body Politic at Polls
The passage urges the public to address a political cancer by voting. It likens unchecked corruption to Banquo's ghost, returning despite efforts, and says the remedy lies in the upcoming polls. The tone calls citizens to action and accountability in choosing leaders.
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Washington
Banquo
Republican county convention backs Miss Lair by no nomination
The county convention declined to nominate a candidate for county superintendent of schools instead of nominating someone else. It effectively endorsed Miss Lair by leaving the position unfilled.
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Republican County Convention
Miss Lair
Roosevelt and the trusts amid GOP boodle barl
A reader complains that despite promises to smash trusts, none have fallen and accuses President Roosevelt of coming to view trusts as beneficial for GOP boodle interests. The letter reflects partisan frustration with federal action and perceived corruption.
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Iowa Democrats push for direct senatorial elections
The Iowa platform calls for United States senators to be elected by direct vote of the people, advocating a shift from indirect methods to citizen empowerment in choosing federal lawmakers.
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Iowa
United States
Democrat Platform Calls for Tariff Removal on Trust Goods
The state platform pledges to remove tariffs on goods produced by trusts. It outlines a stance favoring tariff abolition to reduce costs and increase competition, signaling a shift in economic policy.
Public hog sale advertised near Sidney and Farragut
Auction notice details a farm sale near Sidney 65 hogs 2 bulls 8 yearling heifers and 8 calves plus 88 sows with 5 bred to Athens Model or young boars. Bulls include Royal Crown sire lineage. Sale day October 9 1908 with free lunch and cash terms. Auctioneers Crates furnished for shipping. Also includes a Swiss covenant history paragraph.
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Origin of the Turban Ties to Authority in Jewish History
The piece argues the turban originated not with Moslems but as a sign of authority and honor in early Jewish history. It cites the Hebrew Bible term for the high priest's bonnet, notes variations like miter and hood, and mentions Jerome claiming the turban's ancient record. It also recounts Mohammedan adaptations and a legend linking turbans to courage on the battlefield.
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Jerome
The Gopher Snake Snare Catches a Gopher
The Tulare Advance reports H C Heltzer witnessed a gopher snake catching a gopher by luring it from its hole with the tail snared around the gopher. The lethal constriction killed the prey before the snake swallowed it, a common fate for gophers when preyed upon by snakes in the region.
The Kiwi Bird In New Zealand Forests and Swamps
The text describes the kiwi Apteryx mantelli as a wingless, tailless bird with strong sinking legs used for digging. With coarse hairlike plumage, it can sprint when threatened but breeding in captivity failed. Only a few museums own specimens, and the species is now scarce, found mainly in northern New Zealand forests and swamps.
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New Zealand
Melinda Went to Capital Despite Fear of Trains
A governor’s wife Melinda, used to farm life, refused rail travel. Officials traveled with wives, so he sent word to bring Melinda by train. His brother telegraphed she feared engines. He ordered Bill to blindfold Melinda and place her on a train, and she arrived with Bill after twenty four hours.
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Ringtail Monkey Trapped by Nut Trap
The ringtail monkey, prized for its value, is caught using a coconut split with a banana and a wood rod inserted to trap the paw. The monkey reaches the banana, binds its paw, and cannot withdraw, allowing captors to seize it while it paws at the tree.
Vast Oceans Measured In Expansive Figures
Inventions note ocean sizes with the Pacific at 68 million miles overviews, the Atlantic 30 million, and other seas 42 million. It estimates the Pacific would require a tank a mile by a mile by a mile daily for 440 years to store its contents, with weights in the quintillions of tons and vast tank dimensions for the Atlantic.
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Antarctic
Murdering Shakespeare in Legal Cut and Slashes
In a sharp exchange, Stuart Robson boasts of altering plays with a blue pencil while a lawyer notes such edits amount to “murdering the Bard.” Robson replies he would admit dissecting Shakespeare’s corpse, not plead guilty to indict a murder.
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Stuart Robson
Avon
Bent Girl Habit Motto in a Kiss Reveal
A Chicago Record Herald item quotes a flippant exchange between a mother and her daughter about a suitor. The girl recalls a kiss and a line about being so used to her that the habit would be hard to break.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Carelessness at the Tract Race Sparks Comments
The Washington Star quotes Mrs. Torkins blaming carelessness for Charley losing money in a race. She recalls the horse being left at the post and criticizes the failure to unhitch him, noting the irony of entering a horse yet neglecting to ready it.
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Think of it Three Days of Card Table Jackpot Fairness
English and She In Spoke quote a three day session where a quartet sat at a table shuffling and dealing and cashing in jackpots. When the gnome was broken up each man had exactly the amount he began with. The remark notes the odd equality of results.
Neighborly tensions rise over fence chat
Mrs Brown questions Mrs Black about feelings toward her after noting a girl seen talking to the neighbor over the fence. Mrs Green adds she likes her neighbor but suspects lack of reciprocal regard.
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