California Legislature Earns Praise for Reform Work
The Index Editor lauds California's progressive session for restoring government to the people aided by Hiram Johnson and Francis Heney. Praise is widespread for Jodie Kenyon's U.S. Senate bid with bipartisan support from Taft Wickersham and others.
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California
Hiram Johnson
Francis Heney
Pacific Coast
Jodie Kenyon
United States
Taft
Wickersham
Wilson
Cummins
Grand Old Party
Cis News
Htabi
Papuan Natives Opinions On Roles And Marital Customs
Fragmentary excerpts quote Hon. J. G. Jenkins on Papuan gender roles. It describes women's work at home, men's protective posture, and notions of division of labor. It notes marriage authority, divorce ease, and cannibalism history with regional variation and safety concerns in villages.
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J. G. Jenkins
Papua
Secord
Hushand
Atule
Fragmented British editorial on marriage and social norms
A London Globe snippet discusses forced marriages and polygamy. It notes parents sending daughters to other households for money and a few cheap favors could persuade a rash man to part with wives.
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London Globe
Cork Quality and Manufacturing Riffs In Champagne Bottling
A Washington Post summary explains corks' cost ten cents each and the need for hand-cut unsteamed corks to ensure elasticity. It notes corks must be steamed to soften then cut by machine risks, as steamed corks lack life and shrink when inserted, causing leaks in champagne bottles.
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Washington
Lofty Blue Knob the highest peak in Pennsylvania
Blue Knob sits in Linesville township in Bedford county northwestern Pennsylvania and rises to 3436 feet above sea level. Nearby Big Third Knob lies about two thousand feet above tide and sits a few miles southwest at the Bedford Somerset county line near Mount Trion.
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Pennsylvania
Linesin Township
Bedford County
Blue Knob
Big Third Knob
Bedford and
Somerset County
Gross Misrepresentation Amidst Dueling Claims
A portly man roars at a crowd claiming the paper labeled him the monumental demagogue of the age. A second figure denies the charge, calling it an infamous househood remark and accusing others of spreading falsehoods.
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Eller
Fragmentary verse echoing grocery store dreams
A garbled monologue references a pound, clothing with holes, and a trip to a grocery store, with phrases like Saal holes and Swist cheese. The text shows worn OCR of a poem or lyric fragment with stray names and misplaced words.
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Moihner
Boston ‘Transcript
Twelve Wiles on four.
Four teams compete as twelve players vie for top scores in a regional meet.
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Pest
Thebiien
Teuit
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