Against Income Tax for Little Folks Favors Spread
A Detroit era editorial argues against income taxes for wage earners, accusing Democrats of favoring the rich and warning that a tariff for revenue may shift tax burdens. It cites Mr Blaine era plans, notes Wall Street papers, and describes wage earners losing pay under Democratic rule while supporting tax shifts.
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Congress
Democratic Party
United States
Pris
Herald
Europa
Pulitzer
New York Times
Americas
Pople
Ee Bie
New York Sun
Ihe
Blaine
SH Lees
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana
Secutary Blaine
Peremghont
Little Maidens Grow Up In School Lore
Journal of Education reports on how young girls should mature as they turn ten and beyond. The poem uses imagery of daisies and clover to discuss growth in looks and virtue, asking how a girl’s eyes ears and heart should develop, and praying for strength to remain steadfast and avoid temptation.
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Marshall P. Wilder
Newsboys
Mr. Wilder
Billy O’brien
Bowery Theater
New York
San
Boston
Aristocratic Nose and a Childs Rough Round of Ques
A jumble of children’s talk and stray quotations shows a little girl boasting a Grecian nose while adults and other kids exchange parlor talk. A boy’s Washington composition references a fatality and a draped engine house. Random extracts from Life Well Defined and Harper’s Bazar mix with anecdotes and a teacher asks about tantalizing.
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George Washington
Setto
Harper’s Bazar
Wide Aged Broadcloth and Odd Facts From Newspapers
A collage of curiosities and historical notes spans wide topics from Broadcloth’s width origin to ancient taxes, human quirks, and various advertisements. It references the Matabeles, trades in St Louis tobacco, peppermint oil, and Napoleonic debts, plus anecdotes about education, Oliver twist quips, and medical cures from Aunt Fanny’s Health Restorer to Mystic Cure for rheumatism with local vendor mentions.
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Ada Fredale
Ireland
Kentucky
James Banes
Elizabeth
Ind
St. Louis
Michigan
St. Joseph County
France
Napoleon
William Penn
Jordans
Buckinghamshire
England
Pennsylvania
G. W
Matters Station
J. P. Wises
Davis
Clerub
Fanny
Daugherty Bros
Servants Cockades in England and Respectful Distinctions
Fragments describe opinions on servant cockades and distinctions under the sovereign and state offices in England. Notices contrast rightful and wrongful use, with references to queen’s servants, officers, sheriffs, ministers, judges, and retirement rules. Also included are advertisements for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Orange Blossom Poultice.
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England
Jadzes
Guest
Cotngel
London
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Waynetown
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Blairsville
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En Meee
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Mr. Haseb
Wis
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