Local option temperance issue tied to county votes
The editorial argues the temperance question belongs to county local option and should not mix with the United States Senate race. It questions Republican attempts to push wet or dry ballots by county, warns against nationalizing a local issue, and predicts both parties seek Beveridge's re election while keeping temperance out of the national contest.
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United States
Democratic Press Bureau
Republican State Committee
Beveridge
Democratic
Democratic State Committee
Republican Party
Republican State Organization
Treason Factions Rally Against President Over Tariff Plans
The text portrays Serena E. Payne Aldrich John Dalzell and Joseph Fordney opposing the president on a tariff commission. It describes White House excitement and possible punishment by Attorney General Wickersham and Speaker Cannon. A plan to aid their re election is discussed.
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Serena E. Payne
Aldrich
Ways and Means Committee
House
John Dalzell
Cannon
House Committee On Rules
Joseph Fordney
Michigan
Ways and Means
White House
Wickersham
Taft
Predatory politics and cost cuts urged by editorials
The piece critiques Uncle Joe Cannon's wartime rhetoric toward insurgents and party chiefs, arguing for unwavering loyalty to country over party. It lauds fiscal restraint, calls for cutting public expenditure, tighter credit, and a halt to graft, urging prudent governance and civil economy in line with World's Work commentary.
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Uncle Joe Cannon
National Manufacturers’ Association
Uncle Joe
House of Representatives
Victor Murdock
Joe
Cannon
Aly
Mark Twain
Denver News
The Predatory Politician
The laws of conservation are everywhere, plain and firm. As resuming specie payments required steps, so conserving capital demands stopping its destruction. The nation’s wealth, its capital and credit, must be saved from both predatory poor and predatory rich, above all from the
Dog in the Manger Politicking Blocks New Mexico Statehood
The editorial cites Senator Aldrich opposing admitting New Mexico and Arizona to statehood to keep four new Democratic senators from entering Congress. It argues a boss government blocks popular government and criticizes the president for promises delayed for political gain. It frames the issue as sectional politics denying participation to two regions.
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Aldrich
New Mexico
Arizona
Republican Party
Albuquerque
Washington
Detroit News
Law on yearly drunkenness cited by papers
The Virginian Pilot notes New York enacted a law allowing a man to get drunk once a year, while the Washington Herald remarks it would fail to affect some people unless paired with a requirement for all citizens to appear sober at least weekly.
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New York
Virginian Pilot
Washington Herald
Phrasebook of Old Slang for Money From Boston Transcript
The Boston Transcript lists diverse slang terms for money used by trades and professions. It sets examples like tin for roofer bones for butcher rhino and Quids for tobacconist dough for baker bucks for hunter booty for cobbler wad for gunmaker plunks for banjo teacher and rocks for quarryman.
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Boston Transcript
Can You Blame Him Willie-Whatta Quit His Job
In the Cleveland Leader a laborer explains his reason for quitting. He fears firing if he fails yet expects pressure to work harder if he succeeds, so he opts to quit rather than face scrutiny.
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Willie
Cleveland
Mess of Adam query shocks Scottish suffrage meeting
A young English suffragette recounts a Scotch highlands meeting where speeches pleased a large crowd and hecklers were silenced. Just before a resolution, a bucolic voice asked, Who made a mess of Adam, a remark born of long rumination, reflecting the crowd’s mood.
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Scotch Highlands
Adam
Harper's Monthly
One Candidate for the Ananias Club Mentioned
A tremulous man with a subdued expression notes there is one candidate for the Ananias Club whom nobody mentions. He questions how they missed him and asks who is the person, naming the dentist who insists it won’t hurt.
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Ananias Club
Washington Star
The Last Boy Answered Bruce Question
In a Dundee Advertiser tale a class is told to answer only when certain. The inspector asks who mothered Robert Bruce. The top pupils fail until the boy at the foot raises his hand and correctly replies Mrs Bruce citing history class certainty.
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Robert Bruce
Bruce
Dundee Advertiser
A Matter of Business Vacation Timing
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes a business owner planning an early vacation to ensure his employees manage affairs while the baseball team is away for a month. The exchange highlights managerial trust and seasonal travel impact on operations.
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Detroit Free Press
Ma Speaks a Word a Poem for Today
A humorous verse from Los Angeles Express authorship portrays Ma pressing for a rest funded by Pa’s gambling losses and lodge dues, weaving social pressures and financial need into a family negotiation. The narrator uses dialect to depict a battle over money for a promised vacation.
About School Teachers By ELBERT HUBBARD
Hubbard extols teaching as a noble calling akin to motherhood and urges higher pay and respect. He argues true teachers foster independence, critique harsh authority, and contrast education with militaristic mindsets. He cites historical waste in funding and predicts a future where great educators receive adequate compensation and freedom to uplift society.
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America
Earth
Where the Birds Stay at Night
Many birds seek roosting spots at dusk choosing orchards groves and thickets or large shaded lawns. Crows and blackbirds roost in hollow trees or rookeries while swallows use chimneys and old smokestacks. Robins nest in sheltered places and feed their young, and some birds roost on the ground or in dense foliage avoiding predators. Some birds stay awake all night to prey or defend nests while others sing at night and most remain silent during darkness.
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Oftou
Safe From Drowning in Florida Bay Says Waterman
A winter visitor contemplates sailing in a dangerous bay. The Waterman reassures that sharks prevent drownings, claiming no one drowns in the area. Source: New York Weekly.
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Florida
Waterman
New York Weekly
Forcing a Handicap and the Honest Man Chase
A witty quote from Lippincott’s depicts Diogenes returning from a search for honesty. When asked if he had given up the chase he replies that it became a matter of necessity because someone stole his lantern.
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Diogenes
Barrymore Teases Waiter Over Dining Snub at Brosa Way
In a witty exchange, Jack Barrymore ridiculed a waiter described as solid ivory from chin up after the server failed to deliver his order. The actor quipped the man should switch careers to piccolo playing at the opera. The waiter retorted with a quip, ending the brief exchange.
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Jack Barrymore
Brosaway
Barrymore
Success Magazine
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