Single tax movement gains momentum in Boston conference
A three day meeting of single taxers in Boston drew 150 attendees from the U S and Canada. The piece notes Henry George's theory that government value rests on land and that funding should come from a land value tax, with increasing political support in Congress and among state leaders. Canadian provinces and American cities increasingly adopt the single tax as a standard, reducing or removing taxes on personal property and improvements. Vancouver and Washington referenced as adopting or considering the system.
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Times
Boston
Canada
Henry George
California
Joseph Feis
United States
Hughes
New Jersey
Owens
Ashhurst
Arizona
House of Representatives
The
Tribune
Chingo News
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Calgary
Vancouver
Washington
Everett Adopts Single Tax In Landmark Move
The article notes Everett Washington votes for a two to one single tax on land, with Seattle Portland debates and Houston and Galveston exploring similar assessments. It cites Henry George’s 1896 platform and calls for education and broader use of land value taxation to boost growth and curb monopoly.
Thieves We Make Of Little Children
Cleveland officials fined twelve mothers for trespassing as twelve children under fourteen, gathered by railroad officers in snow to gather coal for warmth. Judge Adams and a justice fined the mothers as well as one daughter for the children's presence, highlighting poverty amid a prosperous era and prompting moral questioning.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Adams
Hetty Green Carried Onion Rather Than Boiled Egg
A quip notes Hetty Green is so wealthy she could carry a boiled egg instead of a boiling onion, contrasting her riches with a simple item. The playful line reflects her fame as a wealthy investor.
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Hetty Green
Hetty
New York Congressman Wears Expensive Overcoat
A New York congressman, Levy, sports a $30,000 overcoat. The quip notes he will not feel chilly if snowed under. Bank vaults may soon accept butter deposits. London bridge is falling down as bridge whist wanes in London.
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Congressman Levy
New York
London
London Bridge
Neighbor's Homesick Refusal Sparks Garden Tension
A domestic quarrel unfolds as Jenkins explains his growing homesickness from neighbors borrowing too many items. The exchange reveals strains over borrowed belongings and social friction in a quiet neighborhood.
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Halloa
Jenkins
Goff Defends Navy and Other Sidelights
Justice Goff sentenced thief James Roche to eleven months in the penitentiary remarking that reform in the navy is past. Atlantic City appointed Mrs. Bessie Townsend city comptroller with a 1500 dollar salary and charge of 3 million in bonds. A seventeen word wedding service linked Miss Maude Ingersoll to an agnostic Colonel Ingersoll in New York. Duellists Vincent and Dutto fired on each other, damaged property, and were arrested.
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Goff
Navy
New York
James Roche
Atlantic City
Bessie Townsend
Maude R. Ingersoll
Colonel Ingersoll
Ethical Culture Society
Charles Vincent
Pietro Dutto
Willie at Church Nightgown Question Sparks Church Visit
Willie asks his mother why the minister wears a night gown and seems to expect pajamas. The mother urges patience until after the sermon, while Willie frets he might forget his question. The scene captures a child’s curious churchday moment.
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Willie
Sumpin
Proposals Were Few Yet She Was All To Him
A speaker recalls a week as various vendors’ sweet and pejorative nicknames such as sweet pastry baker fart poulterer duck and fish man twin soul and jeweller pearl. She notes Bullock the butcher called her lamb and the fruiterer praised peach while addressing the shoemaker as last and as her all.
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Daisy
Musterole Offers Quick Rheumatism Relief
Musterole proclaims fast relief from rheumatism with a clean white ointment made from mustard oil. It claims doctor and nurse endorsement, wide use for bronchitis and other ailments, and availability in 25c and 50c jars with a hospital size for 2.50. An endorsement from T. S. Harman cites rapid improvement after use.
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Musterole
Musterole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
T T. S. Harman
Mayville
N. Y
End of the Old Year and New Year Anticipation
A reflective verse describes the old year fading and the new year arriving with bells and fate in balance. It contrasts mortality and renewal as the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes the year 1912 ending and 1913 beginning. A brief anecdote from the New York Evening World about copy boys and a marblehead joke follows from the Saturday Evening Post.
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New York Evening World
New England
Marblehead
Saturday Evening Post
Prisoner Told Two Months For Return To Happy Home
At the Assizes a prisoner replied to the judge about a bright fireside and happy children. The judge warned that if the children sit by the cheerful fireside until the prisoner returns, they will stay there for two months.
Temperance Debate Echoes as Financier Supports Wine
A discussion on temperance features a renowned financier who advocates wine and spirits. He explains nightly letters overwhelm him and a glass of Champagne helps his mood, though not his willingness to answer.
Tasty Golf Riot of Rainbow Stockings on the Links
A man in rainbow stockings attempts golf but only wrecks the ground and turf. The scene includes worms, mould rain, and noisy splashes as the patient opponent mocks the place. The exchange ends with the rival tasting England in a punchline.
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England
Archibald Seeks Theater With Crooked Arm
Archibald loves girls and takes a bevy to every show. After a fall he breaks his arm and the surgeon warns of a permanent crook. Archibald dismisses the flaw and requests the arm be set for hugging as he presses on.
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Archibald
Elizabeth
Milly
Catherine
The Marriage of Captain Kettle Saga Aboard A Ship
On the steamer, Captain Kettle battles a foe while Miss Chesterman and a saint occupy themselves with killing time. A tense exchange on the bridge leads to discipline, orders, and threats as the crew fights off attackers and seeks direction in the dark.
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Miss Chesterman
Kettle
Paradise
Lagoon
Kherb
Sidi Mohammed Bergash
George
James
Miss Dobbs
Cold that would not quit described as successful Eckman remedy
A reader recounts a long lasting cough and night sweats from consumption, claims recovery after taking Eckmans Alterative starting in fall 1905. He reports weight gain from 110 to 140 pounds and no lingering illness. The ad touts uses for bronchitis asthma hay fever throat and lung troubles and asks readers to request a recovery booklet.
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Eckman
Cherry St
Phila
M. L. Gerhardt
Geo. E. Mariner
Chas. Beyschlag
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Obedience and Opposition Clash in Vivid Debate
A reflective observation on stubbornness and habitual objection shows how some individuals resist authority as their defining trait. The piece contrasts willful disobedience with routine challenges to rules.
Wealth of Beautiful Hair via Newbro's Herpicide Claim
The advertisement promotes Newbro's Herpicide as a hair quality enhancer that kills the dandruff germ to prevent hair loss and add luster. It notes 50c and $1.00 sizes, a money back guarantee, and offers a 10c postage sample. Detailing also lists The Herpicide Co and Hoeschler Bros as agents.
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Herpicide
Herpicide Co
Dept. R
Detroit
Mich
Hoeschler Bros
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