The Passing Show and pungent paragraphs
A satirical column mocks various topics from Hawaii’s political trouble to social norms. It notes the Hawaii government friction with ex-Queen Lil, jokes about post offices for Grover Cleveland, and quips on women’s roles, oysters, and Chinese warfare maxims. It also lampoons Congress mileage claims, Turkish-Armenian reports, the Brooklyn strike toll, and Texas anti-lynching measures.
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Lil
Hawaii
Grover Cleveland
New Public Library Opening At B Y College
President Kerr of the B Y College plans a free public library to keep students away from improper amusements. The Logan project aims to serve residents with a substantial library, despite past failures elsewhere. A celebration program on Wednesday February 20 includes remarks by officials, music by Bessie Morehead and Chas Harris, and various speakers and attendees.
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Kerr
B. Y. College
Billard
Logan
B. Y. Vollewe
Public Library
G. W. Thatcher
Moses Whatcher
Bessie Morehead
W. J Kerr
Chas. Harris
N. Warrom, Jr
Brees
JC. Easton
Jos. Kimball
Sentiments
Missionary Tracts Across Denholme and Haworth Plight
A Mormon Elder recounts six months in Denholme visiting lodgings and mill workers, distributing gospel tracts on baptism salvation and restoration. He notes mill owners own many houses and people, resistance from locals, and multiple outdoor meetings in Cullingworth, with a later move planned to Haworth.
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Korron Nariox
Denholme
Bradford
Denhole
Michael Wright
den- SS Hd
Poster Bro’s
Church of Josus Christ
LDS
Leonard Rusby
Cullingworth
Satan
Harden
Sam
Haworth
Freepe
Warour
Lil and Grover in Honolulu Rescue Plea
Fragmentary plea poem with Lil asking Grover to rescue her on a warship in Honolulu. References to Paramount Blount, a conspiracee trial, and Queen, with an ad-like note about borrowing money from a Navion office. Tone uneven, likely literary or satirical.
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Grover
Honolulu
Lil
My Bay
Paramount Blount
Samuel J Rich in Controversy Over Prosecution and Fines
The article critiques County Attorney Samuel J Rich amid the Paul Edwards controversy. It argues assault and battery were misunderstood, condemns low fines and perceived leniency toward Edwards, and accuses Rich of influencing prosecutions and neglecting duty. It asserts public sentiment favors enforcing city ordinances on minors in billiards.
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Samuel J. Rich
Paul-Edwards
Edwards
Justice Smith
Prof
Paul
Rich
Ling
Hidwards
A. C
Logan
A.C
Democratic Party
Poor John McCulloch faces mental illness in Fifth ward
John McCulloch known as Happy Jack shows fear of poisoning, wanders downtown to drugstores, frostbitten ears and toes at Smithfield, tracked to a Bear River ranch, confined in jail and to be examined by doctors Ormsby and Snow, likely sent to Provo Asylum for rest cure.
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John McCulloch
Jack
B. F. Riter
William
Richard Hinks
Ormsby & Martineau’s
Mr. Hinks
Smithfield
Bear River
Weston
Logan
Ormsby
Snow
Provo
Central Utah chambers eye Salt Lake as distribution hub
A letter from the Logan Chamber of Commerce urges Salt Lake City to become the intermountain central point for grains, dairy, fruits, and meats. It notes Denver’s push to move Western grains and calls Utah action to keep business local, with Logan offering cooperation and a transportation committee nomination.
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Logan Chamber of Commerce
Salt Lake Chamber
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Denver
Utah
W. C
Substitute proposed to close barber shops on Sundays
A Missouri legislature debate included a member offering a substitute bill to close barber shops on Sundays. The move aimed to enforce Sunday closing, reflecting era religious and social norms shaping state commerce rules.
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Missouri
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Fo Grover
York Sun
A. N
Bauzy
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Giles Sault Lake
Utul
Transportation Committee
Rathel
Butte
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