Fines Pay Expenses of Nation's Justice
Attorney General Wickersham reports the Justice Department largely funds itself last year by fines totaling just over 4 million dollars, with 3.5 million prior year, mostly from timber and public land cases and trust prosecutions. The Powell, plumbers, and harvester trusts face ongoing dissolution talks, with some likely closings soon for the first two, while the harvester case may go to court. A cynic notes on stage presence and audience disappearance.
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Wickersham
Department of Justice
Department
Powder Trust
Plumbers’ Trust
Harvester Trust
The
Harvester
Dark Deeds and Moral Ties in Life and Work
The note discusses a man employed by a husband with a reputation for dark deeds and questionable character. A Baltimore American Life excerpt quotes a reflection on immortality, urging love of life and brave, cheerful faithful living as the path to preparation.
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Baltimore American
Bowser's Gentle Act Eases a Troubled Evening
Bowser hides worry after a frightening visit from a tramp and shows surprising generosity. He refuses confrontation, helps the druggist and the policeman, and returns home to a transformed, peaceful household. The incident ends with Bowser's quiet, hopeful mood restoring harmony.
The Library Hog and Edison Quote
A Denver Republic note teases a future where books are printed on metal leaves as a clever quip by Mr. Edison. The line implies a race against a book borrower who saves his place by turning down corners.
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Edison
Denver Republican
Dreams Not All Come True In Nighttime Pranks
A playful verse from Harper's Weekly imagines dreams of mischief and silliness. A suitor laments unrequited affection as a father blocks a romance, while whimsical scenes unfold of parading in undershirts, heels in air, and reciting a curfew, ending with the notion that dreams rarely come true.
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Harper's Weekly
Social Life in France Shows Women as Equal Partners
A fragment discussing French social life, claiming women accompany men to leisure and gaming, with clubs in Paris featuring baccarat and theatre events funded by male card money. It notes the feminine presence in golf etiquette, and that genuine club life centers on mingling sexes and advanced games.
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France
Paris
Charles Dawbarn
Married misery and knighthood legends in old commentary
A Victorian style column argues indifference harms marriage happiness as couples drift into a numb routine, then shifts to a note on women’s knighthood traditions. It recalls Mary Cholmondeley and royal orders, pondering gender roles and duties across history.
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Mary Cholmopheley
Cheshire
Elizabeth
Spain
Cortosa
Mary
Victoria
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