Income tax repeal foes and free speech rally demand
A lengthy editorial argues for continuing the exposure of the McKinley bill’s crimes and frauds until repeal. It defends the people’s right to appeal to the majority via the ballot box and warns against silencing debate. It condemns McKinley’s push to curb discussion as anti American and urges persistent truth telling to overthrow the tax measure. It notes the Wool Manufacturers association opposes fres wool despite potential gains from tariff removal and free wool. The piece cites the need to balance protecting workers with broader industry shifts.
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A Simple Tariff Talk and Free Exchange Debate
Charles Gildebay argues for reciprocal free trade and warns that equal protection across nations leads to nonsense and robbing one to enrich another. He questions tariffs, favors global specialization, and uses banana and sugar examples to illustrate how protection distorts costs and outcomes. The remarks reflect a stance against tariff barriers and for uncomplicated exchange.
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Beit
Europe
Free Trade
England
Central America
Charles Gildebay
School Girl and Novel in Car Ride Satire
A Detroit Tree Press humorous summary tracks a schoolgirl reading a sensational novel during a northbound Woodward Avenue car ride. It parodies the plot, from a villain’s dungeon scheme to a dramatic marriage crisis, while the girl chews gum, crosses her feet, and reacts with exaggerated alarm page by page. The piece ends with the heroine choosing independence over the villain, amid farcical detail about plot twists and comic reactions.
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A House
Detroit Tree Press
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Connecticut
Texas
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al Smith
Jans
Alf
Herando
Ms Heart
Those Terrible Children And The Family Guest Visit
A fragment from a family scene shows George and his sister playing in the dining room when a family friend arrives at the door. The children explain they have been “saying at papa and mamma,” and Alice recalls an earlier tale about a capkin and a tower, hinted in dialogue and misheard words.
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Alice
Fragmented OCR tale reads like garbled sailors talk
The passage presents a distorted story fragment with unreadable words and scattered phrases. It mentions a father, a person named Bo Swest, and a 1 o'clock moment, but the overall meaning is unclear and many terms are illegible.
Unclear archival notices mix with ads and odd facts
A fragmented OCR page lists diverse items from unions and rail miles to teething syrups and patent horse collars. It mentions numbers on workers and wages, scattered product ads, and miscellaneous quips, offering a snapshot of a busy, ad heavy periodical page with mixed content.
Syrup of Figs Advertises Pleasant Cure All
The Syrup of Figs remedy is praised for its pleasant taste, quick kidney and bowel cleansing, and relief of colds headaches fevers and constipation. It is described as the only of its kind, popular and reliable, available in 500 ml and 1 bottle sizes, with druggists pro curing if not on hand. CALIFORNIA SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CHICAGO, NEW YORK.
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San Francisco
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Louisville
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