Booze and boodle in county primaries praised as cleaned up voting
The article reports a campaign before the county primaries to be free of alcohol and corruption. It notes rumors of bar rels of money and beer influencing voters, but says sentiment favors clean politics and condemns those who accept money or liquor. It lauds citizens who refuse bribes and supports efforts to end boodle.
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Compensation demands from victims of local option
A Detroit letter-writer known as A Pauper from the Liquor Traffic protests saloonist compensation claims. She recalls a Sanilac county marriage ruined by drink, a husband’s death from delirium tremens, poverty, and a paupered family left to survive. She argues against paying hotel owners and others for losses if local option shuttered their businesses.
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The Moral Aspect of Protection in Tariff Revenue
The article discusses the moral dimension of protectionism and notes that current tariffs raise about three hundred million in revenue for the government. It presents a viewpoint on how tariff policy aligns with fiscal and ethical considerations.
Tariff and graft critique from Collier’s magazine
The excerpt argues that tariffs raise about two billion dollars beyond revenue needs, a surplus described as graft. It frames the tariff as a moral question and anticipates a future public vote centered on this ethical view.
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Quotable Thoughts From Metropolitan Papers
A collage of snappy lines from newspapers notes Americans preferring Wright to president, Senate Republicans redrawing lines, rhino legends, tariff debates, and jokes about wealth, hunting, and marriage. It includes quips from the Springfield Republican Washington Herald Philadelphia Press Chicago News Kansas City Star Albany Journal Washington Times New York Post Houston Post Rochester Herald and Washington Herald.
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Tax decisions by obscure state representatives draw ire
The Indianapolis News mocks Aldrich of Rhode Island Gallager of New Hampshire and Smoot of Utah as representatives from three of the country’s least influential states deciding national tax policy.
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Sayings from a Chicago News Column
An assortment of humorous aphorisms about money, happiness, work, love, conscience, and fitting in. The notes mimic a newspaper voice with wry social observations and paradoxes from a Chicago source.
Reflections of a Bachelor Quips on Marriage and Minds
A New York Press humorous remark on marriage and self perception. It jokes that a woman rarely boasts of brains she lacks and that a man's good deeds fade after death, as imagination. It adds a wry note about blame within a family when sickness hits.
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Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Claim Purge
An ad claims Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets gently stimulate the liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter cleanse the system cure constipation and sick headache.
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Hints and Dints from the High School Grad Scene
The column sketches daily life and opinions from Lawrence County readers and readers’ notes. It jokes about graduates faces and politics, mentions a piano giveaway trend, a cow fatality, and local civic changes like the Pittsburg street bridge while urging graduates to seek work at three dollars a week or more through persuasion.
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The Iron Lantern and the Test of Honorable Debt
A weary man receives an ancient sacred lantern from a Japanese contact. Harold Varnum, an oriental expert, is drawn into a vision guiding them to a temple shrine where a Ka ga ichi figure appears and a ritual expiation unfolds in a remote, storied setting.
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Mystery at the Temple and a Sudden Bronze Doom
A narrative recounts a ritual confrontation where a servant yields a culprit to a divine justice and a bronze image strikes. Varnim survives a suspected weapon blow as the narrator delays, electric sparks replace candlelight, and headlines hint at Harold Varnum’s mysterious death.
Frankfurter Pride in a City Vendor Stand
A newcomer in the city approached a frankfurter vendor, offering to assemble his own hot dogs and sauerkraut. The vendor refused with a sharp reply, closing the lid and asserting pride in his product.
Rates In Talle Monkey Talk Sparks Humorous Debate
Prof. Garner, noted for studying African primates, suggests monkeys favor the term "Ghul" and may shout "Ghat" into "Gee Whiz" when aware of human observers. The piece muses on monkey tails published at a dollar a word.
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Vote to Retain Whipping Post in Oregon Legislature
The Oregon legislature voted 31 to 21 to keep the whipping post for wife-beaters, rejecting abolition efforts. The decision sustains a historic punishment in the state era and reflects legislative stance on domestic violence penalties.
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Oregon
Shirts from country’s best manufacturers offered
All shirts are made with exacting care and hand details like hand turned cuffs and pearl buttons. Prices range from $1.00 to $3.50, emphasizing fine construction and meticulous laundry and weave quality.
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