High license fails to curb vice in state, critics assert
The piece quotes Tam and others arguing high license laws do not reduce drunkenness. It cites Iowa Nebraska and Des Moines experiments showing saloon growth and rising drunkenness under high license. Proponents acknowledge annexes to saloons emerge to maintain profits, with vice spreading statewide.
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Brooklyn
New York
Missiesi
Kansas
Men of
Iowa
Des Moines
Nebraska
Ies
Oace Jones
Public Health Notes and Carnival Excerpt from Montreal Star
The piece references Ontario public housing counts, alcohol limits near barracks in Barbadoes, and calls for protections for soldiers and the elderly. It also cites a Wisconsin poet and criticizes smoking, while noting a New York society for animal suppression and a Carnival Number of the Montreal Star with widespread distribution and a London order for five thousand copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Ontario
Barbadoes
New York
Montreal Star
Canada
London
England
Conte
Burdock Blood Bitters Praised in Ontario Letter
In Milverton Ontario Heary Swit reports trying many remedies for rheumatism without relief until Burdock Blood Bitters provided noticeable improvement. The letter endorses the product as effective for persistent aches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axl Son
Milverton
Butter Packaging Debate Sparks Dairy Industry Review
A detailed examination of butter packing methods compares Danish casks to Canadian tubs and tin lined packs. Debaters urge standard sizes, weigh accuracy, and uniform packaging to improve shelf life and buyer confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Clarke
Lyle
Clarke
Mr. Price
Stor
Plegely
Baer
Ties
Price
Mit
Prohibition Moves Gain Ground In Ontario Councils
At Peterboro county council on January 28 a unanimous petition to the Governor General urged prohibiting the importation and sale of intoxicating liquors. A parallel motion to the Ontario Legislature sought tax exemption repeal and broader public officer elections. Stormont Dundas and Glengarry counties supported prohibition measures and reforms aligning with government empowerment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterboro
Ontario
Ebolink
Stormont, Dundas and
Glengarry Cousties
Geveremes
Business Letter from Tilenburg Dated March 15 1887
A dated business letter from Tilenburg March 15 1887 requests immediate shipment of three door bottles of B B B medicine. The sender C Thompson notes seven bottles sold that day and signs with courtesy. The snippet resembles hundreds of similar expressions referring to B B B products.
Daughters of Eve and Wide World of Women News
A collage of 19th century women's roles and travels. Queen Margherita’s physician, a marble bust of Louke Ascott, English women on school boards, Hawaii’s museum curator, and Bracelets for Mrs Phelps. Notables include Mrs Olive Schreiner in Italy, a Michigan woman’s revolver anecdote, and Duke of Sutherland’s private wedding in Florida.
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Margherita
Mary
Louke M. Ascott
Walton Kickerean
Natural History Ateum
Hawaii
Sandwich
Talanda
Baliebury
Mra Phelps
London
Laurence Oliphant
Syria
Olive Schreiner
Alawho
Italy
Bbe
Abe
Vatican Palace and Library Details from History
The Vatican at Rome comprises the papal residence at the Vatican and the Lateran palace, with the former used for state occasions. It describes the Vatican Palace’s size and layout, the restricted access of the pope’s apartments, and the long lineage of popes from St Peter to Pius IX. The Vatican Library is noted as Europe’s oldest and most celebrated, though its books remain inaccessible to visitors. The Vatican Museums house masterpieces from painting and sculpture across a vast collection, with the space described as extensive and richly adorned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Geyer and Invention
Vatican
Rome
Orst
St. Hyuuwwachus
Lateran
St Angelo
Vatican Palace
Peter
Pio IX
Europe
Woman's Wear Headlines From Fur Jackets to Velvet Trims
Fashion notes describe fur jackets as poverty chic and highlight combinations of apple green with lace. Evening gowns feature embroidery borders and reused wool, with gray cloth costumes trimmed in gray astral, rhinestone buckles on slippers, and directoire influences. Velvetees, rosettes, feathered brims, and short jackets in Melton cloth mark the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directoire
Fragmentary Trial of Baptist Meeting in Exeter Hall
An improvised account recalls a meeting at Exeter Hall where Dr Cox and other clerics debated America and slavery. A speaker recounts a voyage from New York, the Atlantic crossing, and a call for reconciliation as voices argued about liberty and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Brooklyn
Crit
Torden Bute Society
Exeter
American Bible Society
Wiltua
Con
America
Ont
Wen
Folkewins
New York
The Torture Instrument of Queen Elizabeth Recalled
A passage cites an instrument of torture described by Sir Walter Scott and Minley Murnet. It notes Queen Elizabeth ordered one of ten condemned to experience this grim ordeal. The text reflects on historical cruelty and judicial practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott
Minley Murnet
Elizabeth
Mrs Mary Maccribbin Claimed Victory From Washington to Cleve
Mrs Mary Maccribbin, said to have died recently in Washington, claimed to have won every tenure from Washington to Cleveland. She lived in Ananya Maryland a few years of a century and witnessed the bombardment of Fiat Melleary. She knew John Howard Payne and saw his first stage appearance at Baltimore. She traveled to Washington by stage, taking the twelve mile journey from Monumental City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Kew
W. J. Vanderbilt
Duke of Srutherland
Lira Blair
Pen
Cpa
Czarina
London
Cataracer i
Siappho
Browsing
Mme. de Htad
Grace Darling
Mira
Mary Maccribbin
Washington
Ananya
Baltimore City
John Howard Payne
Witnesed
Daltimere
Pirate Hicks Arrest Report From Providence Detective Nevins
Fragmentary OCR note describes Hicks the pirate as killer of a captain and a boy near Port Tompkins. S&L Be arrested in Providence by Detective Nevins. Elias Smith of New York Times was executed on Beadle’s line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks
Port Tompkins
S&l
Providence
Nevins
Elias Smith
New York Times
Beadle
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Naiman
Howeffer
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Batte
Hamilton
Seriousebool Boards
Wailea Beards
Curiosity
Dr. Con
Nepty
Tay Cheung
Arenas
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