Immigration Patterns and Public Policy Reflections
A detailed historical review traces immigration trends from 1820 to 1900, noting shifts in sources like Germany Ireland and Italy, and the growing share from Austria Hungary Russia and Scandinavia. It compares regional distributions, workers by occupation, and the evolving composition of foreign born residents, with figures for 1900 and state variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Newfoundland
Germany
Great Britain
ISGI
Norway
Sweden
Austria- Winneary
Italy
ISS
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Ireland
WV Passeng is to be buoyant guiding rails and cables of car
An article discusses a buoyant passenger car using overhead cables as power and a rear screw for motion. It notes light brackets, internal seating around the car, and that current is drawn from a feed cable beneath, reducing traction weight. It contrasts with electric motors and rail travel.
Women in the Pulpit Advocated by Elizabeth Grannis
Elizabeth B. Grannis, president of the National Christian League for the Promotion of Social Purity, argues that women should preach and replace men in pulpits. She says virtuous women are not only good mothers but capable of business, and that sermons on fatherhood and women's broader virtue would balance male voices.
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Elizabeth B. Grannis
The
National Christian League For the Promotion of
Laws Against Anarchy and Severe Penalties Discussed
The speaker argues that anarchists threaten all nations and calls for international cooperation to stamp out anarchist acts. He supports life imprisonment for attempts on a president, rejecting the death penalty for lesser crimes and advocating harsher punishment than for ordinary assaults.
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United States
Congress
Buffalo
Foster M. Voorhees
New Jersey
Labor Unions and Workingmen by Charles M. Scliwар
Charles M. Scliwар, a U S Steel Corp resident, argues organized labor concerns administration and ruin of individual works. He says he would not join a labor organization and objects to leveling all workers regardless of ability.
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Charles M. Scliwar
U. S. Steel Corporation
American Schoolhouses and the Public Charge
Elizabeth P. Hughes of the British Government argues that American schoolhouses are outdated unsafe and poorly funded due to political meddling in education She calls for better funding and removal of leakage to improve the public school system and its housing for students.
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Elizabeth P. Hughes
The Woman Did It In Street Car Drama
A street car overheard debate on blame for social ills shifting to women. A couple argues over fashion and plans, leading to a tense standoff as the car halts and a distant social satire unfolds. A tangential note recounts a humorous lion cage perfume anecdote amid the jumbled piece.
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Garden of Eden
Ivan
Baltimore News
Mamie
Lions and Florida Water Amusing Zoo Tale
A girl reports a lion reacting to Florida water from a letter to Dumb Animals. She and a companion saved pennies to buy a bottle, took it to the zoo, and described the lion house’s noisy scene as dinner time neared.
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Florida
Mamie
An Exact Fit at Horse Show
The band Cumso played an apt tune as the horse show opened with a lighthearted exchange about music and moments of pause. Cawker asked what the piece was, and the reply referenced a tale of whoa.
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Cumso
Cawker
Philadelphia
North American
Timour the Tartar Tamerlane Said to Have Club Foot
The article notes Timour Lenk, known as Timour the Lame, as a Tartar conqueror with a club foot. It presents nickname and variant spellings for the ruler famed in medieval history.
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Timour the
Tartar Tamerlane
Tim‘our Lenk
Timour the Lame
Indian Prairie Dog Hunts by Navajo Hunters
The Navajo use clever tricks to trap prairie dogs on the western plains. Methods include a mirror at burrow entrances to lure the animal outside and drown it with rain-driven trenches dug to flood burrows, followed by a feast in Navajo huts.
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Prairie Dog
A Clergyman's Discovery in Fredericksburg
Rev. E P Stevens claims a kidney remedy after years of illness. He credits Douds Kidney Pills with his recovery and asserts the pill treats Lame Back Rheumatism Brights Disease Diabetes and various kidney ailments with no known counterexample.
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Fredericksburg
Ind
E. P. Stevens
Doud
Brights
Dodd
Bright
Great Olive Oliver responds to cabbage hecklers
A Chicago News quip recalls Oliver as the greatest actor facing a hostile audience that hurled cabbage. He allegedly advised the crowd to throw corn later, promising to buy a good meal.
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Oliver
Chicago News
Fort Wayne Stamps and Printing Outfit Catalog
Local ad announces air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits including daters. Readers invited to request a catalog and price list from Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wasne
Ind
What Girls May Accept from Men Friends
A fragment notes acceptable gifts from male friends include flowers bonbons and books of music with playful variations. A separate ad offers 5 rolls of toilet paper prepaid by express for 50 cents via Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. It also mentions many wills and testaments contain revelations.
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Ladies’ Flame Journal
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Two Juries in Tune with Painting and Verdict
Two Pittsburgers discuss a local art jury against murder juries outside a Carnegie Institute window. They joke that both decide what to hang or hang for murder, noting a sharp but flawed comparison before dropping the subject.
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Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
Ade on Indiana Bright Minds and Rusticana Intermezzo
George Ade, Indiana humorist famed for Fables in Siang, notes how many bright people hail from Indiana. He recalls telling a curious lady that the brighter they are, the sooner they come. He also quips about confusion over De Koven’s intermezzo from Rusticana at a restaurant.
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George Ade
Siang
Indiana
Ade
Easily Arranged Higgins and Clara's Marriage Proposal
A playful exchange over a phone request depicts Higgins seeking to wed Clara. The father, noting he has eight daughters, questions the suitor before finally granting permission in a lighthearted note. The text ends with a humorous compliment to Tom.
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Higgins
Clara
Puck
Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by W.C.T.U. Leader
Mrs F Roberts Kansas City cites thousands of women restored to families and relieved from displacement and ovarian troubles by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Another testimonial from Mrs H F Reperts of Kansas City claims personal benefit. The ad promises free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for those seeking treatment.
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F. Roberts
W.C.T.U
Kansas City
Lydia E. Pinkham
H. F. Repertts
McGee
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