Reduction Proposal Would Cut Southern States' Representation
A bill authored by the York Club proposes reducing House seats for Southern states due to alleged voting disenfranchisement. It lists specific cuts for Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia and cites constitutional justifications. Also includes a stray recipe note on making candied pineapple and sun drying slices.
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Platt
York
Jon
Congress
Club
Sen
Committee On the Census
House of Representatives
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolin
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
The Calendar from Washington Star
A poetic calendar note reflects on changing seasons and year end in a gentle, reflective verse. It evokes sunshine and snow, autumn leaves, fleeting pleasures, and a mix of sorrow and cheer as the year closes.
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Washington Star
Barber Shops Demand Personal Hygiene Tools For Safety
A Lancet backed plea urges barber shops to assign each patron their own mug brush towel and soap to curb scalp diseases. It recommends hands washed between clients disinfection of razors combs and scissors boiling instruments and avoiding shared powder puffs while excluding customers with obvious scalp or face disease.
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London Lancet
Great Britain
New York
Seine
Opium Curse noted amid arbitration debate and China treaty
The British premier warns against war while criticizing opium policy and the 1842 treaty. England faces pressure to abrogate the ban and risks economic strain over pounds sterling rather than armed conflict. Also included are cranberry jelly making instructions using raw fruit and juice.
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England
Lord Lansdowne
China
International Reform Bureau
Ekland
Stage held up by imitated bandits on mountain road
Colorado Springs correspondent files a report on a staged stagecoach holdup that went dangerously real on a remote canyon road. Two showmen planned the act using mail pouches and props. a passenger shot one of the men in the arm, and real shots followed as the real coach appeared. The incident scared passengers, prompted police/detectives to trace the props, and drew criticism over risks on difficult mountain routes.
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Heat Creek
Colorado
Sam
H. Buckwalter
Denver
W. N. Selig
Chicago
Selig
Hel
Buckwacker
Uncle Sam
Frederick Alkens
Philadelphia
Alberts
Left Over Turkey Creams Up Leftover Dishes
After Christmas dinner many readers find turkey remains. Read options include a turkey salad using white meat celery and hard boiled eggs with a butter mustard vinegar dressing, a layered cranberry mold, croquettes from chopped turkey with breadcrumbs and cream, patties, and turkey filled pastry shells baked in a hot oven.
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Buffalo Times
Wedding of Sadie Nantz and N G Wootten Set for December 20
The approaching wedding of Miss Sadie Nantz of Bloomfield and Mr N G Wootten of Bardstown will be held at the Louisville Hotel in Louisville on Tuesday December 20.
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Kentucky Standard
Sadie Nantz
Bloomfield
N. G. Wootten
Bardstown
Isville Hotel
Louisville
Rural free delivery becomes permanent postal service
Glasgow Times notes the postmaster general confirms rural free delivery as a permanent postal system addition with 28,073 routes already in operation and two thousand more planned to begin service. The report emphasizes enduring expansion of rural mail routes and access.
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Glasgow Times
Rural route expansion costs eyed in post office plan
A 30 073 route expansion is proposed with operating costs of 21 260 000 for the year. The postal department estimates 3 000 000 annually will be required to expand the rural free delivery service as demand grows. Eleven fishermen drowned off Northumberland while attempting to rescue a wrecked ship.
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The
Postal Department
Northumberland
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