A Reign of Graft and Its Enduring Influence
The article defines graft as a pervasive force in commerce and government from ancient times to the present. It notes graft as a universal, shaping both petty street level hustlers and powerful magnates, while juxtaposing it with enduring truths and moral ideals. Author D. M. Carr argues graft corrupts virtue but cannot erase eternal truths.
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Moses
Solomon
Rassias
Pliny
Cagliostro
Congress
United States Senate
Little Town Helps and Steps for Civic Progress
A civic exhortation urges citizens to improve their town by proactive effort. It stresses engaging farmers, supporting local papers, maintaining up to date schools, and avoiding falsehoods while embracing truth and accountability to build a stronger community.
Good Roads Lesson for Local Taxpayers
Good roads for the people save hundreds of millions yearly for agricultural districts. Better rural towns and schools follow. happiness and rewards for labor rise. But trade should not drift from the home town. keep money in communities to lower local tax shares and avoid sending dollars to large cities.
Ice house idea could support local cold storage and farmer profits
The text argues small towns with ample ice houses could add cold storage for fruit eggs and other produce from surrounding areas. Such facilities could reduce costs for farmers by enabling storage until favorable markets.
Lever Tribute to Dickens and Charlies Lever in 1865
A brief tribute praises Charles Lever as a master of humor and imagination on par with Shakespeare. The piece notes his lively, varied work including Chuzzlewit and stories of inexpensive guests and fireside wit that accompany late rambles.
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Shakespeare
Chuzziewic
Charlies Lever
Schemes for Money Making Hurt Rural Towns
An editorial warns against buying from distant clubs that lure customers with premiums. It argues that these schemes siphon capital from small towns, impoverish local merchants, and stunt progress. Cash purchases at local merchants yield better value than club goods sold at inflated prices.
Cash sales vs credit profits for small town retailers
The article argues cash transactions are preferable to credit for small town merchants. It notes big city firms move money quickly, enabling lower prices, and suggests local merchants should favor cash payments to discount bills and reduce profit margins. It compares farmers’ desire for prompt pay to merchants’ need for ready cash.
Insurance costs and risks to farmers in home coverage
The item critiques high yearly payments to foreign insurers for farm losses. It argues farm insurance is safer and often cheaper than insuring factories or crowded city buildings. It urges farmers to patronize sound, local mutual insurance companies as the better choice.
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Good Mutual
St Geronimo Photograph Exhibit At American Concrete Show
An exhibit in New York by the Concrete Association of America showcases a photograph of the cavity left by St Geronimo, cast alive into concrete. The relic was secured by Frank Baldwin during a visit to Algiers and tied to a 16th century tale of a Moorish Christian convert. The bones were later found in 1853, removed for Christian burial, and now rest in a cathedral sarcophagus.
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Cononir
St. Geronimo
Concrete Association of America
New York
Frank P. Baldwin
Maine
Algiers
Geronimo
Haido
Deans Kidney Pills Credited With Cure In Lake City Ad
A Lake City Minnesota notice describes a severe kidney condition with back pain dizziness and nervousness. The testimonial claims Deans Kidney Pills cured the illness and restored perfect health, noting 50 cents a box sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Hiram Center
South
Oak Street
Lake City
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Civil Burial in France Largely Reserved for Poor
An inquirer concludes that civil burial has remained at 19 to 20 percent of the population for 25 years. Education correlates with negligible civil burial, while the practice is mainly among the very poor. Of 10,000 yearly civil burials, 7,000 are for those buried at public expense and 1,000 for the poorest who purchase graves.
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France
London Globe
Letters Travel 6 800 Miles to Far North Point Barrow
A letter from Indianapolis to Point Barrow travels 6 800 miles entirely within American territory. It goes by train to Seattle 2 500 miles then by ocean steamer to Valdez 1 600 miles farther north and west then by dog sleds 2 700 miles more to reach the far north point.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Uncle Sam
Indianapolis
Seattle
Valdez
Occult Influences and Odd Husbandry Jests
A Baltimore American quip notes Jigsby’s supposed affection for his wife. The gag hinges on his ability to eat her angel cake without indigestion, illustrating a playful, domestic humor moment.
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Jigsby
Baltimore American
Bleeker and Poor Peckham Neck Tie Bargain Controversy
A light local-item notes Bleeker facing a domestic dispute after his wife bought him a necktie at a bargain sale. The report notes curiosity about how an item from a sale led to distress in the Bleeker household.
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Bleeker
Peckham Gott
Meeker
Chicago Daily News
Feet Frozen on the Train Car Whisky Drunk
A clergy man and a drummer share a whisky to warm icy feet in a cold smoking car. The clergyman loosens his boots and pours the drink into his boots, praising whiskey as a quick warm remedy while passengers remain blue and tremulous.
Cuticura Clears Longstanding Eczema in Selma Woman
Mrs Lizzie E Sledge of 540 Jones Ave Selma Alabama reports skin eczema began four years earlier with widespread itching and black splotches. After two doctors failed she used Cuticura Remedies for six months and the eruptions fully disappeared three years ago October 28 1905.
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Lizzie E. Sledge
Jones Ave
Selma
Ala
Glasses spark a playful intellectual image
A witty exchange suggests trying glasses to appear smarter. He asks, She replies humorously that glasses could only help, not hurt, the look. The banter centers on perception and style rather than function.
Willieboy Quips on Adam’s Clothing Change
In Harper's Weekly a humorous exchange has Whl lieboy noting thoughts aloud. Silli man reacts to the idea that Adam’s case involved a real relief from changing his clothes.
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Whllieboy
Silliman
Willieboy
Adam
Harper’s Weekly
Important to Mothers Castoria Safety Notice
Important to Mothers. Examine every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that It remains pure and properly labeled for family use.
High and Graceful Purpose Elevates Office
A quotation asserts that nothing degrades when served by noble intent. even lowly offices become dignified when undertaken in love and purpose.
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Martigeou
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Guarantee
Advertisement claims a plant-based cure for piles with a 6 to 14 day timeline and money-back guarantee. Mentions wind, av latian, or protruding miles in a dubious context and includes a generic guaranty statement.
Horses That Wouldn't Drown From an Albanian Tale
A flood swept a horse and foot bridge downstream. The bridge later rested against a bank with the horse perched on the former span. A bystander recalled the boss I see being carried away and joked the horse dragged the bridge back upstream, a comic twist on the rescue.
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Albany Evening Journal
Not to Beautify Masked Conversation Intercepted
A terse exchange features Mrs Haymone asking why a chauffeur wears a mask. The reply states the driver uses the mask so people he runs over cannot recognize him, implying a crime motive or bandit scenario.
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