Nebraska newspaper opposes equal suffrage amendment
The Peru Pointer criticizes a Nebraska petition to submit an equal suffrage amendment, arguing against widening suffrage. It cites England suffrage tactics and urges keeping the ballot restricted to educated citizens, reflecting anti suffrage sentiment in 1913.
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Electricity price decline reshapes light costs over decades
The piece argues electricity has become far cheaper over 25 years while production costs stayed steady. It notes lamp and material improvements allow ten cents to buy the light once costing a dollar, and cites a decades long surge in electric lamp manufacturing from 30,000 to 160 million units.
President Wilson Proclaims Sale of Fort Peck Surplus Lands
The proclamation authorizes disposal under the registration plan of millions of acres of surplus land within the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, outlining the process and authorities guiding the transfer.
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Fort Peck Indian Reservation
The Wreck of the Rewriting Tale Recalled
A brief note recounts the wreck of a rewriting project. It notes missing parts and stalled progress with a focus on language mishaps and the persistence of writers in salvage efforts.
New York Tailors Struggle With Imperfect Male Form
J B CEF TM NG notes that many men lack perfectly straight legs and the fitting challenge for tailors. They describe tailoring over bow legs knock knees and knobby thighs with varying waist adjustments as bodies change with weight. The piece humorously suggests full seated knickerbockers for such figures.
Romance Writer Mary Preaton Chooses Love Over Manuscript
In a sunlit summer garden Miss Mary Preaton, an English teacher, wrestles with finishing a knightly romance. A professor neighbor interrupts with a moonlit proposal and a sudden plan to marry, while Mary clings to her half told book and the dream of publication.
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Austrian Chemist Leads U S Radium Plant Rise
Dr Otto Brill, the first to manufacture radium in the United States, arrived seven months ago to direct the Pittsburgh plant. The country now leads world production with six grams yearly, surpassing the rest of the world combined.
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Otto Brill
Pittsburgh
Teaching Hogan to Swim Instructs a Fiery Exchange
Casey orders Hogan to keep mouth closed and breathe through nose during swimming lesson. Hogan retorts with mock disbelief and asks what else a person could breathe with mouth shut.
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Hogan
Insult to Injury and Burglary Report
An account notes Mrs. Wombat’s high indignation after a burglary at Mer house. The next night burglars allegedly took the silver-plated ware, reporting ongoing local crime and a sequence of thefts.
Local Notice Dated The Sixth Day Of July 1608
A dated public notice states the action was issued on the sixth day of July 1608. It references a formal order or proclamation without additional context.
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